Uname Demah

Who is She? [2]

"Excuse me!  Excuse me!"

"Ah, yes?"

"This picture!  DO you know her?"

"Ahh, well young miss isn't that..."  Her lips moved, but I can't hear anything. 

***Three hours earlier.

I feel numb.  Everything hurts... where am I?  I tried moving my limbs several times but that was no good.  Slowly opening my eyes I took a look around myself.  It's dark, my eyes adjust.  It feels like Earth is beneath me.  I dig my nails into it.  It seems that I'm in a cavern on some sort.... the question is how did I get here?!

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"Excuse me Ma'am!  Do you recognized this girl?"  I shove the picture under her nose to examine.  

"Miss where did you get that photograph?  We haven't been able to capture photos in years since the war began..."  She looks up at me.  I avoid eye contact, to be honest even I don't know.

"Ah, it's an old photograph, very old.  In fact I found it one of those caverns just beyond the hill."

"The caverns?  Just beyond.... well it doesn't look very old.  I think-"

"Well thank you for your time, I must be going now."  Well she was completely unhelpful and too suspicious... I mean it is one thing to be concerned, but I did not like the look in her eyes.  I really must find out who the woman in the photo is before I leave this town.  After I had woken up and dusted myself off I found it not far from myself, just sitting there along the edge of the cavern wall as if someone has purposely placed it there.  I need to find out what exactly is going on....

"Ah Lady!  Lady in the red cape!"  A blond haired woman turned around and pointed at herself, "Me?"

"Yes, you.  I have a quick favour I must ask of you if you'd be kind enough to help."  She looked around as if seeking a way out.  No one is kind anymore, more so since the destruction on the Water Kingdom.

"Ah, actually I should really get going."

"Trust me it won't be that long.  I will quickly have your answer and then move on... if you would please."

"Very well then, show me the picture."  

"Yes, here."  Wait...how did she know about the picture?  Before I could ask she spoke up.

  "Ahh, well young miss isn't that..." Her lips moved, but I can't hear anything. 

Instead I feel my feet give out beneath me.  

"Ah miss are you alright?!"  The lady bends towards me with a worried expression on her face.

I hear her voice once more echo in my head as I turn the photo towards myself. 

"Well young miss isn't that you?"

I stare at the photo of young woman with thick brown braids and an earnest smile on her face.  She is dressed in a school uniform with the name Uname Demha written on the left.

Suddenly the sun which was so warm above me I can no longer feel and all the people rushing through the tiny village I can no longer hear.  Everything quite abruptly goes silent and I can only hear a buzzing in my ears which seems to only increase in volume.  How?

How did this happen?