The Red Queen || Devil's night || Damon Torrance

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Karolina

Now

I felt like million needles were pressing on my body. I also felt a knot in my stomach. Yeah. I was hungry... I haven't eaten for past few days... weeks.... It's not like I didn't want to, but I just haven't had time for that. There was so much on my head... and now is even more.

I rolled my body, instead of lying on my stomach, I laid on my back. I licked my lips. I was so thirsty. I was fully aware what had happened yesterday. I took a big breath. I didn't drink that much, I have weak head, but not for wine.

I lifted myself on the elbows. Immediately I regretted it. A pulse of pain shot through my body. Am I that exhausted? Finally I made myself open the eyes.

At first sight I was a little scared because I didn't recognize the room I was in. However, later, after deeper reflection, I breathed a sigh of relief and lay down on the bed again.

I was in Remmy's room. His old room. I knew it pretty well, because I came here a lot when we were together. Something didn't feel right. I only remember sitting on the curb smoking in the rain and he came up to me and offered me a ride. Nothing more... he had to carry me here.

I narrowed my eyes and peeked under the blanket to check if we were doing anything else. Interesting. I didn't actually have my dress on, but I did have other clothes on my body. He had to change me into this. Which could also mean that we had sex... no. Remmy wouldn't do that. He wouldn't take advantage of me. He has too good a soul for that. He is innocent and pure. Like a good spirit.

I looked for my clothes. The dress was lying on the armchair in the corner of the room, crumpled. I pulled the blanket over myself in case Remmy came in.

I pinched the bridge of my nose. What the fuck!? What the actual fuck!? Why I let this sick people win! Hello Karolina, where are you? Why you let them walk all over you? Huh? You build your character for long enough to be prepared for this... Stop letting the heart think about your life! It will not be good.

I sat up. Time to get shit together. Again. I put my toes on the cold floor and stretched rest of my body. All of my muscles were sore. All of my clothes were in Meridian City or at Torrances' house. Maybe I will go to Vittoria and she will let me borrow some of hers?

As soon as this idea appeared in my mind I wanted to call her. I looked around for my phone, then find it on the nightstand.

5 missed calls from Gabriel
17 missed calls from Winter
1 missed call from Kai

Kai?

What he wanted from me?

Before prison I had great contact with four of them. Damon and I had some romantic thing going on between us. Me and Will were platonic soulmates. Usually you could see three of us hang out the most.

But it doesn't mean I hadn't had good vibes with Kai and Michael. Kai's parents were like mine. I loved them. And still do. Since we knew each other we had good contact. Vittoria Mori didn't have a daughter she always wanted so she treated me as a one. And that pushed me closer to Kai.

We told everyone that we were siblings. Because we were called them, I spent a lot of time with him too. We often studied together, sat together in the church pew and his (our) parents would invite me to dinner every Sunday. I also were living with them after my parents kicked me out and I didn't have enough money to buy any flat.