Chapter 10: A Promise from the Past
The sky is clear and the wind is blowing through the branches of the tree, yet, the surrounding is somewhat blurry.
"Ah.. this dream again" Gumball muttered as he looks at a younger version of himself, with a girl he doesn't recognize.
They were on a park, sitting on a swing while reading a book; it was the same book that he had, a long time ago.
"Why are you crying?" asked Gumball.
He sees the tear running from the girl's eye; it was somewhat familiar.
"I feel like, I'm the girl from the story" the girl said.
Gumball asked her why, and the girl told him that she felt connected to the story.
The girl holds the book tightly in her arms, and in that moment a voice called the girls name.
"***!, we've been looking for you everywhere! And why aren't you wearing your shell" said by the voice.
Gumball didn't hear the name, and can't barely remember their faces.
"I wish I can meet the Adler too" said girl said.
She smiled to him before she left with her parents; that smile still resonates in his heart to this day.
Gumball woke up on his room, he was released from the hospital, a day after he collapsed during the festival.
After that incident, he's been seeing the same dream over and over again, every time he sleeps.
When he was asked what happened to him, he told his parents that he just simply collapsed; though it was a lie, to cover up what really happened.
The only thing he remembers that night, was borrowing the suit from a guy, and that's all there is to it.
He can't recall where, and why he collapsed; maybe it's due to the heat, Gumball thought.
He packed the suit into the box, and decided to bring it along with him; he was hoping to meet the guy who lend him the suit, and maybe, just maybe, that guy knew what Gumball did that night.
It's Friday, and it was time to go to school, he sat in the bus next to Darwin, and put the box on top of his lap.
The bus stopped a few times to pick up the remaining students, before driving everyone to school.
When Gumball arrived at the school, he saw Penny outside of the bus; he immediately rush towards her.
"Hey! Penny" He said.
Gumball laughed nervously, he didn't know if they've met that night; so, he took caution on his words.
"Sorry, I didn't for not arriving that night, I ended up getting sick instead" Gumball said.
"Oh, it's fine; I heard that you were on the hospital; anyway, what's on the box?" She said.
Gumball opened the box slightly to show her what's inside of it.
"This? It was just a suit that I borrowed from a senior" He said.
But after saying that, Penny went silent; he didn't know why or what caused her to stop.
"Is there something wrong?" He asked.
"No, it's nothing" She replied.
They continued walking to their classroom; Gumball thought that he should break the silence between them, but before he could say a word, Penny asked him another question.
"Are you sure, you weren't there that night?" She said.
She stopped for a moment, then turned to the classroom door and opened it.
"Never mind" She muttered.
Gumball went inside, soon after she said that; he's didn't know why she said that.
He thought that maybe, she knew that he was lying; he's sitting on his seat, silently waiting for the lunch break to come.
There were many questions floating inside his head, and the only way to have answer is to see the guy that helped him, that night.
The bell rang, it was the moment that Gumball have been waiting for, he quickly got out of the room, with the box on his hands.
He wanted answers as soon as possible, so he went looking for the guy; he thought that it would be quicker if he visits the club room, that the suit was from.
Gumball knocked on the club room's door, and opened the door slightly to see if he can take a peak.
"Uhmm, hello?" He said.
A person answered, and opened the door for him, it was the guy from before.
"Oh It's you again" the guy said.
"I wanted to give this back" Gumball said.
He handed the box back to the guy, and said thanks; but he wanted to ask him questions before he leaves.
"Oh wait, I haven't properly introduced myself, my name's Allen" the guy said.
Gumball also told Allen his name; Allen invited him inside, he told him that he's always hang out there during lunch.
"So? What do you want to ask me?" Allen said.
"Do you know why I was wearing the suit?" Gumball asked.
"You borrowed it from me" Allen said.
"Yeah… about that"
Gumball told him, about the situation, and why he needed answers from him.
"Oh so, you can't remember?" Allen said.
Gumball nodded, and was waiting for Allen to answer his questions; Allen laughs, he seemed to be having fun with Gumball around.
"Wha- why?" Gumball asked.
"Don't you remember? That night, you also asked to be a look out for you" Allen said while laughing.
He told Gumball that he asked him to look for a certain girl that night, and after Gumball have met the girl; Allen told him that he watched them the whole time.
"What!? You saw the whole thing?" Gumball said.
He wanted Allen to tell him more about that night, about what Allen saw, and heard.
"I didn't really hear a thing, but I think the girl said something to you before you collapsed" Allen said.
"Before I collapsed…?" Gumball muttered.
"Sorry kid, I can't let you remember what you saw" The male voiced said.
"What I saw?" Gumball muttered.
A flash of light illuminated his whole surrounding, he can't barely make out the silhouette of the guy who did it.
"I wish, I can meet the Adler too" the girl said.
The girl was crying, like she wanted freedom, but was being chained by her family's tradition.
"Hey are you okay?" Allen asked.
Gumball came back to reality, he realized that what he's been dreaming of, was a memory that he once had.
"What happened to you? You looked pale" Allen said.
Gumball told him that he's fine now, and thanked Allen for his time; he said goodbye and closed the door.
He came into the realization, it wasn't the heat that made him collapsed on the first place; it was the memory that came rushing back to his brain.
"I'll become the Adler if I have to, I'll take you, out of your shell" Gumball said to himself.
He remembered everything, not only the event that happened at the festival, but also the event that occurred 7 years ago, back when he was 10 years old.
Yay, finally finished chapter 10, Next chapter will be a story about the past.
As always, thanks for reading my story.