Hallucinate

I can hear my own heartbeat, its rhythm echoing in my ears. The vision of that figure is becoming more distinct, as if my sight is sharpening. I've never felt more present, more alive. Yet, a wave of abandonment and melancholy washes over me, seemingly out of nowhere. I raise my gaze and the figure comes into focus. The school uniform, the disheveled hair. Haeun, is it really you?

Without any second thought I run after him, the sound of my footsteps echoing in the empty corridor. I felt a sense of longing, the cold air biting at my skin, I didn't want to be left alone again.

"Haeun!"

"Haeun!!"

"Wait for me!" I shout, my voice echoing through the empty halls, hoping he would hear and stop.

My voice started getting louder and louder; I didn't care if anyone was hearing me. I'm not alone—for once.

My voice started getting louder and louder; I didn't care that anyone might hear me. I'm not alone—for once.

But as soon as you can be carefree, it can lead down a rabbit hole to a chasm of melancholy. Before realizing it was happening, I tumbled down a cliff, feeling sure of my demise, until a warm hand caught me just in time. 

I look up to see my saviour, only to see a man once radiated with a visible confidence, now before me marks a visible visage of unmistakable fear. Kaiserin.