Chapter 2
"Old bloke's dead…" said a deep scratchy voice.
"Don't call my father that!" shouted a younger voice.
"Hmm? Looks like the cats still alive!" shouted a different voice that seemed to float above her.
Adrianne woke up not in her burned home, but in a strange dark room. She was lying on a tall table, and strips of leather kept her from moving her arms and legs. She looked around and found another table identical to hers, but on her right. On it was another smaller body. It seemed to be awake. She tried to speak but her tongue wouldn't cooperate.
The person next to her turned, and their eyes met.
Next to Adrianne was a boy, that looked to be 9 or 10 years old. He had bright blue eyes, that seemed to get darker as the seconds went by. They stared for a while, until footsteps turned their eyes away from each other.
People dressed in white robes stepped in the room through black curtains. They circled both Adrianne and the boy, chanting in strange tongues.
Adrianne couldn't see their faces because they were covered by white masks and peaked hoods. One of the hooded figures wore blood-red robes and spoke louder, but unlike the others, in English.
"May you be cleansed of all impurities! May you be cleansed of your family's past!"
Suddenly Adrianne started feeling terrible pain in her chest. She felt tears come to her eyes, and she screamed out. She knew the boy felt pain too, hence his screams were louder.
She started having visions of the many ways her mother and brother could have died during the fire. She screamed louder. So did the bo, his black hair covered his eyes, but she could still see the tears. The chanting continued, but the boy stopped screaming.
"Be cleanse! Be cleansed!"
His body was completely still, and he stared straight ahead.
She wondered if he was dead.
Yet the chanting continued. She still felt pain and was breathless. Then she remembered her father's last request.
A/N-
Third update… this site's not working for me! Why? Anyways, I still accept reviews, anything really. I'm hopeless.\(^o^)/