crimson botanica

Volume 1, Chapter 2

Ripened on the Vine

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"What childish act is this? You have already long blossomed into womanhood. I won't indulge in your immaturity and let you wilt beyond your prime, neglecting to fulfill God's duty."

The ornate carpet frames a scene of destruction. Once pristine, the floor is adorned with shattered glass, strewn ribbons, and the remnants of a crystal fruit dish now rolling across the floor. In the corner, a severed string of pearls is discarded as a casualty of anger. A torn pomegranate spills its seeds, staining the rug like a blood sacrifice.

In the center of the chaos lies a girl— Colletta. Her motionless form draped in delicate pink silk is sprawled across intricately patterned carpet. Fresh marks on her neck speak of an unseen struggle, chest heaving with every muffled sob.

The figure in the doorway approaches slowly and Colletta's hands dart to a glass shard from the ground. She retreats backwards with a desparate crawl as an older woman encroaches. The sharp edges dig into her soft palms as she clutches the glass, leaving two streaks of blood as she brandishes it as a weapon. In an act of desperate defiance, she raises the shard toward the woman, then turns it back at herself. Its deadly point faces straight at her vulnerable neck, glaring straight forward in daring rebellion.

Yet, this is only met with a disapproving stare. The familiar look disarms Colletta entirely, regressing back into a docile child. Slipping from her grip and landing with a soft thud, her fleeting freedom shatters.
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{whoaaaa i wonder what will happen hmmm🧐🧐🧐 i decided i'd rather do short parts like scene by scene rather than have them too long and end up not making anything lol but i am having funsiess}