Chapter 7: Returning into my world:
I opened my eyes. The warm, bright lights of the Tower had gone out. I waited for my vision to focus and I was staring at a wall? I sat up and warm light blue blankets fell off of my shoulders. I put my hand behind me to stead myself and touched something soft... a pillow? Where am I? I looked around and didn't see anyone. It had to be early morning.
The sun rays were streaking threw the large window, the sun brightly glowing in my eyes. I stepped on the floor and slip on some house shoes that were at the bottom of the bed, on the dark green carpet. I turned the light golden handle and pulled open the large dark brown door. I looked down the left hallway. Pictures, more doors, and the same to the right. I heard a door turn somewhere, pinning myself against the wall. Two people entered. I could tell by their shadows. "I hope our guest isn't up yet." A soft-spoken voice said. Closing the door.
"I'll go check!" Another voice said. I slipped away from the corner and into what I thought was the bathroom, but it was actually the closet.
"Hey she's gone!" The other said. "I don't think so, where would she go?" The two begin their search for me. All I have to do is don't move... don't move... I could see the footsteps stop right in front of the closet.
My chest began to contract and rise rapidly. The door opened. I pushed myself out of the closet, hitting the wall, recovering quickly, and running... I ran to the door, pulling on the handle...
The steps begin to quicken as the shadows grew and grew closer. I pulled and tugged on the door. The handle swung open. I came crashing to the floor, rising, and once again running. This time, down the stairs. I turned around to see if I was being followed. I heard rushing down the stairs. I hide behind the closest tree. "Let her go Amara. She'll be back." The soft spoken one said. I could hear the footsteps slowly walk back. "She looked so lost... maybe we can help some other time. What do you think Michelle?" The one with the soft voice laughed. The footsteps met the others.
"I thought you said you wanted to bring her here, so she wouldn't freeze out there. You really want to help!?" The voice said with a laugh, asking. "Are you hungry? I'm hungry!" I heard footsteps going up the steps. More laughing. "Wait Amara... you didn't answer. Tell me... Amara wait. Don't change the subject..." Now there were two sets of footsteps going up the stairs, the voices are what caught my attention. They were laughing, happy...
I begin to walk in the opposite direction of the apartments. Silent and sad... why can't I have that again? But I can't even find a place to... No time to look back now.
I can't and I won't...
I opened my eyes. The warm, bright lights of the Tower had gone out. I waited for my vision to focus and I was staring at a wall? I sat up and warm light blue blankets fell off of my shoulders. I put my hand behind me to stead myself and touched something soft... a pillow? Where am I? I looked around and didn't see anyone. It had to be early morning.
The sun rays were streaking threw the large window, the sun brightly glowing in my eyes. I stepped on the floor and slip on some house shoes that were at the bottom of the bed, on the dark green carpet. I turned the light golden handle and pulled open the large dark brown door. I looked down the left hallway. Pictures, more doors, and the same to the right. I heard a door turn somewhere, pinning myself against the wall. Two people entered. I could tell by their shadows. "I hope our guest isn't up yet." A soft-spoken voice said. Closing the door.
"I'll go check!" Another voice said. I slipped away from the corner and into what I thought was the bathroom, but it was actually the closet.
"Hey she's gone!" The other said. "I don't think so, where would she go?" The two begin their search for me. All I have to do is don't move... don't move... I could see the footsteps stop right in front of the closet.
My chest began to contract and rise rapidly. The door opened. I pushed myself out of the closet, hitting the wall, recovering quickly, and running... I ran to the door, pulling on the handle...
The steps begin to quicken as the shadows grew and grew closer. I pulled and tugged on the door. The handle swung open. I came crashing to the floor, rising, and once again running. This time, down the stairs. I turned around to see if I was being followed. I heard rushing down the stairs. I hide behind the closest tree. "Let her go Amara. She'll be back." The soft spoken one said. I could hear the footsteps slowly walk back. "She looked so lost... maybe we can help some other time. What do you think Michelle?" The one with the soft voice laughed. The footsteps met the others.
"I thought you said you wanted to bring her here, so she wouldn't freeze out there. You really want to help!?" The voice said with a laugh, asking. "Are you hungry? I'm hungry!" I heard footsteps going up the steps. More laughing. "Wait Amara... you didn't answer. Tell me... Amara wait. Don't change the subject..." Now there were two sets of footsteps going up the stairs, the voices are what caught my attention. They were laughing, happy...
I begin to walk in the opposite direction of the apartments. Silent and sad... why can't I have that again? But I can't even find a place to... No time to look back now.
I can't and I won't...