Caught in Time

Chapter XVI: The Maid from Aranguiza

Still in the year 2375, Violetta woke up in an unknown place. It was a quite nice place with lots of sunshine and the bed she lay down on was also very cozy and comfortable. She tried to look around but she couldn't really move much as she was still feeling very dizzy and weak. She couldn't remember much what had happened to her.

After some time, Violetta finally remembered the cause of her unconsciousness. At this point, she thought that she must be in heaven right now. She didn't really mind it, because at least she would be able to see her beloved mother again. Suddenly, she heard someone opened the door to her room.

Violetta tried to look at the direction of the door, there she saw a beautiful little girl with blonde hair and blue eyes, who seemed to be about her own age, entered the room. Looking at her again, she could see that the girl was hiding something behind her back. Then her mind began to think.

"I thought angels were supposed to be young adults and wearing all white... I guess angel children also existed, huh?", she thought to herself.

Even after a few seconds, the little girl just stood there looking at her.

"Umm why is she looking at me like that? She seems surprised to see me", she thought.

But then suddenly, the girl ran to the side of her bed. Violetta wasn't sure what to do with her.

"Good morning, stranger girl!", the girl excitedly greeted her with a bright smile.

"Stranger!? What a peculiar way to greet someone...", Violetta thought to herself.

"Ah umm... g- good morning. A- Are you an angel child?", asked Violetta.

"*laughs* No, not really, I'm one hundred percent human! But my mom often called me her 'little angel' hehe", she answered.

Violetta was blushing hard, because she was embarrassed with what she thought to be a stupid question.

"Of course she's a human... Which means that I guess I'm not dead yet", she thought.

She then became more embarrassed because her face must've been so red right now, so she tried to cover her face with her blanket.

"Oh, I- I'm sorry...", said Violetta with a meek voice.

"Ah look at you blushing, you're so cute! No need to apologize though. Anyway, I need to bring someone here, he told me that I have to tell him if you're awake", said the girl.

"Don't go anywhere just yet, I'll be back as soon as possible!", she added before taking off from the room.

"Ahh even if I wanted to leave, it's not like I can do it...", she thought to herself.

She began to wonder, if she was still alive, then where was she right now? Because she could tell that this place was definitely not in North Castillo. Not long after, the girl returned to the room and brought with her a familiar face.

"This is my father, he was the one who brought you all the way here!", she said.

"How are you doing? Do you remember me, young lady?", asked the father with a smile.

"I- I do remember... But I can't remember what happened after I fell unconscious and my head is still quite dizzy right now...", replied Violetta.

"Well, you've been sleeping for more than a month. I also get dizzy if I overslept in the afternoons, so I can't imagine how dizzy you feel right now!", said the girl.

"One month!?", asked the surprised Violetta.

"Unfortunately, yes, you've been out cold for quite some time now", he said.