miranda's 'family'

Part 11: Promises And Food

I got to the factory and opened the gates the tall grass swaying in the light breeze of early morning.

The sun's bright beams began to hide behind the thick clouds, I felt so alone in this large field of overgrown grass and scraps of metal.

Arriving at the main doors I opened them, the smell of rusty metal and oil rushed my lungs as I stood in the hall way.

I remembered the way to the main room on this floor as I attempted to push the large metal door open. I used all my body weight to get that door open. Eventually I got there and fell through the door.

I fell face first onto the floor, pain jolted through me. Tears glittered my eyes as my skin hit the cold concrete. I got up and brushed my self off getting to the room.

After walking down the hallway and stairs I got to the room, I again struggled with the large metal door. The door began to shake as it opened. I heard heavy footsteps come down the steps.

"you alright there kiddo?"

A laugh soon followed as a weight fell on my head

I sighed and turned to see uncle Karl ruffling my hair. I laughed and then he picked me up taking me into the meeting room with the bag of shopping.

"so then uh nothing bad happened walst I was away?"

He put me down on the table and then he pulled up a chair.

"uh a woman came up to me when I got to the large open area. Her name was Mother Miranda, she built me a lift to get down to your factory and gave me this"

I handed him the paper.

"that sly little Bitch... Well kiddo I'm going to tell you something that she won't admit to herself. Promise not to tell anyone else?"

"pinky promise"

I hold out my right hand pinky, he looks confused.

"get your left pinky and put it around mine... This is a pinky promise whoever breaks it looses their pinky"

"that's quite morbid for a 10 year old ain't it but sure"

He gets his pinky and we pinky promise, his finger were calloused and rough which made me chuckle.

"so what is it that you want to tell me"

I tilted my head and smiled.

"so Miranda her Daugher died of yellow fever years ago, her name was Evelyn. Miranda was determined to get her daughter back so she started experimenting with a paracite called the mutamycete. Her experiments were implanting a cado into a person to see the after effect and if they were a suitable candidate for Eva. She is looking for a vessel kiddo you need to be careful."

He looked dead into my eyes and held both my hands. I didn't fully understand what he was talking about but what I got from that was Miranda, Daugher, experiment, vessel  and danger.

I nodded and he gave me a hug.

Hours after that I was in my room with Leah. I missed Donna, I wonder what Alcina is like and moreau.

I heard Karl shout my name so I went down the lift to his quarters to find lots of food the smell was weird.

I sat down at the table and he carried a plate of food to me. It was chicken, gravy, vegetables and chips. He placed it infront of me and he sat down across from me with his but he had a bottle of alcohol.

I took a bit of the chicken and it tasted so good. I began to eat more, who knew Karl was a good cook. I thought it was going to be horrible.

Later on that evening I got changed and got into bed. Karl came in and tucked me and Leah into bed.

"good night kiddo, sleep well"

"good night you too!"

He planted a kiss on my forehead as he walked away I asked what about Leah. He laughed and came back and planted a kiss on leahs forehead as well.

"good night Leah"

I let out a small laugh as he began to chuckle as well. He closed the door and left.

I fell into a deep motionless state.