Chapter 1

All my life has been perfect, I have perfect family who loves me, I have perfect friends who is there for me when in needs. I am happy for my perfect life but the problem that it is too perfect that I sometimes felt that when I wake up…everything will disappear.

"Honey, wake up". My mother knock on my door, calmly waking me up. I woke up from my peaceful dream about my friends, getting up from my bed, I walk to my bathroom to wash my face.

I heard someone walk to my room and knock the bathroom, "Ziya, don't forget to take your meds" my mother reminded me, after that I heard her leaving my room.

After washing my face, just like my mother told me, I take 2 pills in the container and put it in my mouth. Leaving the bathroom, I walk down the stairs to greet my parents.

My father who was watching tv, look at me as I walk down the stairs. "How's our little Ziya's dream?" my father asks me, treating me like his little girl. "Geez dad, I'm not little anymore" I chortle, kissing his cheek.

"You're still my little girl" he replied, getting up from the couch and walk to where my mother was. "Honey Ziya, you should eat breakfast now and take a shower, you have school you know"

"Yes mom" I replied, walking at the dining table and see food at the table. I sat down with my parents and began to eat my favorite foods in the table.

After eating, I went to my bathroom again to take my medicine. Its obligatory for everyone in this country to take medicine in the morning after you wake up, after you ate your meals and before you go to sleep.

There are many rules in the country, we always follow them because we know there will be consequences. Not in my entire life I've meet someone broke the rules, even my friends never met one.

Leaving the bathroom, I took my backpack and proceed to go down to say goodbye to my parents.

"Bye mom! Bye dad!" I smile, leaving my house as I walk on the way to the Bus stop. Waiting for the bus to arrive, I kill my time by reading a book on my phone.

"Ziya! What you doin?" a cheerful deep voice greeted me; I look at my friend to smile at him. Giving him a high five as we do our routine when we meet. "Reading, what about you?" I ask him.

Hooking his arm around my neck, "You know, just the usual like dealing with my annoying sister." Rolling his eyes. "Poor you" snickering at him.

Talking about our day as we wait for the bus to stop, each minutes my friends kept arriving at the bus station. Enjoying our time as we wait, when the bus arrives, we sat down together and continue our talks.

We arrive at the school; a bunch of students are entering the school grounds. I look at the school buildings, l look at my friends smiling and laughing as we talk.

I felt happy when I talk to my friends, hoping this could last forever.

As we enter our class, we talk as our teacher isn't here yet. 10 minutes later, our teacher enters the class. Clapping his hand to attract the attention of the other students who are still talking.

"Everybody is listening to me now? Good." He said, he grabs one chalk on the table and began to write 'Future' in the board. "Now, before I teach this to you. I want you to think of what future mean to you or think what you'll become in the future; I'll give you 20 minutes. Be sure to really think deeply" he announce as he looks at his watch.

'What do I think of future…?"

I thought, I put my elbow on my desk then place my chin on my hand to look at the window, deep in thought.

'What really is future? We can't predict what will happen in the future but if I think what I'll become in the future…then I hope I can be helpful. I want to be an actor or scientist?'

'Scientist is a big job, I think I read in the news that every success project pays you 1 Billion. Hehe, I'll be rich at that point.'

'But really, what will happen in the future? I hope it will be peaceful that there's no war is going to happen. Pfft, war? As if, after the world war 2 there hasn't been a war that happen in the world.'

Laughing at my thought. Snapping from my thought, I stop looking at the window. I look at my notebook, having a moment of silence I slightly slap both of my cheek.

'Come on Ziya! Think!'

I said to myself as I encourage myself.

"Ookaay, 20 minutes is up. Before we start, I need one student to tell me what is future or what do you think you'll become in the future" he announces as he put his hand on his hip.

Some of the students raise their hand to participate. But not me, as soon as I heard the teacher's word, I duck myself to not be seen by the teacher to avoid getting pick.

'Don't pick me, don't pick me'

I desperately thought to my mind as I repeatedly think the word, gripping my notebook to hide.

