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Fiora's (POV)
I woke up to the irking sound of my alarm and before I could collect my thoughts about last night my phone started going ballistic with its ringing, it was my mother a wide smile spread across my face while I picked up her call her voice always makes my day, though she was little concerned and angry ....... "ahh... finally, where were you Fiora, you haven't received our calls for straight three days, you know we were about to come there, we thought something might have happened to you, do you have any sense for responsibility ...hello.... hello " she said in a very angry tone
"I am listening to you Mom," I said while doing my morning routine, meanwhile my father took over the conversation and said in a very loving and calm voice "Honey-puff, are you alright? you have never ghosted us like this before, is something wrong? Do you need our help? is there something we could do?" I felt their fear, concern and love right through my phone, I was almost teary... almost... I replied very calmly "Dad, Mom I am alright and I am sorry for ghosting you all of a sudden but I swear I didn't do that on purpose, many things have happened here, and I just..... don't know how to react, to say the truth... I am scared Dad... I am very scared, things that I am finding here are beyond imagination, it's just so crazy that..... that... I don't know if it is even real or even possible......"
"Come back fiora you have us, you don't need to do this, you are our daughter love, and that's a hard stone fact, that's all you need to know..... come back baby," my mother said in a calming tone "I want to mom... I too want to...trust me Mom, but Mom you know something will pull me back here, a part of me knows that going back is not the solution I need answers, Mom" I said as calmly as I could
"Fiora, do you want us to be there with you?" my father spoke and he called my name which meant he was asking a genuine question that needed to be answered without any lies "No, Dad it's something I need to figure out" I spoke with certainty
" If so, then there will be a few rules you must follow 1. you are not allowed to ghost us for more than one day... 2. If you need us you will tell us without thinking twice no questions asked... 3. If things get out of control and you think you cannot handle it you have to come back immediately, leave everything and just come back... 4. we love you and always will, remember that" he said firmly with a mixture of friendly tone and I gladly accepted
We talked for some more time I didn't tell them what happened, the truth is I don't even know what is all this, misunderstanding, hallucination, or something else
In the afternoon, I was called by Miss Mathew when I entered her cabin there were three more people she sat us all down and spoke
" We have landed on a great project that will help all of you to sharpen your skills, I am forming a team of you 4, miss Mary you will the in charge and this project, and it will work directly under our CEO Since he is not available at the moment I am taking over on his behalf all the details have been emailed to you, later he'll brief you on the project, you all will be working in PR 4 (project room 4) all the necessary items are already been shifted, if you need anything else you know where to get them from and if you encounter any difficulty feel free to ask your CEO, working of the project will start from tomorrow, so take this day as a leave before hectic schedules,... any questions," she asked
She greeted us with good luck and we went to our respective cabins after an hour ago of reading about the project I went to PR 4, to begin with, an initial inspection of the things we require and things we have
The project was a combination of restoration and new architecture, The good thing is, that clients were very clear about what they wanted, the bad thing was what they wanted would be very difficult to club together, I was so into working on the solution that I didn't hear someone entering PR
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"Miss Mary" I lifted my gaze, a little taken aback by the voice it was the CEO handsome and perfect as always maroon coat, blue denim jeans, white t-shirt, perfect hair... semi-formal look ah! how can it go wrong "Yes, sir," I said as formally as I could
Zack//Fiora
What are you doing here
Amm... I was just here for pre-inspection
Pre-inspection?...
Yes,... I thought it might help us to work ahead of time, is something wrong, Sir
No... It's just you have a quality of a leader
Thank you
hmm...What did you find?
I kind of got an idea of how to club their wants and keeps, but I need to visit the site before I make sure of anything
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I came back to my dorm and just laid there ideally, the day was very long we went for the site inspection together, I was a little hesitant at first but agreed reluctantly
He didn't speak the whole ride the only time he spoke was when work-related and I could care less if I am honest I don't want him to get involved in anything related to me I have this utter nonsense feeling that I am in some kind of danger I have my problems to solve and I have no time for heart fluttering things
Speaking of problems, I quickly went to my wardrobe and pulled out my wooden caskets in which my childhood belongings were kept, I opened it and took out my diary I still remember When I saw this casket in my parent's room years back, ah!... That was the most difficult day of my life to date
I don't have time for the old memories I have a mystery to solve
Yesterday when I regained my consciousness in the CEO's house I somehow began to understand these scribbles in the dairy for the first time
I understood they were not some random scribblings but actual words
Before this, the only things I could get were the names Arna and Marcus and a cartoon character drawn below them, a girl and a wolf I thought it was some the story of a wolf and a girl and that it was a wolf I knew because my mom told me, last year I found a torn piece of paper stuck in between the spine of the diary It was a piece of a photograph in which only one shoe of a man can be seen it was more like an intentionally torn picture than just stuck somehow, at the back of it was written
1899
Arna-Marcus
♡
Vivity
This means that this photograph is more than 100 years old I must be insane to come here just based on this piece of a photograph but I just couldn't help it
I had to conduct a lot of research before stumbling upon this place. And my luck seemed to reach the seventh sky when I discovered there was a company nestled in this no man's land (sarcastically). Moreover, it happened to be the very company I was deeply interested in—particularly its owner.
Yes, I had heard of Mr. Crystal long before setting foot in the company. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that I came here partly because of him. Not out of romantic interest, mind you. Rather, I wanted to express my gratitude, as he once saved my life from a car accident. Unfortunately, he left before I could convey my thanks. Now, with how things unfold, I can't shake this feeling of connection with him. There are events surrounding him that defy explanation
Why couldn't I read those texts earlier, what changed?
Where does that cave go, it was as if, it never existed
Does Mr Crystal remember the cave? if yes, why did he lie to Arnica wasn't he the one who took me?
Why is this place so strange? and who are these people? what was that wolf? how could that thing understand me?
What is this place hiding here? There are so many whys and whats and wheres and hows in my life, that if I make a list of them it would probably never end
One thing I'm sure of is that these people are not normal humans none of them, superhumans surround me, The only way to survive here is to play dumb and be cautious.
There are only a few pages I could read others are all still scribbles for me
After what I saw I believe this place has many mysterious things and there are puzzles I need to solve to get the clues
Yesterday I found a map in it and it took me to a silent waterfall, though I read it wrong and got into little trouble. As for today my feet willingly took me towards the silent waterfall I wanted to meet that majestic animal once more I knew it wouldn't harm me, I wanted to meet my saviour one more time
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Word count:- 1600
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Date- 06/03/2024