Penguin's Majesty

10. Time For Dying

I slept for what seemed like hours. But when the time came the doc opened the door and called me.

"Miss Pennington? It's time."

"Ok." I got up and made my way to him. I couldn't believe what I was about to do. I almost wanted to back out. But I couldn't. I had to get out of here. I needed to be free.

He guided me to another room. When we entered I could see a weird table that had straps. There was all kinds of medical equipment, vials, and medical tools. He motioned me to get on the table. I did so. He began to strap me in.

"Is that necessary? To strap me in?"

"I'm afraid so."

"Alright what's next doc?"

"I have to put you under."

"Anesthesia right?"

"Unfortunately no."

"What do you mean no?!"

"I have to kill you."

"WHAT?! You said I'd stay alive!"

"I'm sorry my dear. But don't worry when you wake up you will be very much alive."

He grabbed a needle and filled it was a clear liquid. The tapped the syringe a couple times and squirted it. Then he hooked some IV's in my arms and put sensory pads on my temple. He then proceeded to put the needle in my neck. I felt the pain and God, it was horrible. It felt like torture, like my veins were burning and then being filled with ice.

"Don't worry dear I promise you, you will be my most perfect creation yet. You will be alive and well."

I slowly began to feel groggy I tried to keep my eyes open, but to no avail they closed. And darkness consumed me.

Suddenly I was hit with a blinding white light. I looked around me and saw I was in an all white room. I didn't understand. Wasn't I dead?!

I walked around until I found a white door. I slowly turned the door knob and opened it. I was met with the sight of ongoing fields of flowers and in the distance, a single tree. I ran toward the tree. I saw a little girls winging from a branch. She got down as soon as she saw me.

"Oh you're here! You're here!" She said grabbing my hand and jumping up and down.

"Yes I'm here?"

"Oh I can't wait for daddy to meet you! He'll be so happy to see you!"

"Who's your father?"

"Oh don't you know? He's the Maker."

"The Maker?"

"Yeah silly! He made you! He made me! He made everything!" She said letting go of my hands and twirled around.

"You mean God?!"

"Well you can call him that. I just call him daddy. He's the only person I can remember. He told me I'd be getting a visitor. He said you couldn't stay for long."

"He wants to meet me? But I... i don't deserve to meet him. I don't deserve to be here! I've killed a man."

"It was an accident right?"

"I suppose so, yes. But that doesn't excuse what I've done."

"Accidents happen and as long as you ask for forgiveness, daddy will forgive you!" She said with a smile.

"I... but I... I enjoyed it... for some reason it felt good to kill him. I shouldn't be talking about this to a little girl..."

"I'm not a little girl! I'm six years old! And I know more than you!" She stick her tongue out at me. "Daddy come meet the new girl!"

She yelled looking back at no one.

"Oh.... but why not? Aww okay daddy."

"What?"

"Daddy says it's not your time to meet him. So you can just play with me for a while!" She giggled and pushed me out of the way saying, "Tag you're it!"

I huffed and smiled. "Oh it's on now you little squirt!"

I ran after her, playing along with her.