The last straw

Chapter One: Released

I am fluent in the English language and my name is Chick Anne Dee. It is dark and i can't move my body. I remember the flash cards that they made me learn some years back. I shutter thinking of the abuse it took to make me learn it in only a year. Then the following years were spent learning everything someone would learn in a United States school. Oh course i was taught with pain and abuse. Those are my only memories. When they aren't programming me I'm left in a medical induced coma.

I must be in my cocoon right now. Which is why i am bereft of all of my senses. An overwhelming numb. I have to dig my way out. I know that they can't take me out but i don't want anymore abuse. I hear muffled screeching. That must mean they are getting impatient. I reach forth finding the cocoon wall and ripping through it's slimy wall. They take my hand and pull me the rest of the way out throwing me on the floor. The dim lights burn at my eyes. I squint up at the grey creatures with their beady black eyes.

"You are ready for use." I stare in horror. "You have no choice but to comply with their decision. You know the consequences."

"...Yes." i hesitantly reply.

"Excellent. They will be pleased to hear it." the creatures chatter enthusiastically in their language. These are greys they are the workers they are typically friendly but the shadows inflict punishments. I don't know who the big 'they' are but they are who is the leader of all of this. Whatever this is. They turn back to me. "We shall prepare you for use"

The greys lead me from my cell away from the cell quarters and to a different room. I walk in and i see another human for the first time. I stand dumbfounded staring at her with the same look on her face as mine and the same greys. And the same room across. Then i remember the flashcards. "M-m i r r o r?"

"Indeed." wow... That's me? Strawberry blonde scraggly hair falls in a mess down to my knees. My hospital dress is ripped and my malnourished body is covered in slime from my cocoon. My bright blue eyes stare in horror and awe at my pathetic human body. The greys look small next to me but they're so strong.

The greys lift up a hose and thoroughly spray my body with cold water. I cringe but hold still afraid if i move they will send for the shadows. The cold water stops and i open my eyes and see that my body has no more slime on it. My skin is almost as pale as the greys. They give me a new hospital dress that i immediately change into. "You are ready for use, human."

The greys blind fold me an lead me out of the room. We walk for a great while in silence then i feel myself being set in some kind of box. "Farewell human."

Reality slips away and i fall into a deep slumber.

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Starting in my toes to my head an almost overwhelmingly wonderful feeling surrounds my body. My eyes flutter open then dart around. I'm in a b e d... I see w h i t e c a b i n e t s with a s t e t h o s c o p e hanging on a k n o b. I see an I V pumping fluid into my arm. There is also a b l a n k e t on me. A c u p of water sits next to me on a table unable to control myself a suck down the soothing water quenching aching thirst. I swing my feet out of the bed and creep my aching legs towards the w i n d o w taking the IV along. Noting my soft clean hospital dress.

"Its gonna be bright sweety." a voice warns. I freeze in my tracks afraid to turn around. "Its ok. I'm not gonna hurt you, if anythin trying to heal you poor thing."

I slowly turn around. A tall m a n leans against the frame of the open d o o r. I hurry to the bed and curl up against the pillow. "May i sit down?" the man asks.

I nod stiffly following him with my eyes to a seat by the window. His blue eyed gaze falls on me. It is so peculiar to see another human. I have never been this close to one. My eyes explore him. He has long brown hair that is shaved on the sides pulled into a bun. He is tan and his nose has a bump in the middle. His facial hair is well groomed but in an odd way. And his lips are a light shade of pink. His figure is slim for a man-

"Let me introduce myself babe." He interrupts my inspecting. "My name is Phillip and i am your manager."

"So are you my boss then.... Eh Sir Phillip?"

"Well kind of... But no need to call me sir."

"Eh... Ok." I close my eyes.

"Here do you still wanna look outside? Just don't tell the body guard."

"U-uh?" i open my eyes and cringe. "B r i g h t!"

"Hurry look out the window before the nurse comes back." i focus my eyes and peer out the window. I see the bright blue s k y and c l o u d s and green t r e e s.

"Thanks Phillip." i beam at him and he smiles back.

"Shit! The nurse!" He pulls the blinds down. A woman in a white nurse jacket stands in the door way with her hands on her hips. She has the most beautiful dark skin and has her dark brown hair in a braid over her right shoulder.

" 'nough mischief, Phillip."

"But i was just-"

"Get out Phillip." she says calmly.

"But her body guard is-"

"I'll guard her."

"But-"

"Out."

Phillip sulkily walks out.

"Lay down sweetheart. You bes' get some res'."

"Yes, ma'am." i lie down and she strokes my head comfortingly till i get dragged into a deep deep sleep.