Paper Sun and Glassy Moon

Three Choices And One Way Out

"This way Saigo."

The little boy followed the blond girl through the forest.
The child stepped over big roots and kept watching her with his big brown and teary eyes.
He was upset and didn't like his position he was in.
Saigo was still in shock and he feared Shizuka.
As he was lost in his mind he realized that he lost her.

The first idea that came into his mind was to run away, but he knew that this wouldn't turn out to be a happy end.
He looked around and tried to find the weird girl again.
He walked a little further and asked quietly : "Where did you go...?"
For a few minutes he kept seeking her, but he gave up quickly.

The young boy let out a deep sight.
He leaned against a tree and rubbed his eyes.
Saigo sunk down on the dirty ground covered in fallen leafs, roots and moss.
As he lifted his head, he watched the sun shining through the green leafs.
He finally was able to calm down a bit and close his eyes.
He only wanted to sleep.
He went to let himself fall into the dream world and just forget his cares for a moment.

But before he was able to do so, he flinched and was panicking as he felt soft fingers touching his cheeks.
"Your not allowed to sleep yet."
He stared in two deep blue eyes and his heart was beating faster as he saw her evil grin.

Shizuka kneeled in front of him and started rubbing his cheeks with her thumbs.
"Don't worry, you will be able to sleep soon."
The boy just nodded and calmed again.
It wasn't as bad as before, because he got calmer around her.
Still, he knew that she was no one to trust.

Then she leaned a little closer and laid her forehead onto his.
Saigo didn't know how to react.
He just kept staring into her eyes.

They had such a deep blue shape, like the wide ocean, while staring into her eyes, his mind drowned in them.
It reminded him of how tired he was.
His eyelids got heavy and he had to fight with them, to keep them open.

A little giggling escaped her lips and the child's eyes went wide open again.
Suddenly they were in a completely different surrounding.
He was leaning against a cold wall as he looked around the new place he was in now.

They were in an old looking house.
He sat on an old wooden floor, the walls were dirty and overgrown with flowers and plants.
It wasn't big, it was actually small.
An old wooden door was behind Shizuka, which were still kneeling in front of him.
As the boy looked to the right there was a metal door.
It looked heavy.

On the left side were stairs which leaded downstairs.
Maybe they lead to the cellar.
Saigo blinked and asked her:"Where are we?"
Shizuka stood up and chuckled.
"That's a secret."

She walked into the middle of the room.
The room was cold and empty.
There were no chairs or tables, no windows, only the stairs and the two doors.

She grinned again and then asked him:
"Where do you want to go?"
As she said that the boy started to get nervous.
He looked at the door behind her.
Then at the metal door.

There was no way he would go downstairs.
He stood up and looked once more at the door behind her.
"Why do I have to choose?"

The girl laughed quietly and answered:
"Well, since you need to do me a favor, I need to know if your able to do this work for me."

The boy looked once more at the door behind her then he spoke again.
"So, no matter what choice I take....on the other side of these doors or downstairs will hell wait for me, right?"

She laughed a little louder then before.
Saigo looked confused at her.
As the boy wanted to ask if he was right, she lost it.
Loudly she laughed disgustingly.
The boy flinched and took a step back.
Her laugher echoed through the small room.
Suddenly she stopped and watched him emotionless.
Then she spoke in a cold voice:
"Well, not exactly, your right, but there is a handicap."