As I opened my eyes, trying to look back in fear, I was breathing fast as my heart started beating fast and fast,i felt my body grew cold, from my head down to my fee.
Where I saw my self when I opened my eyes made me terrified, I felt my legs shaking. I was standing in front of a tall tree, a fruitless, dried ugly tree. It's branches were so big and curved. I looked down at my self, I was wear a night gown, it wasn't mine, it's was a clear white dressit looked like a dress I had seem before, but couldn't remember where I had seen it from, it was very dirty and looked very old.
My hands and feets were covered in mud, I could feel some of the mud on my neck.
I looked back at the tree, it looked ancient.
How did I get here?.
I was about to look around my surroundings to know where I was, but be while I was about to look back, I felt someone held my hands, and said,
Min-hyun don't look back.
It was a little girl in a black dress. She was to little to be around here. She had big hazel eyes and dark long hair. We both where barefooted and had mud all over us, When both most had ended up here somehow.
Little girl, what are you doing here?, do you know where we are?,Seems am lost to. I said to the little girl
She squeezed my hands and frowned at me.
You shouldn't ask questions like that, what if I didn't get to you before the other demon's?. You would have been their play thing. She said.
She spoked like a she knew the place well.
Don't you think Ur a little to rude for your age little girl. What's your name? " I said to the girl"
I am order than your great-great grand mother I am no children, this is the form I take in this forest.
I looked at her in amazement and I chuckled.
Ohh really alright then but could you tell me where we are, what kind of forest is this and the demon's you spoke about?.
We have no time to waste, I want to take you to see gummy bear, you said you liked him to to. She said.
What? What gummy bear?. And when did....
That was where it hit me, the blurry images in my head where very clear.
"Gummy bear wants to use the bathroom" it said, the words sending a chill down my spine as if reminding me of exactly how I felt that night.
I saw myself stare at the bathroom door which was wildly open as if something had slipped inside waiting for me,and that moment I felt I wasn't alone in my house.
It all kept coming back like a door which was closed was now opened.
Then I remembered the conversation when the child on the phone, giggled softly and said "Gummy Bear was naughty today and got dirty, Look! he's in there!" .
You! You, it was you, I remember now, you were the one who called me that night. I said.
Our journey starts from behind this tress, don't let go of my hands and don't look back, while walking I will tell you what you need to know, she said dragging me as me walked. I felt so silly following a weird little girl, but I was satisfied that I was not crazy hearing things, who would have even believed me if I ended up telling?.
You said I called you?, she said.
Why you asking like you did not , I said.
But you called me first, you made it much easier for me to find you in fact it was so easy that even the lowest ranged demon could find you. Do you know how long it took me find you 2000 years. She said.
As we walked and she spoke, I kept getting confused, i had only been alive for 24 years, maybe she sees 24 years as 2000 years what a joke.
2000 years you say huh. Why don't you tell me Ur name, I may remember you, I said.
You can't know me silly girl, for I haven't been in existence in the world of the living for 1999 years, call me Haikumi, She said.
Haikumi, are you saying am no longer in the land of the living right now?,i asked then screamed, am I dead!?.
Yes, and no you are not dead, and don't scream again, Haikumi said,
We stayed quite while still walking, I started to get annoyed why this girl spoke to me like a small children. There was maturity in the way she spoke. This strange place kept getting creepier as we walked. We kept passing the same tree behind us, the only difference was that It keeps getting bigger.
Haikumi, why is it taking to long to get there?, and why do I have to meet who ever gummy bear is?.
We are here, Haikumi said.
But we were standing in front of the biggest tree I had ever seen.
It wasn't dried and ugly like the other ones. It was a cherry blossom tree, the petals shined even in the dark.
But I should had noticed it so seen it, but it was only when Haikumi spoke was when I saw it. Apart from that, the tree should not be our destination, so I was waiting for what will happen next, but Haikumi kept heading to the tree, she was still holding my hands so I was also going with her.
Haikumi, we are here but I don't see anything, I said.
Just don't let go of my hands, just following me inside the tree, Haikumi said.
Inside the tree?... In surprise I said.
I could see how she walked into the tree as if she was invincible, I closed my eyes as I walked in.
I opened my eyes and saw a small stares and heard sounds of water. Haikumi let's goes of my hands finally, but I couldn't see here anywhere