16

Previously..

They all started arguing as this didn't help me one bit, their loud deafening voices started ringing annoyingly in my ears.

It was too deafening, adding up the heavy rain as i felt my ear pulse, my hearing was slowing down. My chest and head felt heavy as it throbbed and throbbed.

So suddenly, a thunder roared.

It was the last thing i remember.

. . .

3rd Person's POV

"Hey! Hey!"

"Oh god, i just sobered up, now i feel sick.."

"What the hell happened?!"

Everyone started panicking, seeing vanessa's unconscious body lying on the wet ground, the rain started getting heavier and heavier as the raindrops started splashing all over them from the rooftop.

Tanya who's currently inside, finally opened the door only to see the chaos outside. She screeched in panic.

Lawrence who's currently shaking from both the cold and the panic, quickly kneeling beside the said unconscious girl. This was new to him.

Taking care of someone who fainted all of the sudden, especially in a cold freezing rainy weather was definitely not something a golden-spoon-fed teenager would do.

Natalia who sobered up, sprinting towards a nearby bush, spewing there.

Everything was a chaos and the non-existent ticks of the clock became completely unheard, everyone's priority was the girl who fainted, but nobody seemed to know what to do.

All of them were slowly soaking by the rain as the atmosphere grew colder and colder.

Tanya quickly ran towards the light switches, opening the light switch from outside as she ran back outside, assisting Lawrence who tried to carry vanessa inside.

"This is-.. scuffed--" Natalia who's not yet finish on emptying her stomach, held her aching abdomen and head. "C-Cleavon!" She added, now realizing what has happened, the ash-haired girl quickly dashed inside the house.

Fear and worry was seen on the latter's gaze, she couldn't even close the front door because of everything that is currently happening.

Her shaking pupils stared at Vanessa's unconscious body that's currently lying down the couch.

"B-Bring her a blanket!"

Lawrence quickly stripped, taking off his shirt as he sprinted outside once again, realizing that his and Tanya's things and boxes are currently at the front yard.

Tanya quickly opened all the lights as Natalia started tearing up in fear. Everything was overwhelming for everyone.

It was all unexpected. A few minutes ago the brunette was not that slumped to even collapse, but now she looks like one dead corpse, with pale skin, dry peeling lips, sweat beads running all over the latter's cold body.

Lawrence who slammed a box inside quickly rummaged through the carton box, seeing a few clothes inside. He swiftly pulled out a comforter.

Cleavon's brows suddenly creased as her frown didn't went unnoticed by Natalia, "Clea? Cleavon! Come on! Wake up!" The latter exclaimed, patting and slapping the said brunette's frigid cheeks, attempting to wake up the poor unconscious girl.

The tanned boy earlier quickly wrapped the thick blanket around the said unconscious girl's petite trembling body. He slicked his hair back in distress.

"I-I don't know what to do..." Lawrence trembled as well as he jolts from the coldness he just realized he was soaked in. "What the hell happened..?!" He added, his shaking hands started flicking here and there.

"Step aside!" Tanya who pulled her sleeves up as she ties her hair in a bun quickly removed the blanket around Cleavon's body before raising her legs supporting the brunette's ankles on her shoulder.

"What are you doing?!"

"It's going to help the blood flow back up to her brain, you scoundrel!" Tanya snaps back to the ash-haired girl as she whips her head towards the tanned boy who's having a mental block at the moment stared at the unconscious girl with a blank floating expression.

Tanya scowled at this, "Oh, please! A girl experiencing an emotional breakdown while the other is currently having a mental block! What a nuisance! Help me out, will you?!" She added. "Get me a tub of lukewarm water, nero!" The tanned boy jolted once again as he stumbles his way towards the kitchen.

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Cleavon's POV

A few moments later that seemed to feel like eternity, i slowly stirred awake as i felt a sudden stinging pain on my cheek, i slowly sat up.

My eyes fluttered open as i seemed to not see anything.

Are my eyes still closed?

No..

My eyes are wide open, but i have no vision of anything.

Emptiness has submerged my vision, pitch pure black hollow emptiness has taken over me as if my eyelids were still closed.

I pondered, processing what has happened and what is currently happening as i was also getting myself ready for what was about to happen.

I whipped my head here and there, my neck cracking indicating that i was lying down for too long, i furiously rubbed my eyes, trying to find something to remove this void that filled in.

