❝ Life can be easy
It's not always swell
Don't tell me truth hurts, little girl
'Cause it hurts like hell ❞
" Are you sure you'll be fine walking by yourself?" a girls voice chirped making Sara turn away from the pouring rain outside as she turned her head towards the girl, her eyes glistening under the lights of the room.
" I promise you Molly, I'll be fine the street lights are still on, and I have a coat." Sara smiled at her friend pulling her into a tight hug and taking in the smell of lavender that her friend smelt like," I'll message you as soon as I am home I promise." Sara smiles as she steals some popcorn out of Molly's hands. " Sorry but I know you'll end up binning the rest." She laughs with her friend before turning on her heel making her walk home.
She often walked this way home and never thought anything different of it, She knew the neighbourhood and the street lights would be shining for another hour or so just enough time for her to reach her flat above a pub in London, she had heard the pub used to be owned by an Italian man named Luigi, however there wasn't much more news for that story as he left after owning it for 4 years. Moving her hands into her pockets as the wind had picked up, she feels scrunched up paper pulling it out of her pocket and straightening it she looks down seeing her cinema ticket for Labyrinth 30th Anniversary Special with the date. 12/09/2016.
Putting the scrunched paper back in her pocket she slips on one headphone into her ear, humming away Underground by David Bowie which had been used in the film Labyrinth. She stopped walking on her trail, and takes her headphone out as she turns around. She had been sure she had heard footsteps for a while now but couldn't make out but now in the secluded area she could hear them louder and someone had been following her. " Hello?" She shouts out, only hearing the echo of her voice for miles and car horns as she sighs, carrying on walking with the fear of knowing she was being followed now and whoever it was didn't want her to know he was.
Her feet started to move her faster, and she wrapped her arms around herself to keep warm, looking down at the floor to see the puddles which splashed her legs, a shiver went down her spine making her look up, seeing an old man staring at her he must have been in his 50's. " Hello Sara." His lips moved and the smell of smoke and alcohol could be smelt. Sara quickly pushed passed him and kept walking, she knew not to talk to strangers, but his hand grabbed at her shoulder yanking her to look at him.
" What do you want? Look do I know you? Do you need money for a cab?" She asks, he was an old man and was drenched. She couldn't say he was a nice guy but he did come across too strange for her liking, and the smell of alcohol also showed her that he could be drunk.
" Daddy, Daddy get me out of here." His voice chirped the lyrics in a sing-song way. Instantly Sara knew the words he was saying was to Underground, she got his grip off her and started to run every time she looked behind her he was there. She turns left as she runs up some metal stairs her heels clicking against the metal.
The rain got heavier, as her once tied up hair now fell down her face, soaked. Standing on the top step she looks down her eyes just making out the ground in the dark as the street lights were slowly dimming. Sighing happily and moving her hand through her wet hair in satisfaction that she had lost the weird man.
"Heard about a place today, I, I'm underground." The happiness on her face soon dropped as she turned around seeing him behind her as he grabbed both her shoulders holding her over the stairs. " Say 'ello to Gene for me bitch." He spat as he let go her heel losing balance. Everything happened so quickly her heels clicking down the stairs as she tumbled, her back opening and everything inside of it flying out over the air, her hands out in horror as if to grab the railing or his hand as she falls to the ground, her cinema ticket scrunched up next to her face and her you could just make out that through her headphones Underground was playing quietly through her headphones.
Can I just say, this is my first proper fanfiction which I have took time to research and study in. I hope you guys like it! I love feedback whether that be bad or good! Are you excited to see the Gene Genie again, or his new gang and are you ready for Sara's story.
I DON'T OWN ANY CHARACTERS FROM LIFE ON MARS OR ASHES TO ASHES. ALL RIGHTS GO TO BBC AND KUDOS.