Dark Castle

Heidy is stunned in front of the majestic castle. Her legs seem to be glued to where she is standing at that moment. A pair of round eyes stare intently at the old building that is filled with tall grasses and shrubs in the front. The girl then turns on the flashlight from the cell phone she has been holding. Heidy then directs the light from the cell phone to the castle building.

It is too dark around there. Somehow, Heidy, who is in a residential complex in the middle of the city, suddenly arrives at that place. A location that is more like a forest, because there are no settlements or other buildings besides the magnificent castle. One thing that is interesting to Heidy is that she could finally see the building that had only existed in her dreams. The girl tries to think deeply. Is she now in front of the castle, or is she sleeping on the balcony and having strange dreams again?

"Heidy..." faintly a woman's voice says her name and seems to be calling the girl to come closer. Heidy, who is still standing rooted to her spot, begins to look around. To be honest, the girl with great curiosity is now engulfed in fear. She doesn't dare to look around and chooses to just look down. However, suddenly beside her sit a black cat that she has been following. The cat then stands up and walks towards the castle. It turns its head for a moment as if to invite Heidy to quickly follow it. After that, the cat again steps forward gracefully.

Having the courage to come from nowhere, Heidy is finally able to move her legs which have been frozen for a long time and made her unable to move. The sweet long-haired girl steps carefully while continuing to direct the small light from her cellphone. She follows the black cat through the bushes and various wild plants that grew freely in front of the castle until Heidy finally arrives at the abandoned castle's terrace.

The black cat then sits in front of the door wide open. Heidy is frozen for a moment. She has to muster up all her courage to go in there. "No! I don't want to go inside!" Heidy refuses firmly, though her voice sounds quite low. "I have to go home soon…." she says again, turning around. Her pair of round eyes are now perfectly wide. The shrubs that she passed before suddenly turned into tall, towering plants with roots as big as a grown man's arms. All the plants are intertwined and form a braid like a weave that fortifies the castle yard. There is not the slightest gap that Heidy could pass through. They look so close to each other as if they don't want to let Heidy get out of there.

"What is this?" Heidy mutters in confusion and also really couldn't believe what she is seeing. She then turns her attention to the black cat who is still sitting in front of the door. "I want to get out of here!" she says in a very deep voice. The cat just stares at her. The pair of round yellow eyes belonging to the black cat seemed to give off light. The light shines straight into Heidy's eyes and pierces them. Heidy chokes for a moment and returns her eyes widening perfectly. Meanwhile, the cat starts walking into the completely dark castle. However, strangely Heidy can walk through the thick atmosphere inside as if stepping into a room filled with lots of light.

In Heidy's sight, she is now in a splendid room with various furniture and ornaments that look so artistic. The girl with black hair that hangs down to her back looks around every corner of the spacious room that feels so familiar to her. Yes, the room is exactly like the one in her dream. Everything is so identical, even the ceiling and the lights that adorn it are the same. "Tell me if this isn't a dream…." Heidy couldn't believe everything she find that night. One thing that makes her even more astonished is the painting of a beautiful woman in red, which is hanging on one of the walls of the magnificent room.

With slow steps and a look of disbelief, Heidy approaches the painting. She pays close attention to the beautiful face that is also staring at her. More and more, Heidy feels something strange. A moment later, a very loud scream is so deafening to her ears. The girl covers her ears tightly, then turns around.

Behind her is a man lying on the floor. Not far from the man, she sees a woman with a raised body and long swaying hair. From all over the woman's body appears a fiery red light.

However, the woman looks so hurt. She doesn't know what makes her feel so tormented that she has to scream very loudly. Heidy watches it without blinking. Her body shakes as well, and she also feels an excruciating pain inside her. Tears begin to fall without her knowing it. The girl feels that she couldn't stand the pain that is excruciatingly tormenting her. "Stop it!" she shouts inside her head. Heidy wants to scream, but her voice seems to be caught in her throat. She has no choice but to endure the growing pain.

This continues for a while until finally, the woman who has been screaming falls on the floor helplessly. Her body looks so weak. Meanwhile, the red light has disappeared completely. Along with the fall of the woman's body to the floor, so does Heidy's body. That girl collapsed into a sitting position with her head bowed languidly. "It hurts so bad," she moans, sobbing softly. "It hurts …." says Heidy again. She doesn't continue her words when she heard a man's cry. Heidy knows the voice so well. She tries her best to lift her face and make sure. However, her head feels so heavy that she couldn't move. The girl could only look down.

"Padma!" the voice comes back so clearly in Heidy's ears. The girl wants to call out to the owner of the voice earlier, but for some reason, it is so difficult for her.

"What is this? What happened to me?" Heidy shakes her head slowly and then closes her eyes. She begins to imagine the face of her father whom she loved dearly. She calls out the man's name in her heart and asks him to immediately help free herself from the silence. More and more, Heidy closes her eyes tighter.

"Heidy ... Heidy ... wake up, Honey," Bayu's voice is heard very clearly in the girl's ears. While Heidy still keeps her eyes closed.

"Heidy, open your eyes," a gentle tap on Heidy's cheek makes the girl open her eyes immediately. Heidy gasps and looks around. She then looks at his father with a worried look in her eyes. "What's wrong, Dy?" Bayu asks in surprise.

"Padma… who is that woman, Dad?" Heidy asks suddenly and makes Bayu look at her even more surprised.