C4 Mysterious Well

I walked barefoot into the deep woods and bushes. I can feel the morning breeze on my skin.

The tingling sensation on my nostril everytime I breath. It must be so early.

From the trees, I can hear the different birds chirping happily.

It's such a nice sound to hear first thing in the morning.

"Sun, where are you? I'm so excited to see you." I whispered in a singsong.

I hop and walked excitedly. I was like a kid.

A smile suddenly curved on my lips.

It's a wonderful morning. A break of dawn.

"I will just take a quick bath." I mumbled while walking. "The weather is so cold. Hm!" I continued to mumbled.

I hymned my favorite lullaby.

In a distance. I saw the well. The old well and it's like from ancient times.

It looks like from those ancient goddess who does their rituals on the well.

"My mother would literally kill me, if she knew that I went here." I whisper in naughty. I laughed at my thought. "No one would report her that i've been here. Who those birds?" I giggled.

It's the forbidden well. Nothing is odd here aside from it looks. It has a roof that looks so old. The strings that pulls the water was been surrounded by a wild daisy. You can say that witches uses this as it seems so unnatural.

My thoughts are so magical. I sighed.

I pulled the water upward in a gentle way, and it makes a little creepy sound. Like an old door that have been opened after a long time of being closed. Like finally someone came and open it after a long time. It gave colds on my nape.

As soon as my finger reach the water. I felt something weird. It seems that i've been refresh by something. It's like my thought has been cleared.

It seems that whoever touched or drink the water will woke up from a deep sleep or spell. I felt different.

I looked around and spot the wild weeds and flowers. They are so adorable. Some of them crawl and tangled in each other stem.

They look like they hugging each other and depending on each other.

The flowers bloom perfectly for their looks. They looks so presentable even they are just wilds. They grow perfectly for the well.

They add creepiness or life to the well. It depends on the person who will see it. For me, It's in between.

I looked into the well. The water is so clear. I can see the colorful stones underneath.

I felt something on my eyes that make it sting. Suddenly, tears rolled on my cheeks. I was about to wipe it, but too late. It fell on the well that makes a tick sound. A mini wave was formed.

Seconds has passed, as I keep starring the water in the well. It starting to form a face with a help of the dawn light, I can see my reflection.

I starred my reflection for a long time and realize something. I wasn't wearing what she's wearing. She look exactly like me, but why the hell she's wearing a wild animal skin? She looks like an enchantress.

Her facial expression looks like she's in agony and longing. I was in shock, but she didn't change her facial expression. She looked at me in the eyes. Holy moly!

My heart aches in pain. I felt that I was longing for someone and the void inside me. This is just a hallucination or a nightmare. I closed my eyes tightly.

One, two, three, four, five. I counted, hoping it will be gone, as soon as my eyes will opened. My hope is in vain. I've witnessed another scene of her again.

This time she dress up in a long white silk gown, that looks like from royalty. She has a crown of wild flower on her head. A jewelry on her neck and hands. She's standing at the stream with a wild deer on her side. Butterfly on her shoulder and some on her back.

It can't be me. "Jesus!" I gasped. What is she? My curiosity is killing me. I cannot ignore the scene something inside me wants to see and witness.

She looks like an enchantress on her state. Standing in a stream with a good posture that looks like an enchantress and her presence and facial expression screams authority and cannot be easily provoked. She is looking at someone.

A guy that has good physique, Broad shoulder, but why does he has a black spot on his back. It's look like a birth mark. He was about to turned around.

"Neigh! Neigh! Neigh!" It's a sound of a horse. I was pulled back from my reverie. I was been awake from that scene. I did the breathing method and looked at the horse and to the well. I cannot see anything, but the beautiful stone underneath.

"Pegasus! Is it you? Haha! I missed you. What are you doing here? Where's my mother, huh?" I ran unto him and touch his forehead where the crescent moon is located. Pegasus is our horse since I was young. I will just ignore the scene. I must be in a day dreaming.

"Wait. I will just take a quick bath, Pegasus and will head back home." I said while messing his hair. He's well behaved. "There's no such thing." I said while trying to comfort myself and be brave. "That's plain ridiculous, Artemis." I continued. "There's no such fantasy." I said weakly.

I took a quick bath. Pulling the water upwards without taking a glance on the well again. I was just keep on pouring till I get wet. I didn't even take a bath properly when something went inside my head. I felt a little bit dizzy, but can't touch anything. I ignore it and went to pegasus.

