I woke up to find myself in the middle of the ocean underwater. I never thought that the ocean was very lonely and also scary. Then I realized I could breath underwater. It was impossible. I was confused, I turned around and looked if anyone would be here.

"Hello?" I said softly and soothingly.

There was no reply. It send a cold shiver down my spine and to think that someone or something might do something to me.

All I could hear were the sounds of bubbling water in the coral reefs and the fishes swimming in motion. I've gotta admit that the scenery was beautiful and calming. I roamed around trying to enjoy the scenery while it was still here and I could watch it beyond my two eyes.

Then something happened, I heard a giggle. Someone was definetely here, I looked back and there was nothing, then I looked at the front distance. There was a human black figure from a distance. I was relieved that someone might be here and that he or she could help me. I ran as fast as I could until I could reach it. The problem is the figure was getting further away and it led me to a dark area with no coral reefs or fishes, only an empty space.

"W-Wait!" I shouted at the black figure.

Then it vanished into thin air. I stopped to catch my breath. The black figure was gone and I struggled to keep my breath intact. I was afraid and I didn't know what to do next.

Out of nowhere, there was a soft touch from my back. I turned around and saw something unexplainable and impossible. It was water, no, it was shaped like a half-human with a half-fish tail and it was a woman. I was surprised how beautiful it was and I trembled beyond its presence. I couldn't tell what expression was on her face because her face was all blank. But I knew it was happy because it showed emotion. All the fear and the confusion were fading away, as if I was like a child again. I played with her until I wasn't afraid anymore. Then her hand was reaching out to me.

I grew curious and wondered if I can actually touch her. I slowly touched her hand but as soon as our hands touched from the tip of our fingers, she again vanished into thin air leaving air bubbles bubbling underwater.

Then everything changed, there was a huge blackhole further away and it was swirling and spinning like crazy. It was sucking everything like a huge vacuum, the fishes were all being led to the blackhole and every coral reefs, rocks and sea plants were all being swallowed into the blackhole.

And I was next. I ran fast as if my life depended on it because it did, but it was no use. I was sucked into a dark, deep and hollowed blackhole. I never wanted to experience what it was like being in a blackhole but I did.

The next thing I knew, I woke up. I saw nothing, it was all plain darkness and complete silence. I couldn't see anything at all. All I could feel were loneliness and sadness. I didn't want that.

"H-Hello? Is a-anyone here?" I stuttered and trembled of fear.

This time, there was a reply.

"Emma." A voice called out in a whisper.

"H-Hello?" I said while still shaking tremendously.

The voice didn't answer. Then a memory came to me in a flash in my mind. I remembered the day were my parents died, it was horrifying, I didn't remember what we were talking about, we were discussing about something very important, I tried to remember it but it still won't budge.

Then there was the car crash, our car landed on the ocean and I was the only one who survived that day. To this day, I still didn't know how I survived that crash. It was impossible and I couldn't even breath underwater for even 30 seconds. I was already drowned in water at the car, stuck at my seatbelt then the next thing I knew, I was in the surface lying in an ambulance bed. I couldn't remember the rest.

I began to cry in tears as I recalled that memory.

"Did you know what happened to your parents?" The voice whispered like death.

"They died." I answered sadly.

"They died because of what?" The voice whispered.

"They died because of the crash." I answered back.

"And what else?" The voice asked loudly.

I couldn't take it anymore. I don't want to answer this questions. I was in absolute pain.

"I-I d-don't know." I stuttered and cried more.

"P-Please don't!" I shouted in a trembling voice, many more tears were coming and it send a trauma to my body.

"AND WHAT ELSE!?!" The voice shouted. It sounded a demonic voice and I was afraid.

"THEY DIED BECAUSE OF ME!!" I shouted.

"YES, THEY DIED BECAUSE OF YOU AND ITS ALL YOU'RE FAULT! YOU LEFT THEM TO SUFFER AND DROWN IN WATER AND YOU GET TO SURVIVE IN THE FRESH AIR!! WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE YOU?! YOUR PARENTS LOVED YOU AND YOU HATED THEM! YOU UNDESPICABLE, ROTTEN, SPOILED BRAT! YOU DESERVE TO DIE AND NO ONE IN THIS EARTH WILL LOVE YOU! YOUR PARENTS LEFT YOU, YOUR BOYFRIEND LEFT YOU AND SOON YOUR BEST FRIEND WILL LEFT YOU!" The demonic voice shouted like a raging monster and the words repeated at my head.

Then an headache hit me, I'm being tortured in this dark, deep blackhole and it all repeated every hour.
The guilt, the pain, the sorrow, the anger boiled up inside me. I was losing my mind. Everything was moving too fast and I couldn't keep up.

I woke up in bed. I gasped and tears were falling in my eyes. I was having a mental breakdown. Hailey was beside me the whole time.

"Shhhh shhh." Hailey hushed me.

"W-What happened?" I asked.

"You were having a nightmare. I woke up at 3 AM to find you sweating, crying, and talking in you're dream." Hailey said.

I was crying and shouting. I can still feel the pain. The dream felt so real as if I had experience it in real life. I never wanted to go back to that dream again.
It was torture and it was painful.

"I-I can't." I cried.

"Calm down, everything is okay." Hailey whispered and she hugged me tightly.

"It was just a nightmare, it wasn't real Emma." Hailey whispered to my ears.

Hailey comforted me until I felt better and safe. She held me in her arms and I was relaxed. I saw outside that the sun hasn't come out yet and it was still early.

"We have school in the morning Emma. You don't need to go to class and I'll talk to the teacher that your staying at home." Hailey whispered against my soft hair.

"No, I'll be okay. I'll just take some medicine and I'll get better in class." I said.

Hailey looked at me and sighed.

"Hey. I'm trying to look out for you. You just have to skip school just this once and I'll remind you later some of the discussions and homework we'll have to do. Okay?" Hailey said.

I sighed softly and nodded.

I knew Hailey for a long time. When she wants something, she'll do everything in her power to get it. And this time, I agreed to her and went back to bed.

When I woked up, it was already morning. It was 9:30 AM and Hailey was already in class. I never skipped class and a part of me wanted to go to class because I didn't have anything productive to do.

I went to the kitchen and cooked some breakfast. I had bacon and eggs this morning, also dranked some coffee. I enjoyed the view at our apartment as the sun shining through the glass windows with me eating with breakfast and sipping a cup of coffee while scrolling through my phone in social media.

I do admit it helped me lifted up my mood and I was happy and relaxed at the same time. I enjoyed the scenery very well.

On the other side. On the ocean there were waves and endless splash of water and bubbling underwater.

Underwater, a half-human and half-fish was looking up in the surface staring at the bright shining sun and her face was welled up with concern and curiousity.

"The time will come." The mermaid said and swam away in a distance.

At the apartment. Emma finished eating her breakfast until she stood up with her glass of cup and it fell down and the glass was cracked and shattered to pieces.

Emma shooked and it took her a minute to get back to her senses. She gasped as she saw the shattered pieces of glass everywhere in her floor.

"Damn it!" Emma shouted.

She bent down to pick up the pieces of glass in the floor. She reached for the last piece of glass and it cut her finger, the blood dripped to the floor. She threw the glass away and went to her bathroom to grab a first aid kit. She looked at her finger and she was shocked.

The blood disappeared and there were no signs of cuts located on her finger. It healed completely.
She bit her lower lip and was too surprised at what happen.

"This is a nightmare!" Emma said.

Find out next in Chapter 5!
Thank you for reading and bye everyone!