Part 13
Virginia was trembling, she could feel it. Her hands were shaking violently and her breaths were coming out short and quick. Still, the lady remained impassive. Her expression was a cross between amused and raged. Virginia swallowed and waited for the response. Why was this taking so damn long!?
"My name is Ann." She spoke calmly and slowly. Virginia was utterly confused, that answered nothing. Ann watched her, and realized she needed more information. "Of course, you may know me better as Ann Peep, Sally Peep's sister."
Virginia couldn't help drawing a heavy breath. Now, things starting making sense. Those green eyes, the same as Sally's. She could now recognize the same accent Sally had, even though it wasn't as strong.
"What do you want with me?" Virginia asked when she found the voice to speak.
"I want you to suffer, just as I had to!" Ann declared as she got closer to the cell. The way she said 'suffer' was just the same as Sally had said to Wilfred. The bad thing was, Virginia knew when Peep's said something like that, they meant it and intended to carry it out.
"But I didn't do anything! Sally was the one who wrecked the well, she practically signed her own death certificate!" Virginia was the one that was angry now. Why was she to blame for something a spoiled brat had done?
"You did too! If you hadn't come prancing into town, Sally would've won the competition and never ruined the well! She would still be alive!" Ann's voice was on fire. She screamed at Virginia with everything she had. Virginia had to wince away, realizing that some of it was the truth.
"How could you possibly even care for her!? Why are you making me pay for something she deserved!?" Virginia knew she spoke the truth. She never wanted to think of herself as wishing for someone's death, but Sally's death truly was the only one she never felt remorse for.
"It's not Sally's death that I'm getting you back for." Ann spoke softly.
"Then what!?"
Virginia saw Ann's calmness break."You ruined the Peep's good name! You and that idiot, Tony, made the people drive us out of town!"
"This is insane!" Virginia yelled out, more to herself than to Ann. "If your family hadn't taken the magic well water, the town wouldn't have had a reason to kick you out. Sally would still, probably be alive, and you wouldn't have a reason to keep me here! It's your family that is to blame for your misfortunes, not me!" Virginia's throat ached. She had yelled out with every last breath she could muster up.
Ann was quiet. Maybe Virginia was right. No! That wasn't what she had been taught. She was the enemy and she was the reason for their banishment. If she never existed, they would still be living happily in Little Lamb Village, with the people eating out of the palms of their hands. Everything would've been perfect. Everything WAS perfect.
"You're wrong!" As certain as Ann wanted to sound, Virginia could hear that she was a bit unsure through her statement. "You were the reason Sally lost the competition. It wasn't her fault! Peep's were trained to win, we never knew defeat. She didn't know how to handle it. You drove her off the ledge and made her snap! If it wasn't for you, she'd be alive!"
Virginia felt sick. Her mother's words suddenly came back and rang in her head. //You were nothing but an accident! You should've been killed at birth!// Ann was right. If Virginia had never been born or even existed, many people, not just Sally, would still be alive. Including her own mother.
She sunk back into the cell and slid down against the wall, onto the floor. Pure shock was written all over her face as she gazed at nothing in particular. Ann watched curiously as Virginia remained motionless, her mouth hanging open. She didn't even seem to be breathing.
"So..." Ann began, regaining her composure. "I feel it is only right you suffer the same fate as Sally. Fair's fair." Ann chuckled softly, reassuring herself that Virginia deserved this and she would be the one to carry it out. She had opened Virginia's wound again, she could tell, now it was time to pour in the salt.
"Oh yes, I thought you might like to know, that wolf you were with, well, he died crying out your name." She paused and put a finger directly below her lips and arched and eyebrow. Virginia snapped out of her thoughts and looked at Ann, she could see Virginia's chest heaving and her eyes begin to water. She continued, "Although, I'm not sure why he would want to waste his last breath on you. Animals." She scoffed.
Virginia didn't reply. She watched her helplessly and astonished as Ann laughed at her own last statement. Ann turned and walked down the hallway. As she got further away, she could hear Ann softly singing.
"Shepherdess makes quite a mess, but little lambs are lovely..."
