Kill You

chapter 16

[AUTHOR'S NOTE: Alright peeps! Here's some insight for this chapter, there would be references to previous chapters as a form of flashbacks whether it is coming from Scarlett or Rosemarie herself. So to avoid any confusion; if it's a flashback that serves as a memory it would be underlined, bolded and italic and if they are reliving the flashback, it would be bolded and italic without the underlining. Conversation between Scarlett and Rosemarie that is happening at that moment will be without the bold and Italic.]

"ROSEMARIE"

[SCARLETT]

"MOTHER!"

With eyes flooding with tears, I slammed the balcony doors open making my way into the huge mansion. "Show yourself, mother!" I screamed at the top of my voice before looking around the house for any sign of mother. After waking up 5 years ago, that was the first and last ever since that I saw the face of my mother with my own eyes. Ever since then, Stella was the one who has been around for me the entire time. I never saw her at home. Ever. Just once in a blue moon, I would catch the glimpse of her sitting by my window bay watching over me as I "sleep".

"MOTHER!" Once again I shouted at the top of my lungs till the light fuse flicker and exploded. 

The whole house went dark as I fall weak to my knees, bawling my eyes out not knowing what's the truth and who to trust. The situation fell silent and even the crickets didn't make a single sound. The owl that never fails to make a continuous sound every single night was frozen still. Speechless. "Why is this happening to me..?" I held my temples as my head began to squeeze slowly tugging onto my hair in hopes that it will help to reduce the pain. Memories after memories started to flash before my eyes. Every truth. Every pain. It was as if I was reliving every moment of my life. 

Moments in which I don't even remember. It was as if I had a previous life. One where I was betrayed and death was almost an everyday thing for me. Unavoidable. Something about Dad. About some group called the White Lilies or something and some guy named Hansol. Even Hoseok.

"It hurts..."

Suddenly a small breeze could be felt against my skin and petals of roses began to wither off the stairwell and started to float itself around me. The breeze started to engulf my whole body only this time it wasn't a cold breeze. It was warm. Like body temperature warm...

"Incendio(fire)." 

A voice as soft as silk could be heard whispering beside me before every candle in the house lit up. Sitting in front of me was a very fair lady, lips as red as rose and face as beautiful and the flower itself. It was as if I had looked in the mirror. Although the lady in front of me was older, her beauty was still compelling. Pulling me into her embrace, she held me for a very long time. As if sensing who she was, I rested my head on her chest and closed my eyes. "Why did this happen to me?" I cried even harder after feeling her warmth embrace holding me in her arms, gently caressing my hair. "Why did you save me only to leave me alone all over again?" Question after question, I kept asking her but all I get in return is silence and comfort as she let me cry in her arms. "I don't understand..."

She began to hum a tune I believe is her attempt to calm me down. Every rose around the house as if enchanted began to hum the tune along. It was very calming indeed. Although it was a little creepy because it was as if every rose in this house has a soul and a voice of its own, as it echoes around the whole house yet with the presence of the person in front of me, everything just seemed peaceful. Like nothing could ever go wrong.

I began to clear my mind and stopped crying, slowly regaining my composure. I removed myself from her embrace and sat up straight as her smooth hands touched my cheeks, wiping the tears that clouded my eyes. I held her soft hands as she caresses my cheeks with her thumb. "My name is Rosemarie. Rosemarie Archer,"