Chaos

Tiffany

The sun rises as Storm, Kenya, and Tiffany get out of the black car.

"How can we all see the castle? Tiffany asks.

"I know why Kenya can see it, but I don't know why you can." Storm says.

"I don't understand." Tiffany says, wondering why Kenya is supposed to see, and she, herself, isn't.

"Only a person that has encounter a supernatural being can see it. Have you encounter something odd, Tiffany? Something strange? You have to tell me. It may be something dangerous." Storm says, standing still, looking at the castle.

"It was not dangerous!" Tiffany says, raising her voice.

"Then, what was it?" Storm says.

"I thought you didn't believed in the supernatural." Kenya says.

"I don't, it was just a boy. I was fourteen." Tiffany says, staring at the ground, remembering everything.

4 years earlier

Young Tiffany stands inside her bedroom, the same one where Kenya pointed a gun at her. She looks at herself in the mirror, finding new imperfection by the second, without realizing those are what make her perfect. Suddenly, she hears a noise coming from outside. She stops looking in the mirror, walks to the window, and looks outside, through the window. She doesn't see anything, only trees and houses. She goes to sleep.

Tiffany sleeps, dreaming of herself, dancing alone in an empty white room. She falls down and breaks her ankle. She wakes up, thinking that she really broke her ankle, but then realizes that it was just a dream. She slowly looks to her right and sees a three-dimensional shadow standing beside her. It quickly covers her mouth, not letting her scream.

"I am sorry. I do not want to hurt you. Do not be afraid, please." The shadow says, with the voice of a teenage boy. It uncovers her mouth, trusting her not to scream.

"What are you?" Tiffany says, afraid, but curious.

"I am from another dimension. I was suffering there. Every day was a struggle, a nightmare so I ended my life. Now, I have been sent here, as punishment for committing suicide. I was send to this world, to suffer for the rest of eternity." It says.

"Who sent you? Do you suffer in this world?" Tiffany says.

"I don't know. I suffer every day. By day I disappear. I lose consciousness. By night, I become a shadow, unable to participate in this world because of how strange I look." It says.

"I don't know if this is real, but I'm sorry this happened to you. But why did you come here? To my house? Why do you put your trust in me, thinking I won't send you away?" Tiffany says, wondering if what's happening is a dream or a nightmare.

"I thought I was sent to hell, to a place so horrible, without anything good in it. But then, I saw you walking earlier tonight. You're the most beautiful thing I have ever seen and I can only imagine that on the inside, you're even more beautiful. I just, I'm afraid of being alone. I haven't spoken to anyone in two years, until now." It says.

Present day

"He visited me every day and told me how beautiful I was in an age where I was insecure of myself. So naturally, I fell in love with him. He was so nice to me, unlike other boys. He fell in love with me too, but the day came when the thing that sent him here realized he wasn't suffering. And... That was that, he was gone." Tiffany says, distracting herself by touching her bracelet, avoiding eye contact, trying not to cry.

"I didn't know, Tiffany. I'm so sorry you lost him." Kenya says, walking towards her, and hugging her with just one hand, as the broken arm hangs.

"So, we are two broken hearted girls. How about you, Kenya? Did you have boyfriend named Alien? You know, the alien from Alien?" Storm sarcastically says.

"Knock it off, Storm." Kenya says, letting go of Tiffany, who quickly wipes her tears, avoiding another sarcastic joke by Storm.

"I'm sorry, sweetie. I know it was special to you." Storm says, realizing that Tiffany really loved him.

"He!" Tiffany says, raising her voice again.

"I'm sorry again. Okay?" Storm says, as they all stand beside the car, while the invisible castle is still visible to them.

"Yeah, okay." Tiffany says, walking towards the castle, not waiting for Kenya to follow or for Storm to lead. They quickly follow Tiffany to the castle. They stand in front of the castle's enormous door, ready to enter.

"I am supposed to be the tour girl here, Tiff." Storm says.

"Don't call me Tiff, please." Tiffany says.

"Okay, stick up your butt. Are you ready?" Storm says.

Kenya: Are you ready?

Tiffany: Are you ready?