【Aimee PoV】
「Where am I? 」
It was so dark.
「What happened? 」
「The last time I was…」
「In the middle of woods…」
「I drank something.」
「Was it blood? 」
「Was it poisoned? 」
「Why did I drink it? 」
「What made me so thirsty? 」
Thirsty…
「Now that I think about it…」
「My throat felt like burning.」
『Aimee…』
「I heard my name…」
It was a faint woman’s voice…
「Whose voice is it? 」
『Aimee…』
「She seemed sad…」
『…th…Aimee…ld…up』
「She’s whispering something…」
『I wish…th…Aimee…..ld…up』
「’Wish’?」
「It is…」
I opened my eyes.
All I see was brown ceiling.
The sudden light pierced my eyes.
I adjusted myself to the light.
『I wish th…Aimee…ld…….up』
I turned my head.
Ardelle was sitting beside me.
She was holding her hands together with both eyes closed.
Her hands were shaking.
『I wish that Aimee would wake up…』(Ardelle)
「How long has she been doing that? 」
『Ardelle…』(Aimee)
My throat felt so hurt soon after I talked.
It was like hundreds of needles were piercing it.
I grimaced.
Ardelle opened her eyes.
『Aimee!』(Ardelle)
She cried as soon as she saw me.
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『I was so scared!! I thought you’d never wake up!』(Ardelle)
She hugged me tight and burst into tears.
『Ar-』(Aimee)
Cough!
Cough!
It was so hurt.
It felt like burned.
『You fainted all of the sudden! In the middle of woods! I was so scared!』(Ardelle)
So it was poisoned.
I shouldn’t’ve drunk it.
Hold on.
Ardelle’s voice was different.
It was hoarse.
Ardelle coughed.
She removed her arms that were embracing me.
She kept on coughing.
She looked so much in pain.
Were both of them poisoned?
It burned.
My throat felt like it burned.
I coughed.
「Water…」
「I need water…」
I saw a glass of water on the small table near my bed.
I grabbed it and drank the water.
Hot!
I dropped the glass.
It broke.
The water spilled everywhere.
It burned my throat.
I was sure it wasn’t a hot water.
The water made the pain worse.
It was a pain I couldn’t bear.
I screamed inside.
I cried.
There was blood.
I saw blood.
My eyes felt like they were going to jump.
They were burning.
The blood…
They came from my eyes!
『AAAAAAAAAA!!!』(Aimee)
「What should I do? 」
「It hurts!! 」
My hand reached for everything I could see.
I was scratching everything.
「What should I do? 」
「What should I do? 」
「What should I do? 」
『Both of you shall eat a rose every day after drinking the potion.』(Madam Simone)
『Skip one day and you’ll regret it.』(Madam Simone)
「Rose!」
Where…
Where…
Where…
I saw red roses in a vase on the small drawer ahead.
I stood up with a great effort and walked to the drawer.
I felt like walking on hot needles.
「Rose…」
「Rose…」
「Rose…」
I grabbed the roses.
Their thorns pricked my palm.
I devoured them.
I had never eaten roses.
I had never, but they were the most pleasant thing I had ever eaten.
They cured the pain.
My throat felt so fresh at the moment I swallowed the roses.
The bleeding stopped.
There was an odd breeze sensation that spread all over my body as I devoured those roses.
The pain stopped.
『AAAAAAAA!!!』(Ardelle)
I turned my head.
Ardelle was coughing severely.
She was coughing up blood.
Her face was so pale.
She was crying.
Those were still tears.
I picked up a rose from the vase.
I rushed to her and gave the rose.
『Eat it! Quick! 』(Aimee)
She snatched the rose and devoured it.
The coughing stopped.
She raised her head and stared at me.
Her face showed confusion and shock.
Her eyes were widened as she dropped the rose.
『Blood….blood…Aimeee…blood!』(Ardelle)
I embraced her.
『It…it’s okay. It’s over. It’s okay…』(Aimee)
She cried and hugged me tight.
Tears fell from my eyes.
「It’s okay… it’s okay…」
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06:50 A.M, Sunday. Frith
【Aimee PoV】
I woke up and found myself laying on my bed.
「Was it a dream?」
「The pain was so real…」
I could feel tears on my cheek.
I wiped the tears using my right hand.
I felt something wrapped my hand.
I looked at my palm.
It was bandaged.
I looked at the other.
It was the same.
It wasn’t a dream.
There was a tremendous dread I felt at that time.
「It’s okay…. It’s okay…」
I tried to calm myself.
I stared at the ceiling.
「It’s okay…」
I took a deep breath and exhaled.
There was someone knocking on the door.
I gasped in shock.
『W… who is it? 』(Aimee)
My heart was beating faster all of the sudden.
『It is me, Miss.』
It was Alfred’s voice.
He was my butler.
「Why do I have to be so scared? Urgh.」
『Come in…』(Aimee)
The door opened.
Alfred came into my room.
His face was showing deep concern and worries.
『Are you feeling better, Miss?』(Alfred)
『I…』(Aimee)
I recalled the memories of yesterday.
Ardelle and I went home in hurry soon after we calmed ourselves.
We left that house.
We didn’t even know whose house it was.
Ardelle was so silent during the road.
Her hands were shaking and her face was pale.
It was the first time she had ever been silent since forever.
It was night when we arrived in Frith.
I accompanied Ardelle to the university’s dormitory and went home.
It felt like the worst nightmare.
When I arrived at my home,
My sister and maids were asking me questions.
I was silent.
They treated my wounds and cleaned the blood stains that left in my cheek and hands.
They no longer asked me anything.
I went into my room and slept.
I wished it was no longer a reality.
『Miss?』(Alfred)
I turned my head and stared at Alfred.
I forced a faint smile.
『I’m okay…』(Aimee)
Alfred was still worried, he looked so curious yet he was so hesitant to ask me questions.
There was an awkward silence.
Alfred cleared his throat and talked.
『Please be at ease, Miss. Nothing bad would be happen here.』(Alfred)
I stared at Alfred.
He showed me his reassuring smile.
「Right. Nothing bad gonna happen. It’s okay. It is…」
『Hm.』(Aimee)
『Would you like some morning tea and breakfast?』(Alfred)
I nodded slightly.
He excused himself and went out.
I stared at the mirror beside my bed.
My face looked so pale.
I bit my lower lip.
「It’s okay… it is…」
「It is okay…」
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