ANDROMEDA: Journey of a Cursed Man

CHAPTER 3: QUITE A SETUP YOU GOT THERE

The soft sounds that were heard in the distance woke her up from a very stressful sleep. She sat on her back and touched her forehead; she was sweating like a pig. Her clothes were slushy and the atmosphere was sweltering. She went off the bed and put aside the sheets while she was trying to put on her sleepers. The room was completely dark and the only light was a small ray of moonlight coming from the window. "I better take a shower" she thought and started walking cowardly towards the bathroom that was thankfully a couple of meters away from the bed.

When she walked in and turned on the light she saw an impressive bathroom; copper coloured tiles on the walls and white tiles on the floor. A large bathtub and an even bigger Jacuzzi next to it, the shelves were filled with different kinds of shampoos and the sink had six colourful soap bars. All that plus one pink and one purple gown hanged on the wall. She walked towards the bathtub and pressed a small button to see what it will do; when she pressed it the bathtub started to fill itself. "They know how to treat a woman" she thought.

Without a second thought she undressed and dived right in the bathtub. The moment she got in she melted like butter and felt all the stress from her sleep go away. Her eyes closed slowly as she was sinking into the hot water and fell asleep instantly.

She sleepily opened her eyes to see the bathroom filled with the morning light. It took her a moment to realize the fact that it was already day and that she was still in the bathroom. She tried to stand up but she mad an other realization; she was in the bathtub still covered in foam. "I actually slept all night here" she thought looking around. She turned her head towards the door and saw a something standing there, it was someone not something there; it was one of Agelaos's men dressed up in his "formal" suit. She didn't actually have any time to check his outfit.

<< What the f*&$k are you doing. Get out of here >> she shouted and covered her self with her hands. << I am very sorry, but I was sent by the king to wake you up >> the guard said but he didn't look he was trying to apologise. << Lets forget the fact that you just rushed in here, what are you still doing here? Admiring the view? >> she shouted. << Just so you know we have different believes about the body >> he tried to defend himself. << I already know that but at least you have fur and we don't, so we have one more reason to cover ourselves >> she said after she calmed down. << I understand that and I apologise >> the guard said and left. "And I said that they knew how to treat women only a couple hours ago" she thought and got out of the tub and headed to the wardrobe.

A uniform with the human United Nations symbol was lying on the bed along with a pair of shoes. She dressed up and opened the door leaving the room. She found herself at a large staircase made of glass and every five steps there was a door. There were many windows and she couldn't say if she was in a building due to the exceptional lighting. What drew her interest was the large trunk in the centre of the building from the top to the ground. She came closer and looked up; The leaves of this titanic tree were used as a roof giving the building a naturalistic image and it also had that smooth green shade which was easy on the eye.

She was now motivated to walk down the stairs and explore the rest of the building. << If you have finished admiring the view we have to be going >> The guard told her and came next to her. << How long have you be standing there? >> she asked without looking at him. Walked backwards slowly and started walking down the stars, one moment before he was out of her sight he said; << Long enough to understand who you are and what do you want >>. She didn't lose any time and ran behind him.

She kept running as fast as she could but she couldn't reach him. She made even larger steps to speed up and get to him even faster. In these ten minutes she was running she had passed five floors and there was no sign of the guard. She speeded up even more reaching her limits and her feet started to ache seriously making it impossible to keep going, so she stopped and sat down with her back on the large trunk in the middle. She realized how tired she was after she had sat down; her whole body was in serious pain and he lungs were completely empty so she closed her eyes and rested.