in[sanity] : it does crazy things (On Hold)

Chapter five

Waking up and looking out of the window I saw that we were currently flying over fields of grass, some with animals, some with barns. The further we flew the more barns and cottages appeared. And soon they changed into big grey buildings with hundreds of windows, showing into rooms of people working. When I looked down the people looked like ants on the floor. I turned away from the window and got up going into the planes bathroom, to relieve myself and wash my face. While I was in there I decided to check my arm again. I pulled off my shirt to view the cut it was just three white scars but the edges of each were covered in blood, a thick purple oozing substance, apparently my blood colour was unnatural as well, but it's always been this colour so I have no idea why its 'weird' they just say that it is. They try to run tests on me but I don't allow them close enough to, not any more, after a while they stopped because they didn't want to trigger whatever it was they thought was in my blood.

I wash away the blood from my wound and trace the dark swirls that have spread across my wrist and up my arm, becoming flowers and leaves as it goes further up. before it was just a dark swirl on my skin that wouldn't wash off but every time I would have a vision, it would get longer and bigger as well as thicker. Where ever a wound is left on my body after a vision, it would close up and the dripping blood would leave thick black leaves and colourful flowers surrounded by swirls. If a vision didn't leave a wound then I would gain a tally mark on the ankle of my left foot. so far I have three. Every time a vision came true, it would gain more flowers. It was my only contact with the world outside.

I had an abundance of these lines running up my legs and arms and across my back in thick bands and patterns, yet my chest is always left bare. I even have some running up the back and sides of my neck and on each of my fingers and toes.

I wonder what is wrong with me as I try my best to always cover up the patterns from the nurses and other people I do not know. Even when they take me to the washroom I don't let them anywhere near me. Matron saw my marks once, when she was brushing my hair she pushed it up and saw that they led down underneath my jacket; but she didn't question me, she just carried on braiding my hair.

I put my shirt back on and as I exit the bathroom I run into Nicholai. "I was just coming to get you miss, we're going to land soon so you need to take your seat."

"Of course. Thank you for telling me Nicholai." I try to smile but only manage to move the corner of my lip slightly upwards.

"My pleasure miss." I walk past him and sit in the chair I was previously occupying, I put on the seat belt as I was instructed to do and lean back into my seat. I watch as Nicholai takes the seat beside me and straps himself in just as I had done. I feel the plane start to descend,the front of the plane seems to raise slightly as we are going down, its a strange feeling as though my stomach is moving into my chest. Out of the window I can see the runaway coming up to meet us as we slowly descend from the sky and make our way back onto its smooth dark surface.

When we reach the ground and the plane stops moving I strap out of the seat and follow Nicholai down the stairs to the airport. He leads me through crowds of people and out of a door to go to a long car, like the one that we arrived to Dradgi airport in. Climbing inside, I'm shocked to see two other girls already seated.

The first girl has long golden hair falling straight past her small face and settling below her shoulders she has emerald green eyes, her skin is the colour of ivory and her lips a glossy pink her facial features combined with her small and petite figure give her the look of a porcelain doll. The second girl however is her complete opposite with cropped ebony hair running in ringlets past her high cheek bones and full cherry red lips, her blue eyes are icy and her skin is the colour of caramel she looks like a warrior princess.

They both stopped talking and turned to look at me as I enter the car, tilting my head to the side I watch in fascination as they seem to be having some sort of mental conversation.

"Who are you?" I queried, interrupting the conversation they seem to be having, whatever they are doing, is unnerving.

"I'm Esrae Beast." spoke the blond one, in a small shy voice. "and this is Lola Rose, you are?"

"Eleanor-raeis Jenson" I answered "Why are you here?"

"we're going to the same school as you" Lola spoke in a smooth velvety voice, that insinuated confidence. I nodded and turned away from them looking out of the window as the airport disappeared behind us, contemplating what would happen when we got there.

The journey was a long one and it was hard hiding the markings on my skin, especially when the two were ogling me so very obviously. However when I stopped worrying about why they were watching me, I started to focus on the scenery that was flying by outside of the window. It was so beautiful and all i could think was  I'm free.