Raelyn In Horrorland

🎩Meeting The Hatter🎩

My eyes flutter open, I'm laying on a couch. I heard teacups clattering, I sat up and looked around. I'm in a fancy house, it looks like it belongs in the 1900s.

"Well hello there" A calm, deep voice says. I'm greeted by a beautiful man with deep brown eyes. "I found you on the ground, you were out cold. You know this place isn't very safe. My name is Romare the mad hatter! You can call me Romare though" Romare says, handing me a cup of tea.

I carefully take it from him. "What's your name and what's a beautiful girl like yourself doing in a place like this?" He asks curiously.

"My name is Raelyn, and I don't know," I say, shrugging my shoulders. "All i know is this place is a nightmare, and I want out" I take a sip of tea, its sweet and tastes like honey.

"Well Raelyn, you can stay here and get some sleep. We will set out tomorrow, I will help you get home" He says warmly. I lean back, still feeling pretty fuzzy.

I take a deep breath in trying to keep my thoughts contained. I look at him, his face so handsome. His eyes catch mine, making me blush a little.

I've never seen such a man. He smiles at me, looking like he's not sure what to say. "Are you hungry Raelyn, maybe we can eat something, you can tell me where it started" Romare offered.

"Yeah, that sounds great right now" I responded. I get up, wobbling a little. I sit down at the table and he leads me to the next room. He then brings back some lasagna and wine. "I hope you like lasagna" He smiles sitting down.

"So Raelyn, how old are you?" He asks taking a sip of wine. "Twenty one, and you" I responded. "The rip old age of twenty-eight" He says with a light chuckle.

"What is this place?" I ask slowly. He looks at me, giving me a small smile. "This is a place i like to call Horrorland," He answered taking a bite of lasagna, "How did you end up here?" He asked.

"Well, i was at the park with my sister. There's been this man lurking around, i thought it was my paranoia. Until it wasn't, I started running through the woods. I fell down a hole. And here I am" I told him, taking a long swig of wine.

"Easy on the wine there Rae '' He says laughing a little. The way my name rolls off his tongue sounds smooth. I told him about the monsters I saw, all the blood. And the white rabbit.

"The white rabbit?" He asked with a look that I can't describe.

"Yes, at first he told me I was late and led me to this place, it was a movie theater...it showed me the car accident when I was a child. I saw pills and alcohol, saying take me and drink me. I did, before you know it was wondering then i passed out" i admitted, feeling ashamed of myself, that's the path I was taking.

"Wow Raelyn, it sounds like you've been through a lot. How about I get us some dessert then maybe I can show you to your room. You should get some rest"

Romare says with a tender smile. I nodded and smiled. I leaned back in the chair, running my hands through my hair. I look at my phone, no service. But I have saved music.

I turned on Vice By Miranda Lambert. I close my eyes, absorbing the wine. The alcohol flowed through my veins numbing the gnawing in my stomach.

I take a deep breath and let it go, I get a tap on my shoulder causing me to jump. I take an ear bud out.

"Sorry, here's your dessert. Cherry pie" Romare smiles at me. I quietly eat my pie, listening to my song. He handed me another glass of wine, I've had three glasses already.

I'm not addicted, it just helps me to feel better. That's what I tell myself when I drink more. "Well, how about i lead you to your room, yeah?" His deep voice is booming in my ears.

I smile and stand, he leads me to my room. "Here's your room, let me get you some clothes to borrow so i can wash those for your." He says leaving me for a second.

I walked into the room, a queen size bed in the middle of the room, with two night stands and its own bathroom to the right. The walls were blue and the bedding gold, very beautiful colors.

I set down gathering myself. He comes back with clothes in hand. "Here's a t- shirt and sweatpants, uh do you smoke weed?" He asks, setting down the clothes, pulling out a blunt.

"Never have, but I'd love to try. '' I say, he lights up the blunt and takes a puff. He hands it to me, then I inhale. Blowing it out and coughing hard.

"Careful there," He said, chuckling. "Well, I'm gonna shower and change, I'll leave these clothes outside the door for you. Thank you for everything Romare '' I say smiling.

He smiles and walks away, shutting the door slightly behind him. I take everything off, I peek my head out the door to make sure he's not there.

I set the clothes down and head into the bathroom. The hot water runs over my body, the blood and dirt circle the drain. I run the new soap bar down my body and then rinse the shampoo conditioner mix from my hair.

I dry off and exit the shower, blow dry my hair and put on the clothes that Romare gave me. I hear a knock on the door.

"How did you find everything?" He asks, flashing a bright smile. "Everything is amazing, I actually feel quite relaxed. Thank you '' I say smiling.

"You're welcome, I'm glad I could help you. It seems like you've already been through alot. I'll have everything ready for a trip tomorrow. Goodnight Rae ''

He said and walked away. "Goodnight Romare '' I responded. I pulled the covers and got under them, turned off the lamp, and rolled over.

I layed there wondering what's next, if I'll ever go home, see Skylar or Darcy. My eyes feel heavy, my body fuzzy and warm, I slowly drift off to sleep.