I'm falling in darkness.
Should I be scared?
Possibly. I feel like I should be screaming from the top of my lungs, but I can't. It's just that it feels like someone is grabbing and squeezing my vocal cord in order to prevent me from making any sounds. So I'll just remain silent and let the wind flow through my hair.
After all, this isn't so bad. Letting the wind flow through my body as if it was embracing me wasn't a negative feeling at all. Actually, it was nice.
It felt as if I was the wind, as if I can fly free with nature with no restriction. It was almost as if I was nature itself. Weird, huh.
But this was damn lonely. Just falling without knowing where I'll end up it was quite scary because in the end, I'll be myself. When I open my eyes, no one will protect me or save me from whatever I'll face.
This was terrifying.
At the thought of this, my body began to tremble.
What can be done? Can I just fall for eternity and wither away? Was that too much to ask for…
However, I was wrong.
When I opened my eyes, I felt…warmth.
It wasn't just the magnificent sunlight that filled my heart with hope and love.
It was a girl.
She was sitting next to me and distantly yelling out "Are you okay?"
I could barely hear her, but I felt her concern for me. I slowly opened my eyes and saw her.
She was a girl of age around 17, and she had a distinct feature: her pink, long, and straight hair that blended in with the setting. It was almost as if her hair was decorating the field around them.
"Are you okay?"
Her voice was now clearer.
"Uh.." I managed to say something and was shocked by the sound of my own voice.
"Oh gosh. That was terrible! I thought you died or something! I mean-" the girl's voice trembled.
"Uhm.." I spoke once more. "T-thanks." I pushed myself off the grassy area and sat up, and suddenly, jolts of pain flowed through my body. "O-ow…"
"Are you okay?!" The girl began to panic more. "I..I get so nervo-ous when someone is sick. I-I want to help b-but I really don't know w-what to do…" her warm hands shook in fear as she reached out for me.
"It's okay…" I bit my lips and held back my pain. "It'll go away soon."
"B-but…"
"Like I said, thanks for helping me. I owe you one." I awkwardly smiled at the nervous girl with vibrant pink hair.
"No no no! It's not a big deal! I mean, this is something anyone would have done!" she nervously grinned and slightly, her cheeks flushed the same color as her hair. After murmuring to herself, she looked up with her puppy like amber eyes and smiled. "What's your name? My name's Lidia!"
"My name…" I felt my face twisting in confusion. What was my name again? Did I…have a name?
"Your name is…?" Lidia stared at me intently.
"Uhm…" I searched through my head, but my name was something I didn't know.
"Uhm…?" Lidia continued to smile cheerfully and after a while her smile faded away. "Is it possible…that you don't know your name?"
I shook my head.
"Oh dear." Her face frowned. "Then let's see…!" her bright side returned. "I'll give you a name! How about…" she stared at me as if she was scrutinizing and memorizing everything about me. "How about Clover?"
"Clover?"
"Yeah! Clover!" she reached out for my hair. "I mean, your hair is like this field! It's so green!" she smiled.
I looked down at her hand and saw long strands of wavy green hair that dangled from her hand. "Clover…"
"Clover is a nice name, no?" Lidia smiled. "Since you said you owe me, I only have one request! Let's be friends from now on!"
"Friends…" I cheekily smiled.
Well, that doesn't sound so bad. Maybe…I will be friends with her.
Just maybe.