Paper heart

Coward

My eyes slowly opened, I expected to be in chains but instead I was lying on a red couch I looked at my clothes, I was still wearing the stolen dress, I swung my legs down and jumped off the couch but instead of my feet meeting the floor they were on top of Micah, he groaned "Sorry" I whispered

"Whats going on?" He asked

"Oh good you're awake, I've been waiting for a while now" a girl about our age said from the corner her hair was brown and curly  and everywhere she had thick circle glasses and was wearing ripped leggings and a faded sweater, her bare feet swinging back and forth from her place in the high stool

"How long? Who are you?" I asked

"And how did we get here?" Micah finished my sentence

"Oh a few hours, I'm Hattie and that information is unavailable," she hopped off the stool and circled around Micah " your cute arent yah." She looked at me"is he...?"

I grabbed his arm " Not for sale" Micah looked at me, smiled and raised his eyebrow"Shut up" I muttered

"Well tell me when he is." Suddenly her whole look changed, she looked like me.

"How?" Micah asked

"Just some chameleon make-up" she smiled and her hair changed to bright purple her face pale and her outfit was in an emo style " that's what I am"

" You're chameleon?" I asked

" Yeah pretty much, Leon saved me from the war on my planet"

"So you can look like anyone?" Micah asked

"Yes" she beamed

" And anything?"

"Of course" she nodded

" Thats cool" I smiled at her, she seemed harmless

She nodded " it's also a curse" how so? I wondered

" Can I talk to Ethel in privet please?" Micah asked

" Ummmm well it's a small room but I'll try not to listen" she said looking around, that's when I noticed this room has no door  windows the room was metal

" Micah..." I said

He put his hands on my shoulders "I know, what does she mean she's a chameleon"

"She is from an alien race my father was a writer, he created them, he created her I remember he created her for me when I was younger, Hattie..." Then I felt a shock Micah grip tightened, I remember all those summers those sticky ice cream cones, those travels to her planet and then she was gone"Micah I traveled to the story world when I was younger...With Leon "

" What?"

"Hattie tell me where we are where's Leon I want to speak to him" I grabbed her collar "Now!"

"I'm sorry I'm so sorry" she cried

"Hattie!"

"Dumb, ruined,out a time, sorry" she slowly disappeared a single crystal tear fell to the floor from her cheek

" What where'd she go?" Micah looked around

"She was never here" I banged on the metal " COME DOWN HERE AND TALK TO ME COWARD!" The metal on the side wall opened up and Leon, The Familiar Man stepped in

" I'm no coward"