"I don't fucking think so!" Rio shouted and stepped back, not wanting either of the men to grab her. The Monsignor frowned and reached out for her.
"You shall keep your voice down, child, we do not want you to disturb the other inmates." Rio gasped as she felt tears well up in her eyes.
"I am not an inmate!" But the Monsignor grabbed her arm nonetheless and squeezed it rather harshly.
"From this moment on, you are. I will have none of your fuss, missy!" The Monsignor pushed her against a wall and blocked her body with his own so she couldn't go anywhere.
"Get the orderlies, doctor Arden." He told the other man, who nodded and went on his way to get help.
"You better cooperate, miss Taylor." The man stated, looking back as he walked away. "The Monsignor does not tolerate disobedience very well." His own remark made the doctor chuckle, but it made Rio furious.
She let out a high pitched growl as she tried to squirm away from the clergy man. But he was determined to keep her in place, so he pushed his body even more firmly against hers, making her swallow hard at the contact. He was not unattractive after all and she could feel her body react to his. To her surprise, she saw a response from him as well. His pupils were dilated and he panted softly.
"Let me go!" She demanded but he was not convinced. "You are going to learn some manners!" He spat and doctor Arden returned with a few orderlies.
One of them, Stan, firmly grabbed Rio once the Monsignor pulled back. The holy man adjusted his clothing and cleared his throat as he glared at the girl. Still heavily protesting, Rio tried to pull away, but one of the others gave her a shot of medicine. Instantly, she became more docile, her vision blurry and voice rather shaky.
"Wha..what's that.." Rio asked in a small voice as she slid down the wall, onto the ground.
"Just a little something to keep you in line, miss Taylor." The Monsignor answered and then turned to Stan.
"Stan, miss Taylor will be staying with us for a while. Can you please prepare a room for her and make sure she is properly cleaned and clothed?" Rio could hear the sadistic pleasure in his voice but was too confused to still protest. The medicine they gave her was so strong that she was practically hallucinating.
"N-No.." The girl whispered weakly, but the orderlies paid no attention to her protests. She was stripped of her clothing and put into a strange shower. Unlike normal ones, the showerheads were placed on metal bars, sideways from the body. This meant that Rio was sprayed with water from all sides, cold water on top of that. Once she was showered, she was covered in delousing powder. After that, she received a similar outfit than the other inmates. A blue, paperlike dress. Rio came out of the bathroom, sniffling, her gaze directed at the floor. She was ashamed to be seen in this silly dress and ashamed that the male orderlies saw her naked body.
"Miss Taylor. Will you follow me, please?" A voice asked her and when Rio looked up, she saw sister Jude waiting for her outside the bathroom. Was that a hint of sentiment on her face? She appeared less strict than earlier.
"Okay." Rio answered softly and sniffled a bit more. Sister Jude frowned and approached the girl.
"The Monsignor can be awfully strict at times. It's best to follow orders, so you do not get into trouble." She said and then nodded, to indicate their discussion was over and she was ready to go.
"He's a monster." Rio replied in a raspy voice. Sister Jude glanced at her, but did not answer. She brought Rio to a room with a small bed.
"This will be yours. During the day, however, we expect you to join the others in the common room. I believe you saw it earlier today. No strange stories to the others. We are meeting with the Monsignor before you are introduced to the other inmates. He wrote down a story for you and all of us will stick to that story, on how you got here." Rio was furious.
YOU ARE READING
Faith in his timing
Mystery / ThrillerRio Taylor, a young scientist, finds herself in the Briarcliff Asylum, run by Timothy Howard in 1964. She built a time machine and tinkered with it, the result was a sudden transportation back to the '60's. Rio has a hard time adjusting to her new s...