My Dream World -part 1-

Dong…Dong….Dong….

  The clock on the school main building has indicated that class has started. The students start to remain seated while the homeroom teacher takes their attendance.

  “Okay…class, I hope you guys enjoyed your semester break.” Mr. William happily greeted his students. “For your assignment due to the holidays, I would like if you could write a fiction in more than two thousands words.” He said it with a smile on his face.

  The students mourned. “What? No title? Just write a fiction??” asked a student. “But sir… that’s hard. What are the requirements??” This time another student asked.

  The teacher just stood there and said,” The requirements are two thousands words and it must AMAZED me.” Then he was gone. The students were disappointed with his answer. Of course I was one of them.

 Right after the teacher left, I sighed. I wasn’t good in writing essays, let alone fictions. Then, two of my classmate confronted me.

 “ Meena! Hey, do you understand what he wanted?”, asked one of them.

I just shook my head. Obviously I knew that he wanted us to write a story that can amazed him. But…. what?

 “Don’t worry much, Meena. You can always ask your older brother. I heard he's a famous writer. I bet he …”, she stopped as her friend knock her on her elbow and dragged her away. "Are you crazy? Her brother is no longer here." Her friend whispered to her ear..

  “S..sorry…Meena…”. They looked at Meena apologetically then the two walked away. I just watched them go away.

Then the school bell rang, indicates that class is over for the day. Instantly I packed my bag and went straight for the door.

  I wished I could do what they asked me to. That is to ask my brother, Ryuuji. You see, my brother, who was 10 years my senior, dead in a car accident. I was the cause. I was still young and I didn’t know much. I played in the park and loss my ball half way playing with it. I chased it and the car almost hit me. ALMOST hit me because it hit my brother who was there rescuing me. After that, my brother was rushed to the hospital but he died on the way. Since then I never play outside again. He was a brilliant writer and almost everyone knew of his talent. He even published a book when he was just 13 years old.

  Without realizing, I’m already at my front door. I went in and my mother was on the other side greeted me.

  “Are you hungry?” asked Mum. I shook my head. When I saw her saddened face, I immediately smile and assured her that I'm doing just fine. After she calmed down, I make my way up to my room. As soon as I past my bedroom door, I put my bag beside my study table and I sat there.

“ Hmmm…. What to write?” I kept on asking my self. Sometimes I do miss Ryuuji but sometimes I wished I were the one who is dead instead of him. Unconsciously, my hand wiped the tears that I didn’t realized that I was shedding. Then I sat there quietly for a moment. I started taking out a few piece of papers and look for my favorite pencil.

  I stare at my paper. I didn’t know how to start. Staring, tapping of pencil and my feet, nothing come into my mind. I tried looking around for inspiration but nothing inspires me. I looked at the clock by my bedside table; it shows me that an hour has past.

  WHAT???? I’VE BEEN STARING AT THE PAPER FOR AN HOUR??? WHAT AM I DOING????

  I slapped my face and started a little. Somehow, every time I write I felt sleepy. The surrounding starts to become distant. The only thing I could hear is the clock ticking.

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  I found myself in somewhere I never been before. This isn’t my room. It was a jungle but what am I doing in the middle of a jungle? How do I even get here?

  I slowly got up and looked around. It looked like its inhabitant. I need to find someone. I go deeper into the forest, however; there isn’t a single animal or insects here. Panicking, I start to break a run and before I knew it, I kicked a rock and fell on the ground.

“Oh…dear.” I signed. I tried to get up but it hurt so badly that I fall back on the ground. I must have sprained my ankle. I sat there, hoping that someone would help me. Then I remembered that there’s no sign of living things so I shed tears. Just as I was about to burst into tears, I heard footsteps. I turned around and saw a figure in a distant.

“Hey are you okay?” asked the figure and it came running to my aid. To my surprise, it was a very handsome man but he had a cat-look-alike creature sitting on his shoulder.

  I stared at that creature, as I was curious on what that is.

“What are you looking at??” A voice came out.

Shocking, I fall backwards. That creature just talked!

“ Sorry. He’s a little rude to strangers” the man defended the creature. He then carried me by surprise and sat me on a boulder nearby. He tore a piece of his cloth and bandaged it around my ankle. I stared at him, admiring his skill.

  “There you go. Be careful next time.” He said with a smile as he was done. My face went red as a tomato and I know that I was blushing. I try to hide my face meanwhile he got up. He then told me that he’s on his journey so he has to leave soon. So I bid them goodbye. Then I was alone again.

  The place has gotten darker now that so much time has past. I tried to gather as much sticks and stones surrounding me. I should have a campfire to keep me warm during the nighttime. After many trials, I finally get the fire going. I never really go camping before but thanks to the programs that I watched so far, I had a slight idea how to survive in the wild.

  Honestly, I am a timid girl who is afraid of the dark and I never sleep with the lights off. This could be my first time sleeping in a place this dark. I put my knees to my chest with my arms around it. I hate being alone. Slowly, my eyes start to close.

 I was awake by the sound of the bushes rustling. I looked around and I can’t find anything but darkness around me. Worse of all, the fire was out while I was asleep. I heard a slight growl, that time I knew what it was. A beast, a creature I have never seen in my life before. Without hesitation, I got up and run for my life. It chased me and I knew I couldn’t get any further with my injured leg.

I ran and ran until I reached a cliff. There’s a stream of river down there but I can’t swim. As the creature came closer, I slowly walked backwards and I fell. My only thought is that I’m going to die here.

I am so going to die here. I have to choose to drown or being kill by the beast…

What should I do??