The next morning, Olivia, who was still half asleep, was trying to get up her whole body.
Before she could even sit up properly, she suddenly felt something strange. Her whole body felt stiff and sore, and her head was heavy. She gently tapped her head and slowly forced her heavy eyes open. As her vision cleared, the entire room seemed to spin around her. She almost threw up. Quickly, she covered her mouth with her hand to stop her vomit from coming out.
"What the heck is happening to my body?"
she wondered what caused her sickness while slowly sinking back onto the mattress. She touches her forehead to check her temperature to see if it's normal or not. As she expected, her forehead is burning hot.
"It seemed like I had a fever," she muttered weakly. Her eyes were slightly red and watery, blurred by the fever's heat. With her small, fragile body, she could do nothing but take care of herself. In this unfamiliar world, even the smallest things felt impossibly heavy. She is trying to get some rest. She swallowed against her dry throat and let out a quiet sigh. Her eyes slowly closed tightly.
Without realizing it, she was no longer in that unfamiliar room. She was home, that place looked exactly the same. Every corner,every detail. The house she once lived in … before everything was taken away from her.
Her breath hitched.
"HOMEE…" Her voice tremble.
She shouted.
"Mom!, Dad!" her voice cracked as she shouted, her heart pounding wildly in her chest. she saw them standing at the front door, smiling warmly at her.without hesitation, She ran towards them and embraced her parents like she always did. She clung to them tightly, as if afraid they would disappear at any second. Her sobs broke uncontrollably,tears streaming down her face without stopping.
"i missed youu… I missed you so much Don't go, I'm so scared, PLEASE," she said while hugging her parent. Then she looked at their faces, which were blurred. "Don't go, I'm so scared, PLEASE," she said with her voice breaking apart. The figure of her parents looked at her smiling and said, "My baby, don't be scared, mom and dad will always be with you." She lifted her head while crying,
"But you are not here with me," she sobbed. Her voice trembling with pain Her mother and her dad exchanged a glance..
"Don't be afraid, you will be always our little baby" her father said quietly,her voice just as warm as she remember. Her lips quivered. For a moment , everything felt real.
"Olivia darling, even though we are not there with you, but we're sure there's someone else who will love you like how we love you so much." Her mother gently held her cheek. The warmth in her voice slowly eased Olivia's fear. Then she shook her head weakly.
"no… I don't want anyone else" her chest tightened painfully.
"i just want you" she lowered her head.
Her mother's expression softened even more, her eyes glistening.
"then live," she whispered "live well..for us" Olivia wiped her tears with the back of her hand. Her breath hitched.
Before she she could say anything. The world around her began to crumble.
The warm house..
The familiar walls ..
Suddenly , slowly turned into ash
"No, waitt" her eyes widened in panic.
"DONT GOO"her hand grasped at nothing.
There figure began to fade.
"stay with mee!" her voice cracked.
Before they vanished, her mother said something to her one for the last time. "Don't let your second chance go to waste" Olivia sobbed "why" she screamed.
"He is waiting for you there, looking miserable." Her voice gradually faded and grew softer than vanished.
Everything went silent. Darkness swallowed her. The white world shattered into darkness.her body trembled as panic rushed through her veins. Her breath began hard to controlled
Then
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TUBBB
Her eyes snapped open. Her sweat covered her whole body. Her eyes look around then She looked at her palm. Still trembling. Then trying to breath in and out. Then she looked at palm slowly.
"that warmty, I still can feel it" she muttered. Then suddenly..
"Olivia, are you okay?" a girl's voice came from her side. When she turned her face into that reaction.
ARGH!! GHOSTTT
She screamed when she saw someone with long hair wearing a long dress beside her, holding a lantern. She pulled the blanket over herself and covered her head tightly.
PAK PAK PAK
Her heartbeat pounded fast. She began to prying, but every word came out tangled then.
Tik
Suddenly, her room became brighter.
"Don't tell me this ghost has already upgraded to the point where it's not even afraid of lights anymore." Then she heard footsteps approaching her.
"PLEASE, don't bother me. GO AWAY I promised to prayer for your sake !!" The footsteps become faster. Then, someone pulled her blanket. She screamed
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"Don't touch me!" she said while her eyes were still closed.
"Olivia, what are you doing?" She opened her eyes slowly. It was Celine who was wearing her nightgown. Celine's face looked worried, but at the same time, annoyed.
"Oh, it's you." Olivia smiled shyly. And sit properly. She looked at her dress gown. She feels so stinky because of her sweat covered her. Then Olivia looked at Celine, who stared at her. She awkwardly apologized. Celine, who stared at her, then sat in the chair beside her.
"What are you doing here, Celine? Do you hear that ghost too?" Celine slapped her forehead. She didn't believe what she heard now.
"Olivia," she said softly,
"Yes," Olivia answered with her puzzled face and her weird smile.
"That's not a ghost, that's me!" she said while gritting her teeth. Olivia jolted and laughed.
"Sorry, sorry," Celine rolled her eyes and then chuckled.
"Never mind, but are you okay? You have been sleeping since yesterday," she said, her face looking so worried. Olivia shock
Oh my god! One day has passed
"For real?" Celine nodded.
"Yesterday, I thought that you were late awake, but when I knocked on your door, you didn't answer it, nor open it," she said slowly.
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But that evening, we were shocked to hear you are sick," she said while body looked around Olivia's room. Olivia nodded and asked again.
"How do you know that I'm sick?" she asked with confusion. Celine, with her straight, calm face, says, "Oh, from that spoiled prince," she continued.
"He rushed toward her grace room and shouted, 'That maid is burning hot."
'But we have no time to responded to that"Celine continud, crossing her arms.
"he looked so panicked, I almost thought the place was on fire"
Olivia blanked slowly, still trying to process everything. Her head was still throbbing, and her body felt weak, as if all her strength had been drained overnight.
"that prince?" she muttered under her breath, frowning slightly. "Why would he…"
celine shrugged " who else?" olivia frowned slightly, pulling the blanket closer to herself.
" Didn't he hate me? What did he doing inside my room" she wondered then remember something.
"That evening Avelvion said thathe want to meet me but I forgot. I must go find him tomorrow" she slapped her forehead then stared at Celine.
Not only she come to my room alone but she also bring her pillow.
"when will you go to sleep?" Olivia sked her while she still wondered that image on that wall.
"oh I want to sleepp with you tonight" she give her a big smile then throw her body beside her.
"what ? why?" Olivia confused. Then Celine answer
" I scared that pounded footstep will appear again!! im scaredd" she said while holding her pillows tightly. And grab Olivia hand closer. Olivia rollig her eyes then nodded.
"well, lets sleep" she said then Celine nodded.
But as Olivia lay down, her gaze slowly drifted back to the wall.
The mark she saw earlier…
was gone.