The White Of The Eye

Chapter 6: Questions With No Answers

       "How are you feeling Yume?"

"I don't really know how I feel. I guess like everything is a blur. I mean so much has happened so fast. 

If I really think about it, the time that I was conscious, everything happened so fast. It feels like I'm in some sort of rushed story, no time to process it all.

"I expected that's what you'd say Yume, but I promise you that things will really start to slow down for you, feel like they drag on forever even." 

"Why do you say that? You sound like you have experience with this..." Wait I think I'm starting to understand why he has such a calm demeanor towards me unlike everybody else here..

"You're fro-"

"That's right, I'm from Earth, just like you" 

   "So you know what the hell is going on?! How long have you been here, and how did this all happen?!?!"

"Calm down Yume. All your questions will be answered over time. Now as to answer your first question, I've been here for nearly ten years. I arrived here when I was 20, so I'm about 30 right now."

"How is that possible?? You barely look 20 as you are now."

"It took me nearly 3 years to realize it, but time works differently here. Time exists here for sure, it's used like time anywhere else, but...our bodies do not age along with time."

At this point this doesn't surprise me. I don't think anything else could surprise me anymore.

"I see...then how old is Alterum?" 

At the mention of her name his eyes seemed to reflect something similar to sadness. "Now that girl...she's a whole story herself."

"I got all the time in the world" I said jokingly. He cracked a wry smile.

"Well where to begin. First off she's not actually my granddaughter. If I was I wouldn't be sane anymore haha. Well Alterum arrived here 8 years ago. She was 6 at the time. Just like you and I she appeared here through the same means. Though she dosen't remember it."

"Wait if she doesn't remember it, then how do you know she came here the same way?"

"See that's the thing. Do you remember how you got here?"

"Yeah...I remember. That horrible black and white vortex."

"Exactly, but here's the thing about that, when we go through that vortex it can be seen in the sky....but the vortex is made up of about every color you can think of.   I don't understand why or what the significance of it is, but I do know that you, Alterum, and I are the only ones to com here from another realm." 

"The only ones? Wait a minute, so if you and Alterum are both here does that mean that you both are colorblind?"

"For me yes, as for Alterum I can't really say. This is the only world she knows. She dosen't remember anything before coming here."

"I see...how does she stay so cheerful?..."

"I don't know, but she's refreshing to be around to say the least. There's another thing about her you should know aside from all this and her powers. She is the only one here who ages. When she arrived here at age 6 she looked like a 6 year old. Since then she's grown. Because of her aging people here consider her some type of bad omen. People feared me at first upon arrival, but over time I made connections and relationships with those here and eventually got to the point of running this division. It seems to be a repeat with Alterum. I've taken care of her since she's arrived here, and she's always called me "Grandpa" haha. Such a silly girl. You both have seemed to take a liking to each other I've noticed.

I started blushing. It's true there's something about her that makes me want to know abut her...

"Well...it can't be helped. She saved my life twice after all. Hey Genesis I'm feeling worn out. Do you happen to have some sort of pen and paper?"

"Oh? You write Yume?"

'No no, I'm an artist."

"I see! Well let me grab some for you and I'll leave you to rest for the night.

     After Genesis had grabbed me a pen and paper I started to sketch. The flower that Alterum created to save us came to mind.

"I bet she would look beautiful with a flower" I told myself. As I thought more and drew more, the finishing result was a dress with a flower like shape. Now that I think about it, the color of our eyes would look good on this dress, I thought as I slowly fell asleep.

*Yaaaaawn* I let out as I woke up and sat up. "Wah!" I screamed when I saw to my right was Alterum, she was in a chair, laying her head on my leg sound asleep. How do I react in this situation? What I'm supposed to do?? I decided it'd be best to lightly shake her to wake up.

"Hey..Alterum, wake up" I whispered as I shook her

"Mmmm, what?.....what's wrong..." She asked waking up dazed.

"Nothing happened, you fell asleep on me is all silly."

"Sorry, I didn't want to leave you...."she said rubbing her eyes.

I didn't really know how to respond to the statement. The only response I could come up with was patting her on the head. She reminds me of a child.

"WOAH!!! What's that Yume!!!???" She suddenly screamed as her eyes widened. 

Not knowing what she was talking about I turned my head to the left. I couldn't believe it.

"No way...." There hanging off the edge of my bed was something that looked strangely familiar. It was the dress I drew. Not the drawing, an actual life sized dress with the same design, colored blue!!!!!!

"It's so pretty!" Alterum said with excitement. "Did you make this Yume?? How did you make this pretty Ignotus?!"

"Ignotus? Oh right... that's color here. Well I don't really know...I'm so confused right now. 

"Hey Hey Yume! Can I have this dress?!"

"Sure why not." It's not like I have any use for it, and after all I had Alterum in mind when I drew this.

"Hey Alterum why not go try on the dress? And while you're at it why don't you grab Genesis for me? I have some questions for him." 

"Sure! I'll be back soon!" She dashed out of the room faster than a car.