"Ate! Where are you? I don't want to play anymore," a little girl hollers with her hand cupped to her mouth.
[Translation; Ate means older sister said to someone in high regard in tagalog]
"Come on, we just started you can't give up so easily," a young lady groans behind a red leather sofa.
"Please Ate! I'm scared," the girl says and this convinces her as she gets up from her hiding place and as soon as she's done this the girl yells "I found you!"
"That's cheating!"she says and chases after her.
"How many times must I tell you to not play in my office?!" a man's voice yells at them as he bursts through the door.
"Sorry, Tito it was my fault," she places her palms together and bows.
[Translation; Tito means uncle or said to someone in high regard in tagalog]
"It's alright," he walks over and pats her head, "Take the child to the playground to play outside," he later adds. The two walk out the room though the little girl pauses and says, "Bye Papa," he mumbles that she better get a move on.
On their trip down to the playgrounds, the girl asks why she's never been patted on the head before.
"He is probably just busy and has a lot on his mind. Don't think too deeply about it," she informs and gives her a tight hug.
"Stop it! You crushing me," she feigns pain and giggles, the scene fades to black as Eliza rubs her damp eyelids with the back of her hand and groans.
"Why did I have to remember that?"
She scans her bare room and notices the clock on the wall.
"Past midnight huh," and tells herself to get a glass of water. She takes the stairs down to the kitchen's double doors and gives it a push.
"Oh," she says and pauses at the sight of Colchester standing at the kitchen aisle.
"Hey," he says and continues to sip on his water.
"Why you up so late?" and she answers that she woke up, in need of water.
"Same here," Colchester agrees and asks her if she had a nightmare.
"Not exactly but it was a dream that brought up unwanted emotions," she says.
"Maybe there's a reason that those feeling were brought up, it's something you have to muster up the courage to confront," there's silence and the two tell each other they are off to bed.
The next Monday morning the sky lit up in pink and orange hues, the residents got up for breakfast and spoke about the weird happens so far.
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A Lost Memory: Alitheia
FantasyYour average varsity student moves to New England to find a place to call home again, hauntings or supernatural presence can be felt long before she leaves luckily with her new friends who all possess abilities can they find their way out of the clu...
