Dreams: A New Beginning

     No one else ever came here; these caves were rumored to be haunted, but I knew all its secrets as it knew mine. As I picked up a piece of flint and drew on the walls deep inside the cave, fresh new tears flowed down my cheeks and dripped on the stony floor.

     I had always been different. I was Difference. Why couldn't others look beyond our differences? This was a cruel, cold world, where it was almost always every pet for itself. It was hard to find a kind caring soul out here, especially in this accursed island. iRiDESCENCE. This word had struck me as odd. This word, it meant, to look beyond our differences. I doubted that anyone could ever be what this word stood for. This was one thing that had me holding on, in this harsh world, where I could have just given up easily.

     I was a dreamer, I had dreams of hope; dreams of peace. Dreams where every tale told always had a happy ending. But as soon as I woke up, all that would disappear, and I had to fend for myself once again. Avoiding the frequent pirates was enough, but their insults always pierced through my heart, like a knife, each a painful stab in my mind. I wanted to fall asleep and never wake up. Once, I had made every life my own. Every sky and sea was my own kind of blue, every colour in the sunrise and the sunset was my own kind of colour. I was naïve. I believed what everyone said and did not have doubts about them.

     But now, the once innocent, happy-go-lucky white Uni was now a cold, serious, monotone 'thing' that rarely displayed emotions. I now forced myself to remain cold and monotone, in the presence of others. All because my heart had hardened, slowly throughout the years. My once white pelt was now a dull grey. I wondered if I would ever see things the way I did before, where everything and anything was possible. Leaning my head against the wall, I gradually fell asleep.

     There was someone, who opened my eyes, made me believe. Someone who opened the door for me. Someone who gave me wings, when I wanted to fly but couldn't. Someone who helped me to fly. Someone who lifted me off the ground. Someone who showed me what living was for. Someone who helped me when I needed a hand.

     Someone who comforted me when I was down. Someone who appreciated me for who I was. Someone who stopped me from hiding away. Someone who would miss me; someone who would like me; someone who would consider me, as family. Someone who stopped me from falling. Someone who could finally be close enough to finally know my deepest secrets and fears that even the cave didn't know. Someone who was kind and gentle to me. Someone who would protect me. Someone who would care for me. Someone who I could treat as my friend. Someone who spun me around, and shared all the fun with me, someone who could catch me when I took a fall hard.

     Someone who would change everything. Someone who would change the way I viewed the world. Someone who would change my personality. Someone who would change the way how I felt the world was. Someone who would warm up my heart. Someone who would change me, completely, to the Uni I once was, the once crazy, overly-happy Uni I once was. The prankster I once was. The Uni with big endearing violet eyes, which sparkled like stars in the night sky, that could melt one's heart. The Uni with the dazzling white coat that shone like diamonds. The Uni that didn't have a care in the world. The Uni that the breeze took wherever it went.

     The Uni that flowed with the wind. The Uni that sang to the sea. The Uni that danced to the wild. The Uni that loved the sound of nature. The Uni that listened to the call of the wind. The Uni that felt the heartbeat of the earth. The Uni that welcomed both light and dark. The Uni that moved with the waves. The Uni that felt warmth and cold in everything. The Uni that leaped through, in thunderstorms. The Uni that once felt that everything she needed were right beside her. The Uni that was not afraid of falling, not afraid of being hurt, not afraid of anything at all. The Uni that never cried, but when she did, her tears sparkled like a crystal drop. The graceful Uni, small and vulnerable but with a strong will. The Uni with the voice of an angel, unrivalled by water faeries. The Uni who played the flute, where all her emotions were expressed in that tune. The Uni, that was carefree, never burned, never scarred, that would brush off any attack at her easily. The Uni that was fearless, with a unique twisted sense of logic. The Uni with predictions that always turned out to be true. The Uni who smiled and laughed at everything, the childish, yet intelligent Uni. The wild, yet beautiful Uni. The accident-prone yet carefree Uni.

      "Go my dear child, go around Neopia. You'll find that not everyone has a selfish heart. Some have kind souls. Go, and be the innocent Uni you once were. The night is still young." I woke up with these words in my mind. I nodded and made a silent promise that I would. It was a wonder how things changed from then to now. I was slowly affected by my surroundings. I was now run dry by this island and its residents. I was burned out by them. But I will be the Uni I once was again. I swear, I would find my faith in this world once more.

     Packing up all that I ever had, I left my makeshift home. With a last glance, I bid farewell to the cave that had housed me throughout my life. The very cave that welcomed me and turned everyone else away. "I'll be back, happier, and grown up. I'll come back the very Uni I was when I first stepped into your domain. I promise." And with that, I left... for a new beginning.

The End