Hours must have gone by before I heard the door open, I tucked my knees up to lean on them and waited for whoever it was to approach… but there was nothing, instead I heard the clanking of metal as it screeched across the floor which was followed by the door slamming shut. I crawled over to the tray of metal and was greeted to a waft of a variety of smells, ‘Guesse they’re feeding me then’ I thought as I looked down at the pile of slop that was meant to be my food… dipping a finger in and scooping some up, I raised it to my quivering mouth, stuck my tongue out and tasted it… it tasted foul! I wiped my finger on my clothes and pushed the pile of crap away… there was no bloody way I was going to eat that!
Looking around I noticed there was a toilet in the corner… whether it was hygienic was a completely different matter… but my bladder needed to be emptied and it needed to be emptied now. I managed to get myself to stand up and wobbled my way over to the toilet, it was a simple porcelain one but the sheer amount of lime scale that was crusted around its edges was enough to make me want to vomit… didn’t anyone ever clean this place!? Squatting over the toilet, I emptied the contents of my bladder before searching around til I found some toilet roll… at least they remembered that little detail! Once done I began to wander around the room, taking in my surroundings to see if there was any plausible way that I could make my escape… but my mind came up blank. Sitting myself back down on the floor I thought I might as well use this time doing something useful that might aid me… I thought I might as well meditate.
Closing my eyes I began to picture peaceful things, things that would calm my accelerating mood and temper. I thought of the sand at the beach and how I loved that it caressed my toes and felt like velvet beneath them, feeling myself grow calmer I let out a relieved sigh. My mind slipped to a picture of Leo’s face, a hope that I was determined to latch on and keep… I would not leave him in this life… I will not just give up and die… no matter how much that Romain wanted that, Leo was the aspect of perfection to me… from his sapphire glazed eyes, his glossy and smooth black hair, his muscled yet golden incrusted skin… oh how I missed him…
“Leo…” I sobbed, a tear trickling down my face but as quickly as it appeared did I brush it away, now was not the time to feel weak, if I ever wanted to see him again I would have to fight… but I needed some help. Concentrating on my breathing, I slowed it down so that I was completely calm… completely relaxed… feeling my head droop I knew I wouldn’t be long, with the remaining strength I had I made my back slump slightly down on the wall so that I would not fall on my head once asleep.. moments later my body was fully unconscious.
Making my eyes spring open I noticed that I was just outside Pen’s home, I sprung myself up and walked inside. The décor was a little different this time… it seemed… less dusty and more new, like she had done some spring cleaning, even the colours were less doom and gloom, she had kept the red, but the more darker colours she had chosen last time were now white’s and cream’s. I smiled at how much hard work she had put into changing things…not just outside in the Nether-Realm but inside too.
“Admiring my work” Pen chirped behind me, startling me into attention. As I turned around I was greeted with another surprise… her skin was less blue now, her long black hair was tied into a tight bun and the black dress she normally wore was replaced with a white vest top and skinny jeans, her makeup was fewer and her violet eyes were more brighter than ever… wow “Staring is rude you know” she teased, her lips pulled into a full smile “I thought since times were changing that I should change too… and I feel happier and this place was depressing me”
“Its… quite the transformation” I complimented, spinning around in awe as I admired her work
“Thank you child” she returned gracefully “Now, why is it you have come here… I know it’s not one of your normal visits”
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Lullaby
FantasíaJen is miserable, hurting and lost... not seeing the point of a life she once loved, covering up and swooping under the radar seemed like the only option... until Leonardo appeared that is.
