"(Yawning)... I haven''t slept in ages..." Zero said, having just woken up.


    Zero was sitting in a boat with her little friend and a group of small, sleeping dwarves. The weather was foggy, and the sea looked like a distorted illusion.


    "(Shivering) Brrr... I''m cold..."


    Zero raised her head to look up at the cloudy sky. She glanced at the dwarf and patted his head.


    "He''s tired... he hasn''t rested at all... and he never hesitated to help me... he seems to have many brothers... and yet... he''ll always be special... to me... it''s been two whole days... since I got on this boat... I hope Alice has returned safely to the real world."


    ******


    Alice found herself in a dark void, turning left and right.


    "What happened... where am I?" Alice spotted something in the darkness, a broken mirror.


    At that moment, Zero rushed towards it, but the mirror began to move away from her.


    "Wait... oh threshold... don''t go... no... don''t go."


    *****


    Alice woke up quickly to find herself in bed. She looked left and right, she was in a room with two beds and a children''s wardrobe. There was an open window next to her. Alice jumped out of bed to look out the window.


    There was a playground below with children playing in it. At that moment, Alice realized she was back in the real world.


    Suddenly, two girls opened the room door.


    "Do you think I''ll go?... Impossible... Do you want something bad to happen to me?... I''m scared for myself?" Ana said this.


    "You''re right... since she disappeared... Alice?" Emma said this, and at that moment, they found Alice, a girl looking out the window, so they turned to her, realizing that the one in front of them was Alice.


    "Hey... Emma... Ana," Alice said, confused.


    At that moment, the two girls screamed loudly, shocked and frightened, and quickly ran out saying, "Ghost... it''s Alice''s ghost..."


    Alice couldn''t understand what was happening to them, so she started to cover them with a blanket, saying, "Why are you running away... I''m not a ghost."


    "Emma... she''s behind us," Ana said in fear.


    "Just hurry up."


    Everyone started looking at them.


    "Hey... what''s wrong with Eika and Ana?"


    "Who is that maid?"


    "Are they playing a game?"


    "Crazy."


    "Wait... isn''t that the maid girl... Alice?" one of the boys shouted.


    ******


    The nanny was writing a request for a trip to visit patients in the hospital in her office.


    "Huh... maybe this will be a good idea."


    The nanny heard a knock on the door.


    "Come in." Suddenly, one of the children rushed in, saying, "Nanny... come here..."


    "What?... What''s going on?"


    "Come and see for yourself," the child said, pulling the nanny.


    The nanny found the children huddled together, to find Emma and Ana scared of a girl wearing a maid''s uniform, so she turned to her to find Alice.


    "Don''t be scared of me... I''m your friend... Alice," Alice said, trying to calm them down.


    "Hey... Alice," the nanny said in surprise.


    "Who?... Nanny... tell them I''m not a ghost."The story has been illicitly taken; should you find it on Amazon, report the infringement.


    At that moment, the nanny fainted.


    ******


    "No... I can''t believe it... Alice... is that you?" the nanny said, sitting on a chair and putting an ice pack on her head.


    "Yes... nanny."


    "Where have you been all this time?" the nanny asked angrily.


    "Uh... I..." Alice said nervously.


    "Three whole months, Alice... and the police couldn''t find you... we thought you were kidnapped... and what about these ragged clothes you''re wearing... could it be... that you ran away from the room?... Answer me now."


    "Uh... in fact... I... what should I do now... what will I say... if I tell her the truth... she''ll send me to a mental hospital... what will I say... what... uh... I went to..."


    "To where?"


    "To... my uncle''s house."


    "Huh... your uncle''s house?"


    "Yes."


    "Three whole months?"


    "Yes."


    "So... I''ll call him... and I''ll ask him," the nanny said, holding the phone.


    "No... don''t call..." Alice said in alarm.


    "Huh... and how can I believe you, Alice?... I''ll talk to your uncle."


    "He''s very sick, miss..."


