Another Life, Another Me

34. The Staircase Spiraling Downwards

Cordelia POV

His body laid on the ground.

A stream of blood flowed from the hole in his head.

...

Everything...

Something...

I...

This was all wrong.

No...

Deux...?

He wouldn't...

He wouldn't do this...

I'm probably dreaming.

It's the only thing that made sense.

I'm in a dream world.

I must be in a dream world.

I'm having a sick nightmare.

No one died.

I just need to wake up.

Wake up, Cordelia.

Wake up.

I need to wake up.

...

...Why can't I wake up...?

"...I killed him because I felt like it," Deux said nonchalantly.

Haha...I'm taking this dream a little too far.

It's almost like everything is real.

Maybe I had been reading too much lately.

Too much anime.

Too much manga.

Too much...

This dream was too much.

My dreams were becoming too realistic.

"Cordelia...Cordelia, snap out of it," Ace murmured as he turned to face me.

...Ace?

What are you talking about?

What do I have to snap out of?

Everything was okay.

None of this is real.

It can't be real.

This was all a dream.

Tears dripped down my face.

This was all a dream.

They stung my eyes and made my vision blurry.

A dream...a dream...let this be a dream...

Ace was yelling at me about something, but I couldn't hear him.

This isn't a dream.

I screamed and dropped to the ground.

Mattius was dead.

He was dead.

Just a few moments ago, he was thanking me for bringing him here.

A few days ago, he was crying in my arms for deciding to help him out.

And now...he's dead.

He's dead because I brought him here.

It's my fault...It's my fault...It's my fault...

If I didn't bring him here...nothing would have happened.

It's my fault.

A never-ending downpour of tears flowed from my eyes.