Drabble Challenge #47: Lullabies
Title: Sleep Tight
Rating: PG
Word Count: 200
The door slid shut behind him, and Vejita looked around his new bedroom. This was where he would be staying when he wasn't off-world purging planets. This was his home.
He felt sick, finally. The news of the destruction of Vejitasei had been a shock, but it took a while for it to sink in. His home was gone. His father was gone. He and two others were all that remained of his entire culture.
So sick.
So tired.
He pulled off his boots and armor, and he slid into bed. It wasn't anything like his massive bed at home. But that didn't exist now. He didn't bother trying to get comfortable. He just lay on his back, staring at the ceiling.
"No! NO! Ha ha! I won't do this anymore!" screamed a voice in the hall. One of the other soldiers.
The prince closed his eyes and tried to ignore it.
And the soldier outside kept on screaming. "I live for myself! Ha haha ha!" There was a scuffling sound; he was apparently being apprehended by compound guards. "What— Release me! Ha! You can't control me anymore! You can't! Ha hahaha! I'm free!"
Vejita desperately tried to sleep.
"FREE!"
