Star Crossed In Time - Chapter 236

I place a hand against the cold glass and slowly fall to my knees. Everything’s cold here… I look down and realize that even the floor is made up of the same glass-like material. The water is still so dark so I can’t really see anything. I don’t know why but the whole thing is terrifying!

I look around the empty dome and stop on the only thing in here. The bed… I don’t really want to be in it but it’s cold. I slowly push myself up and say “Okay, it’s fine. You can’t do anything but Bai Lei will come and save your ȧss… Until then, I can catch up on my sleep!”

I strain to smile as I walk over to the bed. My shoes are gone… so I quickly I check my dress but everything else is in place. I pull back the thick covers and climb into the bed with shaking hands. I pull the covers up to my chin and look around the dome.

Nothing but the dark, empty sea greets me. I shiver and pull the blanket up tighter. When I think about waking up before… I had felt something cold on my face. Why was he touching me? And were mermaids all that cold? Wait… is it, mermaid or merman?

I wrap the blanket around me completely, like a burrito and stare out into the dark ocean as I try to think about what to do. Ever so often, I see a little light from something moving in the water but it always quickly disappears before I can make anything out.

I don’t know how much time has past when the water begins to lighten. My heart beats faster when I think about being able to see but my hopes were crushed after a few more hours. Sure, it lightened a little but I still can’t see much of anything.

I was hoping I’d get to see like a real-life underwater city or something but nothing but empty water surrounds me. When I start to doze, something swims by my fishbowl. I quickly open my eyes and look around but I don’t see anything…

I wrap the blanket around me and pull it over my head as I stare out into the empty water. There! This time I see it as it quickly swims by again. It almost looks like a woman but its eyes are solid black!

Even though she’s pretty… she’s equally scary. After a few more minutes, several more show up to swim around my fishbowl and stare. I suddenly realize how fish must feel… My stomach growls causing me to say “At least feed me while you stare at me!”

After another hour or so, I pull the blanket over me making myself a cocoon and fall asleep. I don’t know how long I slept for before I wake up to someone pulling on my blanket. I poke my head out and watch as a young boy jumps back startled.

I quickly sit up and look around but when I don’t see anyone else, I look back to the young boy and see that he has a bowl of what looks like food. “Uh… My Master said it was time for you to eat.” He says and lifts the bowl up to me with both hands.

I slowly reach out and take the bowl while saying “Thank you… is there a bathroom I can use?” He blinks at me in confusion but doesn’t say anything. This time I blink in confusion and try again “I have to pee but there’s no bathroom…”

The boy looks like he finally understands as he says “You use the floor like all the other pets.” What?… I stare at him with large eyes and slowly turn to look at the floor with horror. I quickly look back to him and ask “You want me to use the floor!?”

The boy looks slightly surprised before he nods his head and says “All the pets use the floor. What’s the problem?” At this point, I really do look like a damn fish! I open my mouth to say something only to close it again when words fail me.

“I… I’m not an animal. I can’t just pee on the floor like some untrained puppy! Please tell me there’s something I can use other than the floor.” I ask with desperation. He frowns in confusion and scratches his head before saying “I can ask Master but… I can’t promise you anything.”

I bite my lip and nod my head. The kid gives me an awkward smile before turning around and walking through the glass just like the Deity had. I sigh and deflate in the bed as I look down at the forgotten food in my hand.

My mouth slightly falls open when I see it’s green and goopy. They didn’t even give me a spoon… I lift the bowl to my nose and take a sniff but it doesn’t smell like anything. I frown at the questionable green goop before shrugging and say “Here goes nothing…”

I tilt the bowl to pour it into my mouth but when it moves like slime, I quickly pull the bowl back with gritted teeth. I look at the horrifying slime and say “Survival… for survival.” I lift the bowl again and close my eyes.

It’s cold… surprise, surprise. When it actually touches my tongue, I nearly throw up! I quickly spit it back into the bowl and gag several times before I’m able to stop. “Omg!! That tastes horrible!!” I say quickly putting the bowl on the ground and pushing it away.

My sides hurt from gagging so much but my stomach has the audacity to growl. Then it hits me… I lift my hand and smack my forehead. I think about my space and shift away. Instantly, I’m greeted with a bright sky and soft breeze that smells like peaches.

“Hahaha!! I may still not be able to get away but at least I can come here and enjoy delicious peaches!!” I say running up to a tree. The other peach trees were fully grown as well, supplying me with enough peaches for several lifetimes!

After eating two large peaches, I walk to the farthest corner and begin digging a hole. I may not have a toilet but I can definitely have privacy here. After doing my business, I apologize to my space and walk over to the water.

I decide to strip down and go for a swim. The water feels amazing against my skin as I swim around with joy but the joy doesn’t last for long. Sure, this is a nice little cheat but anytime I leave I’ll still be in that damn fishbowl.

After floating around for a while, I get out and dry off before eating another peach. I look around my space once more before returning to my fishbowl. Luckily, no one knows I disappeared so I crawl back into bed and quickly fall asleep.