A BAD DREAM!!!!

"No...I am wrong! Please spare me. I will get my mother back. I will". She wails as the sharp hits of the belt touch her.

" You wench is no greater than your mother! She left this burden with me while she ran away to live happily? go, get that wench! I will teach her a lesson!". The belt swings high in the darkness and slaps the flesh of the young girl.

She wails and wails yet her sound was suppressed inside the four walls of the room.

*

Hua lin wakes up startled. Her face filled in sweat and her eyes filled in tears. She pants heavily and cries."It was just a dream?".

"Hua lin? Are you okay?". A slender figure appears on her side.

She gazes to focus on the figure with tear-filled eyes, " Taeyi?". She speaks and breaks out in huge wails.

"Yea, it's me! It's okay! I am here, it's okay!". He held her in his arms and pats her head.

She snuggles in his arms, her body trembling with fear.

" It's okay, it was just a dream". He reassures her.

"Mmm..." She nods her head and wipes off her tears.

"Was it a bad dream?". He asks still holding her in his arms.

" Mm...kind of!".

She holds up her face." Thank you!".

"It's okay". He gets up from the bed and moves towards the drawer reaching for the jug of water. He pours the water into the glass and held it out to Hau lin." Here! now freshen yourself up and relax".

She holds the glass and looks at him, "By the way, What are you doing in my room? Early this morning?".

" huh?" He glances down at her.

"Ah.. I came to check up on you since you were late with your usual waking time".

" Oh!". She gets engrossed with her thoughts again.

*It was a dream! It was!*.

She takes a deep breath and moves forward to climb out of her blanket when a hand touches her head. She glances up startled.

"Are you fine now?", Taeyi glances at her with keen eyes.

She smiles," mm...I am!".

"Good!, Don't let those damn dreams take your day ahead!".

" Mm...I won't! They are dreams after all!".

He removes his hand and turns towards the door."Okay then! Come downstairs after freshening up! The breakfast is laid out".

He moves toward the door and opens it to leave.

"Okay!". She smiles.

*

He closes the door behind him.

*A Bad Dream!!! Hmmm...hasn't she gotten over the incidents yet!*?

He moves downstairs.

" Lingschen!...yeah! it's me...are you coming over today? ...mmm....okay....no..no.....its okay...I will tell you when you arrive here!".

He kept his phone inside his pocket and headed toward the dining hall.

"She is coming down! warm the food for her!". He instructed the chef and walks out with a newspaper in his hand.

*

The warm water went brushing her pale body. She let out a deep breath and released it as if she was releasing all the stress she had within the breath she loosened.

She spaces out for a moment.

**

" Lin? lin, you are getting late for school love. Come out fast", She bangs the door and hurries towards the kitchen.

"Coming mom." She checks herself in the mirror. A slender girl reflected in the mirror with a pure and small face, her body perfectly suited in a high school dress.

She smiles at her image and rushes out.

Her mom had set a beautiful table of food on the table. She sat and hurriedly ate the food.

Her mother hit her on her head," Eat slowly or else you will choke!".

She whines and holds a bun in her mouth and leaves the table.

*tch...tch...this girl!.* Her mother sighs as the girl leaves towards the door and bents down to buckle up her shoes.

*ahh...I am screwd!! Aliya is going to chew me up for being late to school on the first day!*

She hurries and ties her laces up.

Hua Lin stands up to leave when a huge figure appears in front of her, she backs down and looks up at the figure.

"Y..you are b..back?"Her mom's face dims.