Scenario 3

Jennifer awoke with her heart pumping loudly with her palms sweaty. The dark room was filled with a white haze from the silent TV next to her. Something was wrong, and Jennifer believed it. Jennifer picked herself up out of her bed. She walked over to the window, she pulled the curtains aside. The courtyard was dark, a few lightning bugs here and there, but no source of real light. Jennifer turned around.

Jennifer walked out the door into a lone hallway. Many doors were lined up along the wall. As Jennifer walked down the hall, she noticed vases filled with black lilies. She had never seen flowers so black before. Jennifer walked out the door at the end of the hall. The moon fluttered in from the large glass doorway. Jennifer opened the door, and the wind blew the door shut with a thud.

Jennifer gazed down from the balcony to the courtyard. Her long white nightgown blew in the wind. Jennifer noticed something, sounds, and steps? Jennifer walked across the balcony. A young girl came running out. Jennifer stepped back. Something pushed the girl off the balcony and fell backward into the courtyard. Jennifer turned around and ran down the spiraling steps to the courtyard.

The girl had landed in a pool of water. She could not bring herself to see the drowning girl. She closed her eyes and fell to the ground. She cried and cried until she fell asleep.

"Jennifer, Jennifer" called a stern voice from someone hovering over Jennifer.

She awoke to the sound and looked up. The mistress. She looked angry as ever.

"What in the devil's name are you doing" Called Mistress Azia.

Jennifer looked toward the pool, nothing. She then looked back up at the balcony. Nothing. Jennifer closed her eyed and went to cry again, but the mistress grabbed Jennifer's shoulder and grabbed her up.

"I couldn't help it, I, I, a girl." Jennifer spat out with leaving the Mistress unconvinced.

"No one leaves their room before morning." The Mistress told Jennifer while still holding her.

"Punishment is in order, Ms. Simpson. You're going to organize the cellar" Mistress Azia said pointing toward the door to the cellar.

Jennifer cleared her tears away, then opened the door to the cellar. Mistress Azia closed the door behind Jennifer. She sat at the last step into the cellar. She wiped her tears away once more.

"Come on Jennifer, pull it together. It was just my mind. I have to relax. I can do this" Jennifer said pulling herself up.

Scha-shing, shca-shing.

Her eyes widened. Jennifer walked that last step into the cellar. She flicked her head nervously towards the sound. It was dark, too dark for her to see much. She walked closer into the dark shadows of the cellar. Closer and closer until a large pair of scissors came bursting through the shadows toward her. Jennifer flew backward to her side. She looked in front of her.

"Oh" She said letting herself lose her breath"

The scissors came closer to Jennifer. She pushed her hands in front of her, fending the giant pair of scissors off. She pushed them to her side. She rolled around and started to crawl away into the shadows. The giant pair of scissors came hurling down toward her. The scissors pierced her back, leaving Jennifer motionless.