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Rated M for future chapters. Enjoy
Flames. Blood. Smoke. The scent of death.
Holly woke up out of breath and fearing for her life. As she looked around her she noticed she was in a small, tidy guestroom with homey furnishings and vibrant rays of light streaming through the open windows. The light breeze coming in the windows seemed to have a familiar fragrance she couldn't quite place in her current state.
A kindly looking older woman rushed in to check on her unexpected strange guest. She began fussing over the younger woman at once.
Holly struggled like a cornered animal for a few moments until her strength dissipated and she gave in to the elderly female currently trying to help her.
"Calm down now dear, you've not the strength to be thrashing about like that. I understand you may be a bit disoriented, but that's no reason to lose all manner and decorum. If anyone should be making a scene it should be me. I take you into my home after finding you practically on my doorstep and take care of you for three days while you were unconscious and barely alive, then you go and show no appreciation."
"Exactly where is your doorstep, if I may ask?" was all the young lady could think of to say after being reprimanded for her behavior.
"Alas, she speaks! To answer your question, my doorstep is right on the outskirts of Paris."
"I'm relieved I am not too far from civilization."
"If it's not too bold, can you tell me exactly what led you to be here in my humble abode?"
"It is quite a long story I'm sure, but I guess we have the time. There is no guarantee that even I can remember it all at the present time."
"Take all the time you need, mon cher."
"Do not judge me by my past , for it was never my will for it to be as sordid as it is."
"What has gone is not what is now. We all have our demons, and if we don't share them with other we may never really be able to live."
"If you wish to hear I will tell you all that you wish to know in return for the kindness you have shown me in a time when life was against me."
"How about we just start with your name?"
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