Strange Day

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Chihara dragged her tired feet up the stairs, “I’m home!”

Her mom, Adelia Joy, walked out of the kitchen with an apron tied to her waist while her right hand was holding a spatula.

“Welcome back, honey! You hungry?” she smiled.

“No, mommy. I’m tired. I’m going to take a nap first,” she replied with a sorry look on her face.

“Sure,” Adelia went back to the kitchen, sighing and shaking her head.

***

Turning the doorknob of her bedroom, Hara went in before closing the door behind her.

She put her bag and books on her study table, which was situated in the corner of the room before she sat down on her chair in a huff.

After dealing with college’s stuff today, she was drained.

Don’t overestimate her.

She’s holding a high grade in her college.

Resting her elbows on the desk, she put her pounding head in her hands, closing her eyes.

She doesn’t know why, but she was extremely exhausted.

Her entire body ached.

It’s weird.

She didn’t feel like this yesterday.

She also didn’t do any heavy activities.

But, today was different.

Totally, different.

Shaking her head, she decided not to think about it any further.

After a few minutes of staying like that, she began to feel sleepy.

‘Maybe I should really take a nap.’

Hara sat up and walked towards her bed, taking her clothes off along the way, leaving her half-naked in her underwear.

She pulled the blanket to cover her body, settling herself comfortably on the bed before she drifted into her sleep with ease.

***

“Hara! Wake up!”

Hara growled.

Gripping the pillow beneath her head, she throws it straight towards her bedroom door.

“Five more minutes, okay? Please?” she grumbled.

Her fogged brain was about to fall asleep once more but failed when the same voice came back.

“No! No! No! Hara! Five minutes for you are going to be five hours! Get your lazy ass out of the bed!”

...was all Hara heard before her blanket was yanked from her body.

Growling, she forced herself into a sitting position.

Opening her left eyelids, Hara looked at the person who appeared to disturb her sleep.

Mn...she had her left hand on her hip.

Hara’s eyes popped open in awareness as she narrowed her eyes at the figure before her.

She was wearing a pink silk dress that only reached her knees.

“Where are you going?” she yawned, still feeling sleepy.

The woman’s bright face turns a little pink.

Maybe? Or is it red?

The woman rolled her eyes, “Maybe I should just cook her brain and feed it to the wolves,” she murmured.

“Hey! I heard that!” Hara glared at her.

The woman threw the blanket at Hara’s head, covering it.

“You deserve to hear it and gosh! Can you please take a shower? You smell li-,”

“Fine!”

Pushing the blanket aside, Hara grabbed a towel and walked into the bathroom before closing the door firmly in protest.

***

Closing her eyes, Hara let the water flow down her body.

Suddenly, a vision flashed on her mind, and her body shivered at the waves of shocks it brought.

Shocked, she opened her eyes and scanned every corner of the bathroom frantically.

Her heart pounded heavily on her chest. There was no trace of blood on her face when she caught a glimpse of her face in the sink mirror.

“...It’s okay...there’s no one here...” she whispered, breathing in and out, trying to calm herself down.

After a quick shower, Hara walked out of the room with the towel hanging on her left shoulder.

Don’t mind her. But, this is her worst habit every day.

Opening her closet, Hara chose a short black and white dress that reached up to her knees.

[Wear the dress on your bed.]

Shocked, she screamed.

Covering herself tightly with the dress, Hara scanned her room frantically but found no one else other than her inside the room.

‘Oh my god! I think I found my lesson.’

‘Don’t get naked even if you’re alone.’

‘What’s worse was that it was a male voice!’

“Who...who are you?!” she asked in a slightly panicked voice.

Her eyes scrutinised the room frantically as she gripped the dress tightly with her hands.

[You’ll know soon. Go and wear the dress on your bed,]the voice ordered.

“What if I don’t want to?” Hara gritted her teeth.

[I’ll make sure you regret it when we meet later,] his voice sent a warning tone.

Hara bit her lips in dilemma.

‘Should I obey him?’

‘I don’t even know him!’

’Right! Who the hell is he to tell me what to do?’

She scanned the white dress that was covering her body.

[Don’t even think about wearing that dress you’re holding.]

Hara pursed her lips, unwilling.

After a few minutes, she no longer heard his voice and thought he was gone. But, he came back with a slight teasing in his voice.

[Nice body.]

“Ah! Pervert!” Hara shrieked.

She stomped towards her bed and found a beautifully decorated rectangular box on it.

Her eyes flickered for a second.

‘It couldn’t be Bella, right?’

Shaking her head, she opened the box and unwrapped a red silk dress.

Hara gaped in awe.

‘It’s beautiful!’

‘Fine. Let’s do this.’

She wore the dress, applied light makeup on her face and put her foot on her black high heels.

Her nerves were getting antsy.

She subconsciously felt like someone was watching her all the time.

Looking at the clock on the walls, it shows 7:30 p.m. Hara glared at it with unhappiness in her eyes.

‘Why did time have to move so fast?’

‘I haven’t even finished my homework that needs to be done.’

‘And I had taken a nap for almost 4 hours!’

‘Huh...what a strange day.’

‘Well, let’s see what’s gonna happen to me...’

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