19 ~19~

My mind was running wild as every time. I felt like vanishing from this world, from this dark world. The truth, or the so-called one, slapped me so hard that I wish I never realized that. Why does every good thing, every hope, every light, turn into an awful one, into confusion, into blackness?

After few steps, while my mind was absent. With no previous warning, Ruby turned to the right, and started laughing in joy.

“Yaaah! Magic show! You cannot imagine how much I love magic! WOW! How could he do that?!”

I did not know what actually was happening around me. I heard some cheers, claps, kids laughing… Are we in some amusement park? Or maybe at the entrance of some circus? But she told me that we would go to the beach… Where am I?

-Ruby! … I called. Ruby?! … Ruby? … Where are you? please don’t play those games with me… Ruby? … Are you still here? …

-Are you looking for someone? Replied a strange voice.

-I’m sorry, but I can’t find my friend. Her name’s Ruby…