The air smells like iron and infact I do smell like an iron. Ah, no. It's blood! My nose is bleeding, and I can see the blood dripping from it. My nose is busted. I shouldn't have picked a fight with that jerk.

I search on my belongings for some tissues and other first aid related stuff as quickly as possibly can. I started treating my bloody nose. Ah, it hurts so bad! Maybe I should go to the hospital. I think I lost a lot of blood.

Wait? Why do my vision is fuzzy and I feel like I'm floating. My vision starts to go dark slowy. The next thing I know is I'm in a dark, dark place. I think there's nothing else here it's so dark. I try to navigate using my ears and my sense of touch, and I can touch a rough texture a stick like thing. I tried to pull it down and I heard a snap, and since it's so dark I don't know what it is. I still held what kind of think that snapped maybe it'll help me later.

I just realised I don't know where I am and I didn't even panicked, kinda odd.

I suddenly heard a footsteps. I stood there and didn't move. I was trying to know where that footsteps came from. I can still hear it, I think it's coming near me.

"You shouldn't be here," a raspy voice spoke from the darkness. I think it's a guy.

"Where... am I? Why it's so dark here that only my sense of touch and hearing can only be my guide?" I spoke

"You're in The Void." he said.

Confuse, I asked, "The Void?"

"Oh... I thought you heard stories about this place. I don't want to tell you anything about it. Since you shouldn't be here in the first place." his voice got serious when he said that I shouldn't be here in this place that's full of darkness. He didn't even answered my other question.

"I don't know why I'm here. Hmm... Wait. I think this is a dream or maybe I'm... dead?" Am I dead? That was just a busted nose. Am I really dead? I haven't even said a farewell.

"You can go back now," he said. He didn't even explain anything

I woke up. I immediately check my surroundings and I can clearly see everything and it's not dark, and... I still smell blood. I should take a shower and wash off this smell and this blood all over my face and t-shirt.

I wish they're here with me so I won't feel lonely anymore...

Ah, whatever! It's not like I'm not talking to anyone. Speaking of talking to anyone, hm... maybe I should hangout with my friends, and that would be tomorrow. Alright!

I cleaned my nose with some tissue and I soaked some few drips of alcohol and got some cloth to wipe the blood. Then I washed my face. I took a shower and change clothes. After doing that I immediately go to the bed and lay down until I fell a sleep.

I have a dream, and in that dream I saw myself but I look pale and I look like I got a lack of sleep because of the eye bags, lips were pale and it's dry. Everything was black except the 'me' who's standing the pale version of me. I tried to walk to myself. Wow, this is really so confusing, huh.

I opened my mouth and I was about to speak, but it seems that nothing comes out from my mouth.

Then he looks at me. Myself looked at me, he smiled but his smile seems strange that it makes my skin crawl somehow. His eyes suddenly became black. He ran at me. I want to move right now since I'm having a bad feeling about this. Suddenly, I can't move while he's charging at me and he's still wearing that creepy smile of his. How am I that creepy doing that smile?

He stopped running and he didn't smile anymore, but instead he's staring at me. Then... he suddenly grab my neck and trying to choke me. His hands that's choking me got tighter and tighter grip on my neck. I'm coughing at his face, and there's blood.

W-what? What's happening? I don't understand why am I here again? I don't remember how did I got into this weird place.

I... I can hear a voice, it's faint but I can still hear it.

"Keo! Wake up, wake up!" someone spoke. I can hear them very clear, that voice is familiar.

I woke up. It's just a dream, no, a nightmare.

I look at my right side. I saw Roko one of my closest friend. Wait, why is he here?

I suddenly feel the heavy feeling from the back of my head. It hurts. "Ugh... my head"

"Dude. what the fuck was that? You're shivering so bad. Are you sick or something?" Roko said. He's so worried. Pfft... this is funny.

I chuckled. I can't take him seriously.

He look at me with confusion painted at his face. "Seriously, Keo? I'm worried, you know?"

"You don't know how ridiculous you look." I said while trying to hold my laugh.

"You're crazy. I'm here this early because mom said you should come eat breakfast at our house."

"Eat at your house, again? Why?"

"My parents are worried about you. I am worried about you too."

