Don't fall

Chapter XXII: Escape

         My eyelids feel heavy. Heavier than stone. I feel as if there are hooks pulling me down, making me incapable of sitting up straight. As I finally give in and allow sleep to take over my body, I feel a pinch on my shoulder.

-Ow. -I whisper to myself, just before looking up, expecting to see a very angry Sister Theresa.

-Don't fall asleep. -Claire whispers as I realize that she was the one who pinched me, trying to wake me and help me avoid any trouble from the catholic old witch.

-I should've known it wasn't Sister Theresa. It hurts more when she does it. -I smile and so does she, walking off to roam around the chapel and supervise the students' prayer just like the other nuns.

I look around and rub my eyes discretely. Sister Theresa ain't even looking at me. I put my hands together and pretend to pray until the session is over. Eventually, I'm released from the house of God, and now, I'm finally off to therapy. I hop all the way to Sarah's office and enter only to find her and Claire already there, waiting for me.

-What's up, dykes? -I smile, locking the door behind me.

-Hey, hetero. -Sarah smirks and I join the "circle", sitting on the floor. -Claire was just telling me about your little narcolepsy during prayer.

-You snitched on me? -I turned to Claire as she removed her coif, revealing her long blonde hair.

-Sorry, Ro, but I can't just watch you all the time. You have got to learn how to behave if you want to pass the test. -She smiles.

-First of all: why do I need to pass? I mean, are we really waiting for me to graduate? The elephant in the room is: I will get out of here without graduating but we have no idea how. And I think it's time to start planning. -They look at each other and roll their eyes at me. -Second: it's really hard to sleep around here, okay?

-And it's not like I know what that's like or anything. -Claire says sarcastically and I smile.

-Rosa, I get your point, I do. But coming up with a plan is going to be extremely hard and it'll take forever. Not to mention that we have to actually do it and do it right. I'm sorry, but we can't rely on something that doesn't even exist yet. We need you to pass as a plan B. -Sarah lectures me as usual.

-Look, we have all the time in the world, a private room and three homosexual brains. -I gesture around and they chuckle. -We can totally come up with something. And we should. Right now.

The short blonde looks at the doctor, seeking for her approval. Sarah tilts her head at her, causing Claire to tilt hers right back.

-Fine. -Sarah sighs as Claire and I celebrate quietly with a fist bump.

-First things first; we throw around every and any information that could possibly help. Then, we begin to piece it together. Deal? -I ask and they nod. -Alright then; escaping the town should be easy.

-Very easy. During her vacation, they just let her roam around freely. -Sarah says, clicking her pen and taking notes on her clipboard. Fuck, that's so cute.

-Getting out of the academy is going to be the tricky part, then. -Claire comments.

-I don't really see how. I mean, they let me out on my first year a week after I carved a tic-tac-toe board into my arm.

-Rosa. -Sarah raises her voice at me without looking up.

-Sorry. -I say with a smile, knowing that she hates when I joke about that stuff.