8 : Lost

Escaping Sarah's death stare, I bolt to the door the second it rang.

Haykal stood looking ready to go out. "Wanna go out to get street food?" he offered which made my eyes twinkle.

"Yes! For food." I said excitedly.

Haykal chuckled and waited for me to change into something.

After putting on a hoodie I went out. "Come home before midnight." Reminded Sarah still in the same position as before.

The streets weren't far, but a few blocks away and when we got there I was hit by the juicy smell of meat.

Dragging Haykal to a stand I ordered a kebab, then to the next ordering everything until my hands were full plastic with food in it.

"Argh, I think I went overloaded." I groaned to myself.

Haykal sniggered. "You think."

Anyways we sat at an empty bench trying them.

"So how's class so far?" he asked.

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"it's fine I guess, how about you?" Akira asked back.

"Well I'm working on a song recently, but it's working smoothly." The boy replied.

Her eyes spark in interest at the mention of a song. "What genre?"

"RNB, but I'm doing a cover for a pop song later."

"Oh, cool." She wasn't familiar with RNB, but Haykal convinced her to listen to it sometimes.

They chatted while enjoying the food. Haykal noticed some sauce smeared on Akira's cheeks.

"Akira..." Haykal started, Akira got her attention to Haykal who was leaning towards her.

She had a 'what' face. "You have sauce on your cheeks." And Haykal went to wipe it with a tissue.

Sitting back Haykal gazed in her brown eyes admiring the soft colour, he thought she felt the connection with him.

Akira being clueless of the tension in the air, had a lopsided smile. "Thanks." She said cheekily and went back munching on her kabab while looking up at the night sky.

She started to ramble about the stars, which Haykal thought was adorable.

But he thought back and felt a pang of hurt as Akira had no idea of the tension nor the intentions of him liking her.

Then he thought back to the dinner and remembered back where the girl had come with that senior, they both looked as if they're enjoying one another.

And he had another pang on his heart, hating the feeling of it he brushed it off, now wanting to focus on the girl who was excited about the stars.

Not long after they got back after checking it was near midnight.

Haykal bid goodbye and Akira strolled to the kitchen.

Sarah then appeared near the door.

"How's it?" she asked as she went toward the table with food.

"OMG, you have to try the kebab! It's so tasty!" the shorter exclaimed.

Sarah taking her advice took a bite out of the kebab and nodding in agreement then suddenly shook her head. "I went for a walk with Haykal." She spoke.

"Oh, he's cool," Akira told her simply.

Sarah had a brow lifted. "That's it?"

"What do you mean?" I asked her, confused.

"Haykal has a thing for you, Danial told me, that's why he asked you to go with him alone," Sarah explained.

The younger sat there dumbfounded, "Oh."

"Yeah oh." Sarah copied.

Akira went and thought back to the event. "No wonder he's been looking at me, I thought I had something on my face." 'Well, you did have sauce on your face'.

"See." Sarah pointed out.

"But I don't like him like that, and we just met. What is wrong with you guys saying boys like me." I groaned remembering back the chat with the girls.

I cleaned up and went to bed falling asleep in seconds.

Waking up by shouting through the door. " Kira, wake up! You don't want the tickle monster being summoned do you?"

Stretching up and rubbing my eyes, I giggled at Adam's words.

Taking the duvet with me I hopped off the bed and opened the door.

Then I was tackled to the ground by Adam.

We were rolling and giggling on the floor then dad came.

"Fellow monsters, the king demands you two to stop rolling or else your organs will get jumbled up." papa came leaning at the doorway. 5-year-old me gasped and stood up.

Feeling my body then had another gasp.

"Ahh! I think my heart is here!" little me freaked out as I pointed to the side. Adam laughed at me, but I became angry and pouted.

"Adam! Stop laughing! My heart is upside down, what do I do??" I asked.

Adam played along and gasped dramatically. "Oh no! This is very bad, we have to take you to doctor mama immediately." and with that, he scooped me up over his shoulders and went to the kitchen.

Placing me down on the stool he patted my head.

"DOCTOR HELP!" I shouted to my mama.

She came beside me and I tugged her apron.

"MY HEART IS UPSIDE DOWN! CURE ME!" I shouted.

"Now is that how you ask for help?"

"Please ma, cure me!" little me begged.

"Alright then open up" and she fed me little pancakes.

My eyes twinkle, then I had my hands on my chest.

"ADAM! MY HEART IS BACK!" I shouted and did a little dance on my stool.

The bell rang, and I hopped down the stool.

Papa, who was already opening the door greeted three of my friends.

"DRAGON SLAYER, MERMEN AND WIZARD!" I shouted and tugged them tightly.

"Arghh get off Kira" Sarah groaned as she tried wiggling away but failed.

"Morning Unicorn!" said Jerry.

"Morning!" I chirped back.

"Don't forget me!" whined Aden.

