THE DUST VIRUS

   Chapter 2 - All in the Past

"But mom! I wanna go outside!" I begged.

"Sacier..." She sighs.

"It's too dangerous right now. I don't want you getting infected," mother explained.

"I'm only going out to play with Kenny with a little bit! Please, mom?" I asked.

She sighs again.

"Fine, but you are to stay indoors at Kenny's house, understood?" Mother exclaims.

"Yes, ma'am!" I say with excitement.

I quickly grab my coat and head out the door. I run all the way to Kenny's house, very excited to hang out on a drastic day. I arrive at his door and knock. I can hear mumbles from inside and then finally, the door opens. It was Kenny's dad. A very tall figure and intimidating at most but he was friendly.

"What the..."

Kenny's dad seemed confused.

"Sacier, what the hell are you doing out here? The council's orders to stay inside, especially in Snowdin," he explains.

"Oh, I'm sorry sir, I just wanted to see if I could hang out with Kenny for a bit. Is that ok? Can I come in?"

Kenny's dad coughs, and then looks behind him as if he were hesitant to tell me something.

"I'm sorry, Sacier...but..."

Kenny's dad wipes tears from his eyes with his sleeve. He finally tells me.

"Kenny's infected..."

I've never heard a single sentence that impacted me more than that one. When I heard about how there was no cure, I was drowning in my own thoughts immediately. And right in front of Kenny's dad, none the less. Without a word spoken, I run away. In which direction, I don't know. I was blinded by tears.

Suddenly, I fall into a puddle of water. My thoughts, they were giving me a headache. I roll and sit up next to the puddle.

"Where am I?" I asked myself.

This place had light blue flowers and waterfalls with shiny stars in the sky. It wasn't night time, though, which confused me. Maybe this was heaven. Mother always spoke about how it would be beautiful. I stand up and look around at the beautiful scenery. I walked away from my thoughts. Everything escalated so fast. I was crushed by pressure and emotion, all at the same time. I was tired. Tired from running. I fall back and slowly close my eyes to the stars. I'm asleep.

Hm..why am I thinking about this now? Is this what they call your "life flashing before your eyes"? I wake up in a cell. I'm starved of food. There was a guard right next to my cell. I was starving so much, it hurt. How long was I out?