Saving Him

Warning: this chapter contains sensitive topic about mental health. Year 2022 The wind touching my face as the car moves faster. I check the time on my phone to see if I'm late for school, while my mother is busy driving. "Daya, Your internship is near. Have you decided which company are you planning to work?" she asked. Honestly, I'm still thinking and I don't know where I wanna go. I'm not that gifted or talented in anything so I'm scared that they don't want to hire me. I opened My account on Twitter to watch some videos and to ease my boredom, but one news article caught my attention. It felt fake news but the article comes from the real news account and it was verified. This can't be happening. This isn't true. "the singer, songwriter, and actor, Dane Benson former member of Adore have passed away this morning. the investigation have no further confirmation about the cause of death." I can't read it anymore... Dane, my favorite member of Adore Is gone? this can't be happening! I searched more about the news and it was real. My eyes starts to burn. I tried to prevent my tears from falling. I tried to pull myself to not cry. I'll think about it after my class. I tried to not think about it. The shocking news makes me lost my attention to the class whole day. I found myself staring at the blank page of my notebook. Even After our class I don't have the energy to move, but I still manage. I tried to eat but I don't have any appetite. I know I look pathetic to grieve for someone who doesn't even know that I exist, but those guys lifted me in my dark days. I walk into my room and my body unconsciously just drop into my bed. I stared into a blank ceiling. My eyes burned and my tears begin to fall. I look at the some of my poster in my walls. Of the walls also have signature of each one of them. My tears can't stop it self from falling to my cheeks. I fell as sleep while crying. I woke up at the sound of rain and thunderstorm. I felt my stomach so I rushed to the kitchen to find some snacks. It doesn't disappoint me when I saw a bag of chips. I poured some Ice tea and enjoyed my chips. I turned on the TV and It's all about Dane, I turned off immediately. I don't want to see it again and again. This day broke me. An 19 year old crying over some 28 year old dude who doesn't even know that I exist--- yeah that's me. Saturday morning I got up in bed and went to jogging. I saw a billboard it says "tribute to Dane Benson March 19, 1992 - August 12, 2022" I sat at the near bench and check my phone about some news. I want to cry again because of some edits of him. "Dane Benson, Former member of Adore committed Su*cide." I can't believe it... he was suffering for a long time. "Investigation confirmed the cause of death of the said artist." I can't look at my phone anymore. All I see is news about his passed away. I can't believe that my Idol is gone. He was too young. I stared at the billboard again and I saw a man looks like in his 50s Crying infront of it. This man looks so familiar. I focus at him trying to remember who's this guy, he looks so familiar. Wait... This is Greg Suarez! Adore's Manager! He look at me. His eyes met mine, It was full of sorrow and guilt. He walks towards to me, I know that he's walking closer to me because he's staring at me. "Hi I'm Greg, I know It sounds weird but I need your help." he says. I looked left to right if he was really talking to me but no ones around. "me?" I asked. "Yes, I saw you before. You're one of the fans of Adore right?" He has an attitude. "Yes I am." "Help me to save Him." I was confused. Who? "What? I don't get it." he looks at me like I was so dumb. "You're the only one who can help me to save Dane." What does he mean? I don't get it? Dane? Is he crazy? "Are you like you know.... Crazy?" I asked but he doesn't looks mad. "Help me to save them you only have 1 day to go back. Save the whole group from me and the management." The wind starts to blow and I close my eyes to protect it--- When It all stop I opened my eyes and no one's around. What the heck just happened? I straight home, That was f*****g scary. What was that? How the hell did he disappeared, and what did he mean about save the whole group? Or only have 1 day to go back? Is he out of his mind? I went to the kitchen to grab some cereal and milk. I need to eat, I feel like I'm hallucinating. It still 9:40 am, I'm home alone all the time since my mother and father is busy all the time. I bake some chocolate chip cookies, I really love baking and cooking. Maybe I should start a business on baking since I'm good at it. I'm only kidding I don't have any confident to do that. I spend whole day cleaning my house and then suddenly I become so dizzy. Why I feel like I needed to go somewhere. My body move Itself, I don't know where I'm going but my feet led me to a big building. Why am I here? I don't know, I can't even control my body. I went inside and no one's around not even a single person. It felt like I know where I'm heading. My body stop infront of the big door. The door swung open, this room is kinda familiar. This is the practice room of adore! I saw a man at the center of the room. "Tonight will be the night you go back and save them." The man voice. He looks like 60 yrs old. "What do you mean?" finally my voice came out. "You need to go back in time to save them." I'm still confused. "Why me? I'm just a fan, They don't even know that I exist." It just doesn't sound right to me. "Your not just a fan... you have a lot of connection with them and you just don't know it yet." I'm still confused. Can he just stop being so deep? "Can you be straight to your point?" I said sarcastically. "Once you open that door again you'll find yourself back in the time, after that find me and Ritch... Well the younger me." He vanished after he said that. and now I can move my self. I look at my phone and it's not working. Who the hell is that guy? Do I know him? How did he know me? I have a lot of questions in my mind and I can't find any answer to it. I open the door and suddenly there's a lot of people. What the hell? What the hell is happening?! A boy walk towards to me, he looks like same age as me. He is wearing ang all black suit. "You're Daya Manalo right?" He asked me and I just nodded as answer. "I'm Ritch Harrison, Mr. Lee is looking for you." He continued. this is the Ritch guy that old man talking about. I'm not the type of person who easily followed someone, but I felt like I needed to follow this Ritch guy. We stop at the office. Ritch opened the door and I saw Him. That guy but a little bit younger. "She's here Mr. Lee" I saw his name in his table. He's the CEO of Daylight Music?!