Chapter 9

CHAPTER 9

I woke up feeling a bit odd. Something's off.

"Florence? Honey?" I was surprised to hear my mom's voice. I slowly sat on my bed while frowning. What's happening? And why do I feel small? 

I stood up and felt something strange. I immediately ran towards the mirror and my eyes widened when I saw my seven-year-old self. 

"What the hell?!" I exclaimed. Even my voice was different. It was small. I gasp in shock when I felt someone slapped my mouth.

"Since when did you learned to curse?!" Mom shouted angrily while raising her hand at me. That's when the realization hit me--- I'm dreaming. I tried to pinch myself to wake up but to my surprise, it did nothing but brought pain to me. I flinched and immediately caressed the part where I pinched myself.

"What's happening to you?" I looked back at my mother.

And there... waves of memories of her leaving us flashed in my mind. It was a dreadful memory... a painful one.

"Y-you're not my mom! You're a whore!" I shouted which earned me a slap from her. Her eyes were wide opened and is glistened with tears.

"I don't understand... I didn't raise you like this! What's happening to you?" she cried. The door burst open revealing daddy.

"What's happening? Hon?" He immediately ran to mom and comforted her.

"Ask your daughter, Servancio!" She shouted. Dad looked at me with a frown on his face.

"What happened, sweetie? Did you make mommy cry?" He knelt to my level. I was just blankly staring at mom who's crying.

"She will eventually leave us, dad! She's a whore! I saw it!" Dad looked at me in disbelief.

"Where did you learn that?! Florence, we didn't raise you like this! She's your mom and she's not going to leave us!" he exclaimed angrily and stomped outside my room with mommy crying in his arms. They locked me up and grounded me. 

I thought I wasn't even affected anymore... I thought I was numb already...

I slowly walked towards my bed while tears are streaming down my face. If only he knew... that mom cheated on him with uncle Robert... 

Uncle Robert whom I treasured the most too... 

I looked up to my window when I heard indistinct noises. It slowly opened and I was even surprised to see Eula.

"Eula?!" she was struggling to come up here that's why I ran up to her and helped her.

"Hey bitch, just so you know I don't need your help." She said and raised an eyebrow with me. I chuckled, she really is Eula!

I ran to her and engulfed her in a hug.

"It's really you!" I exclaimed joyfully.

"Excuse me? Do I know you?" She said and pushed me to release from the hug.

"Of course! You call me bitch and I call you witch! You are my best friend!" I said. She frowned, probably can't remember it.

"It all happened in the future!" I explained. She then pointed to herself and me.

"Me? You? Best friends? You wish I'm too pretty to be your best friend." 

"You used to say that always, haha!" I said and dragged her along with me.

"By the way, what are you doing here? Why are you climbing in my room?" I asked and eyed her suspiciously.

"Ya! I don't have plans to steal something, I'm not a thief. I was following papa." she said and wander her eyes around my room.

"Uncle Robert?? I know it's hard to believe but your papa and my mom have an affair," I said, hoping she would believe me. She looked at me dead in the eye before she burst out laughing.

"I know! Duh, that's why I'm following him, to gain some evidence," she said like it's nothing. My mouth literally dropped because of that. 

prrrt

I flinched. "Ew! Did you farted?!" I angrily asked her. She did a peace sign while I covered my nose in disgust.

"When was the last time you pooped?!" I exclaimed.

"Uh, last week? hehe." my eyes widened because of that. But before I could even respond, everything around me suddenly vanished and turned back to normal. I blinked a few times and before I even knew it, I was back in the theatre room.

"What you just experienced is the level four of this game. And only three of you stayed alive 'til the end. Congratulations, you have conquered level four of the Suicide Cup. A friendly reminder everyone, each one of us has that one person that could distract us from reality. And I hope you'll find that person before you decided to end your misery." the speaker went off after that and a silhouette appeared on the screen, it's probably the Domina.

"Hello, my dear pupils..." it said using a voice changer. I wonder why she's hiding her identity.

"Today I have witnessed your resistance towards death. I'm impressed. No life has been taken, thanks to the three of you. But I just want to warn you all, everything in this game is real and unreal. Congrats, you made it to the real game." he said then it went off again. I felt the chills ran down my spine.

"Hey, congrats..." one of the contenders approached me. She has bob short hair and is wearing glasses.

"Oh, hello! Congrats too!" I greeted. She smiled at me and pulled something from her back.

"u-uh I'm one of your fans when it comes to racing! I hope you can autograph this for me!" she said which made my eyes go wide.

"Sure! Thanks!" I said and signed her merches. After that I roamed my eyes around, expecting to see Eula. But to my dismay, she isn't here. 

I was startled when Beau came to me with a serious expression.

"Where's your friend? We need her in the council," he asked as he towered over me.

"I haven't seen her even in the morning... why?" I asked curiosity is clouding my mind.

"She created a huge fucking mess, tell her to come or else..." he stared at me dead in the eye. I gulped. 

"Or else what?" I bravely asked.

"Or else she's dead." He uttered which rendered me speechless. Oh, Eula witch, what have you gotten yourself into?