C6

Hot, it was so hot, that was what Pandora felt in the dark place she was, it was very dark, so dark she couldn't see herself or anything, the ground was sticky and muddy but it was very hot, she felt as if her insides were boiling, she was running trying to escape from the place as she was running the temperature starting decreasing at a certain point till it became cold, she continued walking looking for light, when she saw a tiny light ahead she gathered her remaining energy and continued running, she was getting tired but she wouldn't give up now she is seeing a little bit of hope, after a big while she arrived at the place she was the light and it was freezing.

She wanted to move but each step makes her feel like she is stepping on needles and pins but she continued ahead, she could feel her toes freezing, she couldn't feel anything on her toes anymore, she pretended not to notice, she gritted her teeth against the harsh temperature and continued walking towards the door there, halfway through and she couldn't feel her ankles any more, she wanted to give up because it was so painful but her brother's voice kept ringing in her ears, she continued before she reached the door, her waist downwards couldn't move, she fell but continued by crawling, her tears felt hot down her cheeks.

She managed to crawl her way into the door and it closed immediately, her whole body once again returned to normal as if it wasn't freezing a while ago, she was happy for a bit till she noticed where she was, it was an endless white space with no other colour in sight, it was so white that she felt nauseous, she got up and started walking again, all the fatigue she felt the previous place was no more, she felt lighter instead,

"Hello!!! Is anyone here!!!"

She shouted but all she got back was an echo of her own voice, she gave up after a while.

She continued walking for what seemed like hours before she saw another door, thinking it was be the same freezing temperature she rubbed her two hands together and started running instead of walking like she did before but she was meant with a strong wind that knocked her backwards with a force so strong she was sure she broke her tail bone, she got up and continued, she walked this time and was pushing against the wind after reaching almost halfway she was knocked back once again.

This continued for a long time she started getting bruises, blooded knees, broken tailbone, dislocated left shoulder but she continued without giving up, then she reached the door, she smiled to herself and opened it just to get kicked back again this time farer, she burst out crying,

"Maaaa!!!!! Pa!!!!!! Am tired!!! ..........am so tired Ely, am tired, waahhhh"

She sobbed painfully, her back hunched, her shoulders trembling from the tumors running through her, she looked so pitiful and sad, she kept whispering to herself sullenly,

"Ma, am so tired, I can't do this anymore, Ma, please....."

After lamenting and knowing within herself that no one will come to her rescue and her brother's voice was becoming faint, she had to bring herself together and continue, as she was going she noticed something the wind wasn't blowing at her back but her front, she turned her back against the door and started walking backwards, it was painful because her body is in ruins, her deduction was right because she was blown again this time towards the door, she fell through because the door opened on its own, she fell unconscious this time around.

When Pandora woke up she was back at home, her body were aching at the joints, she felt very tired, she got up and stretched her body and her bones cracked loudly like someone that hasn't moved around in ages,

"Pandora, did you sleep here?"

"I think so mama, I woke up to see myself here"

Her mother asked her, she and her father were coming out from Ely's room together, she looked behind them to see Ely rubbing his eyes sleepily, seems like everyone is getting ready to go to the healers place.

"You don't remember anything at all or how you got here?"

"And all these fruits lying around here.....are you sure you are okay Pan"

Her father asks, worry full in his eyes, he bent down and started picking up the fruits on the ground, Pandora was honestly wondering what happened, she remembered coming to get something to eat and sitting down to eat but how she ended up on the ground and the fruits littered around is what she doesn't know,

"Papa, I honestly don't remember, I was hungry and came down to eat that's all I can remember "

"Maybe she was sleepwalking "

Her mother said after she and her husband exchanged looks, Pandora felt like she was forgetting something important but she couldn't remember what, when she tried to force herself she has these throbbing headache that was weakening her,

"Go take your bath and prepare yourself, we are leaving "

"Okay Mama, Papa"

Ely followed her as she was leaving, once they were gone Aurora collapse onto the sofa, her husband was beside her immediately holding her trembling shoulders,

"What is happening to our children, do you think that......"

"Shhhh, dear, nothing will happen, I honestly think Pandora was sleep walking "

"Did you see her eyes? Did you see the mark on her neck as it was healing faster than a normal human being, Zack are we being punished?"

"Haa, Honey don't say that, you know that isn't true, She will be fine, I think some sort of entity was in the village and she was awake at the wrong time"

"Zack promise me, once we get Ely treated, we leave this village, it's becoming too dangerous for the kids"

"Okay I promise you that, I love you "

"Thank you Zack and I love you too"