Why there are so many white footprints on the ground? I don´t recall stepping on a bucket of paint or something then why? The last time I painted the house was…when did I last painted the house, anyway? It is weird, I can´t remember. Yet, somehow I don´t think I wish to remember, what´s the benefit anyway? I rather live the moment…
It has been sometime since I arrived home and there are still so many questions to be answered. The pages, my diary, the house, the forest…Everything seems so illogical , yet they are tied together in a way foreign to me. I can´t find my diary anywhere on the house, I double checked every room, every corner and every place. Perhaps, these footprints belong to someone else? The one who stole my diary? That would make sense but the marks are only inside this small room, which I didn´t turn on the lights because there is no necessity. The footprints have a constant brightness and they can be found from the start of the room to the end of it, at the door way. Shouldn´t be there more footprints with lower intensity as the person goes away? Yet there is only this handful.
`` I seeeee you´´ a girl said gleefully.
``What? You again? Show yourself!´´ I looked around, there was no one behind ! Splash! What is this squish sound? It is coming from…the walls? I raised my lam-I mean, candle. There is a sideway handprint on the wall and then other and another, always closer to me.
``Go away!´´ I shouted closing the door, soon after someone banged the door several times, I won´t open it! I pressed my body to the door, whatever is banging at the other side surely is strong. Then it stopped, but I kept pressing it. ``I KNOW where you are!´´ she said angry and then all went silent.
What is this place? It looks like a long dark corridor, the walls are a dark blue with some wet parts. I don´t remember this part of the house… but again I didn´t check the entire house for a long time. I can´t stay here! She will find me if I do, I must find a way out!
This corridor is abnormally long, I wonder where it will take me. Uh? A door, finally! What? Another corridor? This one seems older, I can see several exposed bricks alongside the wall.
A bellowing roar echoed through the corridor, it sounded like the source was far away. A gust of wind filled the corridor, blowing up the fire of the candle. The lodger crouched, covering his ears while shaking.
No! She found me! I can´t escape her! ``Please don´t! What do you want from me?! I didn´t do anything! Nothing! I don´t have money, didn´t steal anything! Please! Spare me!´´ I shouted.
A strong wind is blowing my clothes and hair, what? Where am I? I am on a flat platform of sorts and all I can see around is a blue clear sky. Is this-Ah! I reached the border of the "platform", it is a huge fall! I can see some clouds under me and the forest far below. It can´t be! I am on a rooftop! I can see many small houses, one on top of the other under me. What is this?! The entire land is trembling! Oh! AH!
The lodger fell from the rooftop, screaming for his dear life. And then, a great wooden flower erupted from the forest, standing high over the trees. The man fell in the flower and soon the petals engulfed him as he screamed.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH! ``Be quiet´´ a man said in a slow monotone voice, ``Who´s there?!´´ I asked, it was dark like midnight. ``Does it really matter? We´re trapped´´ he answered, ``We need to find a way out here´´ I banged what I think it is a wall. ``Why? It is safe and comfortable here. It has been months, years, I don´t know ´´ the man said. ``I don´t know who you are! But I will not remain the last of my days in this place!´´ I answered trying to feel the wall, it is like a round capsule. ``I have to find my diary and what the hell is happening here´´ I said knocking the wall, ``So many things to worry about…It is easier to live in the dark, without anything to worry about´´ the man said, I swear he shook his head.
``I can´t go on with all these things happening to me, there must be an answer! There is always an explanation!´´ I shouted trying to find the man, ``Hahaha….of course there is. But do you really wish to seek them?´´ the man asked. ``Yes I do!´´ I answered. I banged the wall again, again and again. It is working! One more time and…*Bang!*
My head! It hurts! Where am I? My house? Why I can see my house? Wait, why I am sitting at the base of a tree? Does that mean… ``Hey! Are you still inside?!´´ I turned around and knocked the tree with my fist. No answer, of course no answer! What was I expecting? A man coming out of a tree? But strange things have happened recently…Once upon a time they said Earth was the center of universe, yet it was proven wrong. I shouldn´t be so focused on just one theory…
I walked away to inspect the tree as a whole. It is morning and the sky is orange, announcing the coming of a new day. All these nightmares end when the sun rises, though I don´t know why. I must take this as a chance to discover what´s happening, but where I start? Let´s see what we have… This tree is very peculiar, its branches are long and extended downwards diagonally. Generally they rise towards the sky so the leaves can get as much light as possible, but this one doesn´t have leaves…There is a gathering of small branches at the top forming a circular structure, it is fascinating, I never saw a species like this.
What I am doing? I should focus on what is happening with my house and this forest! Then why I feel so attracted to this tree?