The first thing Alice noticed when she woke up was that everything around her was bright. Too bright.
She sat up quickly, the only thought flashing through her mind was that the 'doctors' were back to torture her. It was only ever this bright when someone was in her cell with her. She hadn't had a dream in such a long time, why were they here? Was it her hair? It had grown a bit, and there was now a light black fuzz on top of her head, but they usually didn't shave it off until it was longer.
"Alice." A calm voice stated in a way that commanded her attention. She quickly turned around to find the nice doctor there.
"Doctor, have I done something wrong? Why is it so bright in here, am I going to be punished?" Alice stuttered through question after question, talking more within that minute than she had in three years.
"Alice calm down. You're not in the asylum anymore." His tone and expression told her that he was amused.
At his words, Alice quickly looked around at her surroundings, and found that she was in a spacious, gold-themed room with white trimmings. She also found that it was most definitely not her cell.
Half of her wanted to laugh with relief, but the other half was still panicking over why she wasn't in her nice, dark cell.
"Now, I'm sure you have many questions. I'll make a deal with you. You eat and I'll tell you what I know." The doctor said with a smile.
Alice finally noticed the tray laden with all kinds of food that he was carrying. She slowly nodded her head, and the doctor flashed her another smile before setting the tray down on her bedside table and settling himself into a chair beside her bed.
Alice ate slowly as she listened to the kind man beside her tell her that she was special. He knew she wasn't crazy, unlike all the other people in the asylum. He knew that she was perfectly normal, apart from her 'special talent', that is. He flashed a charming smile at her before continuing with his story.
He couldn't bear to see her suffer for something that wasn't her fault. All the other people actually were out of their minds. She was perfectly sane, although he did say that she would've gradually descended into insanity had she stayed there. Thus, he'd taken her away from that 'hellhole', as he'd so nicely put it.
Alice finished her food and managed a small smile at the doctor before feeling her eyelids start to droop again.
"Yes, sleep, your body's still exhausted." He said, picking up the tray again. She didn't question his statement, and let the soft mattress take her back into her beloved darkness.
A/N: So yes, I do realize that this is even shorter than the first part, and I apologize for that, but this part's pretty monotonous, and I hate it, so I wanted to end the scene as soon as possible... =P As always, please review. I appreciate constructive criticism, so if you see something wrong with this, tell me, and I shall look into it. ^^