I can't believe I saved her life. Even more, i can't believe she spared mine. I would've killed me. She must like me. I wonder if she likes nerds. Wow, I must be really lonely.

Well first order of business, take the nail out of my side. This isn't some furnishing nail, no, this is a giant sized crucifixion nail. Where did she even get one of these? It's nothing you get at you local grocery store. This is

-for lack of better wording- a big-ass nail. She didn't want me leaving in a hurry but I don't think it's too deep into the flooring. I try to pull my body off as skin and organs flush with blood.

"Holy Ghost Busters," I yell " that's gonna stay puft"

Okay, so she made a permanent furnishing to the room. So where is this room? Looks to be in a house, maybe even still in town. The place is dusty. Family photos look abandoned. Doesn't even look like much comes into the house. It's boarded up. The windows and doors seem to be barricaded. I can barely make out some morning light from the separation in the wood.

As I look around for some sort of tool or sign of life, I still wiggle in hopes to loosen the nail off the board. I know what you must be thinking, you must be crazy, gems don't bleed. Well you caught me. I'm of a similar species to St. Steven Universe. I bleed and I have to eat but I do have a gem with some nifty perks. For one, I can pull out a mallet from my armory. Problem is, it's not a hammer. The key difference is the prying head used to pull out nails. So I guess i will have to make do.

The plan is not a pretty one: I slam the mallet perpendicular to the direction of the nail until it loosens a floor panel. Round one: FIGHT.

After about 3 strikes, I believe I passed out from pain. After I woke a second time, I tried again, only to repeat the process 4 times to set me free. I have lost a lot of blood by now. My vision is blurred, my motor function is limited. I can lose a hell of a lot more blood than a human can without dying. That being said, I might die still.

I scavenge the house for bandages or cloth big enough for the job. I found a beautiful white table cloth with ornate stitches and a cozy setup of plates and cups. It'd be a crime to ruin something so quaint and brilliant. So I did. Shattered porcelain plates not litter the floor and the once white table cloth has been repurposed as "life-saving mechanism." Where most people come from, it's called something to put over than gaping hole in your side. Meh, syntax.

There is a refrigerator but i doubt it works. Best bet would be the pantry if I want food. I happen to have remarkable regeneration skills after consuming a meal of appropriate size. I never bothered to narrow it down to a formula or else I'd tell you. A general rule would be to eat until you can't anymore. However, that option isn't available.

I'll be honest, I didn't expect a full pantry but maybe a bite or two or even a nibble. Not such luck.

"Damn you, Nelly!" I say to myself "I could've saved the world by now"

"That's not very likely" Nelly's voice comes from the window "But I guess you'll never know"

Thats when I noticed and important detail, the windows. They were boarded from the outside. They were boarded up as if to keep somebody in. I get the feeling that the somebody as previously mentioned is me.

" Why are you out there?" I muster the strength to speak, "Also, on an unrelated note, are you attracted to nerds?"

"I'm out here because I have things to do. A species to condemn, more accurately. You're in there because it wasn't fair to kill you. This is mercy" she says coldly.

I wait a few seconds

" You didn't answer my second question" I finally speak up, " And why do you want to keep the humans from coming back? They were such beautiful creatures of hope."

"I never said anything about humans." Nelly ignores the first statement "it's the gems I want to eradicate."

"Don't you think you could've been more specific when you said 'accurately.' You lead me to believe you are purposefully making sure humans don't return." I say sarcastically " Also you didn't answer my question still. Do you think nerds are sexy?"

"You moron. There are entire colonies of humans living underground waiting for the opportunity to thrive again. I AM ONE OF THEM" Nelly starts to lose her composure.

We both pause for a time.

" So is that a no?" I ask with sarcastic politeness.

"YOU ARE NOT ATTRACTIVE IN ANYWAY. I SMACKED YOU WITH A BRICK, DRAGGED YOU TO THIS HOUSE, AND NAILED YOU TO THE FLOOR!" she pauses to calm herself. She leans in almost kissing the wood barricades "Now I'll leave you to die"

I think about what she has said a long while before speaking. " So what you're saying is...

I have a chance?"