"Little Olive.." the tone in her voice repeated over and over in my head. Like taunting in my head, Olive, Olive, OLIVE! She walked over to me, she wasn't the old Carmen I knew, she was evil. I even thought I'd seen red in her eyes. She had killed my mother, and now she was coming to kill me. I glanced at her. She looked at me. "Guess what Little Olive!" she taunted she knew I couldn't talk so she talked for me "Yes Carmen," sarcastically she mimicked me. "I got a tattoo Little Olive!" I was almost crying but I wouldn't let myself cry in front of her. "Just like MY Daddy!" she showed me her wrists the words "Lipstick Killer" was scrawled over her wrist in fancy writing.
I needed my legs to work, but they would not. The poison had made them useless. Carmen was coming ever closer to me. She could see the fear on my face and she was enjoying it. She was remembering the time she had killed out mother and had seen the fear on her face... just like mine. I looked to the table next to me, I needed something to distract her. There was an empty glass on the table next to my bed and I picked it up and threw it at Carmen. All signs of the sister I had once loved were gone. She was now the Lipstick Killer and I would be her next victim. The glass just missed her and she smiled a wicked smile. ''Tsk, Tsk, Little Olive. That won't do, now will it?'' She asked me. I stared into her eyes, they were gleaming with amusement. ''No Carmen, it won`t do. I`m very sorry for throwing things at you'' Carmen said, mimicking my voice...
Then I talked for the first time since she was in here, "Work you stupid legs!" I yelled Carmen was now at the foot of my bed; "Olive, now come on do you really thing yelling at your legs is mature, you are going to die and you know it!" A knock came at the door. "Knock Knock it's Nurse Erin! Can I come in Olive, dear?" Carmen opened the door and put on a beautiful smile. What a fake! "Hi, Nurse I just came to give my Little Olive some company!" those two little words made me so horrified. The Nurse set down my tea and said "Carmen dear, Olive needs rest so I'll let you say good bye and then you must leave alright?" "Yes Ma`am!" Carmen replied the nurse left. "I will get you one way or another! Just you see little Olive!" then she left. And everything in my mind went blank...
Every time I heard the slightest noise outside my hospital room that night I jumped. The meeting with Carmen had scared me. I didn't want to stay here any longer. I had to get out! Near my bed was a wheelchair and I reached for it. I was just out of reach but I kept trying, stretching my arms. Every time grabbing at thin air. I just needed to shuffle a little to my left and then I would be able to reach it. I moved slightly and fell onto the cold, hard floor. I gasped in pain as I tried to move. ''That hurt...'' I muttered to myself. Hopefully I hadn't made enough noise to make a nurse come in and check that I was ok... although they weren't that great at coming into my room when I actually needed them.
I was in a hospital nightie... Oh, boy this could be embarrassing. Therefore, I pulled myself up into the stupid wheelchair, wheeled myself over to my bag, and pulled a normal dress over my head and a jumper. How was I going to do this? I opened the door, there was a woman at the desk, but she was asleep, I mean I am all safe here, with two attempted murders against me, and yet the attendant couldn't ever leave her eyes opened. I wheeled past her; I glanced at her nameplate. Maude, it said then I thought to myself, who names their kid Maude?
The wheelchair squeaked as I made my way down the hospital hallway. I looked around quickly to see if anyone had noticed, but it was late and there weren`t many people who would still be awake. I came to the end of the hallway and looked to the right and then to the left. Which way was the exit? I couldn't decide but then I heard something from the right and quickly turned left. I turned in my chair and looked behind me once again to make sure I wasn't being followed, but I was safe... for now.
I looked up the hallway and say an exit sign that pointed to the right. I was almost out! I turned right and went towards the door. I made sure no one was outside and went closer so the automatic door would open, fresh air! Finally, I was out and in the fresh, cool air. I looked around, always being cautious, you never knew what to expect, especially when it was this late at night... and dark. I wheeled forward, slowly at first, then I started to go fast, wanting to get away from this place I had been for so long. I needed to go somewhere where Carmen and 'Dad' wouldn't find me. Where was I going to go? I didn't know this place. This wasn't the town I had grown up in, I didn't know my way around this unfamiliar town. I reached the road and went to the right. It was cold out and I wanted to find somewhere I could stay, and fast. I past a street light, its orange light shining down at me, I looked around again and saw nothing so I went on, every so often looking around, watching, waiting to see what would strike out of the dark at me.
After what felt like an hour had past, I saw a small old and abandoned little shop attached to a house. It looked ok for the night. I needed to get off the street before I got more paranoid and started hear things. I didn't want to be found by anyone.
I looked around cautiously, I didn't want anyone to see me going in to the house, I pushed opened the door with my foot and I expected to find rats and cobwebs but it was a nice cosy place, but you could see that it was abandoned, I wheeled out to the back of the house, where the shopkeeper had once lived. A small bed was in a corner. I lay down on it. I feel into a deep sleep and was only woken by the sound of my phone going off 1 new mew message To: Little Olive From: Carmen Carney I'll be watching u! Xx
It was early morning when I received the message from Carmen. I sat up straight on the small bed I had so gratefully slept on during the cold night. The light from the window was dim and cast deep shadows into the corners of the room. The wheelchair was next to the bed where I had cast it aside. I looked around, my eyes wide trying to see through the dark shadows. Where was Carmen? How could she know I`m in this abandoned little house? I tried to move my legs but it was useless... I had . become lazy, letting the poison take full hold over them. I needed to take control and fight this poison that had taken away my legs. I didn't know if the poison was still in my system, but I know that it had rendered my legs useless. Maybe Tony hadn't put enough in my food or drink to kill me, just make me useless...?
I thought to myself, if I was going to let myself become useless I didn't care about myself did I, I wanted Carmen and Tony to win? Did I? A thought came over me, now looking back it was a stupid and crazy! I was going to try and walk I sat up and leaned forward, ready to walk. I pulled myself up and fell straight on my face, I screamed from the pain. A boy had been walking past the old store and had heard my scream. He pushed opened the door and had found me slumped on the floor. "Whoa, are you alright?" "Don't call the ambulance!" I said before I slide into unconsciousness.
I slowly opened my eyes and saw someone looking down at me. ''Hi!'' He said with a smile. ''`bout time you woke up.'' He was saying. I trying to sit up but he pushed me back down. ''Let me up...'' I said, but he shook his head, no. I glared at him for a moment then realised I was being childish, so I stopped trying to sit up. ''Good'' He said smiling again. ''My names Samson, Samson Jones'' He told me. ''Olive Car- Gordon. My names Olive Gordon.'' I said. I didn't want to be known as Olive Carney. He frowned as he saw me hesitate about my last name. ''Well, ok Olive Gordon'' He stood up and looked around, ''Well, it doesn't look as if you`ve been here for long, I bet your starving?'' He asked looking back at me. I slowly nodded. ''I moved in last night...'' I said, I didn't want to tell him everything. He was after all a complete stranger to me. My stomach growled with the thought of food. Samson laughed. ''Well, I will go and get some food for you, how does that sound?'' I looked up at him, he could see me hesitate about answering. ''Don`t worry, I won`t poison it'' He said, that made me jump and back away from him. He looked puzzled at my reaction to his joke. ''It`s a joke, Olive...'' He said then he was walking away. ''I`m sorry...'' I said quietly. He turned and smiled at me. ''No problem. By the looks of you, you`ve had it tough? How `bout you tell me about it later?'' Samson said. I nodded slowly and he walked out the door and he was out of my sight.