Purple lover

Chapter 3

"Why did you inject her!" I heard an angry voice yell. "I had no other option, she was about to jump out the back of the van" the man from earlier answered. 

I opened my eyes and realised I was in an unfamiliar room. "Oh good, you're awake Miss Y/L/N" a woman spoke. "I am Ms Miriam Mead. You must come with me" she said. I got up and followed her. 

"Strip" she demanded. My eyes widened. "I- no! I'm not going to strip for you" I yelled. "You must co-operate Miss Y/L/N. You need to be cleansed from any harmful toxins" she stated.

I reluctantly took off my clothes and was cleansed from the outside world. I dried off and was handed some clothes. "You are a purple, you must put this on" she said. I unfolded the garment and realised it was a purple dress. 

"I'm not wearing this. I don't wear dresses" I said, handing her the dress back. "Miss Y/L/N. You wear what you are given, this is not a fashion show" she scolded. 

I put the dress on and followed her into the actual building. I heard the sound of a cane hitting the floor. *It can't be, can it? They told me she was dead* I thought to myself. 

"Miss Y/L/N, how nice to see you again" she spoke, smirking, "Ms Venable? I thought you died!" I said in complete shock. She laughed, "No, Miss Y/L/N. Welcome to outpost 3, I am in charge here" she smiled, gesturing to the walls around us. 

"Follow me, dinner is about to be served" she said. I followed close behind her, my mind running away from me, thinking of how pretty she looked.

I took a seat at the dinner table, right next to her. There were a few other people here, other survivors I guess. 

"Welcome to outpost three. I am Wilhemina Venable, you may only refer to me as Ms Venable. I am the leader of this outpost" she stated coldly, looking down at all of us. 

"You were all chosen to survive the nuclear fallout. Therefore, you must cherish your time here" she smirked. "I have a few rules in place. Breakfast is served at 7:30 AM, dinner is served at 8 PM. Following that, the curfew is 10 PM. You must not enter another survivor's room, you may use the library or common room at your own leisure however, you must not touch the record player. And finally, copulating is forbidden. Understood?" she finally finished. 

"Yes, Ms Venable" we all mumbled. "Good, you may eat" she said. I stared down at the jelly cube in front of me. I took a bite and it just tasted of air. I was so confused. 

As soon as I was allowed, I retired to my room.