Angela in Wonderland

5 - I Love You You Must Know That

I ate some bread, carefully, feeling nauseous. I feel sick, tired, and dizzy. Events, too many events happened in a week. Revelation, too many revelations did I know.

"Hey, are you okay?", Jason asked. He was absolutely worried.

"Y-Yeah. Just feeling weird in this body. Well, I'm happy to be back again.", I smiled back at him, making him smile.

"That's good.", He was nervous all of a sudden. "Hey, can I ask you a question?"

"Yeah, you can. Just-", I shook my head, "-don't make it confusing."

"Y-Yeah. U-Uhm.", he stuttered, obviously nervous, "D-Do you know the truth of this world? And... You?"

My eyes went wide. Wide like hell. I looked straight at him, but I answered as I sighed, "Yeah. Probably, you can call me Alice now."

He looked at me, questioningly. "Why would I? I like how the name 'Angela' twists my tongue. It has a nice feeling." He flushed a little.

So, I flush also. "Oh. That's good."

He looked back at me, and said, "I like you like this. Smiling, with such rosy colored face. I noticed that at the time when I kept on calling you Alice back then."

Like? I blushed hard.

"Hey, you look feverish, you okay?", he asked, as he stood to feel my forehead.

The warmth of his hand transported to my head. Maybe it went to my heart. It beats faster now. "Damn! You've got fever!", he said as he runs to the freezer.

"H-Hey, no need for that.", my face got serious. Maybe my blushing was too much.

He turned to look at me; he was even glaring at me. "No! You need to be healthy, Angela!" He was extremely worried about me. Sweet.

"O-Okay.", I looked down, feeling guilt and happiness. Oh Jason, what have you done, what have you done to me?

***

It was morning, and I forgot the date now. All I know is that it's the second week I've stayed here in 'Wonderland'. I stood up, and wondered on where I am.

It was a bedroom. A formal bedroom.

I just stood up, and went out for breakfast. But all I heard was people shouting.

"Why are you here?! Didn't I tell you to do your job?!", Jason's voice was heard, even if I am in this room.

"No! I need to get Alice!", a familiar voice said.

"Get away!" After a moment, I heard the drawing of swords.

Clanging of the swords early in the morning. Oh how I wished they could stop. I yawned, closing my eyes for a while.

As I opened them after a second, I was downstairs, between the both of them.

"WHY AM I HERE!", I shouted, all awake and alert, "Oh please, don't show those swords in front of me! Hide them!"

They hid their swords, as they both asked in unison, "What happened?"

I sighed, knowing this could be another puzzle.

I let them in, despite the fact that this is Jason's house, not mine. Apparently, the other guy was Philip, Jason's twin.

We started some conversation with some tea. So, I started it, of course. Curious ones come first.

"So, what would you want from me, Mr. Philip?", I asked, as I drank.

"Lara wants to see you, according to Margaret's order.", Philip said flatly, as I spit some coffee.