Okay. Really have nothing to say.
Alice
I woke up alone. My brain felt backwards. My eyes opened, and the first thing I saw was the bland colour of the wall. I rolled over, and spotted Jasper seated in a chair in the middle of the room. "Morning." He greeted me. "Argh. We have things to do." I groaned, my head hurt bad. "I have a headache." I said. Jasper laughed lightly, as if this was funny. "Why's it funny?" I asked. He shook his head, smiling to himself. I tried to get up, sighed as I failed, and plopped back down. "I'm tired." I complained. "Too bad." Jasper said. "Can we just relax today?" I asked. "Nope. We have important things to do." He said. "Fine." I slowly pulled myself out of bed, and I stumbled downstairs. I noticed Nessie and Elsie were passed out in the middle of the floor. Bella was flipping through a book on the couch, and Noah was in the kitchen, cooking. I ambled into the kitchen. "What'cha cooking?" I asked. "Pancakes. Ever had them before? Not a lot of people here have." He said. I nodded, avoiding his question. "Where are your parents?" I asked, curious. "They leave on Mondays and go to a better city to spend the week. My father being the mayor, you would think he'd stay here, you know?" In this house, it felt like we were back in the present time, but we weren't. And that was not going to change. I just nodded, and plopped down in a chair in the dining room. Soon, Nessie, Elsie, Bella and Jasper joined me. Noah gave us each two pancakes, which I ate gratefully. I didn't notice until I was done that Jasper and Noah were both sitting next to me, smiling at me. I smiled back and awkwardly got up. "That was good. I'm gonna go wait for you out in the living room.." I said, getting up and walking away. I sat on the couch and was later joined by Nessie, Bella and Jasper. "What are we doing now?" Nessie asked. "We should go." I said. Everyone nodded in agreement, and I went to tell Elsie and Noah. Nessie tagged along, wanting to say good bye to her new friend. I explained that we had to go, and that we were very grateful for their hospitality, and that we hoped to see them very soon. Elsie had tears in her eyes, and her and Nessie exchanged hugs. Noah stared through me blankly, and I realized he was staring at Jasper. His face was easy to read: You did this, it read. I made a face, and turned to look at Jasper. He shrugged, and I turned back to Noah. "Bye." I said. He shook his head no, as if he couldn't believe what was happening. "I have to go now." Nessie told Elsie, and with that, we were out.
Finding our way to the place we left off was hard. The town had let the trees sit, saying that they would eventually rot and turn into soil. I had laughed at this, drawing unnecessary attention to myself. We walked for three whole hours before finding the street we wanted. Tired and hungry, we all plopped down by the street sign. "How much farther?" Nessie asked, lying down on her back. "You don't have to go any farther. I'm already here." A familiar voice said. It was Mary, standing before us, brilliant in the daylight. She exchanged a look with Jasper, then looked back to me. "Well then. I was wrong." she laughed at herself, then sat down in front of us all. "How're y'all?" She asked. Nessie growled, Bella yawned, and Jasper sighed. "We're doing great, thanks." I said. Mary laughed at me. "I guess I never did change all that much." She said, flipping her long black hair. How I wished I still had it. She pulled her dress down over her knees. "I hate wearing this dumb things. They won't go down past my knees." She commented, pulling at her dress. "How come nobody has said anything about what we wear?" Jasper asked. "They do talk. Just not to you. They say your funny looking, and that your style won't go anywhere." She said. "They also say we should kick you out of our town. My mother says she doesn't want me near you. So I snuck out." She shrugged, not caring the slightest. "You are going to start the revolution, Mary." Bella said. "Yeah, maybe if it wasn't for you, we'd have teens who behave." Jasper laughed, and Nessie glared at him. "What frame are we in?" I asked. "Your not in a frame. You have to leave here." Mary said, pulling her dress down again. She growled at it, and I laughed at her. "How do we get to a different frame?" I asked. She sighed. "This place is like the in between, sort of. Everyone here is pretty much dead. I'm wearing what I wore when they took me... away. Do you remember?" She gazed seriously into my eyes, and I lost myself in hers, seeing my life through her eyes. That dress. I hated it. I had always wanted one of the long ones the rich girls wore. Mother always said that when I had a job, I could get one myself. "I remember." I whispered. She pulled away from me. "Good. Follow the memory." She instructed. "But it hurts me." I told her, rubbing my temples. Remembering had made them throb some more. "We all go through some hurt in our lives. It's time for you to experience yours." She explained. I sighed. "Come on now, everyone, touch her somewhere." Nessie giggled, and Mary shot her daggers in her eyes. Nessie stopped laughing and grabbed my shoulder. Jasper held my hand and Bella put her arm through mine. "Think of the dark hallways...." Mary's voice drifted away as I thought about it. The dark hallways, being carried down the hall, the man telling me I'd be fine, that the burning would stop...
I stood in front of the big white doors. "We're back where we started!" Nessie exclaimed. "Not really. Different frame, see? Look, it's night time." I explained, and suddenly, a crash sounded from inside the asylum. I tugged on the door, and when it didn't work, I went for the window. I hurled myself through the window, and I got minor scrapes from the flying glass of the hallway window. I ran around to the doors and let in the others. The hallways were dark, and the place was silent, except for some shuffling going on near Mary's room. Using my hand to guide me, I went down the darkest hall there was, the one leading to Mary's room.
Nessie and Bella stayed behind. I told Jasper he should stay with them, even though I would rather have him come with me, but he refused to leave me. I gingerly pushed the door open. Mary's eyes quickly went from the figure in the corner to us. She winked, and we stayed silent. "I do know. I do want to live, but I'm not sure I want to be in as much pain as you seem to be describing." She said. "He'll get you. I promise, after your changed, I'll find you. No matter what." The figure told her. "Who'll get me?" She asked, tilting her head to the side like a confused puppy. "No one you need to know about. Just a bad man. He wants to kill you. You have to understand!" He exclaimed, forcing the issue in her face. She shrinked back. "I don-" Her plea was cut short when someone came through the door. "Ah, I see my meal is ready for me." A familiar voice mused. James. Mary's eyes dilated. Figure jumped up, and growled at James. "Mary! Get back!"He shouted. "I-I can't!" She stuttered. James lunged at the man, and knocked him to the ground. The man quickly jumped up, and shoved James. James stumbled and the man made the mistake of shoving him again, pushing him into Mary's bed. The bed shifted, and hit the wall. Something fell off the shelf and knocked Mary out cold. The man threw James across the room, and bit down harshly on Mary's neck. Her eyes opened and she screamed into the darkness. She couldn't see, nor could she ever see, but everyone else could. "Who would do that?" I asked myself. The man shoved James out into the hall, and James jumped back in, landing on the unsuspecting man's back, and killing him in one swift motion. He then picked Mary up and dragged her out. "Come on!" I shouted. We ran after them, and we soon found our self's in a dark alleyway. We had taken a wrong turn, and we were now lost. And Bella and Nessie had not come with us. "Oh no."
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