"And you didn't even call me?" Monica immediately nagged at me as soon as I stepped my foot inside the house.Her left arm is on her hip while the other keeps on making uncoordinated motions in the air and throwing me her glare."If something comes up that raises a red flag, the very first person to know every single detail is Monica Allen. Me. Your sister. And nobody else. Just me," she croaked.Pointing her index finger at her chest."Do you know how worried I was when I got home and I couldn't find you anywhere and you didn't even try making any effort to call me?""I'm sorry, okay?" Gesturing my hands to her that she should calm down."Sorry isn't enough, you're going to clean the whole house.""What?" Massaging my forehead, I groaned silently. "Eric knows everything."As soon as I spilled those words, Monica paused and asked for more details that I completely uttered."So he believed you that easy?"I threw her a look. "Well, he almost died in the hands of a thing that looks like

In and out of his office, Eric doesn't want to share what he saw, but his actions speak louder than his silence."Coffee, sir?" I asked, which he declined at the very nearest opportunity he had.Passing by me like a wind, he headed to his pantry and came back, taking nothing with him.I swear, I'm getting dizzy from him going back and forth worse than not having a good night sleep at all."Allen, call Schmidt and tell him that I will reschedule our meeting next week," he told me before entering his office before I could even nod my head.But as he approached the door, he suddenly fell on his knees, screaming in yells.His limbs are tweaking like he's having a seizure."Oh my!"Running straight to him, I knelt on the floor and rolled him. But what I saw caused me to yelp.There it is again, his eyes. As if there's black ink spilled to them and the sides of his lips run black lines."Eric!"A sudden whooshing air from the end of the hallway stopped me from panicking, yet it caused me my

I could feel the prickling pain on my feet as I ran through the forest. My hospital gown earned lashes from the sharp ends of branches and vines, yet I didn't stop running.As soon as Serena sent me away, I didn't dare look back even if I heard how the dark entity screeched.Panting harshly, I dropped next to a giant white tree that wasn't eaten by the wildfire spreading throughout the forest where Mellon spends his time.Passing by the treeline, my eyes were welcomed by fleeing creatures.Above is like a border of light and darkness.I feel like I entered a new dimension where living things have begun to evacuate themselves while the light is still upon them."What the hell?" I mumbled through my breath as I took steps towards the nearest creature that was hurrying in fear of being caught by the darkness.Trying to blend in, I snatched a robe that was left lying above a humongous mushroom that was lit in blue and white and covered myself with it."You better be right about your choic

"You're thinking deep," Serena noticed. "You're not dying anymore."I snorted at what she said last and gave her a calm expression. "Get ready for the twist because I'm a bad weed, and it will be hard for me to die."Serena held a small smile on her face as she heard my original tone of talking."Imagine it," I said. "I was already hopeless when I felt the cancer eating me from the inside. Like, I'm living the time I had left while being scared that I would leave everything behind."Sitting inside a cave where the endless sparkling falls gushes from the top of the mountain and onto a cold pool that was never full.Safe inside, warm, and solemn.Serena built a blue flame to keep us away from the cold breeze blowing from the outside.It was a long journey to where we were, but with Serena's charm, she found us the safest place to stay the night.Away from the darkness, away from any unfortunate situations, and, of course, from any trolls at all."I was thinking about a lot of things bac

Morning came, but the darkness never left.Only if I could reach Eric, only if I knew how to bring him back, I would do everything just to make this right."Mellon?" I called but was only answered by silence.Even if he never spoke that much, I know that he's listening."Are we just going to sit here?"I heard the shuffles from the other pit. After hours of spending inside the pit, the smoke grew higher, making my sight limited."I don't want to be in here for the rest of my remaining time. I have to do something. I have to get Eric back," I said with my eyes closed."Believe," he curtly uttered.Furrowing my eyebrows, I scratched my eyes and let out a heavy breath. "Believe, what? Believe that I won't die here? Believe a lie? What?""Believe in yourself."I can't help but snort. For so long, I had never been such a fan of myself, let alone have enough self-esteem to boast and encourage myself."The thing you lack the most is the darkness' weakness. However, it holds you. Its grip wil