Keira looked around her. Everything was all white, and the smell of medicine was smelling quite strong from inside the room. In addition in the corner of the room, there is a statue of a human skull that is the same as in her university lab.
She sat down with her hands resting on her thighs. It was one of those habits she had when she was feeling tense. And that's how she felt right now.
"How are you Mrs. Keira?" asked the man with glasses and a white shirt.
"I... I'm good, doctor," replied Keira nervously.
That's right. That's Dr. Kenny the man that Keira wants to meet. Previously she had made an appointment to be one of Dr. Kenny's patients.
He smiled. "All right, how was your day Mrs. Keira?"
"Good... nothing special," replied Keira by squeezing the corner of the hoodie she was wearing.
Kenny took out a pen and then a notebook. He looked at Keira who was in front of him. "Okay, then should we start?"
Keira gulped. She slowly nodded in response. Ignoring her rapid heartbeat.
"Okay, so what's your problem, Mrs. Keira? Please tell me everything," said Kenny, looking at Keira.
Keira was silent for a moment. She corrected her sitting position reducing her nervousness. "I... I'm experiencing some strange things."
"Can you explain what kind of things you experienced Mrs. Keira?" asked Kenny.
"It all started when I went to Xerxes castle. I saw a painting without a face but one night I saw that the painting had a face. But when I wanted to show the painting to my friend, suddenly the face in the painting It's disappeared," replied Keira.
Yes, she decided to go to a psychiatrist. She wanted to tell all the strange events that she had experienced. She also wanted to make sure that everything she was experiencing happened or not. And like she said before, she couldn't sleep well and she didn't want to continue like this.
This was the first time she had gone to a psychiatrist in her life. It was because of this that she was currently feeling extremely nervous.
Kenny wrote down everything Keira said to him. "Okay, then?"
Keira bit her inner lip. "I... I..." stuttered Keira.
Kenny smiled gently. "It's okay Mrs. Keira. I will listen to everything, so you don't need to worry."
Keira took a deep breath. She tried to calm herself down because this was the most strange moment she was about to tell. "I... I saw a corpse. A man's corpse."
Kenny furrowed his eyebrows. "A corpse? Where did you see that corpse, Mrs. Keira?"
"Under the lake. I saw it under the lake which is around Xerxes castle," replied Keira.
"What did the corpse look like?" asked Kenny back.
Keira returned to squeeze the corner of the hoodie she was wearing. "It's... Navarro Eryx."
"And who is he?" Kenny put his hands on the white table.
"He is the guy I saw in the painting," replied Keira.
Kenny was silent for a moment. Then took his pen again and wrote something on the white paper for the second time. Keira watched Kenny. Occasionally she saw the wrinkles on Kenny's forehead.
Keira swallowed hard. "Did you write that I was crazy?" said Keira with her head's slight tilt.
Kenny raised his bowed head. He looked at Keira and chuckled softly. "Ah... no. Of course not, you're fine Mrs. Keira."
This is what she's worried about. She was worried that she had lost her mind or in other words gone crazy. It was just as Della had told her before and it was all because of that old castle!
"So, what happened to me?" asked Keira, wanting to know what problem she was having.
Kenny had finished writing all the stories he had heard from Keira. He then took off his glasses and straightened his back. "You're just having hallucinations and tired, Mrs. Keira."
"Hallucinations?" said Keira.
Kenny nodded. "Yes. Hallucinations can be caused by excessive fatigue as well as stress. Did you have any problems before coming to the castle?"
"Well... I do. I had a fight with my dad and I did a lot of college assignments," Keira replied, remembering what happened before going to Xerxes castle.
Yeah, just like she said. She did fight with her father because her father wanted them to move to another city. They had a big fight and didn't speak with their father for 3 days. Moreover, college assignments that she had to complete. Making it worse and unable to think clearly at that time. So you can say her visit to Xerxes castle was to ease her mind.
"That's! That's the center of the strange events that you experienced," said Kenny. "You don't need to worry Mrs. Keira."
"B-But... I saw that corpse and it's so real! I even touched the necklace that corpse was wearing!" said Keira.
Yes, how about the necklace? She still vividly remembered the moment she saw or even touched those necklaces. "I also heard strange whispering!" continued Keira.
Kenny laughed and then smiled. "As I told you, this is all just a hallucination. Makes you create your own voice in your head and even see strange things," explained Kenny.
Kenny tore one of the papers and then gave the paper to Keira. "Here, you just need to take this medicine and you will be fine Mrs. Keira."
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Those hazel eyes looked out the window of the bus. She sat with her back against the bus seat. Then she stared at the white plastic bag that was resting in her lap.
