New life

The music badly hurt my ears. It was a remix with no words. "What is it?" l asked myself. "Ah, doesn't matter!" I was dancing in the center of the dance floor. My moves, my smile, my short black dress with a neckline frank caught everybody's attention. "Why do l wear such a short dress?"-the thought rushed through my mind and disappeared in its depth's darkness. I saw people, but couldn't see their faces like l couldn't look in their eyes. Then l saw Charlie. He was standing near the bar and looking at me. I walked to him and he took my hand. Charlie led me to the exit.

“Why? Are we leaving?” l asked.
“Yes.”

Than my mind went crazy and l found myself in the park holding Charlie's hand.

“What are we doing here?”

But Charlie didn't answer me. He only hugged me like l needed his support. I started crying and l couldn't stop.

“Why am l crying? Charlie, what's going on?”

“You need help. Shh! Now l'll leave you and go to find someone who can help you. Please, stay here. I'll be back. Shh! Don't worry. It'll take me only few minutes. I'm fast.” Charlie kissed me in forehead and disappeared in the woods around.

I sat down on the ground. I felt pain in my leg. "It's bleeding... l have blood... Blood... It's falling on the ground. Blood. Red. Sticky. I feel bad. I need some help." I spoke to myself.

Than l heard something behind me. Something, or someone, was going through the woods. He was breathing hard like he's run the marathon.

“Charlie, is that you?”

Nobody answered me. I started to worry. But Charlie said l shouldn't worry, everything is alright. You're alright. Breathe in. Breathe out. Okay. Good. Not, l'm not okay!

“Who is there? Come here! And speak to me! Stop hiding in the park!”

As l said, someone made a step forward. The moon and little stars light his face. He had a well-trimmed beard, marbled gray and black like a storm cloud. His face was proud and handsome and grim, his eyes rainy gray. He wore jeans and blue T-shirt.

“Hello, my dear. I finally decided. So, don't worry. Everything will be alright. Take my hand and l'll show you something.”

As this man was speaking, l felt hate. I don't know why. I felt like this person somehow betrayed me, left me, threw me away. But his kind voice enveloped me. I was somehow pleased that l's speaking to this man.

As he offered me his hand, l took it. I was curious about what he wanted to show me. His hand was warm, l felt like l always needed this hand, this meeting with this man.

“Don't worry.”

This man led me through the park and we somehow appeared in the seashore. I saw a fight of the big, enormous, immense sky and the turquoise transparent sea. I heard the sound of surf. Gigantic waves were rolling at the soft golden sand rounding big stones on the little piece of the beach. As l had a closer look, l understood that the storm, wrecking everything on its way, was going away, opening the world a piece of a bright blue sky.

I saw some people walking towards me and this enigmatic man. There were so many of them, so that l couldn't concentrate on someone for a long time. I felt like l'm here on the beach to know something very important. But what?

I don't know how but suddenly l felt like l was holding no one. I turned to see the man, but he's gone. There was nothing. I turned back to meet people who were going towards me, but l also saw nothing. Yes, l saw nothing like suddenly someone turned off the light.

“Is somebody here? Does someone hear me? Where am l?”

The silence was my answer. Great! I don't need to worry and l promised not to cry, to be strong. When did l promise that? Yesterday? Or a week ago? I don't remember! Okay, okay, relax! First of all you need to find the way out. Okay.

I went forward and my hands touched a wall. Okay, not bad, not bad. I went holding the wall with right hand. The corridor was endless. I've been walking in this maze for ages! And still l did noticed nothing that could help me to get away from here.

I-don't-know-how-many-minutes went after l told myself that the corridor was endless, but finally l saw some light. I rushed to this light, hoping it's the way out. Unfortunately, not. I found a room full of candles and a big throne in the middle.

“Hello, beauty queen. It that your nickname? Yes? Of course, it is. You're so beautiful and so innocent... What am l talking about?! Don't listen to me, my dear.” I saw a man with golden hair and fire eyes. “I'm "phoning" to you to let you know that l'm ready. Tell everybody. Say that l'm waiting for them, for you. Oh... l feel that fear bound you. Mmm... That's just fantastic! Can't wait to see you again, my dear!” Suddenly he turned into Charlie. “Oh, great! They're just in time! Pizza, l love you! Can't wait to eat you!”

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