When she came back to her room, her smile suddenly disappeared. Finally, she could now rest her lips and cheeks. Her hands traveled up to her face, massaging her cheek part. She couldn't count how many times she practiced the right smile that Abigail had.
She couldn't wait to grow up and to regain the power that she lost.
Adrianne opened the medium-sized television in her room. Her head was aching from the shows that were flashing on the screen. Nothing had gotten her attention so far.
"Hahaha!" Adrianne laughed loudly, looking at the show in front of her.
She couldn't deny that the story's villain and her personality were quite alike in terms of personality. In this kind of world, she was portrayed as an evil queen. They were only seen in Children's fairy tales—in the kid's imagination.
Adrianne was busy looking at the television when she remembered something. Quickly going into the table located beside her small bed, she took out a rectangle-like object, a tablet. A magical thing that was said to have a lot of information inside it.
Another magical thing that this world has created was the Internet. With both of these things, she could know any information she wanted to have. Gladly, Abigail was able to use this thing when she was alive. It was easier for Adrianne to navigate the technology.
She was amazed. This was even more powerful than Cassiopeia! The girl who was considered a genius in their kingdom. She wondered, how was that vampire whom she locked up inside a tower?
Cassiopeia was one of the reasons why she's in here now. That girl! She lied to me!
Anger quickly rose from her body that she had to calm herself down. Knowing that it was still not the right time made her more impatient. Looking at the tablet, she needed to find information about their kingdom.
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Eva was lying down on the bathtub filled with lukewarm water. She was listening to slow and romantic music. Closing her eyes, she took a deep sigh, resting her body.
The whole bathroom was covered with red roses scattered around the place. Scented candles were the only source of light beside the small lamp located on the mirror.
Eva's brows furrowed when the music coming from her speaker suddenly stopped. She waited for a few more seconds before finally opening her eyes. She was shocked to see that the lamp was already turned off and half of the candles already died.
"Mike?" She loudly asked, getting puzzled at what was happening.
Did the electricity go off? Did someone sneak in, into the bathroom, and closed the lights? But she didn't hear anything. It must be the first reason rather than the latter part.
"Mike, are you here?" She asked, her voice was getting louder.
Quickly going up, she took the bathrobe in the stand and wrapped it around her body. Taking a light step, she went directly to the door, opening it for her to go out.
But when she opened the door, her heart almost shrank down. She almost shouted with fear and shock covering her emotions. If she was not holding onto the doorknob and her reflexes weren't that fast, then she was sure that she'd immediately fall!
The floor disappeared as it was replaced by air. It seems like she was on top of a building, surrounded by fire. She can feel it, she can feel the heat coming from the sides and the bottom part. And a question flew through her mind, 'What is happening?'
She roamed her eyes, looking at flames surrounding her until one thing caught her attention. It was a red-colored creature moving at a quick pace.
It seemed to be in the shape of a lot of people whose skin was burning and whose bodies were incomplete. Some were crawling, and others were lying down on the burning floor. While the voices of the aggregated suffering souls could be heard.
Trembling in fear, Eva could feel her body shaking. She wanted to leave and run away, but her body is stuck in place.
"Hihihi" A child's voice came from Eva's back.
The girl continued to speak up using a sweet voice. "Did you like it, Auntie Eva?"
But before Eva can turn her head in the girl's direction, the kid already pushed her.
Eva immediately plunged down and she could see the fire approaching her falling body. She screamed as her body slowly burned. The bathrobe that she was wearing suddenly caught fire, adding the heat that she was feeling. She's on fire! She's going to die!
"AAHHHHH!"
"Eva! Darling, wake up!"
Eva quickly opened her eyes. She was welcomed by her husband's worried expression.
"Mike!" Gasping for air, she quickly hugged Mike's body.
She saw that she was still lying down in the bathtub. Perhaps, she was dreaming? Her chest was panting for air. She couldn't believe it, her dream feels like reality. Placing her right hand on top of her chest, she calmed herself down.
Mike quickly grabbed Eva's bathrobe, helping her wife. Guiding her, on standing up, she quickly wrapped the bathrobe on Eva's body, keeping her dry.
"Auntie, are you okay?"
Eva saw Abigail outside, in front of the door. The kid was hugging her tablet while both of her eyes were staring at Eva, intently.
'Are Abigail's eyes really that dark?' Eva asked herself.
She suddenly felt cold. It was as if the girl's voice sounded the same as what she heard earlier in her dream. She couldn't help but be scared as she remembered the incident.
"Darling…" Eva whispered in her husband's ears, tightly wrapping her arms on Mike's arms. It was as if at any time, she would be in that dark and burning place again.