The world around me became nonexistent.

I stood there frozen, watching as Appule let out a yell and hit the ground with a thud. Then just as suddenly, the world clicked backed into reality. The red disappearing and all the burning anger immediately flying away.

Ba-Bump…Ba-Bump…

Ba-Bump. Ba-Bump…

Ba-Bump, Ba-bump, Ba- bump, Ba-bump, Ba-Bump, Ba-bump, Ba-bump, Ba-bump…

What have you done?

I stared blankly at my fist in the open air, watching as my entire arm begun shaking slightly before it began shaking uncontrollably. I quickly drew my fist back towards me, my eyes completely focusing and staring down at my hand. What have I done? What have I done? What have I done? What have I done? What have I done?! I looked back up shakily and the world growing blurry and fear gripping tightly all around me.

I can't stop shaking…I can't stop shaking…I can't stop shaking! Stop! Just calm down-. He's going to punish me…he's going to punish me…he's going to punish me. No! Stop it-! I'm going to end up on the floor again…I'm going to die- no, it's not going to happen again- I'm going to die- no! Stop it- I'm going to die!

"Maria-," Appule's voice called out to me and my heart froze. I took a few steps back and then I was running out of the room.

I kept stumbling with my own feet as my legs felt numb but I just kept running through the hall and past soldiers. I need to run…I need to run…I need to get away…but where?! I can't leave the ship…that will give Frieza the wrong message…I don't want to face him so soon…I need to hide…I need to hide…I need to hide! I don't care what the others are thinking of me or how they're looking at me…I need to hide. I need to hide.

I swore I heard him calling after me but it disappeared the moment I heard it. I'm not far away enough…I need to get away from my teacher…I need to get away from my teacher… I need to get away…I need to get away…if I don't…I'll end up on the floor again…he'll kill me…if not him Frieza will! I don't want to die…I don't want to die…

The corners of my eyes were shrouded with darkness by this point and I felt sick to my stomach. But I just kept running, running to the only place that came to my mind to hide. My feet skidded against the floor when I reached my quarters, I nearly slipped as I frantically pushed the buttons to open the door and rushed inside. I don't care how or what the twins thought of me anymore, I sped towards the bathroom and locked it shut behind me.

I crumbled to the floor and bowed my head on top of my knees, taking huge gasps of air and choking out sobs. Hot tears landed on my knees and I dug my fingers into my arms. The stillness of the room doing little to calm me and my thoughts.

Why did I do that? Why did I do that? He's going to find me eventually…He's going to punish me…he's going to punish me- Stop it! I need to stop thinking about this- what's the use!? I'm going to end up on the floor again by his hand! If not him, Frieza will send Dodoria on me again! What use does he have a soldier like me anyway?! Why does he have to care about his stupid family finding about me anyway?! I'm going to get killed anyway!

…I'm nothing to them…

…

"…but I don't want to die…," I whisper to myself.

I don't want to die…I don't want to die…I don't want to die… My shaky hand clawed my right shoulder where the scar ended. If I die… Did I get this accursed scar for nothing?!

The world was nothing but mere dots and my breathing quickened again. I don't want to faint again…not again…please not again body…I don't want to faint again…I don't want to faint again…

I don't want to die either…I don't want to die…I don't want to die-.

Hey, I know. This chapter is super short, especially after almost 3 months to work on it, and doesn't even have a proper ending, and I apologize. So unfortunately, I underestimated my work load for this college semester which sucks but that's life. Plus, after posting the previous chapter and thinking about it for a long time now, I'm going to put on hold future chapters because I need to edit some mistakes from older chapters and completely revise chapter 3 and extend that chapter into hopefully two or three chapters at most. Chapter 3 is a complete mess and I personally just feel like I need to establish a "new" status quo for Maria in the new dimension before the events of chapter 4 and fix other mistakes. I'll obviously update this chapter to its complete value once I finish my revisions and keep small updates on the top seeing some chapters will be moving places.

Okay, that's enough of my rambling but thanks for reading.