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heejins perspective -

I woke up in a red room filled with books. I looked around, tears went up in my eyes. I shriveled and sat up, "Is this... the afterlife..?" I said in a shaky voice, but I looked around once more, seeing a rabbit cage, and the rabbit inside. His fur was fluffy but kind of dirty, he stunk like a dead body. I got up, and walked towards it, realizing that I was wearing a red dress, similar to the room. The metal studs on it made me uncomfortable, but I dealt with it. I touched the rabbit cage's handle and tried to open it, but it wouldn't budge. When I pushed it down, the rabbit jumped out and ran around the room. But then I was knocked out.

Was I supposed to open the cage? Was I IN the cage? What am I? Why am I here...?


I was summoned back, but this time I was in a filled tub with a green dress, similar to the red one. I jumped out, realizing that I could've drowned. I walked around the bathroom, realizing there was no rabbit. "Hyunjin? Haseul...? Vivi?" I yelled out, finally. No one answered. I ran into a pile of yellow balls and I fell down on top of them in shock, being pulled in there by some force. Why was this way faster than before? Was it some sort of punishment? What the hell did I do wrong...? I was suffocated, but I reached my hand outwards, regaining my presence.

I was still there, but something was off.

The room was now filled with mirrors, and I had reached my hand out of a chair. I looked behind me for a door that I seemed to be looking at through the mirror, but nothing was there, just more mirrors. I started looking at my outfits and it seemed like I just came from Paris. I rolled my eyes, giggling a little. I regained my happiness and I stood up, throwing my beret at one of the mirrors, thinking it wasn't gonna do a thing. My plan was initially to push one of the mirrors away and find a way out of this hellhole. But, the beret smashed the mirror and a dark void appeared. I screamed and then a flash hit me.

I woke up on the sidewalk. And all I see is Hyunjin. But she was looking up at a window. I yelled out for her, and when she saw me, she gasped, running. I smiled and chuckled, but then I flashed out.