Karnak's Reality of Death

1. Ocean

The wagon was speeding up. Faster, faster, faster. I didn't know what was waiting for us, after. Nothing ? The void ? Heaven ? Hell ? God, with all these religions I practiced, I couldn't tell which one I really believed in. Which one I wanted to be "the One". It was all black, the wagon continued to run down these rails that didn't lead to anywhere. I knew Constance was next to me, I heard her breathing heavily, through the wind and scream of the wheels on the metal. I focused on her breath, that I always hated. Now, I thought that maybe, if I kept fighting to hear her, she wouldn't go away. Were Noel, Mischa and Ricky still here ? I opened my mouth to scream something, I didn't know what yet. I stayed suspended like an idiot for a few seconds.

"I..."

I was interrupted by a violent tremor of the wagon, and my mouth hit the metal bar supposed to protect us. Was this the end ? Were we going to crash once again ? The idea of living this again paralysed me. I held my bar as if my life depended on it, but I knew it was condemned already. I closed my eyes, and suddenly, I realized that I didn't hear Constance. I was alone. In the dark. For God knows how long. I was tempted to scream, but it didn't seem useful at the moment. Through my eyelid, I precieved a spark of light. Another, red. Yellow, green. I didn't want to look. I ignored for how long we were on this wagon, but it was too long. I wanted it to stop. Soon, it was like a giant flashlight was pointed on my face. I did not open my eyes. I had nothing left to see. What finally convinced me to look around what that the wagon stopped. Gently, without much perturbation. Turns out it happens, sometimes. And what I saw was... the last thing I was expecting. I saw everything well, my eyes weren't the problem here. My brain simply... Couldn't comprehend and analyse what I was seeing. It was weird, all that that light. I heard people talking, laughing, screaming. I was in the cart, it was daytime, and I wouldn't die. How ?

"Are you gonna move, you damn kids ?" spat the carny.

I legitimately screamed a little, before looking back. My brain started functionning enough to let myself get out of my seat, followed by Constance. I looked back to see Constance, Noel, Mischa, Ricky and Penny, the whole choir, standing there, looking at me. If they were there... Then why do I remember... Karnak, the songs, our death. Worried for my sanity, I looked the Cyclone. In perfect state. Did I just dream all that ? I looked back at my friends. They were all looking at me, eyes wide open, looking for my instructions. 

"So... what do you want to do next ?", I said, with almost no voice.

Ricky opened his mouth to close it right away. Penny proposed the Gravitron. Ricky and her loved it and we haven't done it before. We all walked silently. So quiet. Too quiet. Did my bad mood ruin the ambiance ?

"It was fun, wasn't it ?"
"If you say so", mumbled Noel, very pale, holding his stomach.
"I think I liked it, actually", said Constance. "But I don't think I wanna do it anytime soon".

Mischa looked... angry. He was helping Noel walking. Penny was walking far behind, completely in her thoughts, holding her doll really close to her. Constance was frenetically looking everywhere with a big smile. Ricky looked normal, tho. Funny thing, he had to wait for Penny several times, and we had to wait for him waiting Penny. We are all here, alive. we're good, it was all a dream. How did I manage to sleep on the Cyclone, I have no idea, but I'll bury that dream and forget it. I would have done it if it wasn't for Mischa, who dropped Noel who nearly fell on the ground, no without saying the F word.

"Yo, so we are gonna pretend it didn't happen ? We are gonna flee it ?"

I looked at him with big round eyes, we were all doing the same.

"The Cyclone, the accident, Karnak, all this shit, it was for reals."

We all looked the ground for a few seconds.