Chains

"Run, Astreia!" It was ringing in her ear but she could not remember.

She looked at the chains on her feet with dead eyes as she hugged her knees together.

She closed her eyes and in a blink she felt hot water on her body. She could not even scream, unlike the other children.

Her body was still weak and so she closed her eyes once more.

She woke up when she heard screams and there was a large fire. She didn't panicked. The smoke were everywhere and she felt it filling her lungs.

Astreia opened her eyes when she heard birds chirping outside. She looked at her arms, it was bandaged. She lifted her hands to touch her face, it was also bandaged.

The four year old girl found herself looking at the opened window. It was sunny and children are playing. It was as if it was always this peaceful.

Then suddenly, she heard a high pitch on both of her ears. Her heart felt like exploding-- no, it felt like she's exploding. The girl's mind went blank.

It was like the calm before the storm.

Everyone stopped moving. Everyone turned silent. Everyone was alert and they were feeling like something bad will happen.

"She's a child! You must be mistaken!" Said a lady with sage green hair as they quickly dash to the stairs up to the girl's room.

"No, she's getting awakened."