Waking to a weird sound, it's loud and screeching. I can't wrap my head around it. It's Loud, ringing in my head and painful. I placed both my hands on my ears

“Stop pp!!!”

The sound just kept getting louder

“¶¶¶¶¶• — N" “Huh?” I heard a voice.

“¶¶¶¶¶¶¶ — No.....”

“¶¶¶•√~`€√√ — Nora give back—”

“∆∆∆∆¶¶¶¶ access — you g on die”

The sound stopped. I felt something dripping on from my nose, blood. My eyes hurt. Leaving the bed, I went to the bathroom and took a look in the mirror there.

Ahh, I look odious. Dark cycles around my eyes are getting worse. My hair is a mess, do I even look in a mirror when I go to school? I freshened up and tied my hair backwards into a ponytail.

Speaking of school, today is Saturday. It might be the first Saturday I have experienced here. Leaving my room. I found my way to the living room and fell on the couch.

“Nora breakfast now" Shrugged I stood up reluctantly and headed to the kitchen, sat next to the counter ah bacon and egg repetitive as usual. I shoved them into my mouth.

“So, how's going for you? “

“ Nothing special lately, nor that I can think of”

“ Soo…”

“Hmm?”

“I heard you joined a club—”

“Wait how did you—”

“Who is giving you this info”

“Let's just say I keep in touch with your school”

Good parenting for once, hmmm.

“ You've made any friends?”

“Arrrrr”

Only two people came to mind. I don't think we have that type of relationship.

“Regardless” she placed her hands on mine and squeezed.

“I'm happy you're fitting in"

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“Yeah”

“Since today is Saturday, why you do some exploring? This city is big enough for that”

“Yeah”

A place came to mind, somewhere I've been meaning to go ever since I went there once.

The sky is clear and empty, the sun in its prime.

I entered the odd street, the place always been lingering in my mind ever since I came there. It's still deserted, the air still clean, the grass damp and the smell of wet rotting woods kept me calm.

A building caught my attention made entirely of wood which are pass its prime. It looks like it's going to fall any moment if a strong wind passes by.

I want inside it, nothing special, just your normal household. The difference is that this one is suffering from abandonment. I walked to the kitchen. Looks familiar, but I can't remember. I sat on the floor, using the wall as support. The air inside here gives a tingling sensation. I feel at peace here. My head stopped hurting. I feel light. I closed my eyes.

“ This feels good”

I'm running out of time. This needs to stop. Those people, two of them, feel like I know them from somewhere. Whenever I interact with them, I can't keep track of things. Feels like another version of me takes over the wheels. Especially her the blonde one. Whenever I see her, the feeling of yearning always overwhelms me. I can keep track of things happening around me. I'm losing control. Need to end this before it's too late. They came here to take me back, but suffering a great deal because of it. I'm doing all this for them. They know and still hate it. I can't even keep this place together. I'm already broken. Even though I still need to end this the goal, that's what only matters. Just need to keep pushing Whatever becomes of me, that endpoint, I have to reach even if I don't see it. I'll drag them forward. Have to leave a mark, it'll be worth it in the end. Something significant. Yes, I need that.

“Something significant” I reaffirm myself.

Maybe I know what this place is —

I got interrupted by a sound, footsteps, it has a heavyweight behind it. The sound is getting closer and louder. A bulky man wearing a carton colored raggedy clothes appeared in front of me bringing with him the loud sound. His mouth is wrapped and blur moving at an astonishing speed. Sounds came of it, loud and eardrum crushing

“\∆¶¶`•`^•`•°°°°°°°°°°•••••••••”

I can't comprehend it. He's coming closer, each step has a weight behind it.

" Link restore link restore link restore link restore no restore Ra restore link Nora"

How did it get in, and I didn't notice it? So, you guys want to finally hijack it. I was expecting it, but not this soon.

“Restore link Nora it futile , you you ¶¶¶¶`•`•|` are dy — ing don't let it go to waste”

“ How many times do I need to tell you I got this under control?”

The mouth stops moving and the thing or man, whatever it is, opened his eyes. It's black

“Nora” he spoke in a clear voice this time.

“It's not habitable anymore. From what we know, they all might be dead, except the ones here.”

“So just give us access, they don't even have a body r—”

“Stop” I said in a pitch voice, breathing heavily.

“I — have this under control. We're going to follow my plan"

The face hardened, its mouth twisted.

“We're taking over, Nora” he started moving forward in my direction.

Oh, this is bad. I stood up, panicking. But what is he going to do? It's not like I'm going to get beaten to pulp. I steadied myself and controlled my breathing, red flare simmering around me. Before I could make a move, his hand pressed against my face, packing a massive force behind it and sent me flying across the kitchen, sharp pain spread across my back.

“Do you still have it under control” a voice from the other side of the wall said. I know that voice, all know well by now. Always love making an entrance.

With nothing on my mind but pain and reassurance, I replied.

“ I don't think so”