Mel told me all about this underground rebellion against the Golds. We have different secret tunnels the other masks can go through. My job is to wait for the people to come through and guide them to the center. There they get introduced to Mel and the rest of them. I have been standing her for about an hour when I see a black mask and a little girl come walking through the tunnel. Hmmm don't see much of those. The black mask looks down at me and raises and eye brow. " you are the welcoming party?"
"You the man who thinks he knows all?" I said back looking him up and down the little girl laughed. I nodded toward her, "what are you doing with a pink one?"
He looked down at her as if he forgot for a moment what he was doing.
"He saved me!" She chripped up smiling
"From what hugs and kisses?"
Her smile dropped "more like tie downs and beatings." That was when I looked at her. Like looked closely. She was barefoot and her wrists had bruises. Her hair was dirty and she was very skinny. She was being tortured. Mel needed to see her. "Follow me."
We walked down the tunnel a little further and got to the entrance to the center. "We only have a few rules.
1 everyone is equal
2 we have people undergoing rehabilitation for the drugs the Golds give us. So ignore the screaming there is nothing you can do anyway.
3 Dont take more then your share, supplies are tight.
And 4 focus on beating the Golds
Oh and before I forget what are your names?"
"Ristol" said the black mask guess I cant call him that now that I know his name.
"Great I am Kiry" we both looked down at the little girl.
I saw tears starting to well up in her eyes. "What's wrong" I asked
She bit her lip and looked down at her feet. "They never gave me a name, they always just called me Number 3" the tears started to flow. I looked up at Ristol, and he nodded. I got down to her level so I could see her eyes. "How about you tell me a name you have always liked."
She looked at me her seafoam eyes staring into mine. "Safrana"
"then there's your name Safrana very pretty by the way." With that we walked to into the center.
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Masquerade
Mystery / ThrillerThe Masquerade determines your life. If you had to live your life behind a mask what would it be? Would you be truly you? Red mask is for Compassion, White for purity and happiness, Black for strength and leadership, Pink for caring and giving, Blu...