"Don't worry about me I'm all good" I smiled.

"No you're not... Look at you, look at your nose, it's busted!" Roko sighs.

"This is nothing. I just slipped. You know, I'm clumsy." I laughed it off so he will stop worrying about me. It's not of a big deal anyways.

Roko clicked his tongue, looks at me then shook his head disapprovingly. He raises one of his hand and that touches my neck. I can see in his eyes that he was startled, and then look at me.

"What?" I asked.

"Dude, you have fever." Roko said. He stood up and go to my drawer searching for something.

Maybe he's finding a thermometer, and well I don't have that.

"I don't have a thermometer" I said. Roko looks at me, his eyebrows are arched up.

"Where did you put the thermometer that I bought for you?" Roko said, now folding his arms.

"Uh... I lost it?" I said, shrugging my shoulders and smiling foolishly.

Roko took a deep breath.

"I bought a thermometer because things like this could happen. Like, you can get a fever, and it's because that you fought someone or a group of people, and---" I cutted off Roko's rambling.

"Just chill, okay? I'm fine. But since you're worrying then I'm going to the hospital to have a check up and get a proper treatment. Sounds good?" I said.

Roko let out a deep sigh. I think he calmed down a bit. What a pain I don't like hospitals.

"Sounds good to me," Roko said and smiled.

I heard a beep sound coming from Roko's pocket he took his phone and looks at it then looks back at me.

I arched up my eyebrows in a way to ask him what is it that he wants to say.

"Mom said that we go to the house now," Roko said then looks at his phone again. His fingers are tapping.

It's been so long. I want to taste a home made dinner again. This time I got some people though. I just wonder why do Roko cared about me.

"Let's go," I was cutted off with my thoughts by Roko who was standing in front of the door.

I walk towards Roko outside of the apartment. Roko locked the door.

I saw a car that was parked in front of the apartment's building. I assume it's Roko's car, and I'm right. Roko opened the car's door and giving a way on the other side of the seat for me to sit down to. I sat on where he was giving a way the seat. Roko sat on the driver's seat, he started the engine.

Our ride didn't took long 'til we arrived in Roko's house. We are greeted by his family, his mom, sister and his dad.

I feel such a warm vibe when I see them they're like my second family and the one that I can also call home.

I sat on their couch in the living room. The television is on.

"Multiple sink holes keeps popping up in certain countries in America and Europe, scientists are still trying to figure out what is the phenomenon that is currently happening,"

What? Sink holes? I think that's a good thing.

"Keo!" I heard a high pitched voice, it was from Roko's younger sister, Sara.

I tussled Sara's hair, and smiled at her. I know that she seems to hate when I do that.

"Ugh! Not my hair!" Sara is looking at me and squinting her eyes.

I chuckled softly.

"Not so funny! What if I ruin your hair too?" Sara asked me and is reaching for my hair. I was leaning so she can't touch it even one bit. My height wins. Mwuahahaha!

Sara gave up reaching for my hair, "You're no fun!" She then ran to Roko who's arranging the table, she's probably telling how annoying I was.

I stood up and go to the table to help Roko setting up the table for dinner along with his father and her mother that is cooking the dinner.

"Just sit down," Roko said patting one of the seats of the rounded table. I sat on where he patted and waited patiently.

After some time the dinner was cooked already, the table is set and Roko's mother puts the dinner in the center of the round table.

Mhm! I can smell the deliciousness of it.

Each of the family members took a bite and you can hear them being satisfied on what they have eaten. I took a bite also, and it was perfect. It was so delicious.

During dinner Roko's parents asked me how was I doing and stuff that they typically ask. I answered them the same shit, but then they asked me. "Are you still finding your family?"

"Yes. I believe they're still out there." I said still hoping that I will meet them, I will meet my family again.

"If you need helping with finding them you can come to us and ask for help." Roko's mother said smiling genuinely at me.

"Mhm. You can ask help from us. We will do our best to help you. Don't be shy about it, okay?" Roko's dad said and wipe the sauce on his mouth.

"I agree! Even though you're annoying." Sara said with a food in her mouth.

I smiled at them.

"Thank you. I really appreciated it." I said moved from the help that they're offering. At the side of my eye there's a happy tear.

It's good to be here.