"Gosh, I can't believe I have to take these medicines," said Keira, looking at some of the medicine in the plastic bag.
Yes, she had bought some medicine just like the doctor told her to. She never thought that she would end up having to take all this medicine just because of the strange things she saw.
"Tsk, if I'm going to end up like this... I won't come to that damn castle!" annoyed Keira. Regretting that she decided to go to Xerxes castle with her friends.
Keira leaned her head against the window. Remembering all the things Kenny had said to her two hours ago...
Hallucinations.
Yeah, all this crazy stuff is just hallucinations.
So what Della told her was true. Including that place had driven her mad.
Keira sighed. She pulled out her cell phone which she kept in her hoodie pocket. She then read the message she just received a few seconds ago. And not long after a smile etched on Keira's beautiful face. She quickly replied to the message and put her cell phone back in her hoodie pocket.
She spent 25 minutes on the bus until she finally arrived at her destination. She got off the bus with several other bus passengers who also got off at the same stop as her.
"Have a nice day lady!" said the bus driver kindly.
Keira turned. "Thank you so much sir, you too!"
She walked on the sidewalk. Walking past the houses of people living in that area. Occasionally she greeted several people she recognized. Until finally she stopped in front of a house with a gray car parked in front of the garage.
She pressed the button on the side of the door.
Ding...Dong...Ding...Dong...
"Please wait!"
She took a few steps back after hearing the voice from behind the brown door. And it didn't take long for the brown door to open.
"Yes? Who-- Keira..." the handsome middle-aged man was shocked when he saw the woman who had rung his doorbell.
Keira smiled. "Hey, dad..."
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He immediately hugged Keira. "Dad missed you so much," Keira returned the man's hug.
Yes, that middle-aged man is her father. She decided to meet her father. Also decided to throw away her ego and forget about the problems between her and her father. Because she couldn't lie to herself that she missed her father, Mr. Petals.
Keira's father let go of his hug. He held her daughter's shoulder and looked at her daughter. "Let's go inside..."
Keira answered him with a nod. She entered the house which was also her home. She looked around the modern-styled house which all looked very clean and neat.
Keira smiled. Her father is the same as her very fond of cleanliness. Just look, her father always takes good care of this house.
"Dad, did you just clean the house?" Keira sat on one of the chairs in the kitchen bar.
Keira's father chuckled. "Yes, I did. Who else?" Keira chuckled at her father's answer.
Just like Clyden, she is also an only child. Then you ask where is her mother.
Her mother passed away when she was still in senior high school. Her mother had a heart attack when she wanted to pick her up at that time. To be honest, until now she often missed her mother but she never told her father about it. The reasons? It's simple...
Because she didn't want to make her father sad. Because she knows that her father is much more hurt than her.
"Look, look what I cook for you," Keira's father put down a plate of blueberry pie.
Keira smiled happily. "Blueberry pie! Omg, thank you so much, dad!" Blueberry pie is her favorite cake and her father knows about that.
She immediately ate the pie. Mr. Petals sat in front of her daughter. He smiled seeing his daughter who was so hungrily eating the blueberry pie he made. Every time he saw his daughter, he felt like he was looking at his wife.
Keira who was eating suddenly fell silent. She looked at her father. She put down the fork she was holding and walked to her father's side.
"Dad..." called Keira.
"Yes, darlings?" replied Keira's father.
Keira was silent for a moment, then...
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Keira hugged her father's waist. She rested her head on her father's broad shoulder. "I'm sorry dad. Because I have troubled you and been selfish."
Yeah, she wants to apologize. She had realized her selfish attitude that could not understand her father's condition. She shouldn't have troubled her father who had met all her needs and was always there for her.
Keira felt a gentle stroking of her head. She closed her eyes.
"I also apologize. Dad shouldn't have forced you at that time," Keira's father said while stroking his daughter's head. "So don't worry darling. Dad will find the best solution, okay?"
Keira nodded slightly. They decide not to be selfish and forgive each other. The two of them then fell silent with Keira still hugging her father and her father faithfully stroking her head.
"Dad, what would you do if you had an unreasonable incident?" asked Keira suddenly.
Keira's father turned around. "Hmmm... nothing. I would consider it something fun."
Keira looked up at her father. "But, isn't that strange? Doesn't that mean we have lost our sanity?"
Keira's father smiled slightly. He then held his daughter's cheek gently. "Listen darling... we can't explain everything. The same goes for things that don't even make sense. Just because they don't make sense doesn't mean they can't happen."
"So nothing is impossible in this world as long as you believe in it," said Keira's father while looking at Keira.