The Key To Another World 2 ✓

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"-And as last, he kissed the princess. That's how they ended up living happily ever after."

Closing the book, I smiled softly hearing soft snores. I turned off the lamp on Ara's desk.

I made sure the blankets were covering her completely, before I quietly stood up and exited her room.

I closed the door behind me and let out a soft sigh, going to get myself a drink.

Personally, I don't believe in happily ever afters. After all that has happened, I found it impossible to believe in such things.

It wasn't even 5 minutes later, when the doorbell rang.

Smiling, I opened it.

"Oh, thank you so much for looking after our little princess! We really don't know what we would've done without you.. You really are one amazing babysitter!"

'Princess.'

I chuckled, "It was no problem, really. Ara was really sweet. I read her a bedtime story and she fell asleep within no time. If you ever need my help again, don't hesitate to call me!"

We said our goodbyes and I called for a taxi, finally able to go back home and sleep myself.

When I arrived, I changed into my pj's and brushed my hair in front of my mirror, not taking my eyes off of one specific thing.

The beautiful mark on my neck.

"I wish you were here.." I mumbled, my eyes getting watery for what seemed like the millionth of time.

I laughed at myself and forcefully wiped my tears away, no matter two months passed, it didn't make it any easier.

They say time heals but for the moment it only seemed like time was the thing making it worse. Time killed, in my case.

Because I knew, he couldn't come back.

And I knew, I couldn't go back.

I went to lay in bed after brushing my teeth and I closed my eyes, preparing myself for another night.

You see, ever since I got back home, it wasn't without side effects.

Every single night, I get dreams. Very intense dreams. It's like I relive certain moments.

If those moments were good, I would wake up rather sad the next morning since I knew that those were just dreams; I couldn't reverse time.

Those dreams were the ones that somehow made me wish I could sleep forever, if it meant being there again.

But if those moments were the complete opposite, I wouldn't be able to sleep at all. I would lay wide awake in bed, terrified of closing my eyes.

I'm all alone now, currently having zero friends, the only thing that keeps me a little sane is my job. Babysitting.

It would make me feel less lonely.

I constantly try to distract myself during the day, however I cannot seem to restrain myself from going back to my grandfather's house every once in a while, no matter how bad it hurts.

It felt like I was closer to them, somehow.

Closer, yet so far away.

The first few days when I got back in the human world, were absolute hell. I didn't do anything apart from crying, nearly tugging my own hair out as I felt like my heart was ripped in two.

I even attempted on finding Helen in the first two weeks; but of course, she vanished.

No traces, nothing.