Chapter 31- A Whole OTHER World

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Jesse's POV

"Oomph!" I landed onto something soft-ish as I hit the ground of the next world. Something... warm. And yellow.

"Please get off...!" said the person below me. I quickly realized that I was laying on top of poor Lukas, whose body is just so prone to being fallen on.

"Oh, I'm so—oof!" Before I could finish, someone else fell on top of me, sending a jolt of weight through my body and knocking the wind out of me.

"Oww... Jesse! You totally just screwed my landing!" Maya said on top of me.

"Well, I'm sorry, but I can't control where I land!"

"Could you please get off me?!" Lukas whisper-shouted from below.

"Yeah, get off him, Jesse," Maya said sardonically.

"I can't move until you move!" I said, "Hey, where's Ai—"

On cue, Aiden landed at the top of the stack, sending us toppling to the ground. The ground around us was cold, white, and fluffy. Snowflakes fluttered through the air. A gray puff came out of our mouths whenever we spoke and the tall trees around us were dotted in white.

"Oh, no! The snow is white! I'm triggered!" Maya said, laughing at her own joke.

"Maya..." an annoyed Aiden groaned. Lukas shuddered as he shook the white clumps out of his hair and spat the unwanted snow from his mouth.

"Okay, gang," I said, "Let's start looking around. I don't know how far it will be, but there has to be something we can—"

"There are some houses over there," Aiden said, pointing past the trees. A quaint village sat in a large meadow with small stone houses and a well in the center. A larger stone castle stood behind the houses.

"Okay, that looks promising," Lukas said, "Let's just hope this place is normal. No dead people walking around, no crazy murderers, no nightmares, no psycho girls who try to... uh... roam the broomstick with you..." His voice trailed off.

"WHAT DO YOU KNOW?!" Maya shouted.

"Just... forget that last part," he said, his face turning bright red, "Let's just... just go."

We walked past the opening in the trees and toward the village. The longer we were out there, the more I realized how cold I felt. I had nothing covering my arms, making it worse.

We made it to the village, which was almost entirely barren of any human life. There was one girl walking around carrying cloaks in multiple colors and going door to door handing them out. She had light skin and long, curly black hair with jagged bangs tapering from one side of her forehead to the other. A dusting of freckles covered her cheeks. Her clothes consisted of a simple gray dress that had crossed stitching at the top and a long, seafoam green cloak draped on her shoulders.

"Um, h-hello!" I said, forcing words through my chattering teeth. She jumped slightly and turned around. Seeing our group, her head tilted in confusion. She studied us for a moment, then a sly smile spread across her lips.

"Hi, there," she said sweetly, "Are you cold? Oh, I mean, obviously, you are, uh, um, here you go, I'm sorry." She gave each of us a cloak corresponding with a color that we were wearing.

"Oh, thank you so much," I said, truly grateful as I wrapped myself in its warmth.

"Yeah, no need to apologize," Aiden reassured, "You're okay."

"Yeah, haha, okay, okay," the girl laughed, embarrassed.

"Um, are you alright?" I asked, "You seem a bit... edgy."

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