5 Surprise gift;
Chapter 5:
[RENEE's POV]
I desperately look around , only to be welcomed by darkness and an eerie silence. Where am I? As I try to figure out, the clouds above me clears, as if obeying my orders. The moon casts it's shadows to reveal a dense forest. Sounds of footsteps running can be heard from afar. Each step is much clearer than the previous one as the sound approaches me.Soon a faint figure appears out of the dark shadows. As the figure gets closer ,her face becomes more visible. Its ME!! I'm desperately running away from something as I pant and gasp for air. Fear evident on my face. I keep running as if my life is at stake. Soon the scene changes. I'm in somebody else's arms, unconscious. Blood dripping from my neck. From the side the blood is dripping, a mark is visible... More like a bite mark. The shape of fangs imprinted on my neck. Soon my attention turns to the person holding me. A boy of my age who is inhumanly handsome like a divine being . His wavy brown hair was pulled back with an elastic band, a few stray locks dangling just below his chin. Skin as pale as moonlight. Eyes red as ruby. And teeth elongated into... fangs!? Blood dripping from them... My blood!!!
I wake up with a loud gasp, completely drenched in sweat. My body is visibly shaking from the nightmare I just had. My heart pounding in my chest, so fast that it could pop out any moment. I know what this meant. It's a... Vision!!Why!? Why now !? I thought I'll never see them again. Then why now!? Has my time come? Is this how it's going to end? Vampire... He's a vampire...
My thoughts running wild as I sat there in utter fear and confusion. Different emotions that I didn't knew existed in me hit me like a wave crashing the boulders. My breathing gradually shortened and soon I was out of air. My face pale as sheet and my head completely numb. I started taking deep breaths and tried to calm myself down. But no, it was not working. It was as if there was a tight knot around my lungs blocking any air to enter. Reaching for my bag, I rummaged through it. After a desperate search, I found what I was looking for. Shaking the inhaler, I removed its cap and pumped the contents twice in my mouth. A wave of relief washed through me as my breathing got steady.
I sighed and got up from my bed. That was when I took a proper look at my room. It was pretty big and decent room. There was a full-body mirror near the door. Two beds were attached to make a big, comfy bed. A small table stood by the side of the bed. To the other side of the bed was a wardrobe with 2 double-doors. Next to the wardrobe, there was another door. Probably the bathroom. To the opposite side there was a study table and a bookshelf. There was a big window next to it.
I opened the window and a gush of air blew on my face. Outside the window, a dense forest spread far, far across until where my eyes could reach. The forest reminded me of my old times with granny. Granny! The box!!
Before leaving, papa handed me a wrapped box ," Your grandma sent this gift for you. Open it when you get there. "
My fingers slowly caressed the box, as lovely memories of her returned to me. Suddenly, a thought crossed me. Let's go sight-seeing in the forest!! I stood up; grabbed my towel and other necessities and rushed to the bathroom. After finishing my business, I came out of the bathroom wrapped in towel. I noticed a clean set of uniform on my bed- that wasn't there before- along with a brochure and a note. I took the note and read-
" Hope you had a good rest. I've got some urgent matters to look into. Hence I'm leaving this uniform here. I'll be expecting you at the dining hall for lunch.
-Belle"
I kept the note on the table and took the uniform. It was a perfect fit. How do they know my size? Shrugging, I took the brochure. The first 3-4 pages were filled with the history, architecture, yada yada of the academy. The next page had the rules for students.
1. Students should wear uniform at all times other than in dormitory.
2. Electronic devices (such as smartphones, laptops, tabs ,i-pods etc) are not allowed.
What!? Are they serious? Who lives without a smartphone these days?Ughhhh! Not that I have alot of friends to talk to. But all my mangas, songs and novels are in my phone. That's when I searched for my phone and found that it was missing along with my earphones and charger. Seriously!? I grumbled as I looked at the paper. There were so many that I knew I didn't have the patience to read all of it.
Keeping the paper on the table, I turned to fix my hair. Oooookay! Now this is gonna take some time. My hair was a complete mess. And grooming it back to normal is the most hectic work. I took the comb and started brushing it with full force. Anybody looking at me now will think I'm pulling my hair out or vending my pent up anger on it. After what it felt like hours- but actually 15mins - my hair was back to normal. I left it to flow freely behind me with just a few strands braided at the right. Even though its difficult to maintain, I love my hair alot. My granny took great care of it when I was small. At that small age itself I had them to my hip level. Now its to my thigh level, black and shiny. Happily, I took the box and headed out.
After climbing down the stairs, rather than heading straight to the main doors of the dorm I turned to my left and walked through the hallway. There were students here and there in little, groups all in uniform, chatting with each other. As soon as they saw me their chatters turned into hushed whispers. I was too engrossed in myself to care to notice them. I reached a door. Hoping for my guess to be true, I turned it open. As suspected, it was a door to the woods. I had simply guessed it after looking at the map, to think I had such a good intuition. Heh! I'm proud of myself.
I walked out into to the woods with the box still in my hands.
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A/n:
Since I cannot upload pictures in here, I can't show you many things(like the school uniform, lofoten islands, hillfred academy, the forest, etc). However if you're using wattpad then search for "My Fantasy world". Also please read my new book "Aibanu: the moon lady". Lots of love💜💜
I'm uploading my character references in my insta stories... ig: the.anonymous.fairy . Check it out!!! hurry
