Part 5
The lamp went out at some point, the room was plunged into complete darkness and, as time passed, the strange smell in the air got stronger, more unpleasant. Every now and then the muffled sound of footsteps and hushed voices passed the door, an occasional, distant shout punctuated the air. There was a sinister feeling about this place. Everything felt like it was happening around her, like she was in a glass box and just watching her surroundings change.
Katy had no part in this world, no reason to be here, but she was lost. There was no way to leave, no way to get back, it was impossible for her to be here in the first place. It must be just as impossible to get home. She was scared and confused. The different feelings seemed to take it in turns to bubble to the surface of her mind, Katy tried to repress them, to try and stay rational about it, she soon learned she was fighting a loosing battle with that. That only succeeded in making her destructively angry. With an irritated huff Katy rolled over to face the wall, in her mind she went over what she remembered of the last day she was in the real world, just to see if there was any clue there. She came up with nothing, it was just an ordinary, boring day. Nothing. Danger
There were more voices coming from outside the door, they didn't fade away as they usually did, a few short words that Katy didn't quite catch, then the door opened. She peered over her shoulder to see a man in the door way, he carried a lamp in one hand, it seemed overly bright, blinding her briefly, but her eyes adjusted to the new light in the short time it took the man to walk over to her. He had a dark complexion, a heavy set brow, his hair was tightly braided to his scalp and a short goatee. Instinctively, Katy sat up, she watched him as he examined her. Danger.
The man gestured for Katy to stand, she did so, then turned and walked out of the room in silence. Unsure what to do, she followed him. "My name is Talal," The man introduced himself as they walked, "I saved your life, it belongs to me now." What? Katy stopped, shock overtook her, she tried to talk, to protest, but nothing came out. Talal halted and looked back at her, a small smile on his lips. "Do not fear, I am not a cruel man." I beg to fucking differ. Katy nodded reluctantly. "I saved your life, child." He started walking again, the girl followed, there was nothing else she could do.
"Our so-called God has abandoned his children, I have been trying to save the ones He has forgotten, the ones He leaves to die and suffer alone." They came to a flight of stairs that descended into yet another gloomy corridor, Katy's feet were getting sore again and the splintering wood of the staircase dug into the scabs that were just forming. "I take in those of need and send them to better places," Talal continued. "I told you I am not a cruel man, so you do not need to be scared." He unlocked the door at the end of the corridor and pushed it open, a foul stench washed over her. She tried not to gag. Danger.
Talal walked into the room after placing the lamp he held down on the floor just inside the door, the smell not phasing him, Katy trailed in behind him and tried to breathe as shallowly as possible. Another dark room, she could barely see, although there were lighter patches on what she could only assume were the walls, deep blue scattered with tiny lights. The sky, they're windows! "You will stay in here now, girl." Talal said, stood beside an open door. The faint light of the lamp reflected dully on the metallic edge.
Katy stepped inside, there was no furniture. Barely there, in the darkness at the back of this tiny room, she could see thin stripes of vertical metal at regular intervals. No! She turned to try and leave, but the door had already been slammed shut and locked by Talal. "No, please, you can't do this." Katy begged him. He smiled sadly, "I am truly sorry it has be like this, but you would be dead otherwise." Then he turned to leave the room, "Food will be brought to you in the morning." The door of the room banged loudly as it was shut, a faint rattling sound indicated it had been locked as well. "No!" Katy screamed into the darkness, "Please, please don't, I shouldn't even be here!" Huge sobs racked her body as she clung to the bars of the cage. "Let me go!"
A/N: The next couple of chapters will contain some pretty dark themes, self harm, suicidal thoughts along with some intense emotional trauma. It won't be overly graphic as this rated T, but if anything like that triggers you, you have been warned.
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