Brokentale: Underlost Losttale

Events Unfolding

           Your heart pounds against your chest, while you continued to stare at the small human. Looking around you, you wondered if she was talking to somone else. Finding no one in sight, you tried to sign. But soon stopped yourself once you saw that you could not even see your own fingers. Taking in a deep breath, you tried to use your voice.

《Can.....can you see me?》

"Hee hee, sort of." The small child walked closer while squinting her eyes. "If I try hard enough, I can almost see....something. But for now, I just see colors." Letting out a sigh, you wrapped your arms over your knees. "Are you a ghost?"

《I don't know? Maybe I finally did die......》

"Finally? Were you trying to?" Bonbon sat down on the floor as she continued to stare at you with great curiosity.

《No, but maybe it's for the best.》The small child crawled closer towards you and started stroking the air infront of you. Confused by her action, you found yourself smiling. 《What are you doing, kid?》

"Petting you!"

《Why?》

"No one deserves to die....."  

《Even if I did something really bad?》The small child blinked a couple of time before telling you yes as if it was the most obvious thing. 《Why do you think so?》

"Because mommy told me, silly!" You couldn't help yourself from letting out a small laugh. For she made it sound as if that was the only answer she needed to make it true. Curling yourself deeper, you let out a soft sigh.  "Are you ok? Do you feel sick?" You looked up at her as you shook your head.

《I just feel cold....most of the time. But other times, it would feel as if my back was being burned by the sun....》Bonbon rubbed her chin as she thought about what you where trying to describe. You chuckled to yourself to think of what crazy thing she might come up with, for you don't even know what's going on.

"Do you think you could be lying outside?" Your eyes widen as she said this.

《Why.....why do you think that?》The small child crawled closer, sitting herself next to you.

"Because that's how it kinda felt for me when I went outside for the first time." Still confused you looked at her to see if she could elaborate more. Bonbon giggled before she continued with her explanation. "My brother and I can't step outside the house. Mommy said that since our souls are too weak, we would only get sicker. But one day while I was walking past the backdoor, I heard a small kitty. Looking through, I saw that it was stuck in one of our trees. I was really sad because it sounded so scared. I couldn't get mommy to help because she was still at work. Brother was in the bathroom at the moment and I was scared that the kitty might fall if I wasn't fast enough. So I ran out!" The little girl shot her arms into the air, "I tried to run but as soon as I did, BAM! My body crashed to the ground." Bonbon, placed her fingers over her chest. "My chest felt so tight, like it was trying to squeeze me! Everything in my body started to hurt. Like reeeeeally bad. While I was crying, I tried to crawl towards the tree that had the kitty. But my body hurt so bad that I was starting to fall back to sleep."

《You were losing consciousness?》

"Yes, that! Before I lost...con..con...that... I heard my brother screaming my name." The little girl looked sad as she relived what happened next. "I guess my brother came after me....since my eyes where closed the only thing I could do was hear him scream in pain. He kept screaming out for me as I heard him get closer. While I was laying on the ground, it felt like my back was burning since the sun was really bright. When I woke up, I felt really cold. I think my brother was holding me at the time. His body was shaking really badly. All I could remember was hearing my brother in pain as he called out my name. I tried to tell him I was ok, just that I couldn't move. But I couldn't, he said that it was already night, so mommy would be home soon and to not give up and wait until she arrives." You tried to stroke her hair, to comfort her which only ended with your fingers going through her. She smiled at you, trying to compose herself. "That's why I think you're outside! You're cold cause it's night and you feel like your back is burning because that's when the sun is up!"