Curse of the Phoenix

2.

I look around me, I am on a battlefield, in the middle of a war. Machine guns and rifles are firing all around. I feel lost and scared, but I am not scared for myself, I am scared for him. I do not want to lose him again. I begin to run towards the battlefield, but my long, ancient, puffy dress did not allow me to move quickly. My foot got stuck in a hole and I fell. I felt pain in my legs, but I cannot quit, I have to continue. I gritted my teeth and pulled myself up off the ground. When I was about to move again, I caught sight of a man's silhouette in the distance. I couldn't tell who he was, but when I spotted him, a calmness came over me, the war around me diminished. I wanted to take a step forward, to get closer to him, but my legs were stuck, I could not move. I panicked and I was afraid that I would lose him again, that I wouldn't be able to reach out and touch him. Then I felt a tremendous pain in my legs, I noticed that they started to burn, I wanted to scream but I had no voice, the flames engulfed my whole body with tremendous pain in a few seconds.

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I woke up and sat up abruptly in bed. I touched my forehead, I realized I was all sweaty. I looked around, it was already dark and the girls in the room were asleep. I must have fallen asleep while listening to music. These days my dreams are mostly about the fire. But this dream that woke me up was so real, as if I could really feel the burn on my skin. And I still can feel that tingling on my skin even when I'm woken up.

I got up from the bed, I took some leaflets to analyze where to find showers, took some shower things and left the room.

I’m walking slowly and quietly, because it’s late at night and I know that students are not allowed to walk at this hour.

After I took a shower, I went along the same path towards the room. And when the deep man's voice from behind me scared me.

“You shouldn’t be walking that late. Someone could think that you are up to something.”

I turned around and saw a tall, well-built man, some of his dark messy hair was up and some of it fell on his forehead, his blue eyes were so deep as if he could see and read all my thoughts.

“I think you shouldn't be here either, but still you’re here”

“Ohh” he smiled “You’re right, it is because maybe I have some plans tonight” and he stepped forward. He got so close that I could smell his pleasant scent. He touched my long wavy golden hair, which was lying on my shoulders and I flinched.

“So why are you stopping? Go and mind your own business.” I’m trying to breathe in as little air as possible so that its gorgeous smell doesn't affect me.

“I will, don’t worry.” he smirk” I just wanted to warn you to be careful here, little bird.”

“Are you threatening me?” And I leaned a little to him so that I could show him that his closeness doesn’t affect me. Although it is quite the opposite, with every centimeter closer, my heart beats harder and his gaze drowns me more and more.

“No, I'm not. How could I, little bird? But here, around you, are things to be afraid of. And I think you should watch out for yourself.” He leaned even closer, so that he could whisper to my ear. His voice and closeness made me shiver “Remember, your body is like a match, it can easily burn, so be careful”

I took a huge step back from him, because I couldn't believe what I heard. Why did he say that?

“What???” I was confused and felt angry at the same time.

I could see the satisfaction on his face and he just laughed a bit and walked away. I just stood there like stupid for a few minutes and then headed towards the room.