Sally gasped at the sound of her own words.
"Oh..."
"Oh Sally, I was hoping you'd say that! Now we can be together forever!" Deco said.
Sally looked around at her new beautiful world and suddenly she was afraid.
She didn't belong here. It wasn't familiar and it was so bright here. She was much more used to the dismal grey skies and cold nights.
The air here was so fresh and clean with no hint whatsoever of decay or staleness. It was almost disturbing in a way.
"Sally we can be happy here." Deco was saying. "I'll take care of you and I'll never leave you."
His words seemed so sincere that new tears came to her eyes.
"I can make all of your dreams come true. Just tell me what you want. Anything at all and it's yours."
"Anything?" She asked with hope in her voice.
"Yes, my sweet rag doll. Anything at all."
Sally thought for several minutes before answering. In this beautiful warm world, things were perfect. She had everything she could ever want.
She closed her eyes, aware of Deco kissing her cotton cheeks, making them turn even pinker than they already were.
But something was missing. Something that could make her even happier than anything that Deco could promise her.
Actually it wasn't a something at all. It was a someone...