I own nothing, and this story is based off of real events. I had to write it out, it was too painful otherwise T_T
Punished
Twisting the hem of my dress between my numb fingers, I tried to keep quiet as the tears streamed down my face. The empty hole in my chest felt like it was filled with cement, hard and rough. Some of the cement there must have broken off and fallen into my stomach too, making it churn and heave sickeningly. I knew he would be back soon and, as the clocked ticked on, my tears flowed in ever-thickening salty ropes. I kept trying to wipe some away but they always left a cold ghostly memory.
Suddenly a door slammed downstairs. I sprang up and dashed for the bathroom, frantically wiping my face with a clean white towel. He took a few steps up to the upper level and I shuddered uncontrollably. My normally sluggish pulse thudded dully in my ears and chest as I washed my face clean of tears and smeared makeup. Maybe if I didn't look like I had been crying...
"Namine, please come down here", his voice slithered up the stairs. His footsteps began to recede and I breathed freely again. If he hadn't been mad enough to come straight to my room then he was not mad enough to kill me right away. There was a chance I could still be okay.
Taking a few deep breaths, I changed out of my tear-soaked dress and into a shirt and pants more suited for running. If it came down to it and I needed to run away to somewhere safer, that dress would have made it impossible. Heading down, I was shocked by the darkness in the stairwell. It was so dark...darker even than the ink I kept in my desk for drawing. A single bright lamp cast a shimmering glow over the sofas in the common area. My nausea flared up as I saw his head bowed to the darkness outside the window.
"You know why I'm so angry, right?", he hissed, voice full of cooled anger. I shuddered and desperately tried to keep the heat in my eyes from spilling over again. He sighed and turned around.
"In light of your recent treasonous actions, I have decided to remove you to the old musty manor in Twilight Town. Say goodbye, you will never see this world again", he said quietly. My tears froze.
"What?", I whispered, horrified. He glared at me and quickly strode over to where I stood. I shrank back, flinching away from him violently.
"What did you expect?!", he yelled at me, raising his beautiful rose pink blade to strike. Faster that he was able to move, I snapped open a portal and dove through into my room. My arms and legs shook as I snatched up my sketchbook and a change of clothes.
I had no idea where I was going to go but I was certain of one thing. I would never help them strip away anyone's precious memories ever again, no matter what. It...hurt too much.