Chapter 1
Jumping down rabbit hole
I laughed as Marcus pored me another drink, "That's your eighth tonight love, you sure you want another" he asked, I just sighed, I still wasn't drunk enough, I should be knocked out by my third one but it seemed I had gotten used to them , I passed Marcus some money, I didn't bother checking how much, it would be more than enough. I got up and felt slightly tipsy.
"See ya later Arianna" he called over his shoulder "And thanks for the tip"
I walked out and the cold air his my mostly revealed body, I was wearing a skimpy black dress that only went to half my thigh. I was walking along the street trying not to fall over, "Oi, Arianna" someone whispered I turned and saw Paul, my drug dealer. "You got any new stock?" I asked, he passed me something, I sniffed it testing it out, it was good coke. I took out my wallet but it was empty, damn I thought, I looked at him, "I don't have any money" I said handing it back to him,
"Ah, don't be like that darlin' I know what you can do in return for what you want" he said moving his face close to mine, he was an inch or so away form me and I quickly closed the space between our lips roughly kissing him, he pushed me against the wall, he wanted more than just a kiss, I mentally cussed myself, I should've know what he wanted, I pushed him away from me, I was many things but I definitely wasn't a prostitute.
I quickly grabbed my crack and ran from him, he was chasing after me, I loved it, the thrill, the danger, I ran faster until I was in some sort of forest thing. I looked behind me, I guess I lost him. I stopped and panted for breath leaning against a tree. Closing my eyes, I took out some of the drugs Paul had given me, I rolled up the cocaine and lit it. I could feel myself become intoxicated and it was a familiar feeling. Almost comfortable.
Slowly I drifted to sleep.
I woke up and rubbed my eyes, I looked around, thick layers of tree branches blocked the harsh midday sun from my eyes, my memories of what happened came back to me. I had a headache, probably from all the crack I had last night, I rubbed my eyes as a white blur ran in front of me.
A rabbit? I rubbed my eyes again, I must be hallucinating, I thought, I must've dark more that I thought last night and now its making me crazy.
The rabbit stopped in front of me, "Your going to be late!" it said, yep you heard me right it talked to me and it was holding up a giant pocket watch and was wearing a red waistcoat,
"I must be going crazy" I said to myself "Well, crazier than I was before " I added mentally.
I stood up supporting myself against the tree, the rabbit was beckoning me to follow it. After thinking about it for a minute I could find no harm in it so I chased it. It was fast but I carried on running, I was slightly wobbly because of all the thing that happened yesterday, but that was just a part of my life, drinking, smoking, sex and drugs, all different things that if added together would equal me.
The rabbit was still in front of me I was gaining on it then suddenly it had a sudden spurt of speed and was far ahead of me again "Oh come on you fucking rabbit, SLOW DOWN!" I screamed at it, I didn't even know why I was chasing the stupid thing but it wasn't like I had anything better to do.
Then it disappeared, right into thin air, I looked around not believing what just happened. That's when I noticed it, a gaping hole in the ground, I looked down it but I couldn't see anything, it was pitch black, the rabbit must've jumped in it.
I let out a small sigh, I wondered where the whole went. I always thought I'd end up committing suicide anyway, Deciding that there was no point arguing with myself and that there was nobody to miss me if anything happened, I only slightly hesitated before leaping into the hole.
"Arianna" A voice called to me, immediately I sat up, looked around and noticed a man with bunny ears. He came over to me.
"Arianna my love, I'm so glad your okay!" he said wrapping his arms around me, I stiffened, I was in a bad mood, it seemed I hadn't died just bumped my head, really badly. I looked around my surroundings and saw a forest. Puzzled, I got to my feet and brushed myself off. Then I realized it, I was probably still hallucinating because of the drugs Paul gave me, I looked at the rabbit man and asked him where I was.
"Your in Wonderland, my dear Arianna!" He said exited, I looked at him and mentally slapped myself, how didn't I notice before. This must've been the rabbit that I followed, but now he was half human?
"How do you know my name?" I asked cautiously.
"Of course I know your name, I love you" he replied as if it were the truest thing in the world. I shook my head at him never in my life had I been truly loved for myself, it was impossible.
"How can you love me if I don't even know you?" I asked incredulously.
He ignored my question and shoved a vial in my face. "Dearest Arianna you must drink this to participate in the game" he said in a sing-songy voice. I took it from him and inspected it, I was about to ask if it was poison but now I had noticed the dryness in my throat it was impossible to ignore, I gulped it down. It tasted horrible but satisfied my thirst.
I looked at the rabbit man, he was smiling at me in a creepish sort of way, He definitely must be a pervert….or a stalker…..or both. I thought, backing away from him.
"Ah my love, I must go it seems I'm late" he said holding up a giant pocket watch at me.
I just stared at him absently as he walked away, then I remembered my common sense. "What's your name?" I yelled at him
"Peter White" he yelled back before he disappeared into the forest.