City of Thieves

Chapter 3: Where are we going

Was that someone else's memory
Laura thought, she wanted to laugh at the thought, but she couldn't, it was to believable. She told herself it was just a dream, that its not unusual to dream about being someone else, but dreaming about dying in a fire? No. It wasn't a dream, someone had to be trying to tell her something. But who? Before she could consider, Julia and Sophie came up to her.
"Had a bad dream?" Julia practically spit out the words.
"You were twitching your body like a freak"
Sophie said.
Thats it. Todays the day, its our free day and im not taking my medicine, and there gonna get what they deserve.
Laura looked at Sophie in the eye.
"Freak? Like the way you freakishly moan in the middle of the night Sophie? Forcing us all to stay up all night. But of course your petty friends wont tell you about it. Because to them, its an inside joke they talk about behind your back"
Julia looked surprised, Laura hardly stuck up for herself, they didn't know she took meds and that's why she was so asocial right now. But now, being not have taken it yet, is why was in her malice state.
Sophie shot Julia a look of disgrace, there were some hurt in her eyes, but the anger definitely won.
"ARE YOU SERIOUS. YOU TALK SHIT ABOUT ME BEHIND MY BACK!"
Sophie yelled.
Julia shot back, she looked like she didn't have a clue what to say. Instead she looked at Laura.
"HEY I SAID IF YOU EVER TELL HER-"
"SO YOU DO"
"I promise, i would never"
"YOU JUST SAID IT, IM NOT AN IDIOT"
"Well yeah but Sophie listen"
Sophie didn't listen, stormed out of the room.  Julia swore for a second she would explode if she hadn't.
Julia looked in Laura's direction to yell, but she left the room along time ago.
I cant believe she would tell, I hope she knows what coming to her.
Laura looked on the table at her medication bottle. Mrs. Taylor would be here in a few minutes to watch as Laura took her meds, so Laura had to be quick to empty every last capsule.
She could hear Sophie storm threw the kitchen, she looked at Laura, "YOU! WHERES MONA AND JESSAMINE!"
"There hanging out outside at the stairs."
Sophie stormed out.
Laura took the bottle and one by one started emptying the capsules into a mini plastic bag.
I could put this in her coffee later, and then she will know how it feels.
Mrs. Taylor came to the orphanage at 8:00 a.m.
Right now it was 7:47 a.m.
Damn i woke up to late hopefully shes late.
Nevertheless, Laura hurried to empty all the capsules. In 11 minutes she was half way through. She looked at the oven timer. 7:58 a.m.
Still two minutes
At least she thought, then she heard the sound if a car going off in a signal that it has parked.
Shes here, early! Why today?
Laura had no other choice but to dump the rest if the full capsules in the trash. And put the empty ones in the container. Scrambling to clear the powdery residue left on the counter from the pills.
She heard the fondling of keys and the sound of a door knob click unlock, and Mrs. Taylor came in. She spotted Laura in the kitchen, right on time for Laura to finish up the scheme.
"Good morning Laura, I see you've been waiting for me, lets not make this hard, lets just take your medicine and you can enjoy your free day"

4:00 p.m.
Laura was walking back to the orphanage after her trip downtown to look in book stores and clothes shops. On the free day away from homeschooling, night chapel, and chores. The girls could go wherever. Not the safest thing for them, but luckily Miss Taylor wasn't overprotective at all, especially when it came to Laura.  After taking her false medication, Mrs. Taylor checked around in her mouth to make sure she swallowed as usual and then it was off to explore the town. Laura had decided not to drop the medication powder in Mrs. Taylor's coffee, it would be to risky. Approaching the orphanage, Laura fondled with her keys to snick in the old, rusting doorknob.  Always shedding red flakes of rust when touched, deteriorating the blue paint on the door around the doorknob. She looked up at the orphanage, it had to be the oldest looking building in all Aligood, there small town, this building was one of the first to be built. 
"I hear this building used to be a mental institution"
Julia said long ago
"Well Laura was one of the first kids here so that would explain it" Sophie joked.
Oh lord give me strength she thought
Laura opened the old creaking door slowly, being careful not to creak it to much. She then passed through the living room, passed the kitchen and dining hall, and was met with the stairs.
Walking up and to the huge room of beds where all the girls slept, and plopped right on her bed.
And Laura thought to herself.
My mind feels so fresh, so free, like its just been released from a prison for 5 long years.
I feel normal, uncontrolled, how could she see me as a psychopath?
And as if something were to answer her, Julia, Sophie, and Mona walked in. Julia holding Laura's medication.
"Now i know why you were so aggressive this morning, tell me Laura, forget about your schizophrenia medication today?"
Laura popped right up.
"And how'd you find out about that"
"Mrs. Taylor decided to come to us and tell us" Sophie said
"That bitch" Laura muttered to herself.
Julia took the opportunity to say something she would automatically regret.
"Well now we know why youve never gotten adopted, ha, couldn't even get your own family to love you."
Laura's eyes widened toward Julia.
Oh this is gonna be fun

