The Vision (2012)
“I whispered, staring at the pale figure, strapped to a rack in the center of the room.
Laylen shook his head. ‘I have no idea…I’ve never been down here before.”
“Should we…” I gestured at the person bound to the rack.
“Should we free them?”
Laylen gave me a skeptical look and then slowly made his way over. I followed at his heels, trying to figure out if the person was alive or dead. Honestly, they looked dead, their eyes sealed shut, their body unmoving, their lips silent as a grave.
Even when... we stood above them—or should I say her— she still showed no signs of life.
“Is she…is she alive?” I said to Laylen.
Laylen leaned over her. “Yeah, I can hear her heart beating.”
“Should we…” I reached for one of the ropes around her wrist. “Should I untie her?”
Laylen nodded and reached for the other rope around her wrist. The rack wasn’t stretching her limbs to their full capacity, but her pale skin was pulled rather tight. Her curly black hair ran off the sides of the rack, and so did the worn-out blue dress she was wearing.MoreLess
Laylen shook his head. ‘I have no idea…I’ve never been down here before.”
“Should we…” I gestured at the person bound to the rack.
“Should we free them?”
Laylen gave me a skeptical look and then slowly made his way over. I followed at his heels, trying to figure out if the person was alive or dead. Honestly, they looked dead, their eyes sealed shut, their body unmoving, their lips silent as a grave.
Even when... we stood above them—or should I say her— she still showed no signs of life.
“Is she…is she alive?” I said to Laylen.
Laylen leaned over her. “Yeah, I can hear her heart beating.”
“Should we…” I reached for one of the ropes around her wrist. “Should I untie her?”
Laylen nodded and reached for the other rope around her wrist. The rack wasn’t stretching her limbs to their full capacity, but her pale skin was pulled rather tight. Her curly black hair ran off the sides of the rack, and so did the worn-out blue dress she was wearing.MoreLess
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