Red Shoes and the 3 Realms

Chapter 4:// Incroyable, non?

And that's when I lost it! I began to laugh loud and hard. This was probably the most I have ever laughed at once and to top it off, loud! As is laughing while being sprawled on the floor, holding my stomach, snorting like a boar a few times (but we will not question my laughing habits) and crying at the same time. Meanwhile, Mr. Kim or My Narrator, stood in silence with eyes wide in horror...or shock, I couldn't really tell.

After a while, and by that, I mean a good amount of while later, I caught my breath. I stood up, still holding onto my belly as it ached with my wild laughter, fixed my black & white horizontally stripped quarter sleeve and straightened my red jeans. Upon 'cleaning' myself, I went and sat in front of the dumbfounded man. He slowly walked towards the place I was sprawled a few minutes ago, picked up my burette which I hadn't realized had fell and placed upon my head. All I could do was just stare at his face. A genuine smile formed on his lips and he went to take his seat opposite to me.

"Are you not a tad bit of creeped out by my reaction? I mean I was literally a dying fish just now" I stared into his eyes and after a long and unnecessary pause he spoke again.

"I've seen worse bu-" I cut him off by saying "He speaks, and he is not an automated robot! Wonderful!"

"Yes, I SPEAK, and Yes I am not a robot! But that's aside the point. Like I said, I am your narrator."

"What is it with you wanting to be my narrator? And what is a narrator?" I asked in all seriousness.

"A general definition of a narrator would be someone who dictates ones' story. In our case, I am your narrator. I will be dictating how your life will be b-"

"WHAT!! So, you're going to be controlling what I do and what I don't do. What is this? Are you a freakshow or something? What the hell 'I will be dictating your life' nonsense." I was shocked and on impulse, lashed out on the poor guy.

"Hear me out first. I know all the events which have been happening to you up till this point in your life and not to mention in full detail." I scoffed at his comment.

"I am not lying. Ask me anything and a fully detailed response you shall receive in return." I could hear sincerity in his voice.

"Fine then. Let's see how good your information and details are." I hummed but his confidence didn't falter, which intimidated me to a set point.

"what did I have for dinner last night?"

"Italian salad with caramel gelato. You started eating at 9:30 pm and precisely 19 min. later you began eating your gelato. It took you 12 min. to finish it and 25 min. to complete the dishes." He ended with a smirk mostly worn by people who are très confiant. Although I'd be lying if I say that this hadn't left me in shock. In fact, I was dumbfounded. But I quickly recovered my surprise and waved it off as a 'beginner's luck' as one might say.

"Incroyable, non?" he spoke to me.

"Next question..." and just like that, we went on with me throwing questions at him and him responding with exquisite detail!

"We could go on and on all night, me getting every question right and you getting bedazzled by my responses or let's make life easier and you let me tell you why I am here and such as...sounds good?" He did make a point and seeing how irrationally I wasted a solid half hour on this, I wanted to know who he was and why he knew what he knew. Ughhhh! Pour l'amour de dieu!

"Fine, say what you have to say, and I'll decide after whether to believe you or not. OK!" I sternly explain.

"Like I said, I'm Jin, the narrator of your story. But I can only be one, once I get you to wear the shoes and come with me to the Cerulean Manor in Belgium." He gave a slight pause and began to speak again.

"Now if you're wondering about the red pointe shoes, like Edith said, they are a vessel holding the power which it too great for the human world. The HQ managed to transfer that magical power into the shoes, and this makes the owner extraordinary. Every time an owner is chosen, they must complete a task and until and unless it is completed, or settled in your case, the owner is stuck in the realms of the Cerulean Manor. Also, not to forget, the only way to remove the shoes is by completing the task." He took a deep breath and relaxed back into the couch while I quickly ran to grab the shoe bow from my room, along with the note.

"Before you start talking again, the note in the box told me not to trust anyone, so why should I believe in a stalker like you"

"you should believe me, because I wrote the note. I am the person assigned to be your 'well-wisher' or your 'fairy godfather', and it is my job to see that you are safe, get your happily ever after and that you complete your task regarding these 3 buffoons." He said the last statement while circling his index finger around the 3 clues which, I'm assuming, correspond to 3 individual people.

"So then, what is my task?" I asked in hopes to get a response which would make feel a bit more secure when I accept his offer.

"That...is something I can't tell you now. You need to be at the Manor for that to happen and have the shoes on."

"But why the shoes?"

"because they will grant you powers...that's why!"

"Fine...let's do this!" I spoke without giving it a second thought. Why is what you're all wondering probably. Wait.

"Why so quick? Usually people take days and some refuse. Why are you so eager?"

"Because...I have nothing to lose. There is only gain for me. Plus, I could really use a change of location." I shrugged.

"Ok! Then let's see you wear those shoes and to activate them, do a triple pirouette and ending with and Arabesque on your right!" I violently nodded but, gently removed the shoes out of the box. I fell in love with them all over again!

I slipped my foot in, tied the ribbons and as soon I made the final knot, a golden glow appeared and suddenly the floor of my apartment swallowed me and my narrator.

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Welp! There goes Evelyn, down a glowing rabbit hole!! I don't have much to say today, except uni has been up on my @$$ and is doing a great job at making my life miserable but, Only 1 more week of content left and 5 finals to get through and then I'll be officially done with my FIRST TERM OF MY FIRST YEAR AT UNIVERSITY!!!! YASSSSS!! 

I hope you all are doing well and just like always, don't forget to vote and comment on what your thought were on today's chapter.

-Annabelle