Penelope Burns
Forest, of run fame.
Mari
Burning Burning Burning
Mari heard her voice. The soothing, soft voice. Was she an angel sent to protect Mari, to keep her safe? Maybe she wa-
Her last relatively sane thoughts were interrupted when the pain traveled to her throat. She had to take it out, she needed to claw herself free of the pain, even if it meant cutting through her own neck.
But she couldn't. Something, some unseen, horrible monster had made it impossible to move her arms above the ground, and when she tried to kick at the invisible demon she found that her legs were bound too. Why, why why why why why. Why her, why now? Was this her punishment? Did her father feel this pain when she cut him up? What about Roger, when she watched the life flee from his body?
And suddenly, just as suddenly as it arrived, the horrible, blinding pain was gone.
Not all of it, of course. Her hip still screamed at her, made her want to bathe in ice for the rest of her life, but most of it was gone. She could see again, could accurately focus on the world around her.
The first thing, the first person she saw, was Violet. She stayed to help? Mari would think about why she did that later, but first she needed help. She tried to ask her what happened, or get her to help her up, but she could only whisper one word: "Water."
@The Suspicious Eye
Burning Burning Burning
Mari heard her voice. The soothing, soft voice. Was she an angel sent to protect Mari, to keep her safe? Maybe she wa-
Her last relatively sane thoughts were interrupted when the pain traveled to her throat. She had to take it out, she needed to claw herself free of the pain, even if it meant cutting through her own neck.
But she couldn't. Something, some unseen, horrible monster had made it impossible to move her arms above the ground, and when she tried to kick at the invisible demon she found that her legs were bound too. Why, why why why why why. Why her, why now? Was this her punishment? Did her father feel this pain when she cut him up? What about Roger, when she watched the life flee from his body?
And suddenly, just as suddenly as it arrived, the horrible, blinding pain was gone.
Not all of it, of course. Her hip still screamed at her, made her want to bathe in ice for the rest of her life, but most of it was gone. She could see again, could accurately focus on the world around her.
The first thing, the first person she saw, was Violet. She stayed to help? Mari would think about why she did that later, but first she needed help. She tried to ask her what happened, or get her to help her up, but she could only whisper one word: "Water."
@The Suspicious Eye