C3

Blinding ray of light from the window woke me up as I cover my eyes with my arms urgh why it is so bright in here? The unfamiliar scent made my entire system awake as I sat on the bed I’m laying in.  Where I am? The door opened and a lady in a white long cloth and a man entered. And who are these people? 

“You are finally awake how do you feel?” who is she? She talks like we are very close to each other. How do I feel? Why? What would I feel after waking up?

“Pretty lady?” I looked at the man for calling me that way. After a second the door opened again and another three-person which is two-man and one lady entered this room with their eyes fixed on me. What did I do wrong?

“How is she?” The lady who just entered asked. How am I anyway? Wait, huh?

“She isn’t responding” this lady in white cloth answered as they look at me. What is this and who are they? Where am I exactly?

“How are you feeling young lady?” the lady in a scarlet dress asked me. She’s so beautiful like a sunrise and sunset on the horizon, her dazzling blue eyes are pretty like the sea and her long curly silver-gray hair is perfect with her perfect face. So beautiful that even her smile brightens the darkness giving such a purity. What the heck am I saying snap it out self.

“My name is Hearst, Hearst Montromey and this is my man Vinsor” the sparkle in her eyes saying the word ‘my man’ shows how he loves this Vinsor so much. “While this is our son Yoshiko, his friend Eiji  Stryker and my niece Kline Evans” she continued introducing them one by one. 

I can’t see any age gap between them since they look like a bunch of youngsters in a circle of friendship. Not familiar with the names but they act well towards me.

“Sachiko, Sachiko Walter” I finally found my words to speak. “Where am I?” I asked them as Hearst sit on the edge of the bed.

“You are here inside our territory. Our watchman found you in the woods bleeding, unconscious, almost lifeless, and wounded” she explained. Me? Almost lifeless? What the heck happened to me anyway? My head starts to fuzz and ache as I try to remember anything but it only gives me a headache. What is she talking about? I've been asking what and why since I woke up but no answers satisfied my system.

“Are you okay?” that man named Yoshiko ask. Maybe because I’m robbing my forehead of the pain like it is tearing my head apart.

“No” I answered in pain. 

“Here take this” he gave me two small pills while Kline handed me a drink. Based on the smell and color of the liquid this is a medicine drink, a boiled grass from the mountain. I didn’t question them about it, I immediately ate the pills and gulped the liquid nonstop.

"Whoa easy lady" Vinson said worried but I didn't listen.

“Thank you” I thank them for giving back the glass to Kline.

“What happened to you and where do you live?” Eiji asks. Me? Well, what happened to me anyway and where do I live? I tried to remember anything about me but all I know is my name.

"Live? Don't I live here?" giving back the question to them makes them confused by the look of them.

"No, you don't as I said a while ago our watchman found you" Hearst answered. Oh?

“I don’t know” I plainly said shifting my sight to the window. The sky is so clear and the perfect color blue and sky blue is mesmerizing, hypnotizing like a paradise.

“Anyway, there’s an urgent meeting that needs our presence. Eiji can show you around to ease your boredom after that we’ll talk” Mr. Vinson said. He looks like the person with high authority in this place, maybe the leader of this territory. They left except Eiji who never left a sight on me for a second.

“You have been staring at me since you entered this room” I look at him but I regret doing so. The sadness and longing I feel are confusing me like I have known him for a long time. The way he looks at me defines something but wouldn't let them out off of his mouth.

“Can you walk? I’ll show you around” he said as he uncross his arms putting them inside his jeans pocket. He looks so cool that way, every girl might drool over him since he is so perfect with his style.

“Do you know how long I’ve been here?” I asked him as I jump off of the bed fixing myself and wearing the gray flat sandal that is placed on the edge of the bed.

“I was here when the watchman brought you here so If I recall it correctly you’ve been laying for almost a month” I raised my head to look at him and meet his eyes looking at me again. A month seriously? 

“Wow like wow I slept that long” I commented amazed as I walk to his side and smiled at him and he tilt his head as a nod.

“And so I thought you’ll end up sleeping princess that needs a prince to wake you up with his kiss” his words made me laugh a little bit.

“Huh you believe in fantasy tale?” beyond belief I teased him with my question.

“Asks the person who does, we all did believe when we were still a kid back then growing up,” he said as we finally made our way out of the place that made me dazzle with the scenario I was looking at. Wow, this place is so beautiful like a real paradise, or does it?

