Somewhere far from the city..

A girl with short brown hair and green eyes was running in the middle of a forest. It seemed as if she was running away from something in that forest, devoid of any being. The girl continued running while saying to herself:

(I must get away from this ominous forest! Why did you come here in the first place?! I am so stupid! How stupid are you, Ilian? Did you have to come here?!).. ..

After a good amount of time of continuous running, Elian stopped to catch her breath, then kept watching where her feet led her... There was a simple house in the middle of that forest... a small house like the one you see in the cartoon, and its walls were painted. It was black, and its windows and ceiling were the same color, which surprised her

At the same time she said:

(Strange... Why is there a house here? Who would build a house in this place?!...And above all, why did the owner of this house paint it black?!! Didn't he find only this color out of all the colors?! ).

Elian walked towards the house and kept looking at it, then asked:

-Should I perhaps knock on the door? What if I disturb the owner of the house? But what if there is no one in there?...Anyway, I will try my luck.

Elian noticed that the door did not have a handle, so she was surprised by the matter, but she did not pay any attention to it. Elian knocked on the door and kept waiting for someone to open the door for her. She realizes that what she is doing now is reckless, as she does not know if it was An ordinary person lives here. What if he is a criminal escaping from the police or something? What if he tried to kill her because she had accidentally discovered his secret hideout? Just thinking about it made her afraid. She was hesitant between running away or waiting, but she made up her mind and waited for a long time until she fell asleep and fell asleep after she sat in a cross-legged position and rested her head on the wall...

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Elian woke up from her sleep and found that darkness had fallen over the place. She rubbed her eyes as she yawned, then looked at her wristwatch to see that the clock hands had stopped working, as they were pointing to six o’clock in the evening. She was amazed at the matter and thought to herself: (Maybe it has broken down.) The hour or the battery ran out), but this astonishment turned into fear and panic when she turned back to find that the small house had turned into a huge palace and was the same color as the house... 'black'!!... the ominous and gloomy color, that's what 'Eliane' thought. 'I have always considered this color to symbolize death. People in the city wear black clothes at funerals. She did not like this color, and seeing it anywhere did not please her and made her pessimistic, since her childhood.

While observing the “Black Palace,” she noticed a faint light in one of the windows, and as she continued to stare at that window, she saw the silhouette of a tall person who looked like the shadow of a man. She could not see his facial features, so she continued to stare at him, hoping that she could see him better, but Elian was shocked. The man suddenly looked at her! It was as if he felt that she was looking at him, and this time she was able to see his face clearly thanks to the moonlight. His facial features were She was beautiful, to say the least. He had strange eyes, but they were beautiful to Elian. Their color was red like a ruby, which is a beautiful jewel that Elian loved very much. His nose was carefully carved, and his hair was black as coal. In any case, that man or young man kept staring at “Elian,” and she looked at him with reverence. Her feet froze from fear and her body convulsed. She was no longer able to move or think. She just kept looking at him and he looked back at her. Then a ghost appeared in the gap. A smile that she thought was imagining what she saw, but she couldn't hold it together anymore, so she started running like a lion without stopping until she came out of that forest, and she started panting hard, and her body was trembling with fear as she thought:

(Oh my God...that person saw me!! I was so shocked! Thank God I ran away quickly, otherwise I don’t know what would have happened if I stayed there any longer, but the strange thing is... how did that small house turn into a palace!! I know that rumors say that this forest has been abandoned for years and that no one dares to enter it. There, especially at night, they say that whoever enters there disappears.)

Flash back *

Elian had been advised never to enter the forest by her family when she told them about her desire to take a tour in the forest. They had warned her several times, but she did not listen to them. She was stubborn by nature and only listened to what her mind dictated to her. She also did not listen to them. She was convinced and did not believe those rumors, so she wanted to confirm whether the abandoned forest was actually “cursed” as it was said about it, or not. So she claimed to her family that she was going to meet one of her friends and hid the fact from them that she was going to the forest because they would prevent her if she told them about it.

So, Elian left her home after promising her mother that she would not be late, then headed to her intended destination, the “abandoned forest.” When she wanted to enter, a strange man prevented her from entering the forest, so she asked him why, claiming stupidity:

-Why can't I get in?

-Because you will...

-will..?

-T....

-What!!!

-What?!

The man suddenly disappeared in front of Elian's eyes like a mirage, as if he had never existed in the first place, leaving her confused. ...

