Chapter 53

"Let me out." Irye cries in a dark place. Nothing can be recognised as the whole place explains the definition of black.

"Please.."She whispers out of fatigue. She is stranded and seems to have had a big fight, internally especially.

Recalling a conversation she earlier has with someone, she suddenly becomes pale and helpless.

"You would have to sacrifice yourself"A voice says. "You'll have to stay here for them to be able to leave."

"Isn't there another way?"Irye asks. "I want to be with my family"

"Am sorry but you can't. You created this dome. I created it to entrap mom and protect you. You are the only one who can break it. If you can't break it before the time comes. You will have to sacrifice yourself for them."The voice explains.

It turns out Irye is having the conversation with her sister. She conveys messages to Irye through dreams. And this time, the message she tells her sister is torturing.

Irye has to stay behind that boundary for them to be able to leave. The boundary immediately closes and even Irye can't go through anymore.

She will have to be stuck there for eternity, until she dies. The one who created the boundary stays with it till the end.

Irye is devastated. She clenches her hair and lets out a tear as she recalls another thing her sister tells her.

"With all the hatred and anger, I built this place. Collecting every single emotional pain you feel, place this place grow. It was a place I intended to make lock up your pain and in return bring you the happiness you feel when nature is around you" Her sister appears before her.

Her eyes, he nose, he lips and her hair, even her height are all the same as Irye's. She just has a little look different from Irye which makes her looks different.

"But then mom came here then I thought I should lure her here. Now that everything I prepared, why don't I just end your biggest pain. Now that I have the chance..."

"So..."Irye interrupts. "So you killed mom?"

"No"Her sister answers and walks to her. "Uncle Sam did. I just help him out. Knowing mom, she would want to kill her baby because of that thing she calls her curse. So I let Sam catch her. I allowed Sam to see the kind of person his wife is."

"What happens to you? Did I make you this way?"Irye places her hands on her sister's cheeks. "Did...Did...I make you want a taste of revenge because of all the hatred...I habored?"

"No sis, Mom had to pay for what she did to me and you. She had to pay so that she never will be able to hurt you again." She holds Irye's hands on her cheeks and brings them down.

"I will always protect you. I will never let you fall into other's hands. That is why am here."Irye's sister says. "Don't let anything intimidate you. Because am here for you. No one would ever hurt you."

Irye feels helpless. On one hand, her sister is trying to do terrible things in an excuse of protecting her. She just got to try to become on with her sister and all this is happening.

On another, she will have to chose between her family and her life.

"I do all this to protect you...sincerely"Irye recalls her sister say.

She sees her walk away from her before the whole place swings and turn dark.

Irye stands up and walks to the boundary. Her dream wasn't having any physical touch but it crushes her mentally and emotionally.

She wonders how to break the boundary before the time reaches.

Touching it, she sighs deeply. Blake makes an entrance.

"How are you?"he says. "Isn't it a bit too early to be here?"

Irye doesn't talk nor turn to look at Blake.

"Hey, are you alright?"Blake asks, sensing the Irye's mood. He walks to face Irye.

"Am good, don't worry"Irye finally replies with her head down.

"Raise your head and look at me"Blake sends his index finger to Irye's chin.

He tries to raise her head but she refuses and keeps it down.

"Am sorry.."Irye sniffs. "I did all this and caused all of us trouble. I didn't mean to create this place...I didn't mean to lock is in here."

"Hey..hey, that's alright. You know you are not the cause so stop blaming yourself."Blake puts his hands on Irye's shoulder and tries to comfort her. "Don't be too hard on yourself."

"I can't let you leave... I don't know how to let you leave. That's all I want to do...Save you."Irye raises her head and looks at Blake with tears in her eyes. "But I can't. Just because I don't know how to break this stupid boundary."

A tear escapes, the another, then another till she can't control herself and cries.

Blake pulls her into a hug "We are fine..don't force yourself to save us. You've already done enough." he pats her back. "Leave what's left to us. Let us protect you too."

The family watch them and Evie wants to go and comfort Irye but then retreats.

'Blake is there.It will be alright' She thinks and takes in a long breath.