The Trouble Goddess

Nightmare or a Memory?

Chae Rim's POV

Where am I?

I found myself in a very wide garden with fine roses planted in rows. I looked at the surroundings and I saw a large mansion similar to the Huangs.

Why am I here?

"Yah! You're spacing out! Let's play!" A 4 year old boy approached me.

"Mwo?" I asked. He dragged me around and held my hand until we reached a playground.

"Who are you?" I asked him.

He crossed his brows. "Did you hit your head? I'm Shi Xun, pabo ya!"

"S-Shi Xun? W-Who?"

Then, a large black hole just appeared out of nowhere. The hole became a large one and heavy gusts of wind suddenly occured.

"W-What is h-happening?" I asked. To my fear, the black hole started swallowing everything.... from the Huang mansion up to the playground.

The boy seemed scared and tried to run, but there's nowhere to run.

"AAAHHHHH!!!" I screamed as the wind became a large hurricane and started to swallow the boy.

"AAAAAAHHHHHH!!!" The boy also screamed and held on to me. To my amazement, I wasn't being swayed by the hurricane.

"Shi Xun! Hold on tight! Shi Xun! SHI XUN!!!" I shouted as I also held him tight.

But his grasps became weaker and weaker. I tried my best to hold onto him.

"S-Shi Xun! Please don't give up! Please don't leave me!" I said as tears fell on my cheeks.

I grasped onto him tighter than before, but to no avail. The hurricane was so strong but I really did not want to let him go.

"Shi Xun! Shi Xun!" I called on to him.

But the hurrricane won. I saw how it enveloped him and he disappeared.

"SSSHHIIII XXUUUNNN!!!"

"Waaahhhh!!!" I screamed as I woke up from the dream.

There were tears in my eyes. And I was so scared I though it was real.

I cried and cried. I can still feel the heaviness in my chest.

"Rim-ah! Rim-ah! Gwenchana yo?" My brothers suddenly rushed in my room.

"Hyung!!!" I said and hugged the closest one which was Soo hyung.

"Shhh... did you have a nightmare?" Soo hyung asked.

I nodded my head while I was still crying on his chest. He tapped my back softly and comforted me.

"Shh... don't worry, it's just a dream. Whatever it is, it won't happen."

Yeol hyung, Baek hyung and Suho hyung also stroked my hair and patted my head.

"Don't worry. We are always here for you. Cheer up, angel." Suho hyung said.

"Whatever it was, baby girl, we will protect you." Yeol hyung said.

"Princess, don't cry. You're making me cry, too." Baek hyung said.

I freed myself from Soo hyung's hug and wiped my tears.

"Mianhamnida, hyungs. I made you worry first thing in the morning." I said.

They messed my hair. "Be ready for school, dongsaeng. You wouldn't want to be late." Suho hyung said.

Yeol hyung, Soo hyung and Baek hyung went outside my room while Soo hyung remained.