"Sometimes people leave you
Halfway through the wood
Others may deceive you
You decide what's good
You decide alone
But no one is alone" - Into the Woods
Lyall's Pov
Elisabetta has been so kind to me these last 3 days. Making sure I'm rested and fed. But I can feel myself weakening.The food she feeds me turns to ash once it hits my mouth. I tried to make her stop but she just smiles and feeds me like a child. I need to get out of here. When the 4th day came, I asked Elisabetta to show me the way to my body. "Your body is located at the England Hospital." She said smiling while brushing my hair. It felt strange being in a underwater room. My hair swaying to and fro from the waves and the furniture floating in mid air. It was like a dream. But there was some sort of sorrow holding this place.
"The hospital? How on earth did I manage to get there?" I asked. Elisabetta only shrugged. "Maybe someone was nice enough to help you and not leave you for dead. Hahaha." She giggled forcefully, trying to lighten the mood. I remained silent after that. After she finished brushing my hair she jumped around looking for a dress for me to wear.
While she was distracted I looked down at my branded wrist. It was no longer painful but I feel like I'm doing something very wrong. The lines of the crescent moon was drawn beautifully but there was something odd about it. It had a tear falling down. I didn't understand what the tear meant. "I should try reading the cards when I get back." I thought. Before I ran away from my father I had cards myself I have been practicing on. But Juliet was way more skilled than I was in reading them. Just the mere thought of her formed tears around my eyes.
"My dear you would look so cute in this one!" Elisabetta shrieked, snapping me out of my daze. I wiped my face clean of tears and gave her a small smile. It was a long blood red dress with white feather lace at the end. It was really quite a beautiful dress but… "Elisabetta it really is quite beautiful but in the real world I'll be only be scene with what I have on." I explained. She only frowned like a child not receiving her toy or treat. "Fine, but when you return you shall wear this. No exception!" She order. I only nodded.
I got up, ready to leave but she grabbed me by the shoulders. "Just one more thing dear." She smiled. She released my shoulders and clasped a gold chain with a green emerald in the middle around my neck. I was about to protest but she silenced me. "I put a protection spell on it so you don't be harmed when you come back to this world." She explained. I lifted the gem in admiration. She grabbed a strand of my hair and kissed it. "One more thing my dear. Always remember… never fall in love here. Love only causes heartbreak and pain. It's a worse kind of sickness. You will make yourself a fool and do selfish things to make them happy. So… promise me you will not fall in love." She demanded. Looking right into my eyes daring me to disobey. "I will not fall in love." I declared.
She accepted my response and finally let me go. She lifted me up to the door and floated up by my side to send me out. "Here. Make sure you don't linger." She said while giving me a lit candle. I grasped the handle of the door and left.
I was back at the hallway of the castle. Feeling empty from leaving the water room. "I miss it already." I thought with a soft sigh. But I pushed forward. The further down I went down the more I hear beeping sounds. Like a heart machine. I followed the beeping sound down the dark hall. The more I walked the more the beeps went louder, like it knew I was near. Soon the castle hall turned into a hospital floor. With clean white tile and that lingering medicine smell.
I heard chatter but no one was there. I looked around, trying to hear pass the chatter and focus on the beeping. Then one conversation caught my attention. "Did you see the poor girl in room 203? Looks like a rape victim.", "But there is no evidence of penetration or semen. She got a good beating though. She got off very lucky." She said with a sad voice. I followed the voices with interest. Leading me in different directions and halls. Finally I end up at room 203. I saw two figures. One was a male in nurse clothing and the other was a female in a doctor's coat. They were still chatting when I came up to the entrance of the door.
"Find out if she has any family?", "No sadly. Just a bag of clothes, money, and a picture. It maybe the girls mother." He explained. "Well, she maybe a run away. We better call the authorities to pick her up. Keep me posted if she wakes up.", "Yes doctor." He said when the doctor walked away. The nursed lingered looking at the girl in the bed and then left. Once they were both gone I walked into the room. Surprise, surprise it was me in the hospital bed. I was covered in tubes and with a heart monitor attached to my chest. I looked a little thinner but cleaned up. "They must of cleaned a changed me." I whispered looking at myself.
