8th October, 2022 - Los Angeles, California
As Lux begins to stir, she shifts beneath the covers, her body still heavy with the remnants of sleep. She blinks her eyes open, her vision foggy at first. But as the world around her slowly comes into focus, a wave of confusion sweeps over her. The unfamiliar room, with its strange surroundings, triggers a sharp jolt of memory. The events of the past 24 hours come crashing back.
She sits up, pushing herself into the corner of the bed where the headboard meets the wall, her big brown eyes still taking in her surroundings.
The room is nice and you can tell that whoever designed it put a lot of time and care into it. The bed she's currently sitting on is low to the ground, obviously intended for kids yet Lux fits in it perfectly. The sheets are warm and comfortable and Lux even had multiple pillows in different shapes and patters propped up against the headboard behind her back. There is even a small light pink canopy above the head of the bed, draping down and around Lux.
On the wall parallel, there's a string of fairy lights in the shape of a flower, glowing brightly against the morning light. The wall against the headboard is covered in a pretty light pink and purple floral wallpaper.
On the other side of the room there is a big white built in closet, containing what Lux can only imagine to be: clothes or murder weapons.
Beside the closet, in the corner of the room is what appears to be an armchair along with a small coffee table to the side of it. To the right of this, there is a long rectangular window except Lux can't see out because the blinds are drawn.
Lux pauses when she sees the window. If there's a window there's a way out.
As slowly and quietly as she can, Lux gets out of the bed, creeping towards the window.
It's only then when she realises that her outfit has been changed. She last remembers wearing her school uniform but now she seems to be wearing a pair of grey joggers and a light pink zip-up hoodie. The outfit is comfortable but she still cringes slightly at the thought of being changed whilst she was asleep. She doesn't like the idea of the men seeing her body. It was private and intimate but most importantly: something meant for her eyes only.
She hasn't noticed the diaper. Not yet at least.
She pulls one of the curtains to the side, cringing a little at the noise before looking out into the world. Her room seems to be at the back of the house so she has a clear view of the garden below. The garden is well kept with, the grass cut short with not a singular weed in sight. What immediately catches the small girls attention is the pool on the left of the garden.
Wow, these people must be rich, rich. She thinks
There's some extravagant looking lounge chairs dotted around the pool and even a slide which twists around, causing the person entering the water to land with a splash. To top it all off, there's even a children's play house in the right corner, a play set; complete with swings, a slide and monkey bars and even an in-ground trampoline.
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