The only Hope

Hope’s pov:

I was in that building again. No, not again. Please! There were Dracs everywhere, all staring at me. Where did the four guys go? Why was I here again?

I saw Korse, he was coming right at me. I wanted to run, but I was completely frozen.

“You really think you can outrun me?” He started laughing. I yelled at him. I can’t exactly remember what, but I wanted him to leave me alone.

Then everything started to go so fast. Korse was now behind me… No, next to me… Wait. He was everywhere and I still couldn’t move a muscle.

“I needed you, remember? Remember how I told you that?” He started fading away, but then his face appeared right in front of me again and it was just inches away from mine.

“Wake up! Now!”

I opened my eyes and started breathing like I had been under water for some time. I was sweating like crazy. The first thing I saw were hazel eyes. The red haired guy, I knew it. I remembered what he had said about them not wanting to hurt me, I relaxed and he seemed to notice it. The room was silent for a while and I now noticed that his hands were on my face. He looked really worried.

“Jesus Christ, are you okay?” The short guy spoke and with this the red haired guy let go of my face.

I was still catching my breath, but then I managed to answer.

“Y… Yes.” The dream came back to me now. “I… I am so… sorry.” I started crying. I don’t know why.

“Hey, don’t worry about it.” The short guy sat next to the bed now, replacing the red haired guy. He left the room. I watched him as he went, why did he suddenly leave? Did I do something wrong?

Shortstuff wanted to pull me in for a pet on the back, but I gently pushed him away. “I’m so sorry. Di… Did I wake you guys up?” I still wasn’t completely comfortable with three men in my room, but I promised myself to listen to the red haired guy, so I changed my attitude.

“No, no, not at all! We weren’t even sleeping yet, so calm down.” Shortstuff seemed kind of nice, although he had knocked me out.

“Oh… Okay.” I wiped away my tears and looked at the other two guys. The blonde guy made a hissing sound with his teeth and then walked out of the room.

“He doesn’t like me that much, does he?” I really didn’t want to talk, but I might as well try to break the ice here.

“Don’t mind him, he’s just a moody guy in general.” The short guy winked at me, I smiled.

“Are you okay?” The guy with the afro said. “What on earth were you dreaming of?

I could feel my body tense again. “I… I don’t know.” I didn’t want to talk about it, so I changed the subject. “A more suitable question would be; where the hell am I?” Smooth, Hope. I gulped, not knowing how they would react.

The two men looked at each other. “Welcome to our diner!” Shortstuff then said.

“Diner?”

“Yes, diner. It’s located in the desert, where practically nothing ever happens, so you should be safe here.” The man with the afro now smiled at me.

“Oh…” I frowned. I was in the desert?

“So… Do you need anything? Some water? Food?” Shortstuff looked at me.

“No, I’m fine.” I dropped my eyes.

Suddenly the red haired man stood in the doorway again. He was holding something.

“Here.” He said walking into the room and gave me a wet towel.

“Thanks…” I was really hot and still sweating, so the cold towel felt good on my skin. Although… My wounds disagreed, but I didn’t wanted them to notice I was in pain. That would only keep them here…

“We’ll leave you alone now.” The man with the afro said. “You said you didn’t need anything, right?”

“Yeah, right. Thanks anyway.”

The three men walked out of the room and shortstuff was about to close the door.

“Just get some more rest, tomorrow we’ll wake you. And don’t have a bad dream again, okay? Because this time you will wake us up I’m afraid.” He smiled at me.

Then I just couldn’t hold my tongue.

“It wasn’t a dream.”

All six eyes were focused on me again.

“What?” The redhead asked.

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