Book 3: Chapter 36: Dream

Book 3: Chapter 36: Dream

Scarlet

Fourteen Years Ago

I hide at the corner of my bed on the upper bunk underneath a pile of blankets as I watch Arthur walking into the room with a girl the same age as us. And I feel a small flicker of curiosity from watching them.

Who is she?

The girl has long black hair going down to her lower back, with two curious and happy looking brown eyes and hands that are wandering everywhere. I almost yelp when her hands get close to the small deck of cards that Id managed to find a few months back in an alley, but I hold myself back just barely when her hands pass by them without stopping.

Why Im hiding here? Im not really sure.

The girl is new. Ive never seen her before.

And new people means more people that I could end up touching. And the boys visiting from the city said that I would get them sick.

So I ran.

I watch the two as the girl continues talking and talking and talking nonstop, just walking around in circles looking at everything in the room. But I stiffen up the moment her eyes lock on me.

Please dont notice me. Please dont notice me. Please dont-

Awwww! Youre sooo cuuute!!!! she squeals while rushing towards the bed, making me back up to hide fully in the blankets. But that doesnt work as the taller girl just climbs the bed within seconds to yank the blankets away before grabbing me and pulling me into a hug. Sooo cute!!!

I struggle to get out of her grasp in a panic, not wanting to get her sick. Because thats what they said would happen. But no matter how hard I struggle, the girl who despite looking the same age as Arthur, who is the same age as me, is at least four inches taller than me keeps her hold firm.

My eyes widen in awe at the beauty of it, but then everything begins to grow fuzzy

Everything grows dark for a single moment as I blink in confusion before looking around, wondering why I suddenly dont feel as anxious anymore.

I look down to see footprints right in front of me, but no one is there. Which just makes my confusion grow stronger.

After a second, I hear Arthur shouting again, so I climb to my feet, wiping off the mud that had gotten on me. Or at least, as much of it as I can get off with my dirty hands. Then I begin leaving the alleyway, confused as to what just happened.

And why I feel like I just met. Someone important. Even though I didnt.

Scarlet

The Present

I wake up to the sight of a very fancy canopy above me. And when I look down, I find myself lying on an enormous bed fit for at least four people sleeping on it at once, with a large curtain around the bed thats closed. The bed itself is completely black and red in color, which plays to my taste in aesthetics. But I cant help but wonder

Where am I?

The last thing I remember was losing my consciousness in the middle of that park after beating the arachne. And I think Tar was panicking as well.

Then theres that dream. I remember it so clearly now. That was White. She had visited me when I was just five years old but for some reason wiped both our memories of the event.

Why would she do that?

I dont I really dont understand.