04-14-2025, 10:20 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-14-2025, 10:24 PM by Rachel Shale.)
Rachel woke up, but had no idea where she was. She did know Emily was there, laying down right beside her. Rachel felt disoriented and uncertain, but still felt okay. Better than she had before. The last thing she remembered was leaving the theater with Lucio.
Lucio - something had happened there. She wasn’t sure what it was, but she knew she didn’t want to be with him anymore, and that thought hurt. She loved him. She needed him. Even if that need wasn’t driving her crazy at the time. Rachel got out of the bed. She really should wake up Emily and say something, but she couldn’t. Something told her she couldn’t. Why not? She didn’t know.
Rachel opened the door and entered a gym. She looked around and found the stairs going up. She walked them slowly with her arms wrapped around her abdomen. As she walked she realized that she was crying and didn’t know why. All her emotions seemed off kilter and didn’t make sense. The next floor was dark but she could see some light coming from the stairway to the next floor. Rachel followed it and found herself in an open room. What looked like a bar was nearby and a woman and a man sat on a couch, and when she looked up, she saw the woman had golden eyes.
The woman looked concerned and stood up, walking slowly to Rachel. Rachel backed away slightly, feeling a little afraid at this, but didn’t feel like she should be. It was odd that she both recognized and didn’t recognize her. She was so confused. ”It’s okay, honey. You’re safe, no one is going to hurt you here. My name is Elyse. Can you tell me yours?”
Rachel had only taken a tentative step away. ”I…I’m so confused.” she finally said.
”I know. You’re a little sick right now, and that’s okay. We’ll help you. Is it okay if I come closer. We can go sit down over there. That would be nice, wouldn’t it.”
Rachel stayed in one place, frozen by a fear she didn’t understand. But the woman seemed genuine. She didn’t seem scary even if she had strange eyes. Rachel slowly nodded at the woman who gave her a smile and approached slowly. She wrapped her arm around Rachel and took her by the arm and guided her to the sofa. Rachel sat and the girl sat next to her. Rachel clinged to her and the other didn’t seem to mind.
Lucio - something had happened there. She wasn’t sure what it was, but she knew she didn’t want to be with him anymore, and that thought hurt. She loved him. She needed him. Even if that need wasn’t driving her crazy at the time. Rachel got out of the bed. She really should wake up Emily and say something, but she couldn’t. Something told her she couldn’t. Why not? She didn’t know.
Rachel opened the door and entered a gym. She looked around and found the stairs going up. She walked them slowly with her arms wrapped around her abdomen. As she walked she realized that she was crying and didn’t know why. All her emotions seemed off kilter and didn’t make sense. The next floor was dark but she could see some light coming from the stairway to the next floor. Rachel followed it and found herself in an open room. What looked like a bar was nearby and a woman and a man sat on a couch, and when she looked up, she saw the woman had golden eyes.
The woman looked concerned and stood up, walking slowly to Rachel. Rachel backed away slightly, feeling a little afraid at this, but didn’t feel like she should be. It was odd that she both recognized and didn’t recognize her. She was so confused. ”It’s okay, honey. You’re safe, no one is going to hurt you here. My name is Elyse. Can you tell me yours?”
Rachel had only taken a tentative step away. ”I…I’m so confused.” she finally said.
”I know. You’re a little sick right now, and that’s okay. We’ll help you. Is it okay if I come closer. We can go sit down over there. That would be nice, wouldn’t it.”
Rachel stayed in one place, frozen by a fear she didn’t understand. But the woman seemed genuine. She didn’t seem scary even if she had strange eyes. Rachel slowly nodded at the woman who gave her a smile and approached slowly. She wrapped her arm around Rachel and took her by the arm and guided her to the sofa. Rachel sat and the girl sat next to her. Rachel clinged to her and the other didn’t seem to mind.