As I looked forward I wanted to scream to the top of my lungs . To cry and and have Mama hold me .
But as I saw what I did I knew I couldn't .
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"Hey Norman hurry up ! We have to bring it to Conny before she leaves !" I yelled at Norman .
He smiled a bit and then he nodded his head a bit . "I'm coming Emma ."
I snatched Conny's doll off the table and we took off . Quickly running through the front door we went as fast as our legs could carry us to quickly bring Little Bunny to Conny .
Thinking about it more I started to stress a bit , what if we can't make it on time ? I force myself to go faster but then I take a quick look over my shoulder .
Looking at Norman his face is a bit red and he's not running as fast as I am , so I slow down a bit .
Shaking my head I voiced my thought quietly out loud . "We won't miss Conny..."
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I finally climbed from under the truck , shaking madly .
"What was that ...?!"
I hold myself tightly . This was more than horrific .
I wanted to look at her again , but I knew I couldn't . I didn't have to heart to look at Conny one last time . I knew she was dead .
A pretty flower straight through her chest , Conny was gone .
I started to cry and I knew I had to get back home and we had to leave , everyone .
I tiptoed quietly facing the truck , walking backwards .
A hand touched my shoulder and I near screamed but a hand got slapped on top of my mouth .
I look at it and realize it's a child's hand , so I calm down a bit .
They release me and I turn slowly to see who it is . "Norman ?! Emma !!"
I begin to panic again , they can't see Conny inside of the truck . It's a horrific sight I wouldn't wish on anyone .
Emma flashes a bright smile and Norman gives a half one . "Where's Mom ? And Conny ?" Norman asks .
I involuntarily held my breath as he asked . Looking at them both I had no answer to give , so I proceeded to look away .
I had no right to keep them from the truth , but I was not obligated to tell them .
As they start looking around , they start inspecting the truck .
Instead of doing that I look up at the light fixtures and the walls . "It's beyond filthy ..." my voice trailed off quietly .
Emma giggled softly . "It really is in here , looks like no one really comes here . Weird isn't it ?"
And thinking about it what she said made sense .
Someone only got 'adopted' every few months . There's really no reason for them to be here for more than the few minutes they'd be here , to do the 'transaction' of sorts .
Remembering what the monster said my eyes widened .
"Norman ! Emma !" I halfway yelled while trying to whisper .
Their heads both shoot in my direction . "We need to leave , now !" I try my best to make it sound as urgent as I can .
"But we haven't given Little Bunny back to Conny yet ." Norman said .
I felt bad knowing that they couldn't give Little Bunny back .
I started walking towards the entrance assuming that they'd follow me . Instead all I hear was a gasp and something dropping .
I whip my head around to notice I can't see Emma . Did she see Conny in the truck ?!
She must have . There's nothing in here that has a wow factor except the body of our dead sister , Conny .
A string of strangled sounds came from her as she just stood , horrified by the sight .
I hid my face in my shoulder , suddenly feeling bad for keeping this from them .
"Norman ."
He stops from walking towards the back of the truck and turns his head to look at me . Slightly confused and alarmed he waits for me to speak .
"Don't scream . And I'm sorry for what you're about to see ."
As he looked at Connys dead body in the back of the truck I could see a million thoughts racing through his mind . The fear and confusion was visible on their faces .
It truly was a mortifying sight .
"We need to get out of here . We can't stay ." I say softly .
I try to hold back tears so I wouldn't cry in front of them but it was becoming a difficult task .
Emma says nothing while Norman nods in agreement . We all start to walk away as we hear the door creak as it started to open .
We all dart under the truck to hide , holding our breaths and trying to stop any sound from escaping . Our lives depended on it .
I saw a gigantic claw like foot come into view , and I didn't even have to see the rest of the beast to be terrified all over again .
Blood drops from the truck and hits my face and I have to cover my mouth to stop the quick gasp from escaping .
Slamming my eyes closed as tight as I could I just prayed to God that the moment would pass .
As they talk I block the sounds out and try to keep myself from panicking . Knowing that if I made a sound not only would I get myself killed , I'd take Emma and Norman with me .
And that , is something I would never wish for .
A hand quickly grips my shoulders and my eyes fly open .
Looking Emma straight in the eyes she points at the feet of monsters and then behind us .
It was in this moment that she reminded me , if we stay here we'll die , and that's an indisputable fact .
My eyes trail over just a bit and I notice another pair of feet , only these feet are being covered by shoes .
'It's another human in here , and it surely can't be a child .'
My leg had a hard tug on it as I was being pulled from under the truck . As soon as I was fully out I looked at both Emma and Norman .
I quickly jumped to my feet and we all began to tiptoe out . The moment our feet touched the grass we ran as far as our legs could take us .
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While running so many things happened to be racing through my mind at the same time .
Why was a flower pierced through Conny's chest ?
Who's feet were those ?
Why are we being raised to be eaten ?
Does momma know ?
Are we all being held captive ?
I struggled with my thoughts and for the third time today fought to hold back my tears . I felt so pathetic .
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Emma had dropped to her knees . I could see her making motions with her mouth , but I just couldn't understand what she was saying .
Nothing was registering with me .
But the moment she started to cry , I could hear again .
I turned my head and my eyes met with Norman's and I felt like we shared the same thought .
'We need to escape .'