Elysium

A New Reality 1

Innocence is just an illusion. No matter how you look at it. One's purity begins to fade with time. That being said, I found it to be quite ironic to waken and see that I was wearing a white dress instead of my school uniform. I had never even seen such a dress, it surely wasn't mine. However, it was beautiful, with lace wrapping itself between my legs and arms. It felt a lot more comfortable than my school uniform and it suited me a lot better as well. Don't get me wrong, the whole dress wasn't lace it had far more character than that. The lace was simply at the ends and provided a "pure" look. To be perfectly honest, I was having trouble thinking of anything else. I awakened in a dark room, alone, with clothes I'd never seen before.

I start to giggle, "Sal, Lucius, look at how ridiculous I loo-"

I stop laughing and start to remember what got me in this situation. Tears well up in my eyes and I find myself crying all over again. Was I just going to be crying all the time, helpless like some spoiled princess waiting for her prince to save her? I didn't want to be but I couldn't help but miss the way Sal would always say such sweet things and take care of me even when I was impossible to deal with. I missed the way we used to play around as kids and tease each other, I missed the way he laughed when he found something to be really funny. I missed my big brother! Sure, I couldn't remember all the things he talked about, but I know that they made him happy and in a way... it made me happy too. I place my face in my hands and weep,

"Why did you have to die and leave me alone?" I sob, "I don't want to be alone."

Selfish words pour out from my lips, they did everything they could. I shouldn't be getting upset at them. Suddenly, Lucius presses me against him: comforting me

"I'm here Annalina, don't cry, I'm here, it's all just a dream."

"I miss you Lucius, I wanted to be with you forever please don't go. I love you."

I cling onto him. It probably isn't good to lie, even to a ghost and as punishment he disappears and I am left on the ground. I blink in confusion,

"Lucius?" My body begins to tremble and a pain-filled howl arises from within my chest. He's dead. I just imagined him being there. I'm so pathetic I don't want to be alone. I'm scared. I pick myself up from the floor and realize how small this room was, where exactly was I? I freeze, where is Leo? Was he going to kill me too? My breathing quickens and I begin to panic. I know I have to get out of here before he comes back. I head for the door and to my obvious dismay, it was locked. How long have I even be in here? What time was it? I couldn't tell and I was starting to feel pretty weird. I wish there would at least be a window of some sort so I could tell what time of day it was. Being trapped in a box was really starting to drive me insane. After about an eternity, I decided that this was a storage room or closet of some sort.

Footsteps...I suddenly heard footsteps slowly coming closer to the room.... Closer and closer they inched closer in such a pace it feels as if I had lived seven eternities. I sat as quiet as possible farthest away from the door, just staring with wide eyes. All I can hear is my heartbeat and I realize then that I am paralyzed with such terror that I can't bring myself to think. ESCAPE God dammit what am I doing?! He's going to kill me, it's going to hurt, so just HIDE, RUN, SOMETHING!!! I scan the room with the corner of my eye frantically just to see that there was nowhere to hide. I was the only thing in the room. The doorknob turns slowly for another eternity and I start to whimper softly. The door suddenly bursts open and there Leo is with a blank expression. We both stare at each other for a moment before he finally speaks

"You've finally awakened huh?" his deep voice echoed throughout the small room. I decide not to respond. His warm eyes narrow and he kneels down in front of me,