Masquerade

Chapter 19: Illusion and Reflection

My name is Ruri Otonashi. I am a normal young girl with sweet dreams and enjoy beautiful sky and nature. I am looking at the pictures of us together. Today is still a beautiful day. The wind is breezy and nature is dancing following the movement. I am happy to see my family and friends again... I don't want to be alone and I know my family and friends are listening to what I am saying.

My favorite book. Heidi. The book was written by Johanna Spyri raising my spirit every day. It is precious because it is a gift from my father, who has taken care of me for years. When I read a book, I found out that I somehow had the same personality as her. The young girl with curiosity, and happiness. I love the main character so much that I want to be her one day.

I wish I wanted to return to my old days. I used to have a happy childhood. My happy family. My happy best friends. I have a happy birthday. March 27th. The Cherry Blossom Day. When it came, the Sakura always arrived and we always came to the Sakura trees and watched the flowers blooming. Both Yugo and Yukiko loved this flower and they always waited for my birthday and saw it bloom every year. That moment is so beautiful and precious that we wish that the petals and our friendship would never fly away. I thought it would last until that day. The day that was not supposed to happen...

He appeared. He came and ruled our land. He controlled and stole all of my friends, including Yugo, although only Yukiko and I could escape. But poor me. My lifespan and luck were very short. I love Yukiko, I have fallen in love with him for a long time but he never returned my feelings and stayed quiet despite saying that he knew what my special love for him was. Why wouldn't he react even when I didn't like that man, but I was engaged to him?

" I can't." He replied with misery before going away. What happened to him? " Because you will not like what I want to say."

Why am I so miserable? Did I do something wrong? Why can't I escape?

I regret not helping and stopping that moment. It is my fault for not protecting my friends. Everything around me is still peaceful and quiet, but the memories remain in my mind. I was erased from existence. Death is not avoidable and so was my short life. No one saw me behind them. Except for my friends, although hope had already faded.

I only want all of us to be together. We will finish our studies and continue our dream together. I want all of us to become musicians to create our masterpieces like our admirable artists. Tchaikovsky. The musician of our favorite play. Swan Lake, The Nutcracker. Or Beethoven. The musician of Fur Elise, the letter to his lover. I wanted to become one of them. I want all of us to make our dreams come true...

Yet... I wonder if I had a chance to meet them again... with the beautiful name...

Odette and Odile.

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The mirror will shine and reflect on your soul. Whenever you do, it will follow your actions and tell you what it was...

The sentence or quote in the book kept on flowing in my head every time I tried to focus on my studies. The dream of my reflection following my ballet dance kept appearing in my mind. Every time I remembered what was in my notebook, it took me time to regain awakening as Cheol-hwa, who helped me focus on the lessons each time I almost fell asleep despite my efforts to pay more attention to each of the words the teacher was saying, started to notice the strange writing.

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תחילת הקרב כאזהרה
סצנת המוות בין שני הנסיכים לנסיכה הלבנה שמחכים לקבלה ולאהבה.
איזה יופי אמיתי של המאהבת הצעירה שמוצאת אהבה.
הסיפור הוא כמו דרמה...
אחד יהיה המלך, ואילו השני יהיה הקיסר. הנסיכה תפעל לפי אחת הבחירות שהיא תסכים ללכת...
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