Deja Vu°

I stared at my phone's screen, Eudora's name blinked and my voice vibrated aggressively.

I've seen this before.

"You gonna pick that or what?"

I snapped out of my trance, looking back I flipped the bastard off and bolted away from him. My phone began to vibrate again. My heart pounded in my chest and my ears

What could it be now?

The call dropped and a message popped up immediately,

Eudora:

Pick the god-damned phone!

And my phone began to vibrate again. I brought the piece to my ear and her voice came in

"What the fuck? Where did you put your phone?"

"I'm sorry I was in the bathroom"

I lied as I backed into a deserted alley.

"Is everything okay?" I squeezed my palm, readying myself for her words

"The old man's dead"

My ear buzzed and tingled like a turning fork was hit next to it.

"What?"

"I said the old man's dead, I got called today by the hospital he was supposedly admitted into. Attempted suicide, he overdosed drugs in an attempt to kill himself but... his wife was able to stop him in time. Only for them to get to the hospital, whilst under treatment. He smashed his head into the hospital's bathroom sink"

I held unto the wall, my head spinning.

"Elora?"

"Elora?"

Unable to hold on, I hit the floor. My vision leaving me. I felt someone pull me right before I hit the floor.

I woke up to the steady beeping of a heart monitor. I looked around, my vision blurring in and out.

The room smelt fresh yet salty like I was thrown into a cold cool sea.

"Ah, you're awake"

I looked to my side from where the voice came from. An aqua elf sat lazily in the chair beside my bed. He was dressed in a suit piece but the jacket was spread over his legs

"Good to see you awake"

Over his mouth was a mask that released little almost obscure fumes whenever he spoke. It was a breathing mask Aqua elves used whenever they walked land. It wasn't a necessary accessory but some saw it as customary and to stay 'blue'.

He pulled of his mask, his blue skin slowing becoming white

"What's your name?"

His voice came in soft yet deep. What the heck?

He continued to speak when I didn't give him a response

"I saw you passed out in the back alleys, were you attacked?"

I shook my head

"Hmm, that's strange. Traces of tranquilizer was found in your blood stream, are you sure you weren't bring followed?"

"What?"

I thought back to when I was journalling and a creepy dude had approached me. He couldn't have possibly pricked me without me noticing.

My train of thoughts were interrupted when I heard my phone ring,

"Oh and your device here has been ringing for quite some time now"

He handed me my phone. I quickly scrolled through my call history, most of them were from Eudora, Dream and a private number.

I quickly dialed my sister, she picked on the second ring

"What is wrong with you? You go cold on me and don't pick my calls, what are you doing? Trying to give me a heart attack?"

"I'm sorry"

"Where are you?"

"What?"

"Where are you? I'm currently at home and there's only your woodland elf friend here" Dream.

I looked at the aqua elf infront of me

"Where am I?" I whispered, covering the mouthpiece of my phone

"Institution of Medicine and Health Practice" he whispered back, a bemused smirk on his face I nodded and spoke into the phone

"Institution of Medicine and Health Practice"

"What are you doing there?"

"...it's a long story"

"Oh my gosh, stay put. I'm coming"

She cut the call before I could respond

"Quite the sister you've got there"

The elf chuckled as he fixed his mask on. I watched with awe as his skin flushed blue. It was low-key creepy.

"My name is Iun, what's yours?"

"Elora"

"Hm, since your guardian is coming to get you. I'll be leaving"

Iun slipped his suit jacket on, his eyes trained on me. He rummaged in his wallet and pointed a black card at me

"Here, this is my business card. I would appreciate if you contacted me. Don't worry, your hospital bill has been cleared"

Before I could respond he had already left.

Curse tall elves and their long limbs.