“Welcome to Montromey kingdom a paradise that gives peace and silence to your troubled mind. A place that gives your soul satisfaction and mends all your broken pieces, heart and mind” his words made the place even more unbelievable and almost perfect. Never seen this kind of place in my entire life but now it was like heaven is giving me its blessing.

"You've been seeing this every day?"

"No, I'm a visitor here but not like that because they treat me as a family so I came here whenever I wanted too" visitor?

"You don't live here?"

"I came from a distant territory, I like it here. It gives me peace, silence, and calmness" well the place shows it can do the thing.

"For how long you were coming here?" 

"Since childhood" wow that means he sees these sceneries ever since then.

"So envious wish I have seen this too since childhood" this is a place you can't get bored.

"You already did see this before" confused I look at him but didn't bother to ask I just look at the sceneries again dazzled and smiling.

“Just like the sky that blends with the light of sun and moon, it brightens our way, mind, and soul. The sunrise and sunset show its beauty symbolizing how alluring you are in every smile you show. Stars twinkle in the darkness without its moon giving a light but your eyes sparkle and glow that gives light to its perfection” I stiffened hearing what he said causing the peace of memory to come back to life.

In that memory, I was holding a silk cloth in which every word he uttered was written there was no difference at all it’s the exact word. I looked at him who was now looking at me but I could see his eyes the pain, sadness, and longing.

“Where did you read those?” or is it possible that he—no it can’t be.

“Never read those anywhere it was me who create it” then it’s him.

“Do we know each other?” he didn’t answer instead he walked away so I just followed him with my gaze. Why didn’t he answer me? I followed him to where he went, he was sitting on a swing and pushed himself to move the swing a few seconds he stopped and spoke something but I could not figure out what is it.

“Jiji, don’t you remember?” he asks.

“Jiji? Is that a name or what? Besides, I remember nothing aside from my name”

“Never mind let’s go I’m showing a place,” he said but his voice is full of sadness.

All I could do is to follow him to where we are going, every view that caught my attention is amazing. The Montromey Kingdom is considered as the lost paradise everyone in the world would like to see and explore. As I followed him we reached a wide waterfall. The waterfall is very clean and the water flows with each gust of wind so it smells so fresh.

“Why don’t you try to go down, it’s not forbidden to swim here” he breathed.

“Wish I could even if I wanted too but I’m satisfied to watch the amazing sights I see” I expressed.

“Can I ask a question?”

“Spill”

“About that lady named Hearst and the man Vinson. Who are they? They seem like a man with high authority”

“Well, they are the highest race of werewolf” highest?

“Race of werewolf?”

“Lycans, by loans they are royals which means they are the king and queen of this kingdom” oh my gush. So that is why I felt something strange towards them.

“Cut your tongue?” I remained silent ignoring his question. I just can’t believe what I’ve just heard.

“Can’t believe they shielded me here because I am a rogue in this territory”

“Then what do you want? Let you die there in the woods? The king and queen aren’t like that so whoever you are they will take care of you” he defended.

“If only I could remember what happened to me then maybe I’d defend too” would I choose to die or live. Silence filled the air no one dares to speak. “Well maybe I’m that lucky enough to get saved and sheltered in this place so I  got the chance to see this beautiful paradise of Montromey Kingdom and also meet its highness’s and of course you too” I added to break the silence as I look up in the sky and close my eyes. Something inside me is seeking something I can’t figure out.

“What gonna happen if you remember everything?” he has a point.

“We can’t say, a decision is done if I remember as for now, I should focus on recovering since I don’t know what happened to me that made it lose my memory. Whatever the future brings then so be it maybe it gives me the answer I’m seeking for” the positive I bear the fastest I got what I want.

“This world has a lot of kaleidoscope of bewitching backdrop sphere as you are and also mixed-blood soundlessly hang onto your hat” his voice is full of emotion as he expresses every word he uttered.

I couldn’t understand what is it but I know it’s a message turned into poetry, he knows a lot about being poetic or maybe it’s just a coincidence for him to speak like that.

"Do you love poetry?" I ask.

"Yes and no" huh?

"What is that suppose to be mean?"

"I don't know either but this is how I act, sometimes reciting poem out of nowhere and sometimes hate it" hehe ugh I can't have my words to say about it but sure is there's something I wanted to say.

"Wanna go on top of that hills?" He pointed to the hill and the urge of excitement fills me.

"Of course" I happily said. He smiled before leading the way as I follow him. Thank you for being good to me, someday will cross each other’s paths again then I’ll make sure to return the favor. I wanted to say it out loud but I choose to thank him silently for the best.