"Hyah Hyah" I jumped on pegasus back. "Let's go, Pegasus!" I Patted his back so we can go. I miss riding a horse. Pegasus starting to run way back home. He seems to know where exactly to take me. "Indeed you are my precious pegasus. It's been a long time friend." I utter those words mindlessly. Pegasus jumped around and ran faster than ever. We're infront of our house when pegasus kneeled down so I can go down which is weird for me.

"Where have you been? I've been knocking on your door, Artemis."

She said while looking at me intently. She's looking into my eyes sharply.

"I was in the well to take a bath. We ran out of water, Mother." I said while heading on my room to change my clothes. My clothes are dripping. She get a ragged and started to wipe my footprints.

"Is she my guardian angel? She really looks like me. Is our guardian angel look exactly like us? Who is that guy?" I said while putting my clothes on. I was bothered by that vision a while ago. It doesn't like to go away from my mind. It's like it was been curved on my brain cell and has a life of it's own.

Suddenly the doorknob move. Someone is going inside my room and I'm sure it's my mother."How many times do I have to tell you that don't go on that damn well, Artemis? I keep on saying you that. I keep on reminding you, Artemis. You are not listening." She look pissed. I was a bit scared by my mother facial expression.

"At least you have to tell me why, Mother. Isn't it odd? You will just don't go there nye-nye! Why, Are you scared? Haha!" I replied. She's starting to become annoying. No. What did I just said? It was not what I'm about to say. It wasn't me. I can't control my mouth.

"Why are you scared that she might found out the secret ages ago?" I laughed. What did I say?

"Go out and eat you seems so hungry." She said while turned her back on me and leave.

I feel so cold all of a sudden. My lips are trembling and I Can't say a word.

Roasted chicken, Roasted pork and Boiled egg was served.

"I met some hunters and they gave me that. It's a wild boar and a wild chicken. Have some before you leave, again." She said and she's about to tear up. Her eyes suddenly become watery. What's with her? But, before I could say a word. My hands starting to pick the wild chicken legs and the wild boar skin.

Wait. I don't eat those!

Why is it I can't control my body?

It seems that they have their own life.

"How can she cooked this roasted wild chicken and roasted wild boar in a short time? Hunters, there's no such thing here." I reason out, but nothing comes out of my mouth. What the hell is happening?

I can't control myself. My body is keep on eating but, mind is contradicting.

"Why did you summon me here?" I said while chewing the foods. But, that's not what I'm supposed to say.

"I didn't. Just eat and leave." It was my mother. She looks so serious but longing was written all over her face.

"Don't be scared. I won't harm her. She's me." What did i just said? F*ck! This is creepy. A nightmare? I've been possessed by that enchantress?

"Are you done? Leave!" It was my mother. Is she telling me to leave? I place the bones on my plate. I ate a lot and with just bare hands.

"I will come back again when the right time comes, mother." What the hell did I just say? I can't control my mouth. I felt strange. I suddenly felt so cold, Unexplainable cold. I started to fell dizzy. What's wrong with me? Am I going to die?

"No. You are not. What a ridiculous being." It was a voice from nowhere. In a swift moment of time. I felt like I was in dungeon.

"Who the hell are you? What's this place? I can't see anything." I can't say any word, but I can hear a voice from nowhere. It was my voice and that's my thoughts.

My mouth doesn't work but I just heard my thoughts and my voice.

"You are me. We're just one. I'm your memory and we're both cursed. " She replied. "Cursed?" I responded shock. "I didn't hurt someone." I continued while looking around. "You are a hell damn before. You've been cursing being and the price that we have to pay. Thanks to us." She replied me in a firm voice. She sounded exactly like me.

"Show me yourself. Is this a dream?" I demanded her. I cannot feel my body. I was like a thin air.

"No. It wasn't a dream but a damn nightmare, sweetheart. I will show myself to you in a right time. In that right time, you are fully mine. We will make them pay." It was my voice but it wasn't me. "I will go inside your thoughts and your memories and you will be whole again." She laughed evilly. What is she saying?

I blink several times as the butterfly suddenly pop out from nowhere. It's started to form a human. I finally saw her back. The girl in the stream that has a butterfly on her shoulder.

"Wake up. Mother is so worried of us. I'll visit you soon" She said. She's about to turn around when my head aches.

Urgh. I groaned and woke up catching my breath. What the hell was that? A nightmare?

"Your already awake? Come and eat breakfast with me." It was my mother. She looks worried but, she's trying to hide it. I looked outside of my window. It's already open. It's still early in the morning and my hair is dry. I'm wearing different clothes.

Maybe, I was just dreaming and it didn't happen at at all. But, I can sense something is odd.

I will just ignore it for now and just let it go.