The Man Behind The Box and The Women Who Figured Him Out
Chapter 1
The hallways are dark, the only thing to light them are the small candles that cling to the wall. As if they are afraid of us as well. So many thoughts poor through my head I do not know why I have been summoned although rumors spread quickly in the convent. I have my own thoughts as well though I'm not sure I wish to share them. I come to the door. It is well known in the convent. To those that have never been through it, it is considered to be the barrier between our realm and the realm of death. I pull on the big brass knob and enter.
There she is dressed in her black Victorian lace dress, just like the rest of us. She is sitting on the floor as usual surrounded by candles similar to the ones on the wall. I do not wish to disturb her meditation so I go ahead and take my seat on the floor across from her. She looks up as if noticing me there for the first time, even though she felt my presence the moment I entered the room. "Hello my dear child, I assume you went unnoticed on the intrusion of your lost mission." Her voice always sends chills down my spine. I strengthen my voice. "Yes Reverend Mother the intrusion did not falter me. But may I ask why you have summoned me?" She shows no signs of anger, which relieves me for you can never tell when she will be angered. "I have another assignment that I think you are most qualified for." I am happy she feels this way but I will definitely need more information. "And what might that be?" I ask. "There is a man who has finally been sighted after a five year loss of his whereabouts…a man who is really not a man at all. A man that I know you have a vast knowledge about. A man they call…The Doctor."
All my life I had patiently waited for this moment. I have been trained all my life to find this man, along simple tasks along the way. This is what I have been waiting for. "What would your will be for me?" I ask "I want you to find the Doctor and put an end to his existence."
My name is Jannet, Jane for short. I have long brown hair that sways behind me when I walk, piercing green eyes, and I know the secrets to make a man's head turn. I have been trained in the convent since I was nine. I have been taught how to kill, how to survive and work out missions and the womanly arts. Which I used to laugh at but it now has become my favorite part of training, knowing how to give a man everything he could ever desire and then ending his existence before the shock can even register on their sweet face. Some people say I'm a beautiful monster, and I think their right. I'm better known as a temptress or an assassin. I think about all of this as I walk through a garden that will lead me to the town that will then lead me to the man I have been wanting to meet.
