Chapter 1

Trapped

The full moon shined on a mansion that stood oblong and eerie against the night sky. A pale leg that matched the full moon's silver tint tripped over a stick and the frail human fell against the cobblestone and looked up at the tall building.

They stood up and the wind blew at their pastel purple hair, as they approached the mansion. They knocked on the door and it creaked open on its own. She paused and stepped inside, shrieking at lights that drew across a mural painting thats red paint reminded her of blood. Her hand trailed across it and she looked at her fingers in horror as they became stained red.

She walked further into the darkness and bumped into something. She looked up to see a porcelain face. Their eyes looked hollow and dead as she spun around to see a ring of wax dolls surrounding her. She screamed and a hand covered her eyes, a whispery voice treading close to her ear, "Sh... just eat the sugar, doll..."

The figure behind her pressed a piece of cake into her mouth and she whimpered. She took their hand off her eyes and ran forward, pushing past the dolls and her hands hit against two double doors. "Open!" She looked out a window and saw a garden of rosebushes. Her hand gripped the doorknob and she tried to force it open, "Come on!"

The figure approached her again and she hit the locked door five times before they grabbed her wrist and forced a lollipop into her mouth, pushing it down her throat in anger, "Don't you dare run from me!" She choked on the hardcandy ball and looked into a boy's eyes that looked dead tired. He pushed her against the wall and she opened her mouth to scream, the lollipop almost falling out of her mouth, but he bit the other end of the stick to keep it steady and spoke through his teeth, "Stop being so scared."

Her eyes closed tightly and she let out another whimper. She couldn't speak from the lollipop in her mouth and the way it melted it in her mouth made her feel sickly.

A piercing pain that felt like two shots from a syringe stung her neck and his hand held the stick of the lollipop so it didn't fall out when she screamed, but was surprised when all she did was wince. He smirked and bit down harder and a loud scream flooded the room. It rang in his ears like a bell and the room spun.

Her head ached from the pain and sugar crystals in the candy. It was extremely sweet and she wasn't even sure if this much sugar in a lollipop was safe to eat. Is this even sugar or a drug?

Her lips were dyed white and she smelled the air. Something dusted her hair and fell on her like snow. She looked up at the ceiling and sparkles filled her vision. Her hands gripped onto his shoulders and the white crystal snowflakes dusted her eyelashes.

Is this a dream? Is this even reality, anymore?

The lollipop was pulled out of her mouth and he pulled her close, leading her back over to the wax dolls. They stood in the center of the circle of dolls and she could feel something touch her hair. Her eyes widened as they came to life and grabbed her arms and legs, keeping her pinned in place.

He stepped closer to her and stroked her cheek, "There's nothing to fear, doll."

Doll.

The word sang through her head and her thoughts ceased. The world slowed down and everything became engulfed in a misty fog. He touched her cheek and hummed a song she hasn't heard since she was a child.

"Are you going to Scarborough Fair?"

Her eyes narrowed and became dead.

"Parsely, sage, rosemary and thyme."

She looked into his eyes and he smiled gently.

"Remember me to one who lives there."

He ran his fingers down her cheek and neck.

"She once was a true love of mine."

The world swayed and blurred before her and the sparkles in the air brightened, turning the world in front of her to white.