Darkness Falls
“Lights flicker, my mind fuzzy. I’m in the hospital, only it is bare and hollow. There’s no Monarch, no Maci, no IV’s. Even the medicine cabinet is empty. The room is as blank as the memories of how I got here.
Clumsily, I stumble to my feet, my normal graceful balance fleetingly gone and I stagger for the door. But it’s locked. Monarch never locks the door. Taking a deep breath, I tug on the doorknob, pulling and yanking, until the metal lock bends and snaps free. The hall is crowded, but I pu...sh past the people, moving swiftly for Monarch’s room, toward the one person I know can explain things.
With every step, my strength returns to me. And by the time I reach his room, I feel like my old self, perhaps even stronger.
I bang on his door. “Monarch! Open up. I think there’s something wrong with me!”
The only answer I get is silence and the conversation that fills the halls. I glance behind me, checking if anyone’s watching. A few are, but oh well. I kick the door in and my heart sinks.MoreLess
Clumsily, I stumble to my feet, my normal graceful balance fleetingly gone and I stagger for the door. But it’s locked. Monarch never locks the door. Taking a deep breath, I tug on the doorknob, pulling and yanking, until the metal lock bends and snaps free. The hall is crowded, but I pu...sh past the people, moving swiftly for Monarch’s room, toward the one person I know can explain things.
With every step, my strength returns to me. And by the time I reach his room, I feel like my old self, perhaps even stronger.
I bang on his door. “Monarch! Open up. I think there’s something wrong with me!”
The only answer I get is silence and the conversation that fills the halls. I glance behind me, checking if anyone’s watching. A few are, but oh well. I kick the door in and my heart sinks.MoreLess
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