The Contract

'Why are the nightmares always be mine?

Then someone said that is just an illusion….

Close your eyes then it will disappear…'

Bai He Lian

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I am laughing when I hear her words. I must be dreaming, right? Is it nightmare, right? I am sure they are not human. She said that he is not a ghost so what is them?

Here I am with her in this unknown place. I cannot see anything but dark. I don't understand why she is looking for me? Why must I be the one who takes care of her Young Master? I want to cry but tears cannot help me this time. I don't want to be bullied like this.

"I don't know who you are! Why do you treat me like this?"

She approaches me as her cold eyes intimidate me.

"What…What…Don't come closer!!!" I screamed but she didn't hear me as I stepped backward unconsciously. "Don't come!"

I am running to avoid her. I use all the energy in my body to run away but why am I still at the same spot? I am still in darkness until she appears in front of me. There is a magnolia flower in her right palm, then why do my tears just fall down when I see that magnolia? What happened to me?

I see a golden mist step by step forming into a scene where I have fallen from a cliff. My heart feels unexplained extreme pain. I don't know why she does it to me? I don't have any idea how to cure this pain.

"Please stop it! I will do whatever you want as long as don't torture me like this!" I screamed in great pain.

She raised her palm again then the golden mist and those scenes just disappeared. I need time to collect my strength to stand in front of her but I cannot. I don't know since I am laying on the ground. I wipe away my tears before looking at her who kneel to see me.

"Miss Bai you will never remember those scenes anymore. You will forget it soon…" She said as her red eyes stared at me.

Then those scenes are erased from my head just in seconds…

I just remember she wanted me to take care of her Young Master and I said that I agree. She touched my left wrist then she summoned a small dagger from her palm before slash my left wrist. I don't feel the pain as she takes my blood until the magnolia flower in her other palm becomes red smeared by my blood then it disappears before my eyes.

"What are you doing?" I asked.

"I just want to make sure that you will never betray us." She said.

"What?!"

"Since today I will pick you up at six P.M."

"What???? You know that I have to work every day and I don't have a lot of times to take care of your boss?"

She looked at me. Her red eyes intimidate me as I feel like small needles in all over my veins.

"We have a bond so if you don't want to do as you promised me before then I will make you touch how the hell is. I tell you. There are a lot of needles in your vein right now. It will kill you in seconds if they pierce your heart."

"What?! You must be kidding, right?"

"Shhhhhhh…" She put her right index finger on her lips then smiled. "I never. Remember this…I will pick you up at six."

After I said that, she disappeared. I am blank in second until a palm touches my shoulder.

"He Lian… He Lian…."

"What?!" I am shocked. Soon I looked around and realized that I am still in the café. My heart beats going faster when I see Luo Fei Yang and A Lin stand around me.

"Bai He Lian, are you alright?" Luo Fei Yang asked me. She looked so worried. "Do you want to take a rest for a while?"

I cannot take a rest in this situation. Please someone tell me that I am just dreaming.

"Miss…"

Her voice…I will never forget her voice…see that woman approach me. The same woman. She walks in a beautiful red dress and looks so enchanting in her red cherry colour lipstick. Actually, I never thought that she looks like a common person like us but how can she act like nothing happened? As I know she wants something from me. She wants to kill me.

"Yes. Good morning, may I help you?" Luo Fei Yang smiled at her as she is her customer.

"I want a coffee latte for Chen Mei Hua." She said.

Chen Mei Hua? Her name is Chen Mei Hua? I don't know what I feel when I hear her name but I think it's weird. She smiled at me but I think she just mocked me. I think I have to go right now. I don't want to see her. Perhaps I will say that I want to take a rest today.

'Bai He Lian, don't ever think about escape from me because I will find you wherever you are.'

What is it? How come her voice echoed in my head? Is it just in my illusion?

'Who are you?'

'I told you already. My name is Chen Mei Hua. Be ready at six if you don't want to die.'

"What?!"

Luo Fei Yang and A Lin stared at me confusedly because I said a word in sudden. I know they must be that I am mad or weird but…in this situation what can I do? I hope someone will come and help me but I realized…

No one can help me.

Recalling this fact makes my heart so hurt because I don't have anyone to comfort or help me. How can someone help me if memories about that bad day are still in my head?

"Miss Chen Mei Hua. This is your coffee latte." A Lin gives a cup of coffee to Chen Mei Hua as she smiles at him.

She accepted her cup and approached me. I know that I am supposed to step backward but I cannot move. I am standing in the same spot and waiting for her to whisper in my ear.

"Don't forget…at six... I am waiting for you."

To be honest…I hate the fact she always mentioned about six P.M. Can I kill this devil? Oh God give super power so I can kill her.

She left this place but her voice cannot be erased from my memories..

"Bai He Lian…are you… alright?" Luo Fei Yang asked me again.

"I am not…" I answered while taking a long deep breath. I am so exhausted right now…When I raise my hand, I am shocked because there is a wound in my wrist like something sharp injures my wrist.

"Bai He Lian…"

I think she really is a devil. My body trembles and my leg becomes numb. Fortunately, Luo Fei Yang supports my body so I don't fall on the floor.

"Luo Fei Yang, I think I am going to die." I said to her as she looked so worried about me.

"Bai He Lian…"

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