Icelamb

Chapter 1

Why am I feeling cold? Did Titi fumble with the thermostat? I don't understand my sister sometimes. She liked adjusting the room temperature to a chilly setting, while I hated cold rooms. I remember one time she increased the room's temperature so high that I woke up with my body feeling numb.

The cold sent chills down my spine. I will ban Titi from coming to my room because having a younger sister is a lot. I don't know why she can't stay out of my room.

I lazily open my eyes despite my firm resolve to march into my sister's room. The room is strangely quiet. I always switched on my sound system every night and woke up to music, but I could not hear... anything.

I couldn't sleep If there was no music. Listening to music helps me ward off my nightmares as it has a way of soothing my soul.

Titi wouldn't dare, she had the same problem, and Aunt Mary had never complained about it. After all, the rooms are soundproof.

I rub my drowsy eyes and try to get out of bed despite it being morning. I don't know If I am a morning person or not since Aunt Mary always wakes us up. A cold, sharp pain hits me in my legs as I am suddenly jolted awake from my half-conscious state.

"Aargh!!!" I groan. It was the most excruciating pain I had ever felt in my life. I discovered the culprit; a metal clamp attached to both my ankles.

The metal pierces deep into my skin, and I feel a burning sensation in my legs. I lose my balance as the pain seeps through my body.

I hit my head against the headboard as I scream loudly. The agony passed through my body sharply. I lift my right hand and press it to my forehead, hoping there is no lump.

I am disappointed as I feel a big lump in my hand. I cup my forehead to 'measure' the mound resembling the size of a cranberry that appeared on my head. I will just get a pack of ice to ease the pain.

Just wait, Titi, when I get you, you will regret leaving your hair mannequin stand or whatever It is you left in my room. I muse about the punishment I will give her. Not even Aunt Mary will save her today as I pant furiously.

I massage the bump gently and feel funny as I lightly scratch my elbow while feeling uneasy. I look around the room when I notice I am not in my room.

My dress was also different. I had a plain gray gown that reached my knees rather than my Victoria's secret pyjamas I usually wore to bed.

The bed was a Queens size bed with grace beddings on it. It was way too large for one person. There was a pleasant smell in the air.

I got a whiff of Eucalyptus and sweet mint that smelled so invigorating. I trail the scent to the burning candle on a bedside table beside the bed while scanning the rest of the room.

The walls of the room were painted gray. There was a dresser and a vanity table with mini toiletries like body cream, deodorant, and a hair brush on the other side of the room.

I notice three doors in the room, probably the entrance door to the room and the bathroom door. I was curious about the third one as I could not guess what was behind the door. I am alarmed as I wonder where I am.

A tiny device resembling a Miniature UFO suddenly appeared from the room's walls and zoomed in the air.

It paused in front of me and scanned me with what seemed like a laser, except that it didn't burn me. It dawns on me that I was probably kidnapped.

The room did not resemble a hospital room. I first assumed that I may have had an accident and that a 'good Samaritan' had probably dropped me off.

"I wonder where Titi and Aunty Mary are. I'll try to escape wherever this is", I mumble to myself. The room becomes hot, and I feel better.