The Princess of Darkness

CHAPTER 5

(Ashley's POV)

(ASHLEY'S POV)

I open my eyes when I feel someone touches my forehead, and there I saw my dad sitting beside me on the sofa, his eyes wided as he saw me but he smiled at me and asked "How are you honey? Mom, our princess just wake up from her deepest sleep, looks like she won't need a powerful kiss from a handsome prince from the castle." He said with a smile while looking at me. "Why? Didn't you like to be a princess and be with a handsome prince?" He asked me, when he notice that I didn't reacted to it, I shake my head "Not yet dad, I wanted to be with you and mom. Since, I was still a little kid with the age of 7 years old..... that thingy isn't in my mind right now. I won't leave I promise." I said holding back my tears and tried to smile hoping that my tears won't betray me.

Dad gave me hug and kissed my forehead "Hey can I join you?" Mom asked in her cheerful tone as she walks towards us, she gave us her heartwarming and tight hug just like she don't wanted to let go of me and dad. I giggled as I felt as mom kissed my neck. "How are you feeling honey? Tell me honey" She said worriedly as she hold both of my hand tight, she looked at me from head to foot like she can scan me and as if she can tell weather I am sick or not. I looked at her and gave her a warm and assuring smile.

" I am fine, I feel just fine. Don't worry too much okay? Ashley is strong right mom?" I said as I flex my biceps. She gave me weak smile and pat my head, as I looked at her I felt like there's something else that she can't tell me right now. And what was it? Well, I don't know! What if I ask her? But, what if she won't tell me and she will get mad at me? Damn! This drives me crazy really!!

She was about to go back at the kitchen, I stopped her. "Mom!" I called her, she looked back at me and asked "What was it honey?" Ash! You can do it! Calm down and take a deep breath.

"M-mom tell me, what was it? Is there something that was bothering you?" I finally asked her while looking at her eyes, that's when her smile vanished in a second. " Can't you really tell it to me mom?" I asked her again she didn't even replied at me and she remain in silent "Mom please? I am here to listen mom" I begged, I got a bit shocked when I saw her tears. "Why?" I said in worried tone.

"I really don't know how to start and how can I say it to you Ash." she hold my hand firmly while both of her hands are shaking. "The d----" She stopped when we both looked at the window as we both saw the gloomy night and a strong thunder around the town. I had a bad feeling about this or maybe it's  just me being a paranoid? Maybe?

"So.... yesterday a doctor and a friend of yours visited you." huh? a friend? my friend? who was that? " Mom, can I asked you who is that? I mean... my friend? Do you know his name?" I asked her. " I think, your friend that don't speak too much, the one who always looked serious? I forgot his name what was it again?" she said as she recall the name of one of my friend. WAIT! what? did I just heard it right? don't tell me it's ......

"KEVIN?" I said with disbelief, while my mom seems to recall his name when she heard his name from me. " Oh yes, that's right it's Kevin! That was the name of the boy who visited you yesterday, so his name was Kevin huh?" she said, and I just nod as response.

"Oh yeah so yesterday, your friend named Kevin just visited you here with a doctor. And you know what had the doctor told me?" she stopped and she looked at me like she felt hesitant to tell it to me. "The doctor had told me that..... you slept for weeks honey without even breathing, the doctor also said that you will be fine and here's the most unbelievable one that he said, you will be awake today at exact 5:30 pm. At first I don't really believe it but honey, your friend Kevin told me that I should believe it and trust him for this manner. I was so confused at first, 'cause you know, how can a doctor like him can able to tell when his patients were got to be awake right?" she looked at me just like it was the most unbelievable moment that had ever happen in her life.

"It was so unbelievable honey. What he said was right. At exact 5:30 in the afternoon I waiting for you to be awake. And look, what he just said was true." She said with disbelief

Yeah, same feeling and reaction here "how can a doctor like him can tell such thing? why would Kevin told my mom that she should trust him and the doctor?' that was some of questions that keeps on bragging me and I really really hate it! It gives me headache! Aaaaaaarrrggghhh!!! it makes feel speechless

"How can that happen mom? And why would Kevin ever do that? Why? Is it because he now believes in a so called "magic"? Aaaagggrrhhh!! " I said in frustration, while mom just smile at me. "Don't overthink things too much honey. Maybe, he had a reason behind it right? And don't you trust Kevin? He was a friend right?" OK, it wasn't like I don't trust him at all. but damn! Does it sounds like I don't even trust him? Aaaarrgghhh!!! I HATE THISSSSSS!!!

"Just take a rest for awhile honey. I will be just preparing our dinner. Don't move too much just rest here okay? If you need something just call me" she fix my bed and my blanket and she go back to the kitchen.

After an hour.....

" Ashley" someone called my name, I open my eyes and I saw mom smiling at me. "Why mom?" I asked and yawned. "It's time for dinner honey." she said as she help walk near the dinning table

While eating our dinner, I notice something was odd. Dad didn't greet me and he didn't even said a word while we were on the dinning table, I was expecting for him to say goodnight to me but he didn't. Am I being too paranoid? Aaarrgghh never mind!

"Take a deep rest honey. Good night I love you" she kissed my forehead and she turn off the light. Only the light from my lamp gives a pinch of light around my room, with mom leaving my room like that, I felt a bit of fear in the dark just like I  don't want to be alone and felt protected. Everything went dark and I fall asleep.

My eyes were remain closed but I can feel that my body is moving. Am I walking? Oh shoot! Sleep walking? Really? Seriously? oh damn! I need to open eyes! But damn! Why can't I? When I was trying to open my eyes I feel it becomes more and more heavier. I was just praying that I wasn't really doing a sleep walking right now.

After around 10 minutes I feel the cold breeze onto my skin. Am I still on my room? I open my eyes and there I saw that I was in the forest, in the middle of the forest to be exacted. How can I reach this far? Am I really on a sleep walking and reach this forest? or someone brought me here?

I can't walk, I can't move, my body felt numbed and tired and I really don't know why! What on the world is happening to me?! If this was my nightmare, please help me! Someone please help me out of this darkest nightmare I really want to wake up! Please! Help me! Please wake me up! I was crying as I said in my mind. My mouth , I can't... I can't speak! Please help me I am begging you! My knees becomes weak make my knees fall down on the ground.

I felt someone looking at me, I look at my back. And there, I saw him.

"What are doing here?" He asked while looking straight into my face. Everything when black and I fainted

TO BE CONTINUED