ESCAPE
Annabelle woke up. Her head was sore and her throat ached, and she was lying in a long bed. As she sat up she remembered seeing the skeleton, and that mummy…
Voices drifted through the stairwell from downstairs, and Annabelle knew that they were down there, celebrating, waiting for her…
Annabelle was dry thanks to the small fireplace in the corner of the room. She stared into the flames thinking hard.
"Well, it's now or never," she muttered to herself. She got out of bed and felt a draft of wind come in through a large elaborately designed window. Her heart thumping with anticipation she crossed the room and stuck her head out before her stomach dropped. She was over three storeys high! Jumping out was not an option. There were no bushes below to break her fall, no tree to land into.
Something clanged beside her and made her jump, then sighing she realized it was just a hanging rope banging the gutter. The light bulb in her head suddenly switched on, and she leant out and grabbed it. It was rough, but strong. Swinging her legs out the window she sat on the ledge. The ground seemed very far away. Down. Down. Maybe this isn't a good idea, she thought.
What's wrong, are you scared?
No…
Then jump.
There's a safer way.
Down the stairs? The voice at the back of her head leered. To the monsters and ghou/s? You may as well jump then…
And she did. And as she fell down to the ground, her scream filling the night air, she thought of her family and friends and her cat that she forgot to feed and the boy that she liked and-
CHING. The rope caught and Annabelle was hanging not even a foot from the ground. As she waited for her heart to catch up with her and the world to stop spinning, she wondered, and only a part of her wondered this; would she ever do anything like that again?
"I did it!" she cheered catching herself by surprise. She danced around for a bit, happy for the first time since she had gotten to where she was now. Hearing movement from the room that she had just jumped out from (yes, she, Annabelle Daniell, jumped from a window!) Annabelle ran down the street which was, thank goodness, empty. Upon seeing the high gate with tall spear-like bars and words shaped into them, she knew it would take her out of the place. As she ran through the gate's bars, the gatekeeper stuck his head out to watch the disappearing figure…disappear.
Siana was peering out through the window as Valary made her way up the stairs.
It is not good, Valary thought to herself, to wear narrow skirts in situations where you need to run.
"Where is she?" Valary panted.
Siana just pointed out the window. Valary reached her and followed her finger. Directly below them lay a pile of rope.
"Shit."
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Whoa, that was like, my first swear word. Oo heh he. Annabelle Daniell, made from the name Annabelle and surname Daniell (yes thaz how its spelt, i like adding extra letters okay?!) Lol, hope ur enjoying this.