She quickly swept the floor as Don drank another beer. He watched her silently, his eyes following her every move. "Dorothy," he said in slurred words. "Make sure you clean the entire house, top to bottom! I don't want a spot left on these floors."
Dorothy kept a poker face, now that she had the ability, and said, "I'm finished, I've already cleaned the rest of the house. I have to go home now." As she walked toward the door, Dorothy felt her head swing back as Don grabbed her hair.
"You'll be done when I say so!" he screamed.
Despite the new sensations of pain and prickling tears, Dorothy kept a straight face. A single tear rolled down her cheek in spite of her. "Let go of me!" she said, struggling to keep her voice monotone.
"I gave you those tears, you pile of crap!" Don said slowly, still keeping an iron grip on Dorothy's hair. He moved closer and whispered into Dorothy's ear, "You'll do exactly what I say Dorothy, or I'll take away everything, do you understand? DO YOU?"
Suddenly, Don's body was ripped away from Dorothy's. She turned to see Roger holding Don by the color.
"If you ever put your hands on Dorothy again, I'll kill you. DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?!?!?" Dorothy had never seen Roger this angry before, and she quickly dried her tears. Don pushed Roger away from him.
"Look, Dorothy owes me for the adjustments I made. All I want is to be repaid."
"Don't worry, you'll get what you earned minus the work she's already done. I'll send you a check, but Dorothy's not coming here anymore. Come on Dorothy, let's go home."
Roger put his arm around her and she felt suddenly weak. Roger supported her weight when she could not, surprised at how light she was now. When they were on the front porch of Zunich's house, Roger looked deeply into Dorothy's eyes.
"Are you alright? Did he...well...did he hurt you?"
"Yes!" Dorothy replied with a smile. "Amazing, isn't it? I ::FELT:: him!"
Dorothy walked happily to the car, not disturbed at all by the way Don had treated her. Roger wasn't too surprised by this, if he had just felt pain for the first time, he guessed he would have been as excited as she.
When they finally came to a stop in the garage of the mansion, Roger saw that Dorothy had fallen asleep. 'You just might have your first dream tonight, Dorothy!' he thought.
Roger opened the passenger-side door and lifted Dorothy with ease into his arms. He carried her into the house and walked toward her bedroom.
He had not been in Dorothy's room since she moved in. When Roger walked in, the shades were all open and the light of the moon poured softly onto her bed. The black sheets looked so soft, and she'd finally be able to enjoy them.
Roger placed Dorothy down on the bed and removed her shoes. He pulled the covers over her gently, and then took a minute to look at her. Dorothy's chest gently rose and fell, and a smile crept to her face.
"Who's blood is running through your veins now?" Roger whispered. He closed the door behind him.
Dorothy awoke the next morning feeling brand new! She got up before even Norman and decided to take a shower. She gathered a towel and a new black dress together and entered the bathroom closest to her room.
The warm water felt so refreshing on her skin! Dorothy took in the scents of the shampoos and conditioners that she was now able to use, and realized all the things she had been missing. 'Humans,' she thought. 'Really take these things for granted.'
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That's it...what do you think? I hope this chapter was a little clearer. I took the advice you gave me in your reviews and e-mails, and I would like to express my gratitude for all of your input! It is greatly appreciated! Keep reading, I'll write more soon!
~*Tori*~
Dorothy kept a poker face, now that she had the ability, and said, "I'm finished, I've already cleaned the rest of the house. I have to go home now." As she walked toward the door, Dorothy felt her head swing back as Don grabbed her hair.
"You'll be done when I say so!" he screamed.
Despite the new sensations of pain and prickling tears, Dorothy kept a straight face. A single tear rolled down her cheek in spite of her. "Let go of me!" she said, struggling to keep her voice monotone.
"I gave you those tears, you pile of crap!" Don said slowly, still keeping an iron grip on Dorothy's hair. He moved closer and whispered into Dorothy's ear, "You'll do exactly what I say Dorothy, or I'll take away everything, do you understand? DO YOU?"
Suddenly, Don's body was ripped away from Dorothy's. She turned to see Roger holding Don by the color.
"If you ever put your hands on Dorothy again, I'll kill you. DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?!?!?" Dorothy had never seen Roger this angry before, and she quickly dried her tears. Don pushed Roger away from him.
"Look, Dorothy owes me for the adjustments I made. All I want is to be repaid."
"Don't worry, you'll get what you earned minus the work she's already done. I'll send you a check, but Dorothy's not coming here anymore. Come on Dorothy, let's go home."
Roger put his arm around her and she felt suddenly weak. Roger supported her weight when she could not, surprised at how light she was now. When they were on the front porch of Zunich's house, Roger looked deeply into Dorothy's eyes.
"Are you alright? Did he...well...did he hurt you?"
"Yes!" Dorothy replied with a smile. "Amazing, isn't it? I ::FELT:: him!"
Dorothy walked happily to the car, not disturbed at all by the way Don had treated her. Roger wasn't too surprised by this, if he had just felt pain for the first time, he guessed he would have been as excited as she.
When they finally came to a stop in the garage of the mansion, Roger saw that Dorothy had fallen asleep. 'You just might have your first dream tonight, Dorothy!' he thought.
Roger opened the passenger-side door and lifted Dorothy with ease into his arms. He carried her into the house and walked toward her bedroom.
He had not been in Dorothy's room since she moved in. When Roger walked in, the shades were all open and the light of the moon poured softly onto her bed. The black sheets looked so soft, and she'd finally be able to enjoy them.
Roger placed Dorothy down on the bed and removed her shoes. He pulled the covers over her gently, and then took a minute to look at her. Dorothy's chest gently rose and fell, and a smile crept to her face.
"Who's blood is running through your veins now?" Roger whispered. He closed the door behind him.
Dorothy awoke the next morning feeling brand new! She got up before even Norman and decided to take a shower. She gathered a towel and a new black dress together and entered the bathroom closest to her room.
The warm water felt so refreshing on her skin! Dorothy took in the scents of the shampoos and conditioners that she was now able to use, and realized all the things she had been missing. 'Humans,' she thought. 'Really take these things for granted.'
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That's it...what do you think? I hope this chapter was a little clearer. I took the advice you gave me in your reviews and e-mails, and I would like to express my gratitude for all of your input! It is greatly appreciated! Keep reading, I'll write more soon!
~*Tori*~