I always loved walking home from school. Ellyse always had some after school work on, whether it be working on a project or kissing ass. Veronica stayed at school, grading test and then walked home with Ellyse, leaving me with a few spare hours to myself.
I walked down streets leading nowhere, many stopping suddenly with a dead end. I travelled North, where towns got thinner and the forest grew. Soon enough I found myself in an abandoned town. Buildings were crumbling to the ground as wines and other forms of nature took over. It was beautiful; the empty space that was once filled with movement was now dead. Walking up to a large building—what I imagined to be some sort of hotel in its day—I pushed the door open. It groaned in protest but wasn’t rusted solid, allowing me to open it.
Wall paper was feeling off the wall and was stained a murky yellow. I cringed at the smell and retreated back outside.
A flash of white passed the corner of my eye, and I whipped my head to catch it, couldn’t identify what it came from.
Was that a rabbit? a part of me asked. It looked about the same size, and I couldn’t think of any other white animal that would be here. Again, I saw the white, but this time there was a streak of red.
Was it hurt?
“Hello,” I called out. Leaves rustled behind me, causing me to spin in the direction. I gingerly stepped forwards, treading on the ground as softly as I could. Maybe it had gone and hidden here, I thought.Dirty planks of wood were piled up against an old brick building. I bent down close to them, trying to peer through. It looked like they were covering something, not just a bit of wall. Letting my curiosity get the best of me, I pushed the planks over onto the ground where they collapsed with a heavy thud. It reviled an old staircase. Its ceiling wasn’t very high; my head could nearly touch the top. It was dark, dirty and had a rotten smell lingering without a clear source. I walked deeper into the darkness, my hands held in front of my so I wouldn’t trip.
A light patting sound came close to me, and I froze, not wanting to scare the injured animal and cause it more arm. “Hey little bunny, I’m not going to hurt you,” I cooed into the darkness. I stepped forwards again, but lost my footing. No, I decided, I didn’t lose my footing; there was nothing for my foot to contact. The ground had come to an abrupt stop, I concluded. My body jerked forwards, my hands gripped at everything I could to stop me from falling.
Who would find my body? A voice in my head screamed.
I hung suspended in the air, half my body tipped over the edge while the other half desperately grabbed at brick, trying to pull myself to safety. My body steadied, and I was sure I could pull myself back to safety.
Screw this fucking rabbit, I thought.
A soft tap landed on my shoulder, it wouldn’t have affected me if I wasn’t hanging over the edge of a hole and untimely heading to my death. But I was hanging over the edge of a hole, and the little tap sent me forwards, falling head first into the unknown abyss. A shrill scream escaped my lips as plummeted to the ground. I felt light headed and sick and my body fell, my eyes closed tight.
At least I’ll pass out before I die, was my last thought.
“It’s not her, you’ve got the wrong girl,” I heard an angry voice yell above me.
“Quiet, the girl is sleeping. Besides, how can it be the wrong girl, she wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t her,” another argued in a hushed tone, something I was thankful for, considering my pounding head.
“If you really believe it’s her, put her through the test. What have we got to lose?”
“If that is what it takes, so be it. Let it begin,” the second voice muttered dryly.
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Alice Of Under [ON HOLD]
FantasyAlice Finch lives a normal life with her moody sister Veronica, and goody-two shoes twin Ellyse. She gets in trouble, loves to sleep and loathes her teachers. But something strange happens, and she doesn't know where she is, nor who is with her alt...