THE DIAMOND STAR

     It's midnight and I found myself standing on the stairs of our backyard. My feet began to roam around the place, it was a little windy and chilly. The trees are swaying as leaves gently fly in the air. My eyes noticed a luminous butterfly flying around under the trees.

     My memories were blurry after that.

     She grabbed my wrist and ran around of my house's backyard, looking for something.

     “The diamond star is missing! It has to be around here.” she said worriedly.

     It was already passed midnight. My parents are already fall asleep and yet here I am, helping this fellow find her way back. My system just knew she is not from here.

     I noticed a light lit from our kitchen's window. I saw my father taking a glass of water. I turned away, nervously, so he won't see me outside around this time.

     We stopped running when we saw the same butterfly I spotted earlier flying as sparkly dusts fall from its hindwings' end. She sighed in relief. I assume this is what she was referring to the 'diamond star.'

     “Is this the diamond star?” I asked and she nodded. She grabbed me towards the butterfly. The butterfly flew in front of us and its light shined intensively transforming into a neon cube that has a mix of white, mint and magenta colors flourishing inside the cube. Wait, I think I saw this either in Mario Bros or Mario Kart Nintendo DS game (Though I used to play this when I was in elementary).

     “Uhm, do we get to jump to hit under it?” I guessed.

      She nodded enthusiastically, “Yup!”

     She grabs me again and we stop at the spot where we can jump to hit the cube.

     Everything became black then to white appears in mosaic and geometry then mint and magenta colors blended in. I see that my surrounding is as if changing because it's directing me to another dimension. It seems like I am leaving my own world for a second.

     The transition stopped. A city colored in white, orange, pink, blue, yellow and magenta appeared before my eyes. The environment was vibrant like I was in an advanced era. I saw unfamiliar rides and flying vehicles in the sky. There were buildings and complex road highway structures.

    I was so amazed for a second when I suddenly fell from my knees. I places my hand on my left eye. Everything became black except I can only see my body shining.

     “*she called for my nickname, secret*?” There was a worry from her tone of voice.

     I rummaged my hands on the pitch black ground, “Do you see the city?” I asked her. She said 'yes.'

     Everything became glitchy. The view of the city flickers in my vision. My body is still not used to their kind of world. My system is adjusting.

     She waits for me to be okay and collected. The place is slowly rising into a full view for my eyes to see every corners of it. I looked around first to check myself if I had already adjusted well. I feel okay. So I grabbed my cellphone from my pocket to take pictures of the place I couldn't believe that exists. Yet, my phone was in pitch black and glitching errors. So yeah, my phone doesn't work here.

     She toured me around the city, as time goes by we savor every moment we shared. I knew it was only temporary I had to go home. But I was glad we were able to keep in touch through exchanging of emails from my world and her world. I guess I successfully created a secret access on the other side. Pretty strange, right?

I woke up.