Audacious

Intermission Flower

Elena's POV:

I followed Will over the edge and stayed low.

"Elena? Will?" I heard the nervousness in Alyssa's voice as I kept crawling.

"Alyssa it will be okay." I heard William whisper. "They are trying to trick you, just stay focused and follow us."

Suddenly I heard Alyssa cry out,
"I can't see!" which made me quickly turn my head to her, she was on the ground and her eyes were black.

"Alyssa?" I questioned her with a shaky voice, what the hell? I went to touch her shoulder and everything turned white. I quickly let go of her and my sight was getting worse.

"William help me, what is going on!?" I was extremely scared. I sat down and my head was getting dizzy, I closed my eyes and crawled into a ball with my knees close to my face.

Wind struck my back making me open my eyes in pain. I was in a forest and there was snow everywhere, it was so bright I had to shield my eyes. There was a murky lake, the water was a faded white covered with flowers.

"What is this?" I whispered to myself.

I heard soft humming coming from the lake. I didnt have a good feeling about this, but I was mesmerized as the humming got louder. I couldnt help but walk closer to the lake.

"Wait." I stopped, "The humming." My eyes widen in realization, the humming was drawing me in. I covered my ears, "Stop!"

It wasn't helping, I could still hear the humming and I continued to walk to the lake. I bent down to the water, seeing flowers everywhere. It was so beautiful yet so frightening.

"Go on. Grab the flower" A soft voice told me.

Still stuck in this trance, I didnt bother looking up and my eyes stayed looking at the white flower.

"No."

"Its alright, go ahead. She is waiting for you."

"Who is waiting for me?"

I was pulled into the freezing lake, I swam up until my head reached the surface, "Help!"

I choked as my head was pulled underwater again, water was filling my lungs, I was drowning. My body started to rise to the top and I floated above water. I couldnt move and my chest was heavy, I couldnt breathe.

Hot tears were somehow escaping my eyes and the humming came back, as if someone was humming right by my ears. I felt hands from below me run up my back. My eyes widened and I wanted to cry out but couldnt.

Suddenly water was going over me and splashing my face, leaving the white flowers on my body. I looked to my right and saw a figure, I couldnt make out what it was, it looked like a girl. She was clear, you could see right through her.

She started placing more flowers on me which was causing me to sink.

No please stop, please let me go!" I cried to myself. Everything started getting white again and I could see nothing, I thought I was dying when suddenly I saw the grey sky. The same cloudy sky I was on when we got to the moutain, I was back.

I tried to sit up but a flash of pain ran down my back, I gasped "Fuck!" I said through clentched teeth. I rolled over to my side, something was in my back.

I reached my hand to my back and lightly hovered the area with my fingers, something was sticking out, it felt like a petal. "Oh shit." I grabbed the petal and easily but slowly pulled it out.

I brought my hand back to my face and there was a bloody daisie in my hand. Confussion took over my expression, I reached to my back again and felt nothing there, not even a cut, no blood.

I looked around for my bow and arrows but they were gone. I put the flower in my pocket and stood up, I was weak but forced myself to find Alyssa and Will.