I walked up beside my body and looked at her with sad eyes. "I may have gotten away from him but it's not over yet." I thought with a sighed. I gently grabbed my hand and everything went black. Everything was blurry at first. My body felt so heavy like I was ran over by a bus. Slowly my sight was clear but my body still wouldn't listen to me. "Oh! Good your awake. How are you feeling?" He said. I looked at the nurse and said nothing, my throat feeling like sandpaper. He went to the end of the bed and gave me a cup with a straw. He lifted my bed making me sit up and put the straw to my mouth. I took a few sips, loving the cold liquid going down my throat. After a couple of sips he placed the cup at the end of the bed and lifted a chart.
"Well love I'm just going to ask a few questions since your our unknown girl." He smiled. I only nodded not trusting my voice. "Well since you can't speak you can't really tell me your name. Okay well, nod yes or no do you feel any pain?" He asked. I shook my head no. He asked if I knew where I was and I nodded yes. Then he asked if I remembered what happened to me. I shook my head no, lying. "Okay, since we have some of the questions done I have to tell you, you look underage so we have to tell me where your parents are." He stated. I gulped in nervously. I only looked down.
He stared at me and shook his head. "Alright your not ready to speak. I'll just get the doctor and check your vitals." He said and left the room. Once he left I started to panic. I know they think I'm a runaway which they are right. But I know if I stay they are going to get the police and send me back to my father. I don't want to go back. I stared at the tubes in my arm and chest for a brief moment and started ripping them off me. I didn't even pay attention to the pain or the fact that the machine was going haywire. I just wanted to get out of here.
Once I got the tubes out I looked around to find my stuff. It was set at the end of the bed. I grabbed it and tried to get out of bed. Hence the word tried. I was so weak and hungry that I crumbled to the floor. "Damn it!" I yelled in frustration. I started to hear footsteps and panicked. I quickly crawled under the bed bringing the blanket down to cover myself more. Soon I saw two sets of feet coming into my room.
"What!? But she was just here a minute ago!?" Said the male nurse. The sets of feet started walking around searching for me. "Of all the idiots in the world Chuck you are the worst! Find her she must of ran! She couldn't have gotten far!" The female doctor yelled while running out of the room along with Chuck on her tail. I waited a couple of minutes before I could emerge. I crawled out of the bed and tried to lift myself up. It was a struggle but I finally got on my feet. Not having the energy to run I quickly shuffled out of the room, hoping no one saw me leave.
Using the walls as my crutches for my useless legs I pushed forward passing doctors, nurses, and patients. None of them giving me a second glance. I skipping in my mind in joy, happy for once in my life that luck is on my side. After following the exit signs I was finally at the exit/entrance of hospital. Unfortunately cops were at the front desk. "Damn it!" I whispered. Well looks like my luck ran out. I tries to look for other exits but there was none. I tried to think of away to get passed the guards but nothing came to mind until I looked down at myself.
I was wearing nothing but a hospital gown. If the cops were looking for me the doctors must've told them I was just in a gown and make it more easy to get me. I quickly looked around to find a least a room to change in. I found just one door across from me and I lunge to the door and went in without thinking. Inside looked like a storage room with hospital supplies. I quickly opened my bag and quickly changed into a hoodie and worn out jeans. I finally notice that something was dangling out of my hoodie. It was the necklace the Elisabetta gave me. I was shocked that I actually still have it. But I worried about that later. I looked around the storage room to see if I can find anything useful. I wasn't proud of it but when you have little resources you have to steal a few things. I found some blankets and needles, bandages, stringing, and cleaning alcohol. I stuffed them all in my bag and I was set to go. I quickly looked out the small window of the door to see if anyone was there. To my relief I was in the clear.
I quietly opened the door and closed it with a small click. I looked around the corner to see that the cops were still there. I took a deep breath and pulled the hood up over my head and closed to my face and started to limp to the exit. So far no one really noticed me and just went about their business. I was so close to the exit until...