In The Beginning

A piece of soft mythical music played in Aisha's ears, waking her from her deep slumber.

Her nose could smell a waft of wooden and floral scent, making her feel that she was in some kind of mysterious garden.

"Where am I?" Her eyebrows furrowed as she was not expecting to experience such senses after her last memories.

The last thing that she could remember was being engulfed in the enormous waves. The angry waters, suffocate the life out of her.

Thinking that the whole world was being eaten alive by the monstrous waters, she allowed it to toss her to wherever it wanted to.

She was feeling lightheaded with the oceanic pressure, and darkness was starting to envelop her.

But someone suddenly appeared out of nowhere. The man seemed to be swimming to where she was.

His moves were void of fear from the surrounding wrath of the ocean world.

Aisha's eyebrows knitted, wondering how another human being could breathe or even swim in that part of the ocean which seemed to be possessed by an evil spirit.

"I.. must… be.... Imagining… things…" With the consciousness that she had left, she lifted her slender arm to him as if she was asking him to save her.

Even in the midst of the chaotic scenario and her depressive life, she realized that somehow, deep in her heart, she has the desire to live.

She expected the saving figure to eventually vanish from her sight. She knew that he was just a figment of her imagination.

Her eyes fluttered open and close as the roaring waves seemed to hum death's lullaby. Just then, she lost her consciousness.

And now here she was.

With her head aching, she tried to put both her arms on the ground, attempting to stand up, so she could take a look around her.

As she did so, she saw her beautifully formed apexes dangling from her chest.

Astonished at herself being half-naked, she quickly turned to her behind. It was also exposed! She was completely naked!

What was worse was she was not alone in that place, whatever it is.

It seemed like she was in an enchanted forest. And the forest itself was producing the music that she was hearing. Its leaves dance to an unheard beat, whispering their songs to the wind.

Around her, sheltered by the mighty trees, seemed to be every kind of life, from the humble beetle to enchanting birds of every color. She held her hands up to feel the cascading light.

However, as she did so, she noticed that some weird creatures were encircled around her, ogling with curiosity! She didn't know who they were!

They looked like humans. But they also appeared like they were not.

However, one thing is for sure. She felt terrified!

She didn't bother to poke around the details of their eccentricity.

She quickly wrapped her extremities around her legs, covering her nakedness, like a tortoise hiding under its shell.

"Oh my gosh! What am I doing here? Don't eat me, please! I'm not yummy!" Aisha pleaded while crying.

She must be dead. And God must have sent her to the pits of hell with all the things that she has done while she was still alive. These creatures must be sent to torment her.

They would probably tear her apart and make a feast out of her. Or throw her into the fiery furnace somewhere near here.

"She's funny," Aisha heard one of them laugh.

It didn't have a devilish sound like what she expected. It was melodious and pleasing to the ears, somehow like the voice of an angel.

Aisha stopped sobbing as she pouted. "Wait, am I in heaven then?" She wanted to take a peek at them.

Just then, one of them tried to touch her with his rough finger.

It felt like her skin was being abraded by sandpaper as his finger trailed through her arms that were covering her head.

Aisha's heart almost bulged out of her chest.

She quickly hid back in her shell, making the angelic voice angry. "Don't touch her! She's reserved for the King!"

"Reserved for the King?" Aisha repeated to herself what she had just heard. "What does it mean?"

She felt like her lungs were about to burst inside her rib cage.

She was really confused now. Was he the King of hell or the King of heavens? What will he do with her?

She tried to peep at the peculiar beasts who were having a conversation above her. They were towering over her with their gigantic heights.

"Who are these people?"

As she was doing so, she heard the beings scrambling to their feet as they all knelt down and shouted in unison, "We brought to you a gift, Your Majesty."

Aisha could almost hear her heart thumping wildly against her chest. T-the King is here? And she is a gift? She slowly turned around to see him.

And as she did so, her knees automatically fell to the ground.

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Every end is a new beginning.