THE AFTERMATH
This chapter takes place in a regular bedroom in some big city apartment.
It's late morning, around 11. The sunlight energetically bathes the entire room.
This chapter happens from Amy's point of view.
AN means narration.
Kathie/Amy means dialogue.
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AN: I suddenly wake up, flustered, panting for breath, with a deep feeling of sorrow and regret.
AN: These irrational nightmares are killing me...
AN: Literally.
AN: One of these days I won't wake up.
AN: But what's worse than death right now is this splitting headache.
AN: Fuck, everything is spinning out of control!
AN: I feel like vomiting.
AN: I close my eyes as I bring my hands to my head.
AN: Hopefully, some of this terrible pain will magically fade away.
AN: How can I be so stupid?
AN: Seriously.
AN: No matter what I do, I only make things worse.
AN: Am I destined to keep fucking up for the rest of my life?
AN: I'm sick of this.
AN: I'm really, REALLY sick of this.
AN: Why can't I do anything right?!
AN: Despite the shooting pain, I raise my head several inches in the air.
AN: And then, I forcefully drop it, expecting to crack a tile or two.
AN: But to my surprise, what I hit is something soft and feathery, very unlike the cold floor I was hoping for.
AN: I tentatively open my eyes to prove my suspicion right.
AN: Yeah...
AN: Kathie brought me to bed last night.
AN: That girl never ceases to surprise me.
AN: She's always by my side, ready and willing to help me no matter what.
AN: But that probably means...
AN: As realization springs to mind, some of the discomfort caused by the headache gets cast out, immediately being replaced by embarrassment and astonishment.
AN: She actually said those beautiful things about me, didn't she?
AN: Embarrassment quickly overruns the rest of my muddled feelings, making my skin itch wildly.
AN: Her compliments were way too affectionate to come from a friend...
AN: Is she...
AN: Is she in love with me?
AN: This last thought ignites my hair.
AN: She really seems to be in love with me...
AN: But it can't be!
AN: I mean, she's the one who said she didn't want to be this close to me!
AN: And I agreed!
AN: I don't get it...
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The Aftermath
Short StoryThis is a Visual Novel text, and because of that, most "environment" descriptions are obviated or simplified since they can be seen by the reader in the actual game. This work focuses specially in the actions performed by the characters, their feeli...
