𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙨 • 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐛𝐲

③ 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

"Look Y/n! A butterfly!" exclaimed Luke (actual name is Lucas) as you both watch the butterfly land on a flower petal. 

"It's so pretty Luke!" 

"Do you think I'll be able to get it to land on my hand?" Luke asked excitedly as he slowly extended his finger towards the butterfly. 

"Careful." You whispered before the both of you held your breath, waiting for the grand reveal.

 Before his finger could reach the butterfly, the insect flew away without any hesitation. 

"Aww man...I was so sure that I'll get it..." 

"You'll get it the next time Luke!" You were comforting the sulking boy before you got interrupted by someone shouting.

"Ball! Watch out!" You couldn't even react in time as you felt a ball flew right pass you. 

"Sorry Y/n! It didn't hit you, right?" Both Mikey and Will (actual name is William) ran up towards you as Will held onto your shoulders, checking if the ball got you.

"It didn't. Guys you're making me ticklish." You giggled at the incident while all 3 boys started checking if you had any injury. 

"I almost thought the ball would hit you. See Mikey, that's why you need to limit your strength. You could've gotten Y/n injured." You found the scene in front of you amusing as you watch how Will reprimanded Mikey while the latter was slightly sulking.

"Sorry Y/n...I didn't know it would go flying..." Noticing how Mikey's eyes were staring at the ground, you comforted the boy and laughed it off telling him it really didn't hit you and you were just surprised at the sudden motion. When you realised how the attempt didn't really work since Mikey was still feeling guilty, you ran over to pick up the ball and told him "If you really feel bad about it, then why don't you play with me?" 

Upon hearing your words, his eyes shot up immediately, sparkling. "Really?!" 

"Yes. Let's all play together." You smiled at the boy's reaction. He had been trying to get you to play ball with him and Will but you would always push it off saying you weren't interested and run off with Luke to the other side of the garden.

For the rest of the day, the 4 of you ran around chasing the ball and occasionally, the others in the garden could hear you guys laughing and giggling. You were enjoying yourself way too much with them. It's honestly the happiest you've ever been. They're so kind and caring towards you which is something you haven't really experience before your parents dumped you in this orphanage. During those days, you would secretly wish that the 4 of you would stay together like this forever, happy and carefree.

While you were indulging in the happiness, the scene before your eyes suddenly started fading away as darkness enveloped you. With the sudden loss of your brothers and the darkness eating into you, you could feel your anxiety building up.

"Mikey?! Will?! Luke?! Where are you?! Guys...?!" You yelled out into the darkness but you couldn't hear anything, not even the echos of your shouting. 

You could feel the tears threatening to form in your eyes as a familiar pulsing pain grows in your head. There was nothing you could do. You couldn't even see your fingers with the darkness swallowing everything it comes in contact with. You felt yourself collapsing to the ground but you can't seem to remember how. 

Suddenly, a ray of light shot out at a distance and you could hear muffled sounds of people shouting and crying. You instinctively got up and ran towards the light as fast as you could, like your life depended on it. When you finally got to the center of the spotlight, the scene before you changed instantly.