Chapter 19
Chara put her sweater on. She yawned since she got no sleep the night before. She cried so much, her eyes were puffy and red. She said to Sans that she would let him send her off, but she didn't want Sans to see her like this. She brushed her hair with her brush and quietly left the Hotel. She felt terrible for leaving Sans. After what happened last night, she really didn't want to leave Sans. But she couldn't look at him right now. Not after the nightmare she had. She just had to keep moving forward.
She set off for the Core.
She came to a fork in the road where she could through two doors. She chose right and hoped she was right. She passed death defying puzzle after death defying puzzle. As she traveled the Core, she thought about her dreams. She tried to put them in order.
First, I saw my mother looking dead...then I saw my reflection. Or at least...some sort of reflection of me.. Chara remembered the red eyed demon she saw in the mirror all the back at her mother's home.
Then I had that first nightmare where I killed everyone...I was holding a knife… Chara's mind wandered to that image. A smiling demon version of herself...truly terrifying. After that was the nightmare at Sans' place…
Sans. She ditched him. She felt bad for that, but she needed to move forward. She couldn't let him see her. Not like this. She wasn't sure if she could ever see him again after what her recent nightmare. The last one was the worst...I...couldn't take it… Chara felt like crying again after the image of Sans crushing her soul into pieces played in her head like a movie.
She quickly stopped herself. She continued her thoughts. There was the Asriel one...I guess I can count that...It's strange...the one thing they all have in common is the eyes...the all had that black ooze. Chara stopped where she was. She sat down on a bridge, hanging her feet over the side.
I have to think...where did this all start...Chara thought and thought and thought. She tried to remember everything she did that could have triggered her 'PTSD'.
Wait! The first night I slept here. I didn't have a nightmare...but Frisk's voice echoed in my head...that has to be it! Chara's hope raised. She wasn't sure why she was suddenly better but, maybe figuring out a mystery like that helped her somehow.
I can't do anything about it though...The best thing I can do is...stay determined… and reach the capital in one piece. She stood up and walked along the rest of the bridge.
She finally came to a save star. I forgot to save in Hotland so here's my chance. The white light flashed for a second.
Saved.
Chara continued on through the next set of doors until she got to…the one that lead to The Capital.