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Sunlight streamed in through the window, basking the room in the warmth of the setting sun. Outside, the laughter of children echoed from the meadows and the aroma of the flowers wafted in.

The smell of potato stew simmering on the stove, tonight's dinner. As I approach the kitchen, drawn by the thought of food, I feel arms wrapping around my waist, drawing me close to something warm; a soothing voice whispers in my ear," I love you."

As I am about to reply, everything disappears into nothingness. Every turn I make leads me to another forked road. There is no way out of this maze, no matter how long I walk. Right, right, left, right? How many turns have I made?

Out of nowhere, two shapes appear in front of me, one wielding a katana and the other holding nothing, seemingly trying to run away, with no avail. Suddenly, the katana is driven with a burst of speed into the latter, blood raining down as the victim turns his head towards me and says a hoarse whisper," Ari, run…"

My legs are frozen in place. A murder, committed right in front of my own eyes, how can I run? As I look at the shadow that has called out to me, I can't help but feel a sense of familiarity. Who is it?

"Well, well, what do we have here?" said a voice dripping with venom.

The cold blooded killer had turned his attention to me. He slowly walked towards me, staring right into my eyes. His eyes, they pierced; a cold unfeeling blue, unnatural. Lifting up his blood-stained katana, he said," Prepare to join your dearest in hell."

The blade lowered.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" I woke up with a start; sweat dripping profusely from my forehead.

"Ari, what's wrong, what's wrong?" A voice came from outside my room.

"Uhh, it's nothing." I replied, recognizing the voice as Luke, my patrol partner.

"Another nightmare?"

"Mmm…"

"Can I come in?"

"Okay…"

I opened the door to let Luke in and told him about the nightmare. They seemed to be increasing in frequency, and each time, a little bit more of the scene unfolded.



"I'm scared Luke," I admitted, as I sat down on my bed, tears welling in my eyes. "Tonight, the blade almost reached me. I'm too scared to find out what will happen if the next scene unfolds. Why do I get these nightmares? Why me? "

"It could be part of your past." He answered, reassuringly. "It's only a nightmare, isn't it? A nightmare can't kill you, right? Come on, gimme a smile. Everything will be fine. We have a big day tomorrow. Try and get some sleep."

"Umm, Luke, can you stay till I fall asleep?"

'If it makes you feel better, I guess I could stay a few minutes."

"Thank you. You're the best."

"Hey, what are best friends for?" He answered with a grin. "Come on, I'll sing you your favourite song."

As I lay there with my eyes closed, Luke started to sing with that wonderful voice of his. If not for this cruel war, he most probably would have been some famous singer of some sort, and I would never have met him. My heart tore slightly at that thought. Why do I feel this way?

As Luke sang, my eyelids felt heavy and I drifted off into dream land, frightened of the thought of falling asleep and at the same time, relieved not to be alone anymore.

Hearted laughter of a familiar voice. The bright sunshine. The smell of spring flowers. An old house in the middle of a meadow, with vines creeping all over the walls. All those seemed so familiar; like a part of me. But why don't I remember anything?

Was this memory simply an illusion? A fragment of my own imagination? It's impossible to believe that something as peaceful as that ever existed; compared to this bloodstained, barren land that we now call home. Who did that voice belong to? Who was the one with the cold blue eyes? Why is my past a complete mystery? Why can't I remember?

Note: Thanks to Randomness from Boredom, Absol Master and Kodochi-Gal for telling me to continue this! Have a cookie each! :D Special thanks to Absol Master for noticing a mistake. Here, have another cookie. :D