Blue bird

Concussed

You had run up to pack your bag and minutes after you could hear the door open to the pub.

"Hello dear" you heard someone say. It was a woman. You were quite good with remembering voices, but this one didn't sound too familiar.

"Hello ma'am. What can i get you?" You heard Kev ask.

"Miss." The woman corrected.

"What? Oh! What can i get you, Miss" he applied pressure on the last word marking the change.

"Just a water will do, thank you." The woman said clearly. You could hear Kev walking around, this is when you noticed you had stopped in your tracks.

"Oh... back to packing brain!" You scolded silently. When you had packed your camera, drawing book, portable charger, phone and some snacks. You closed the blue messenger bag and hung it around your head letting it rest on your left shoulder. You walked down and jumped onto a chair, forgetting about the woman who had entered.

"Hey Kev!" You almost yelled because of your eager to get going.

"Can i have a water before i run off" you asked smiling. He laughed a little and poured you some water.

"It's rude to yell" a voice from beside you said. You hadn't even noticed the woman beside you, but when you did, you almost fell from your chair seeing how close she was... and beautiful. No! Don't go there! She tilted her head studying your face.

"I-i'm sorry. I didn't notice you" you said laughing awkwardly. A smile formed on her face and she brought out a hand towards you.

"Alma, pleasure to meet you" she said. You took her hand and said

"Y/N. Pleasures all mine" smiling widely. The two of you didn't let go until Kev interrupted.

"... Y/N? Didn't you plan on going early" He said though it wasn't really a question. You snapped out of your trance and let go of Almas hand.

"Right! See ya later!" You yelled as you ran out.

"Manners!" You heard Alma yell.

"Sorry" you whispered popping your head inside before running off again.

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"Who is that?" Kev turned around looking at the woman.

"Oh she doesn't live here... came here a few days ago." He said not knowing much more himself.

"Good kid though" he added making Alma wonder.

"How old is she? And where did she have to go in such haste?"

"Late twenties i think, and she's going to explore that abandoned children's home... she was quite interested in it from the beginning." Kev said shrugging.

"I have to go" the woman said abruptly getting up.

"Here." She said as she in a quick pace put money on the bar table and walking out running after you.

"Y/N!" You heard someone yell.

"Alma?" You said quietly, turning around recognising the voice. Once you'd turned she was right behind you, making you fall out of shock. You screeched and landed on the grass.

"Oh I'm sorry dear! I didn't mean to-" she said before you cut her of

"Make me fall on my but" of course you didn't mean any harm with the words and smiled at her while she helped you up.

"Well, i would have phrased it differently but yes" she said once you were on your feet again.

"You called" you said making the woman remember why she was there.

"Right! Kev told me you wanted to visit the children's home?" She asked wanting to make sure.

"Yes?" You said confused.

"Well i'm quite the expert on the matter i could go with you if you're up for company?" She half asked half stated. It took you a moment to reply

"Sure! I don't see why not." Shrugging.

"Lead the way ma'am"

"Miss" she corrected rather quickly.

"Miss" you corrected yourself and the two of you started walking.

—at the house outside the loop—

"...wow" you said when you saw the house. It looked old and... well ruined. After all it had been bombed.

"Yes... it's rather, unpleasant" Alma said.

"When exactly did this happen?" You asked looking at the house in awe and sadness.

"Well 3'rd Septemer 1943 the germans threw a bomb right above the house, this was the outcome..." she said. You sensed sorrow in her voice but shook it off.

"And the children?" You asked.

"All dead sadly" she lied moving closer to the house gesturing for you to follow.

"What about the headmistress?" You asked. You could've sworn you hear her giggle before saying;

"Also dead..." you tensed up a bit being rather sure she had laughed before answering your question.

"Creepy" you whispered.

"What was that dear" she said turning her head while entering the house.

"Nothing just... nothing?" It sounded more like a question and you slapped yourself in the head, earning a lough from the woman from your embarrassment.

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"Would you like to go upstairs?" Alma asked when you'd looked through every room downstairs.

"As long as we get back in time" you said shrugging. You walked up the stairs and entered one of the rooms.

"This must've been the headmistress's" you stated. You turned to look if the woman was still there. She was, but she was looking at you like you had just predicted her future.

"Well it's bigger then the others and the bed is queen sized" you said taking out your camera, and taking a few pictures around the room. The woman just stood in the entrance creeping you out more each second. You took a picture of the vanity with some old makeup scattered around it, when you noticed a picture frame. You knelt down to look at it only to want to jump out of the window.

"You mentioned they all died? Including the headmistress" you said not knowing what answer you rather wanted to hear. The woman on the picture looked EXACTLY like Alma giving you shivers.

"Yes all of them... what've you got there?" She asked slowly walking over. At this point you just wanted to run away, but didn't know the way back to the village... you slowly stood up standing in front of the taller woman. She was looking at you tensely.

"Y/N?" She said, which was enough for you to loose it. You ran past her and down the stairs... well before one caved making you tumble down loosing conciseness.

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So that happened... hope Y/N is okay:))