I took off my clothes and entered the bathroom. It was a recognizable room with a faucet and a dark, square shaped tub. I didn't see the handles in the tub and I wondered how to open it. I passed my hand inside of the tub, but didn't find a way to open it, so I slid it upwards to the dark, rocky looking walls until a hologram popped up. I didn't understand most of the symbols.
"I don't understand what this means," I complained.
"English," I heard a computer voice say.
"What?" I asked, but I saw the symbols in front of me transform into words that I could finally read and understand. My jaw dropped. I couldn't believe it. The words on, off appeared.
"You can hear me?" I wondered.
"Yes Anabella Torres. I am your intelligent room service. I know four million five, hundred and two languages that are throughout the universe," the computer said.
"Awesome," I mumbled out. Then I pressed the hologram button with the word "on" printed on it. Purple water came out of the horizontal tub spout. I touched it with my hand. It was cold.
"This is too cold. Could you heat it?" I asked the computer, but I was looking at the wall.
"Lishktank heated," the computer replied. I burnt my hand and took it out of there immediately.
"Ouch! It's too hot. Could the Lishktank please be warm?" I asked, but there was no reply. I placed my hand under the purple water and felt it's temperature to be bearable. I slipped in the square shaped tub and sat against the corner of it. Then I placed my feet under the running water and felt the water massage my toes. The purple water splashed all over my feet and sideways as the tub filled up. I felt a little strange that I was under purple water at first. The color made me homesick. It just made me feel alien in this world and I missed what was transparent water. It felt like water, but it was actually Lishktank, it wasn't really water, at least not like the planet Earth's water. I missed green trees and grass. I missed my friends and my family.
The tub was filling up and I wondered if it was good idea to just let myself go. I sunk my head inside of the purple warm water. My brown and blonde dirty hair floated. I held my nose and closed my eyes for a moment. There was nothing but darkness and spaces of shadows all over my sight. Nothing came out of my body. I couldn't hear anything with my ears drowned inside the heavy water. For a moment it was all peaceful, but it didn't last long. Soon I felt asfixiated and although I wanted to stay below surface for a few more minutes, instinct overtook me and I had to sit up. I heaved intensely, one, two, three, four and five seconds had passed and still I heaved a bit more, but the intensity desisted. I rubbed my eyes gently and passed my fingers over my wet hair. I looked at the wall in front of me. Nothing had changed.
I got out of the water realizing that I just couldn't enjoy myself in this moment and I wrapped a towel around my body. For a strange second a feeling that I was being watched had crept over me and I had held the towel tight around myself.
"I'm just delusional," I said to myself and I headed back into the bedroom. It was weird to walk on the gushy floor although no slime or any kind of particles were really on me, it was almost like walking on jello. I placed the towel next to my bed and I touched the walls where soon enough holograms of buttons began to show up. There were so many words that it was just very confusing to me. I decided to speak to the computer instead.
"Can you please hand me some Pjs?" I asked. Then a bunch of letters P's and J's began to appear in front of me.
"No, no. I want pajamas. It's clothing for sleeping," I said.
"Pajamas, PJ's, sleeping wear," The computer replied and then a sexy negligee appeared in front of me. I shook my head.
"No, no, something warm and comfortable," I said and the negligee disappeared. In front of me appeared a long-sleeved pajama gown.
"Can it be in white?" I asked.
"As you request. Please take your pajamas, PJ's or sleeping wear. Sleep well," the computer said. I took the holographic image and as I pulled the hanger, the image became real clothing. Half of it was image and half of it was real as I pulled slowly. What I was seeing was just unbelievable. I pulled it out completely. I was amazed to see how it fit.
"Thank you. It fits," I said and I placed the pj's over my head and pulled it down towards my body. I was going to ask for panties, but somehow I was a little embarrassed by it.
"Yes. Your data has been integrated in our computer mainframe," the computer replied.
"It has?" I asked.
"Yes. Your data has been installed by Prince Brok of Sha," it answered. How could the prince know of my measurements? I shook my head at the thought. I didn't really want to know.
"Can you hand me... some underwear?" I asked and a pair of panties appeared in front of me. I snatched them out of the holographic image quickly and I put them on. Then I went back to bed. It was strange because I had slept so much yet I was still so exhausted. I guess that's what depression did to me. It wore me out.
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"Get up Anabella! Rise and shine," Krimla said to me. I yawned heavily before I opened my eyes and I felt that my blankets were being yanked away from me. I hurriedly covered myself pulling my pj's all the way to my thighs. My pajamas didn't reach my knees though.
"Up Anabella! Goodmorning," Krimla said to as I rubbed my eyes. I stretched my arms upwards as she continued to talk. Her purple tentacles seemed to be more alive today, they floated in the air and some of them touched her orange cheeks.
"You must get dressed and go to the dining room. The prince is expecting you. He seems to be in better mood today. He told me is he is willing to wait for you."
"He said that?" I asked. Krimla nodded.
"Yes and please wear something nice today. It's such a lovely day,"- Krimla commented and went on. - "I prepared the bath for you, I hope you don't mind and I wonder... did you hear anyone walking around the house last night?"
"Me? No. Why?" I lied waiting for her response.
"Oh, for no reason. I was in my room and thought I heard someone walking around, so I stood up, opened the door, but didn't see anyone in the hallway which is odd considering that the lights on the hallways always are on motion when I turn them on," she said. I knew this was a lie, but I nodded my head and played along with it.
"Oh," I replied.
"Very well then. I will let you prepare for your breakfast. The prince has ordered something special for you," she said and left the room. I bathed in the tub again, dressed and smelled my rose before I left. I wore a black dress with printed red, white and blue roses. My hair was loose. I didn't know if it was considered nice or not and I didn't care. If the prince wanted my company, then he would have to accept me for me.
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Fantasy(Multiple View Points) A Beauty and the Beast Reimagining. She was Beauty. He was beast. Anabella was a cashier and a waitress after leaving college to pay her father's medical bills. Brok was the prince of Sha and his mission was to conquer worl...
