MIYA'S DIGEST.

📚 HISTORY

| PRESENT

i woke up in a forest, having a strange feeling while holding a book. i sat on the ground and stared at everything for a minute until an alluring lady came.

"what do you feel?" she asked me, caressing my hair.

"i. . i don't know what i feel, miss. i mean, i know what i am feeling but i can't explain it." i replied, looking at the ground then glanced at the book. "may i know what happened to me?" i asked, directly looking at her.

"well, do you remember anything?" she answered, or more like asked, "try remembering everything, sweetie." she adviced, and i did.

| PAST

today is my birthday. heejin eonni, haseul eonni, and hyunjin eonni are going to a cafe. they asked me if i want to tag along and i said yes. who knows, maybe they would treat me because it's my birthday?

after a few minutes, we are now standing at the front of the cafe's door. hyunjin eonni opened it and she picked a spot where we will sit.

haseul eonni asked me, "yeojin-ah! what flavor of coffee do you like?"

i'm really not into coffees but i said, "anything will do, eonni, but i like it better if you bought me caramel macchiato. and please, buy me a blueberry cheesecake!" i replied, having a cheerful tone.

after an hour, our coffees have been served. i was looking at them, talking happily like i am not with them. no one has noticed me except for haseul eonni when she asked me the flavor of coffee i'd like.

i really feel isolated right now, except alot of people are surrounding us; or me.

until, i saw a mini library. i didn't tell them where i will go, i just stood up and went to the mini library. there are lots of good books here, i think i'm in love!

i read one short story, "the crying of lot 49". and after a few hours, i am done reading it. i put it back on its shelf and checked my eonnis.

they were gone. they left me. they didn't look for me.

i decided to be here, reading novels. i am so in love with books, starting from now. even the smell of it. until i felt dizzy and everything went black.

| PRESENT

"but. . that doesn't answer my question, miss." i said with an anxious tone.

"well, why don't you ask yourself? why did you bring a book here?" she asked me, again, and giggled quietly.

"b-because. . i love books?" stuttering, i answered her.

"yes. you are now in a world where this is a parallel of reality, built both in desire and anxiety. you're here because of your extreme love that made you crazy, and because of your fear that would drive you into your insanity." she thrillfully said.

"i, kinda, don't get it miss. . ." i worriedly said.

"you'll get it once you have explored this world." she winked at me. "by the way, call me Luna; and i am the goddess of this world." she introduced herself and caressed my cheek.

"welcome home, miya."