Virginia was trembling, she could feel it. Her hands were shaking violently and her breaths were coming out short and quick. Still, the lady remained impassive. Her expression was a cross between amused and raged. Virginia swallowed and waited for the response. Why was this taking so damn long!?
"My name is Ann." She spoke calmly and slowly. Virginia was utterly confused, that answered nothing. Ann watched her, and realized she needed more information. "Of course, you may know me better as Ann Peep, Sally Peep's sister."
Virginia couldn't help drawing a heavy breath. Now, things starting making sense. Those green eyes, the same as Sally's. She could now recognize the same accent Sally had, even though it wasn't as strong.
"What do you want with me?" Virginia asked when she found the voice to speak.
"I want you to suffer, just as I had to!" Ann declared as she got closer to the cell. The way she said 'suffer' was just the same as Sally had said to Wilfred. The bad thing was, Virginia knew when Peep's said something like that, they meant it and intended to carry it out.
"But I didn't do anything! Sally was the one who wrecked the well, she practically signed her own death certificate!" Virginia was the one that was angry now. Why was she to blame for something a spoiled brat had done?
"You did too! If you hadn't come prancing into town, Sally would've won the competition and never ruined the well! She would still be alive!" Ann's voice was on fire. She screamed at Virginia with everything she had. Virginia had to wince away, realizing that some of it was the truth.
"How could you possibly even care for her!? Why are you making me pay for something she deserved!?" Virginia knew she spoke the truth. She never wanted to think of herself as wishing for someone's death, but Sally's death truly was the only one she never felt remorse for.
"It's not Sally's death that I'm getting you back for." Ann spoke softly.
"Then what!?"
Virginia saw Ann's calmness break."You ruined the Peep's good name! You and that idiot, Tony, made the people drive us out of town!"
"This is insane!" Virginia yelled out, more to herself than to Ann. "If your family hadn't taken the magic well water, the town wouldn't have had a reason to kick you out. Sally would still, probably be alive, and you wouldn't have a reason to keep me here! It's your family that is to blame for your misfortunes, not me!" Virginia's throat ached. She had yelled out with every last breath she could muster up.
Ann was quiet. Maybe Virginia was right. No! That wasn't what she had been taught. She was the enemy and she was the reason for their banishment. If she never existed, they would still be living happily in Little Lamb Village, with the people eating out of the palms of their hands. Everything would've been perfect. Everything WAS perfect.
"You're wrong!" As certain as Ann wanted to sound, Virginia could hear that she was a bit unsure through her statement. "You were the reason Sally lost the competition. It wasn't her fault! Peep's were trained to win, we never knew defeat. She didn't know how to handle it. You drove her off the ledge and made her snap! If it wasn't for you, she'd be alive!"
Virginia felt sick. Her mother's words suddenly came back and rang in her head. //You were nothing but an accident! You should've been killed at birth!// Ann was right. If Virginia had never been born or even existed, many people, not just Sally, would still be alive. Including her own mother.
She sunk back into the cell and slid down against the wall, onto the floor. Pure shock was written all over her face as she gazed at nothing in particular. Ann watched curiously as Virginia remained motionless, her mouth hanging open. She didn't even seem to be breathing.
"So..." Ann began, regaining her composure. "I feel it is only right you suffer the same fate as Sally. Fair's fair." Ann chuckled softly, reassuring herself that Virginia deserved this and she would be the one to carry it out. She had opened Virginia's wound again, she could tell, now it was time to pour in the salt.
"Oh yes, I thought you might like to know, that wolf you were with, well, he died crying out your name." She paused and put a finger directly below her lips and arched and eyebrow. Virginia snapped out of her thoughts and looked at Ann, she could see Virginia's chest heaving and her eyes begin to water. She continued, "Although, I'm not sure why he would want to waste his last breath on you. Animals." She scoffed.
Virginia didn't reply. She watched her helplessly and astonished as Ann laughed at her own last statement. Ann turned and walked down the hallway. As she got further away, she could hear Ann softly singing.
"Shepherdess makes quite a mess, but little lambs are lovely..."