"How about you, Ms. Hill" the teacher picks me as he said my last name. Seriously, how did he even find me?!. I stand up from my seat as I internally groan, I prepare myself as I slowly standup.

'Ugghhh!! I can't think of anything!'

I thought to myself, crying inside of my head.

"What I think I'll become in the future is…an actress" reciting what I thought as my heart beat faster in anxiety.

The teacher was quiet for a moment, holding his chin as he seems to be thinking of something. Then he looks at me, tilting his head. "You don't want to become a scientist?" He asks.

I don't know why but I felt a shiver as he asks me. Rubbing the back of my neck, "well, I thought that will be my second choice in the future." I answer him as I look at him anxiously.

He was quiet for a moment then clap his hand, "That's good! Scientist is like a God to us, anyway! Let's start now, shall we? And thank you for your opinion Ms. Ziya." He spoke.

I don't know why but I felt terrified when he said that scientist is like a God, that is true, but I just can't stop this feeling.

Days pass smoothly, although sometimes would notice a bunch of gangsters are starting to appear more.

Sitting at the bench with my friends, casually talking to each other. A bunch of delinquent approach us, "This is her, right?" the delinquent asks the other delinquent beside him, the other delinquent nodded in response.

My friends and I are confused to who are they talking about, in fear we said nothing as the other party was equipped with dangerous items.

The leader of the delinquent wave his hand indicating a signal. "Get her" he orders his underlings, as they heard his word, they walk towards us and started to take us.

'Who are they talking about?'

I tried to resist but they only hold me tighter, I look at my friends to see their reaction. I was stunned to see them not resisting but also, they don't seem to be scared as their expression express nothing.

"Hey! What are you guys doing?! Stop dozing off and resist!!" I shouted at them in concern as I try to resist as they pull me. But my shouts were all in vain as my friends only doze off as if they're a doll.

'Let go of me!'

I kick the man who is holding at my right hand and punch the guy in my left, I didn't waste any seconds as I run away from them. I look back to see if they're following me, 4 delinquents follow me as the leader order the other to let go of my friends.

I run as fast as I can, I stop at the end of the other building. I sigh in relief as I saw a bunch of people walking, I look back to see if the others are following me. My heart began to beat faster as I saw them running at me, in fear I run again not caring about the people's look.

"Help! Please! Someone help me!"

I shouted at them at the top of my lungs, looking for help in desperate as I gasp for air.

"Haa….haaa"

'Please! Someone help me!'

I look back again and saw that the people around me are acting strange, they seem like they don't hear or see me despite my shouting.

'What's wrong with everyone?! Can't they see I'm looking for help?!....mom…I'm Scared...'

I kept running and running until I met a wall, I can feel my heart palpitating wildly, sweats are forming on my face and on my back. I stop running as I met a wall, gasping for air as I support my body to my knees.

"Are they gone?" I mutter to myself, scared of what's going to happen to me.

A minute later the 4 delinquents appear, walking towards me as some of them pick up a pipe on the ground.

'Shit…! What should I do...?!'

I thought to myself as I look around to see anything useful, I look at my back to see a wall, I kept backing down as I just about to hit the wall as they kept walking forward.

'If I break the wall, will there be a room where I can hide? Arghh!! That's stupid! But there's might a chance that there will be, but it's against the rule to break a wall!'

In panic, my process of thought speed up as I think of a plan to hide. I took a deep breathe, I notice a chair just across from me.

'Uuughhh!! Whatever! I might be spared if I give them a reason!'

I thought to myself as I rub my head in frustration. Determined that I will break the wall, I run towards the direction of the chair. Picking it up, I throw the chair into the wall and dash on it.

I heard a weird sound as I broke the wall, like a system that was shutting down. I saw the environment change; the 4 delinquents disappear like a glitch. I shut my eyes off in fear of something, when I broke the wall my body fall directly to the wall, I twist my body to avoid falling on my face.

"Guh…!"

I whimpered in pain as my body hit the ground, I felt a tiny sharp objects below my body. I sat up, rubbing my eye.

"What the...?"

I mutter to myself as I look around me, it wasn't the place I was a minute ago. It's different….

"Where am I?"