Reminisce
~Chapter 2: Blinding Light~
The sun's rays infiltrated the spacious room, peeking through the slits of drapery. Within it, underneath the duvets, was a girl whose slumber was yet to be disturbed. Light brown locks splayed about slovenly on the mattress.
"Mistress Silver?"
A mellow voice called out from the other side of the door as soft knocks echoed in the massive room.
"Mistress Silver, do wake up. You have classes today and you know well that slacking is forbidden, dear."
The old maid, Maria entered the room as she pushed aside the silk curtains, bathing the room in golden sunlight. A groan erupted from underneath the bundled covers as it shifted lightly to reveal the green emerald eyes that peeked through narrowed eyelids to shield them from the detested light.
"Mistress Silver, please don't make me call for your Uncle Dino."
A rather exasperated sigh came out as the bundle spewed out the girl. Her hair caught in tangles and eyes irked upon being awoken so abruptly. Silver's greeting in the morning couldn't be any sourer. Silver hated to wake up early and to have her peaceful shut eye derailed. However, as much as that was the case, she didn't want to bother her Uncle Dino about it either.
"Now now Mistress, it's early in the morning. Why not a smile upon your face?" the old maid joked which she received a blank stare for all the trouble.
"Well now, why doesn't the mistress take a dip in the tub while I make ready your uniform and stuff for school?"
Another sigh was expelled as the brunette nodded and made her way to the bathroom albeit languidly. Silver, somehow also loathed the existence of schools. She knew no reason why it existed and hated the establishment.
"Why do I even need to go to school?!" she complained as she splashed some of the water out of the tub.
'Because… we need to learn'
The teen hugged her knees close to her at the thought. The voice she imagined to be talking wasn't her own nor was it anyone she knew or remembered having. Curiously though, it felt nostalgic.
It was odd how she could welcome that voice of what seemed to have been a five year old or so convincing her. Sadness entered her system as she realized the fact that she couldn't trace any person within her mind.
"I felt like I… forgot something" she mumbled as she closed her eyes, hoping to be able to summon the voice and the person who possessed it, hoping against all hope that it would speak again to help her.
The effort was futile when she realized the multiple threads; one that led to the answer and the multitude were dead ends.
"Mistress, I think you've had enough in the bath, Time to get dressed for school."
With another of the relentless sighs, the girl grabbed her robes and jumped out of the tub, simultaneously draining the water in it as well. She muttered as she watched the water swirl and slowly disappear into the hole.
"Why do… I feel like I've drained myself of something… important?"
With one casual shrug, she intended to leave the question unanswered as she left the room, the light embracing her figure as though dissipating into it.