And with that, Laura punched Julia in the nose, causing her to tumble back and fall, hitting her head on a bed frame, Sophie then grabbed Laura's arm to pull her back, but she wasn't strong enough, Laura's anger built up had given her an unsettling amount of strength, Laura yanked her arm away and slapped Sophie, then punching her in the stomach, knocking the air out of her, causing her to fall to the ground and falling on a desk chair.

Laura didn't take the opportunity to beat up more on Sophie while she was down, she wasn't the one she wanted, so with that she grabbed Julia by the hair she dragged her across the room, Mona already out the door to find Mrs. Taylor. Laura then pinned Julias arms down with her knees, her whole body weight on her, basically suffocating her, and Laura began to punch Julia in the center of her face multiple time.

About to give out to her tired hand, Sophie came up behind her and hit Laura in the back of the head with a wooden chair leg that had broken off when she landed. Being knocked to the ground with a ear piercing buzz coming from her ear on the side of her head where she had been hit. Sophie climbed on top of Laura, of course not being quick enough.

No, its been to long, your not getting this moment taken from me.

Laura kicked Sophie in the ankle, making her tumble to the ground with a yelp. Laura took the wooden chair leg and raised it high in the air and hit Sophie, then again, and again, before she could continue, Mrs. Taylor grabbed Laura by the shoulders forcing her back.

"NO,GET OFF OF ME"

Looking down, Laura saw all the blood on her hands, including her own from her knuckles when punching Julia so hard, and she was wickedly satisfied.

Looking around, both girls were unconscious, their faces unrecognizable being covered with so much blood. Julia's lip had busted open, along with her nose, convincingly broken.
Sophie was lying on her back, the back of her head covered with so much blood you could only tell were the wound was because of how dark red it was, Laura smiled "bye ladies" she smirked. As Mrs. Taylor dragged her out of the room.

Mrs. Taylor dragged Laura by her armpits downstairs and threw her in the bathroom.
Laura looked up and saw Mrs. Taylor holding an empty capsule, indicating that she had found out.
Shit
"Think you could outsmart me"
"It worked this morning, guess you weren't smart enough" 
Mrs. Taylor slapped Laura, and in that moment, she wish she did to Mrs. Taylor what she did to Julia and Sophie.

"STUPID GIRL, DO YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO THOSE GIRLS"

"WELL IT WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED IF YOU JUST WOULD BELIEVE ME FOR ONCE, YOUR MY DEN MOTHER, YOUR SUPPOSE TO BE OUR PROTECTER, OUR GUARDIAN, YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING TO RAISE AND COMFORT US, AND YOU HAVE DONE NONE OF THAT, YOUR THE MOST ABHORRENT PERSON IVE EVER LET INTO MY LIFE"

Mrs. Taylor had tears strolling down her face.
"Would you like to get out of this orphanage Ms. Laura?"
Laura couldn't believe what she was saying.
"YES, yes more than anything yes!"
"Come with me"
Laura got up, wiped her bloody hands on her navy blue jacket and followed Mrs. Taylor outside.
Outside, Mrs. Taylor opened the door politely for Laura.
"This is the last time you will even see this orphanage when you get in this car"
"Where are we going"
"You will have to wait till we get there"
And with that Laura got in the car, Mrs. Taylor started it up and they were off.