    "Huh? Is he really sick?... Why do you need to go to him?... "


    "Nobody takes care of him... his children are working abroad... and he''s divorced as you know."


    "If that''s true... then why didn''t you tell me?"


    "Uh... what should I say... uh... I found it... I told Zero... I mean Eve... it seems she forgot to tell you."


    "Ah... you mean Eve Addis."


    "Addis?" Alice said in shock.


    "Didn''t you tell her?... She was adopted."


    "What... really?" Alice said in surprise.


    "She was adopted by a couple two months ago... and I heard... that she had been admitted to the hospital."


    "Did Eve go to the hospital?... Was she hurt?... Wait... didn''t she disappear?... What happened to her?" Alice asked worriedly.


    "I heard... that she had fallen into a coma."


    "Coma."


    "Yes."


    "Tell me... where does she live now," Alice said impulsively.


    "Why are you asking?... (Sighs)... She mentioned that she lives in the suburbs of the neighboring city... I''ll get her address... it''s in the desk drawer."


    And quickly, Alice rushed to the desk looking for her address, until she found it.


    "Wait... what are you doing, Alice?" the nanny said angrily.


    "Uh... I found it... sorry... I have to go," Alice said as she put on her shoes.


    "Wait... Alice... the distance to her house is long..."


    "Don''t worry... I''ll manage," Alice said as she walked out the door.


    ******


    Alice walked away from the orphanage, it was an isolated place. She hid behind the trees.


    "Okay... this place is good."


    Alice looked at her hands and said, "I hope I can do it."


    Alice began to press her hands hard, thinking, ''I have to calm down... but I don''t understand... Eve didn''t move to the world of nightmares... but she crossed the threshold... why didn''t her body disappear... wait... her body in the real world... is different from what I saw... I suppose... that Eve''s soul has moved... wait... the Ferryman... he wanted to bring her back to the real world... maybe that''s the reason... did the Ferryman move Eve by mistake?... or did she move by mistake?... uh... I can''t understand.''


    Alice opened her eyes to find decay on her hand.


    "Huh... my power hasn''t disappeared," Alice said happily.


    At that moment, Alice moved with her senses, slowly towards Eve''s house.


    *******


    Bill was sitting on the couch watching the news, while Maria was washing the dishes. They were feeling frustrated, until the news was suddenly interrupted.


    < Breaking News: In the city of ●●●●●●, a strange creature was seen moving across rooftops, pictures of this creature were taken, it resembles in its way of moving the spider-man, but it is in the form of a human wearing a maid''s uniform, the authorities are trying hard to catch him, some suspect that he is an alien, so we ask all residents of neighboring cities to stay in their homes. >


    "Did you hear that, Maria? It seems we won''t be able to visit Eve tomorrow."


    "That''s a shame," Maria said as she put a cup of coffee in front of Bill.


    "We checked... it seems that Eve''s nightmares... and our son''s... and your brother''s... are not natural at all."


    "Bill... the strange thing is that Eve didn''t disappear... maybe I''ll ask my mother about my brother again... but I''m sure... that our son wasn''t kidnapped."


    "Huh... Maria... we have to accept this fact."


    Suddenly, they heard a knock on the door. Maria got up and went towards the door.


    She opened the door to find a little girl wearing torn maid''s clothes, it was Alice. She raised her head and said, "Are you Mrs. Alice? Eve''s mother."


    Maria felt shocked and scared at that moment, so she screamed loudly saying, "The alien is here..."


    At that moment, Bill spit out the coffee, and rushed to the door, to find Alice trying to calm Maria down.


    At that moment, Bill took the stick to hit Alice.


    "Die, you devil," at that moment, Alice''s tentacles came out to stop Bill.


    Bill felt shocked and scared, so both Bill and Maria stepped back.


    "Uh... don''t worry... I won''t hurt you... (the tentacles disappeared)," Alice turned towards the TV, to find herself in the breaking news.


    "Okay... that makes sense... don''t worry... listen... I won''t hurt anyone... or just... to talk to you... about Eve."