Although, even if i was trying to seek for something to make it stop..

..this void and emptiness didn't seem to fret me.. it made me even more..

..safe..

..comfortable..

..peaceful..

..like none was there to harm me.

This too feels nostalgic, surreal, and vague.. i remember this place even if i couldn't see anything, it's just something i could feel..

My lips curved a small smile, finally standing up on the floor, even if i was not so sure if it was. I was still blinded.

I tried cautiously walking around, extending my arms out to feel something at least. I chuckled to myself mid-way.

Normally, someone would panic and go crazy if they've ever lose vision when they wake up, though.. this feels more better for me..

As i was chuckling, i felt that stinging pain on my cheek again.. i paused on my tracks as i slowly pulled my outreached hand, reaching them up to my seemingly hurting cheek after.

I flinched as i pulled away, the tip of my fingers grazed over a bump for a few seconds.. there was a bump on my cheek.

Did i hit myself somewhere..?

..or perhaps..

Did someone hit me..?

"CLEAVON!"

"CLEAVON!"

"CLEAVON!"

I shivered in shock as i continuously jolted and jolted here and there, deafening screams of my name rung on my ears, my once blinded vision slowly came back, as if i was fluttering my eyes open just now.

My consciousness became physical.

Everything feels too real now.

So suddenly, another deafening and ear-pitching scream perked hurtfully on my ears. I winced at this. The scream sounded painful.. like it was in fear.

The scream.. it was familiar, but i can't pinpoint who..

Natalia?

Tanya?

Lawrence?

"Momma! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'll not do it again! I'll—"

Or perhaps..

. . .

. . .

. . .

Mine?

My fluttering eyes snapped open in realization as i just felt the world's whole weight crashing onto my shoulders, my knees started trembling as my eyes started watering.

I've never felt so scared.

..but of what?

My vision went blurry as it finally cleared up shortly, a figure came onto my view, my pupils were quivering.. but my pupils weren't the only one that's quivering.

The figure was shuddering too. I squinted my eyes to get a clearer glimpse, my cold pale hands tried reaching out for the poor figure.

But, it seemed like i was too far.. but i was close as well.

My eyes slowly widened in realization as everything started hitting me once again, even if don't have bruises on my body.. i felt it hurting me..

Ah.

Now i know.

My gaze moved towards the quivering figure once again, i did say she sounded familiar, but now that i finally had my clear eyes fixated on her.

I immediately knew who she was.

..and i was scared..

I was scared for me..

I was scared for myself..

"..i'll not do it-.. ag-again..-"

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3rd Person's POV (once again)

"..i'll not do it-.. ag-again..-"

The three perked by the words that elicited out the brunette's mouth, tanya who's currently on top of the poor latter quickly shook her awake.

"Hey! Hey! Kind girl! Wake up!" Tanya shrieks, crumpling the brunette's damped clothes before aggressively shaking her to gain consciousness as she then wrapped the comforter back around the poor freezing girl.

"Cleavon? Cleavon?!"

"Is she okay now?"

"Oh my god! What happened?!"

Another voice spoke not far behind them as they quickly turned their heads towards the front door to see Valerie, shaking her umbrella dry before sprinting inside.

"What happened to Cleavon?!" The latina panics, just as everyone else as she didn't even get to take off her shoes, running towards the forming group.

"H-Huh-.. Valerie? Why are you.. here..?"

The four quickly snapped their necks to the girl lying on the couch who finally gained her consciousness.

Her dry peeling lips started bleeding as her cheeks are rouged with a bright-red-peachy tint of color from the coldness.

"Clea! You worried us!" Natalia then bawled out once again, wrapping her arms securely around the latter who confusingly looked around. "You're crying as well, what happened to you?! You fainted!" She added, cupping the latter's now warm cheeks.

"You worried us to death, what the hell!" Lawrence who slicked his hair back again, grabbing a towel to dry himself up.

"The neighbors reported that someone had broken in your house, so i was worried and came here to check you guys out! But, it looks like no one did but you all just forgot the key on the table on the sushi restaurant!" Valerie rants, holding her forehead as she wipes her sweat off.

"So, what happened?!" Tanya who has the same face as everyone else looked over towards the brunette.

As she fainted once again.