*** End of Last Chapter***
Though at first, her image of her father was clear, her vision rapidly
began to blur. One moment Jan was looking at her father, the next moment
she was looking at the ceiling. A sharp pain stabbed at her stomach.
Seeing the now fuzzy Mike Brady run out of the room, Jan wondered what the
emergency was. She tried to stand, but her legs, for some reason, wouldn't
support her. They only crumbled under her weight. The room was now a
white-and-grey haze.
Jan felt her heart begin to race, as though it was beating out of her
chest. Gasping for air, Jan flailed her arms about uselessly. Then she
went into shock.
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Sorry it took me so long to upload, everyone!! Life Happens!!! Anyway, R+R please!! Thanks to all of you who already have =-) P.S.: I want to know if anyone has any ideas on what should happen next! Thanks! ~~Jessikah~~
******************************* Jan looked in the mirror before her. A small, waif of an image smiled back at her. Beautiful. Soon, however, the figure slowly began to warp itself . curves became larger . filled the mirror. The mirror, not able to withstand the ever-growing figure's insurmountable pressure, exploded. Shards flew everywhere; each shard took root in the floor around her, grew into a new mirror. Jan ran, but no matter how fast she ran, she could not escape her grotesque, obese figure staring back at her from every mirror. She ran finally into an old-fashioned elevator with brass doors, ready to flee. The doors closed, and Jan watched as the elevator ascended from floor 145 to floor 100. Then, without warning, there was a loud snapping sound. The elevator flew toward the floor, and before Jan could let out even the slightest scream everything had turned white. The room was chilly when Jan awoke. There seemed at first to be no one in sight, only bleeping heart monitors and IVs, which constantly dripped foreign fluids into her veins. On second glance, Jan noticed a small waif of a girl sitting I the bed next to her - long, raven black hair, emerald eyes, and tiny cherub-like lips in which she slowly spooned lumps of cherry jell-O. Though no words had been spoken, suddenly the girl, realizing she was being watched, snapped her head toward Jan, and glared motionless in her direction. Her eyes seemed to glow with an immense fiery hatred; of what, Jan couldn't dream of knowing. Within a few seconds, the girl started to spasm. She flung her jell-O across the room, tore the IV lines out of her arm, and began ripping off all the various monitors attached to her body. Almost instantly a nurse appeared; she brandished a silver tipped needle and injected something into the strange girl's arm. The girl gazed once more in Jan's direction - she became glassy-eyed; her look was dull, expressionless. The girl tumbled to her side on the bed, and ceased to stir. *** Time Lapse *** "Mom, I want out of here!" Jan cried. Mrs. Brady embraced her daughter, pulled away after a few seconds, and then stroked Jan's face. "I'm sorry, the doctor's said ." "I don't CARE what the doctors say! I hate it here! I want my own room and my own things! I hate being in a bed all day!" "Jan, you know you don't have the strength to stand, let alone move around our house on your own." "Strength? I have plenty of strength! See?!" With that, Jan stood up and threw her scrawny, skeleton-like legs over the side of her hospital bed. Touching the rails of the bed once for balance, she then marched across the room haughtily. Mrs. Brady looked at her with concern. The room, once so comprehensible and clear, became topsy-turvy. Jan felt first nauseous, as though on a galleon at sea. Then, strangely enough, she felt great - she was flying! Wow, this feels great! Nothing matters anymore, I'm free! Jan never saw her distraught mother catching her fallen daughter and screaming desperately for help. All she saw was the room becoming dimmer, dimmer . dark.
Sorry it took me so long to upload, everyone!! Life Happens!!! Anyway, R+R please!! Thanks to all of you who already have =-) P.S.: I want to know if anyone has any ideas on what should happen next! Thanks! ~~Jessikah~~
******************************* Jan looked in the mirror before her. A small, waif of an image smiled back at her. Beautiful. Soon, however, the figure slowly began to warp itself . curves became larger . filled the mirror. The mirror, not able to withstand the ever-growing figure's insurmountable pressure, exploded. Shards flew everywhere; each shard took root in the floor around her, grew into a new mirror. Jan ran, but no matter how fast she ran, she could not escape her grotesque, obese figure staring back at her from every mirror. She ran finally into an old-fashioned elevator with brass doors, ready to flee. The doors closed, and Jan watched as the elevator ascended from floor 145 to floor 100. Then, without warning, there was a loud snapping sound. The elevator flew toward the floor, and before Jan could let out even the slightest scream everything had turned white. The room was chilly when Jan awoke. There seemed at first to be no one in sight, only bleeping heart monitors and IVs, which constantly dripped foreign fluids into her veins. On second glance, Jan noticed a small waif of a girl sitting I the bed next to her - long, raven black hair, emerald eyes, and tiny cherub-like lips in which she slowly spooned lumps of cherry jell-O. Though no words had been spoken, suddenly the girl, realizing she was being watched, snapped her head toward Jan, and glared motionless in her direction. Her eyes seemed to glow with an immense fiery hatred; of what, Jan couldn't dream of knowing. Within a few seconds, the girl started to spasm. She flung her jell-O across the room, tore the IV lines out of her arm, and began ripping off all the various monitors attached to her body. Almost instantly a nurse appeared; she brandished a silver tipped needle and injected something into the strange girl's arm. The girl gazed once more in Jan's direction - she became glassy-eyed; her look was dull, expressionless. The girl tumbled to her side on the bed, and ceased to stir. *** Time Lapse *** "Mom, I want out of here!" Jan cried. Mrs. Brady embraced her daughter, pulled away after a few seconds, and then stroked Jan's face. "I'm sorry, the doctor's said ." "I don't CARE what the doctors say! I hate it here! I want my own room and my own things! I hate being in a bed all day!" "Jan, you know you don't have the strength to stand, let alone move around our house on your own." "Strength? I have plenty of strength! See?!" With that, Jan stood up and threw her scrawny, skeleton-like legs over the side of her hospital bed. Touching the rails of the bed once for balance, she then marched across the room haughtily. Mrs. Brady looked at her with concern. The room, once so comprehensible and clear, became topsy-turvy. Jan felt first nauseous, as though on a galleon at sea. Then, strangely enough, she felt great - she was flying! Wow, this feels great! Nothing matters anymore, I'm free! Jan never saw her distraught mother catching her fallen daughter and screaming desperately for help. All she saw was the room becoming dimmer, dimmer . dark.