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Internal fear

(Warning: Angst and Suicide)
(This story DOESN'T have a good ending. Every part is fictional and remains this way.)
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They call it: ‚Chamber Of Fear'. And they are right. There is a place in this world, somewhere hidden from the surfaces eyes, a chamber, big as a football stadium, underground. It's location is known, yet most never want to ever be near this place. Rightfully. This certain chamber inhabits a mysterious machine, but no one was able to do research about it. You ask why? The chamber isn't called ‚Chamber Of Fear' without a reason. The machine scans a persons body and mind as soon as they step inside the chamber, manipulating their head and surroundings to this persons greatest fear. To make things more intense, there are cameras around the place, streaming it's every encounter to the internet- anyone is free to watch it.
This ‚Show' gives great entertainment to the public, many trying over and over to overcome their greatest fear inside this chamber. As many as they overcome, as many they fail and everything become worse for them. There is no sign of stopping this madness. Eventually, even the government send prisoners to the chamber as a punish- some fearing this fate more than death.

But, in all this darkness; believe it or not: almost everyone comes out alive. The machine doesn't't do physical harm, not by itself at least. Tho people who thought to be brave enough ran crazy after the encounter.

This time, the story starts with Indonesia on a warm summer day, walking by the garden of the BeNuLux family, unconsciously wanting to see the Netherlands.

But first- let's get into some kind of context about the Netherlands.
Netherlands was a pretty kind and sweet person by the time, shy and mostly quiet. Next to his Family he had some really good friends, but also a love interest on his mind: the southeast Asian country Indonesia. Tho Nether didn't really have any hope of a relationship with him, since he himself was a really bad person and a terrible friend in the past: to the time of the imperialism. Now he'd only watch Indonesia from far away sometimes, but not in a stalker way. They coincidentally live near each other and cross paths from time to time, Neth always a bit flustered when his eyes met Indos.
But Indo wasn't interested, or at least not showing it on the outside- more like the opposite- making the tall country even more hopeless. Indo actually knew when Neth was watching and showing interest in him, yet always was too shy and/or nervous to talk. He was confused at first with Neths odd behaviour, finding him weird- but over time he kind of hoped to see him every time he went outside- alone or with friends.
One day, as Indonesia and his friends Malaysia and Philippines were walking on a warm, sunny day in the middle of the summer to the house of a friend: America, aka the USA had invited them over for a new ‚Episode' of the ‚Chamber Of Fear'-series this day. The three needed to walk across the street Netherlands was living in with his Family: His Father Dutch Republic, and his younger siblings Belgium and Luxembourg to reach the house they wanted to go to. The BeNeLux were wealthy countries and therefore owned a house with a big garden full of beautiful flowers. To this time of the year, Indo could see the family outside more often, taking care of the flowers, mostly Netherlands tho- showing the most interest in the colorful plants. He always seemed really happy with this hobby. Unconsciously, Indonesia took walks more often, silently hoping to see Netherlands working outside every time he passed by the house. He remembered stopping by once as the others were outside and he wasn't to ask where the tall country be. The European siblings Luxembourg and Belgium were surprised by the question from Indo where their brother would be, but they didn't think much about it- so did Indo.

He expected today to be the same as always- tho that wasn't the case: the garden was totally empty at such good weather. Unusually. The flowers and soil were at a closer look dry- they haven't been watered yet today. Even more unusual..
Indo figured that it was weird after seeing the life full garden over the past days now that empty- but he tried ignoring the anxiety and cold sweat bubbling up. He told himself that it was nothing- but his mind yelled that something was definitely wrong.
Tho Indo didn't want to stop his friends since due to Malaysia they were late already for the show, and non of the three wanted to upset the others waiting patiently.
They soon arrived at Americas house.