Waking up to death:
Daine woke but didn't open her eyes. Had she escaped Hakkon again? The last thing she could remember was he wrestling her to the ground and stabbing her over and over. She had screamed for Numair, but realized he wasn't there. He didn't even know she had disobeyed him and left. When she opened her eyes three girls were staring at her. They were all gray; their hair, skin, and clothes. I'm dead, she thought, I'm dead and it's all my fault.
'Good morning Valeridaine.' The girl to her right said cheerfully.
'Who are you?' Daine asked gently. 'And how do you know my name?'
'Your bed plate silly.' She said. Daine was horrified at the fact that she was giggling. She looked up and saw a small brace plate on the black headboard. It said her name, Valerdaine Saliman, her age, 20, that she was just married and was stabbed to death. She looked back at the three girls.
'My name is Liana,' the girl on her right said.
'Tina,' said the girl directly in front of her.
'Lily' said the girl on her left.
'Call me Daine.' She whispered.
'Don't worry,' said Liana, 'We were all stabbed by our husbands too.'
'Oh, no, I don't think you understand.' Daine began.
'Yes we do,' Lily imputed, 'all of our husbands stabbed us.'
'They all found someone better.' Added Tina.
'That's not what happened though.' Daine tried to explain.
'Don't worry,' Liana soothed, 'You can play with his and his lover's head if you like.'
'But I don't want.' Daine tried again.
'We'll do it for you!' Lily added excitedly.
'My husband didn't kill me.' Daine said loudly.
'He didn't?' Tina said surprised. 'No.' Daine whispered. 'Hakkon did. He's wanted me dead sense before I even knew my husband.'
'A good man?' Lily asked Liana. Liana just shrugged.
'What was he like?' Liana asked.
'What was his name?' Tina asked excitedly.
'Numair.' Daine replied. 'He has black hair, and wonderful dark eyes. He's tall, over 6 feet, and is so strong. He's sweet and he's caring.' Daine let a dreamy look come over her face. But as she sat there she realized that she didn't feel how much she loved Numair. She didn't feel that warmth in the bottom of her stomach when she thought of him. She only knew; she only knew how much he meant to her. She didn't feel that dark chilling sensation when she realized something bad either.
'You don't feel any emotion when you're dead.' Liana said.
'I figured that.' Daine whispered.
'Do you want to see him?' Lily asked. Liana sent her a glaring look. Daine sat up strait.
'I can.' She asked.
'What's his full name?' Tina asked.
'Numair Saliman,' Daine said. Both girls sighed at his name, thinking it was a wonderful name. Lily tried to get the water next to her to show him by saying his name.
'It won't work.' She cried looking horrified.
'Oh,' Daine said still calm, which surprised the girl. 'Then try Arram Draper.'
'Draper.' The other three said in unison.
'Yes' she replied.
'Come with us.' Liana said getting up from the bed.
Daine woke but didn't open her eyes. Had she escaped Hakkon again? The last thing she could remember was he wrestling her to the ground and stabbing her over and over. She had screamed for Numair, but realized he wasn't there. He didn't even know she had disobeyed him and left. When she opened her eyes three girls were staring at her. They were all gray; their hair, skin, and clothes. I'm dead, she thought, I'm dead and it's all my fault.
'Good morning Valeridaine.' The girl to her right said cheerfully.
'Who are you?' Daine asked gently. 'And how do you know my name?'
'Your bed plate silly.' She said. Daine was horrified at the fact that she was giggling. She looked up and saw a small brace plate on the black headboard. It said her name, Valerdaine Saliman, her age, 20, that she was just married and was stabbed to death. She looked back at the three girls.
'My name is Liana,' the girl on her right said.
'Tina,' said the girl directly in front of her.
'Lily' said the girl on her left.
'Call me Daine.' She whispered.
'Don't worry,' said Liana, 'We were all stabbed by our husbands too.'
'Oh, no, I don't think you understand.' Daine began.
'Yes we do,' Lily imputed, 'all of our husbands stabbed us.'
'They all found someone better.' Added Tina.
'That's not what happened though.' Daine tried to explain.
'Don't worry,' Liana soothed, 'You can play with his and his lover's head if you like.'
'But I don't want.' Daine tried again.
'We'll do it for you!' Lily added excitedly.
'My husband didn't kill me.' Daine said loudly.
'He didn't?' Tina said surprised. 'No.' Daine whispered. 'Hakkon did. He's wanted me dead sense before I even knew my husband.'
'A good man?' Lily asked Liana. Liana just shrugged.
'What was he like?' Liana asked.
'What was his name?' Tina asked excitedly.
'Numair.' Daine replied. 'He has black hair, and wonderful dark eyes. He's tall, over 6 feet, and is so strong. He's sweet and he's caring.' Daine let a dreamy look come over her face. But as she sat there she realized that she didn't feel how much she loved Numair. She didn't feel that warmth in the bottom of her stomach when she thought of him. She only knew; she only knew how much he meant to her. She didn't feel that dark chilling sensation when she realized something bad either.
'You don't feel any emotion when you're dead.' Liana said.
'I figured that.' Daine whispered.
'Do you want to see him?' Lily asked. Liana sent her a glaring look. Daine sat up strait.
'I can.' She asked.
'What's his full name?' Tina asked.
'Numair Saliman,' Daine said. Both girls sighed at his name, thinking it was a wonderful name. Lily tried to get the water next to her to show him by saying his name.
'It won't work.' She cried looking horrified.
'Oh,' Daine said still calm, which surprised the girl. 'Then try Arram Draper.'
'Draper.' The other three said in unison.
'Yes' she replied.
'Come with us.' Liana said getting up from the bed.