Was she imagining she saw this guy or what? ....

(Huh...? K-How did he suddenly disappear?!...This is really scary...Oh my God...Should I continue on my way or not? But what did he want to say to me before he disappeared?....)

Elian decided to continue her way towards the forest and tried to forget what had happened to her a short while ago. She looked right, left, and back several times, and she seemed nervous and anxious. The courage inside her had vanished since the strange man’s incident, and his disappearance caused Her fear and shook her courage and sense of security.

While she was walking in the forest, she heard a faint whistling sound coming from every direction. The forest was devoid of any living creature except Elian in it. She thought that this little boy was because of the wind, but she did not pay attention to it and continued walking...

-...Humanity...haha. ..Hahahaha

Elian was startled after hearing the sound of this strange and frightening laughter at the same time, and she started running very quickly without thinking. She was certain that the forest was not an ordinary forest and that she had to leave here, and quickly.

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While Elian was on her way home, she was absentmindedly thinking about what had happened to her a short while ago in the forest and her vision of that strange palace. It looked like a medieval palace, and that man with western eyes... Yes, she had never seen eyes like his before. His eyes are strange and wonderful at the same time, but she wonders to herself why he lives in a palace in that scary and deserted forest? Why doesn't he live in the city like other people? Perhaps he wanted to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city and live in isolation from people, but it seems really strange. Even if he wanted to live alone, at least he should have chosen a better place than that forest. Did he not hear the rumors about it, or did he not care and did not believe them? Gay? Perhaps he wanted to investigate the matter and liked the place, so he wanted to build a palace there and settle in it and live a quiet life away from everyone. Rumors helped him do that. No one would dare to think about entering the deserted forest. On the one hand, no one comes to the forest, and on the other hand, the place. Secluded and quiet, then he would have killed two birds with one stone, but is that small house that you saw the same palace?? I remember well that I fell asleep leaning against that wall of the house, but when I woke up I found the palace, as if it was transforming or something like that... Anyway, my head started to hurt from thinking about it...)

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While she was thinking while walking, she did not notice the cat that had crossed in front of her, so she accidentally stepped on its tail. The cat screamed loudly, causing Elian to wake up from her distraction and twitch in her place.

"Yes!"

Passers-by looked at her after hearing the sound of screaming, while the cat ran away. Elian remained standing in place, placing her hand on her chest, feeling her heart, which began to beat strongly from fear.

(Breathing) “Ha...ha oh my god, he scared me...seriously.”

Passers-by started whispering, one of them asking what happened, and another saying:

“…It looks like she stepped on a cat’s tail.”

And another girl was saying:

"What a poor cat... What's wrong with that girl? Is she blind or what?!"

“Ilian” heard what that girl said, but she preferred to ignore her. She was not in a good position now to quarrel with her. A person with good features and wearing glasses approached her.

 He had dark brown hair and hazel eyes, and was holding a small plastic water bottle in his hand. He asked her in a gentle and polite manner with a tone of concern after he noticed that she was placing her hand over her heart while panting:

“Are you okay, miss?”

"..Huh...yeah..hah yes I'm fine."

“Elian,” she answered, then the man handed her his water bottle and said:

“Please drink some water. I read in a book that when you are terrified of something, you should drink water.”

Elian smiled gratefully and took the bottle from him, drank a little from it, then returned it to him thankfully and asked curiously.

“Why is it important to drink water when surprised?”

He answered her while touching the back of his neck awkwardly:

"B-Honestly, I forgot why. I forget a lot. If you asked me what I had for dinner yesterday, I wouldn't remember it."

Elian laughed at his joke. Talking to him is not boring. He seems like the kind of person you feel comfortable with, even if he is someone you meet for the first time. Then she suddenly remembered what happened to her in the forest, so she thought of asking this young man, perhaps he knew something about this matter.

" can I ask you a question? " . The young man nodded his head and said:

" Yes, of course ". Elian said: “Have you heard about the abandoned forest?” A young man asked:

“The deserted forest? Yes, I remember hearing about it before, but why do you ask?”

Ilian was silent for a while and closed her eyes for a moment, trying to collect her thoughts, and she breathed calmly and slowly, while the young man continued to look at her with interest and concern as he waited for her answer or whether she would ask him about something. Then she opened her eyes and looked at him and decided to tell him about it.