I went and hugged him "Don't worry! We won't forget a dragon slayer"

Then I went behind and pushed them to the kitchen.

"Come mummy made me a cure, it's so tasty" and I climbed up the stool again with my friends beside me.

Suddenly I was falling from the sky, no longer in the kitchen.

I landed softly on a cloud then the cloud vanished. I fell on top of a hill.

I felt the hill tilting and I came rolling into a forest.

"Wow" I tried to stand up

Feeling myself again to see if my organs were jumbled but they weren't.

Now my eyes were gazing at the trees around me.

I jumped up and down, thinking I was going on an adventure.

I began my walk.

But it became boring alone so I called out.

"SARAH!"

Silence

"JERRY!"

Silence

"ADEN!"

Silence

Anxiety filled me.

"Adam?" I whispered but still nothing.

I felt my tears falling down.

There was nobody here to comfort me.

Suddenly something bright appeared.

A tall mirror was in front of me.

Wiping the tears away I walked towards it.

Curious got me and I went to touch it.

And the ground shook.

I was frightened.

"You!" A deep voice boomed from the mirror.

The voice made me jump back.

But I went near it after I find the courage.

"Hello?" I asked.

"Yes! What can I help you with?!" The voice boomed.

I had to cover my ears since it was too loud for my liking.

"Mr Mirror, I would like to know when my mama, dad, Adam, Aden, Jerry and Sarah is? Do you know? Can you take me to them" I asked.

"I can tell you, but everything has a price," he said.

Her eyes lit at the thought "Yes I want to know, I will do anything!" I told him, I missed them all.

"Fine, come here, child," the mirror said.

It was like I was hypnotized. I walked in the mirror and everything is black.

"Where are they?" I asked getting terrified.

"Nowhere, not anymore, they're GONE, FOREVER!" The voice boomed.

"NOOO! YOU LYING UR A LIAR!" And I screamed.

Kneeling I tugged my hair and tears rolled down.

There was a deep laugh.

"My child, you are too naïve. You have sold yourself to me!" the voice boomed.

"But I will give you something you've always wanted."

"Peace."

"NOO! GET ME OUT OF HERE! I WANT TO BE WITH MY FAMILY I WANT MY FRIENDS! GET ME OUT" and I screamed tugging my hair even harder than my roots hurt.

Now clenching my fist as my fingers dug into my palm. I would feel something moist on my palm. Their bleeding, my hand was bleeding. I was shaken up. I shouted and kicked.

What frustrated me was that there was nothing there.

Suddenly I felt pain all over, I can feel my bones growing fast and my skin stretched. I screamed in agony, My hair and nails grew. I was growing in such a quick pace my heart beat faster. I was sweating. The tears started again.

I felt cold and hot at the same time. It became dizzy. I hit my head wanting it to stop. And it did.

I felt my body grew as if I'm now a teenager. My hair was long but stopped at my knees. It was rough and frizzy.

I traced my face with my long nails, it hurts. My nails were sharp. A sting was felt where I touched my face with my nails. My eyes sting as well.

I was breathing heavily. I was alone in the darkness. I couldn't bash thing. I bit my knuckles wanting to do something.

I had to do something!

It kills me that there was nothing. I was stuck in fear. Fear of being alone.

Now everything was numb.

My heartbeat stopped.

And I felt weak.

My eyes closed. Then letting out a breath for the last time I was long gone. Like them.

Did it stop? No.

I gasped for air as I surfaced from the waters, I looked around and there was an island nearby. I swam towards it. Crawling on the sand, I flopped down.

It's even tiring to breath

My eyes stung, getting up and looking back. I saw a forest.

I was hesitating at first but I went in.

Again lost inside, walking mindlessly. Until something caught my eyes. Something too familiar.

It was the mirror!

I began to feel suffocated. But somehow my feet dragged me there. And now I stood in front of the mirror.

At first, I wanted to scream as I saw the girl in the reflection.

The girl who used to have bright glowing tan skin now was pale, her lips were blue, her eye bags were large.

Her eyes were lifeless, the soft brown had disappeared, replaced with a plain brown. They had no sparkle in them, no excitement like it used to, they were bloodshot.

Her hair that used to be tamed was like a large mane, it was long and frizzy the brown colour was now dead and rough.

Her cheeks had a scar on it and they were stained with tears.

Her nails looked long and sharp.

And her body was exactly what a teen version of her would look like, but this one looked almost dead.

She was skinny and her bones looked like they were poking.

A tear dropped then another and now she's crying.

The cheerful girl was gone.

Fear overtook her.

Suddenly the mirror flowed out black gooey liquid it went to her feet and clutch on to it. She went to get away but it's too late.

She's already stuck

The goo covers her lower part slowly going up.

When it reached her neck it felt like it was slowly suffocating her.

She struggles, she couldn't do anything, and she was tired.

And now she's at peace.

"Sleep tight princess." a deep voice echoes.