Briseis

05 Lucia Briseis

Lucia Briseis!

It is her!

"Are you Lucia...?" I ask carefully.

She stares at me for a while. Our blue sparkly eyes match. She stays still.

Then she shows me to be quiet again. Then she points at the lock on the locked door. I think she means to open it.

"I can't. It's locked." I tell her. "It's locked up tight. Someone must have the key. I'll go find Jasper. He might have it."

As soon as I say the name 'Jasper', the soul freezes and looks at nowhere, her pupils shaking. She is scared.

"Are you alright?" I ask. "Are you scared of birds or something?"

The lady suddenly drags me across the hallway, flying as fast as she could.

"Hey!" I yell. "I can't run with my heels!"

But she won't stop. She continuously goes until we get downstairs, in front of a narrow, dark hallway. I fall, making a big thump.

"Hey!" I say with gasps of breath. "Next time, tell me before you drag me." I yell.

The soul looks at the far left. She is still scared. She tries to drag me into the narrow hallway, but as soon as we hear "Queen Elena!" from Jasper who is far far away at the left, she disappears.

"Queen Elena!" Jasper yells. "You were supposed to have dinner today!"

"Jasper! Sorry, I was lost. Hey, did you see that?"

"See what?"

"Never mind. What time is it?"

"There's no time in here, or clock. The sun is the only one who tells us."

"No time? No clock? How do you guys live here?"

"We just do. But I think it's time to get to bed. Bella, Jenny, Lauren!" Jasper yells at 3 green phoenixes. They fly, landing next to Jasper.

"Queen Elena, this is Bella, Jenny, and Lauren. They will be the female servant to serve you. They will help you get to bed and put clothes on from now on. Bella, lead Queen Elena to her bedroom. Jenny, get behind her to make sure she's safe. And Lauren, get on Bella and Queen Elena's front. Alright, good night Queen Elena."

"Bye. See you tomorrow, Jasper."

Bella leads me without a word. They are quiet.

"Hey, what's your name?" I ask even though I know. I am trying to break the awkwardness.

"Bella, your majesty." She answers.

"Have you ever seen a ghost before?"

"No."

"Do you believe in them?"

"It depends whether there's evidence or not."

"Sure. I just saw one."

"And the evidence?"

"No evidence, but I am the witness. I clearly saw it."

"Was it a girl or a boy?"

"Girl. Beige hair and a scar on her belly. She didn't harm me though."

"Beige? Like Queen Lucia. We used to be her servant. She had beige hair, and she was kind and generous to us."

"Will I be like her?"

"Of course you will. I believe."

As our conversation starts to end, we arrive to our bedroom.

Bella opens the door for me. I walk in. It is dark. I turn on the lamp next to the bed. Jenny and Lauren helps me change my clothes.

I lay down on the bed. There is no conversation till now.

Bella, Jenny and Lauren whispers goodnight. I fall asleep as soon as they walk out.