(Back in the past)I stood there my eyes trained toward Celesta's room waiting patiently. The infirmary was unreasonably quiet and empty. There was not a doctor or nurse in sight nor any patients, which was incredibly strange as the infirmary was opened for every royal staff - maid, workers, soldiers, and even nobles from time to time. So not having anyone around in the infirmary is quite unnerving, 'Is there a particular reason behind it? it must be related to Celesta?' I decided to inquire to the King." Your Highness, is there a particular reason for the infirmary being so empty? or is it just a coincidence?""Yes, we have decided to keep information regarding Celesta's state hidden. As to not create chaos among the general pricers. I would also suggest you do the same. It's best for the kingdom and Celesta."I nodded at King's explanation understanding his point of view. That's when suddenly Queen Sophie erupted from Celesta's ward. I automatically straightened my back preparing
There she lay on the infirmary bed looking beautiful as ever. Her eyes were closed and slightly scrunched as if she was having a nightmare. I walked towards her and settled down beside her bed. I combed through her hair that was sprawled around the bed and then held her free hand which was not in the capture of syringes. That's when I noticed black marks sprawling out from her chest as they were slowly capturing and sucking her life. I raised my hand towards her chest that was revealed through the hospital gown, I traced the markings they felt like burning in contrast to Celesta hand's that I was holding. That's when I noticed how she slightly twitched, ' If only I could take away the pain.'I kissed her knuckles, softer than my lips, and moved my other hand from her chest to her hair, combing through them as I remembered how it used to always calm her down.For some time I just spent their sitting staring at her. If she had been awake she would have blushed at my behavior and swatt
" I love you, Clesta. More than I will be able to ever convey in words." She smiled at my confession, " I love you too." She replied which came out more as a whisper because of how weak she was.I placed a kiss on her head and she raised her hand to cup my face when suddenly a sharp hiss pierced through her lips.Her hand fell on her chest. As she clutched her thin medic gown, tears welled up in her eyes. Her face contorted as agonizing pain erupted inside her body." Jude-" She mumbled under her breath as she started having trouble breathing." Celesta, love, listen to me. Try to breathe, take deep breaths." I didn't know what to do.All I could do was comfort her cupping her face, just chanting for her to breathe. I was completely helpless as she struggled to breathe and I didn't know what you do. So, I just started shouting at the top of my lungs, " Someone, Help!! She is unable to breathe. Is someone here, please? please! help her!!" I shouted like a maniac clutching her to my b
Another beautiful day in the Bastop city, people going to work excitedly with smiles on their faces...Alright, alright I was being sarcastic. They were honking horns and cursing each other in actuality.It just had been a month since I have moved here and I was already ready to leave. I could write a book about why not to live in Bastop City but in conclusion-Lack of hygiene. Homeless and druggies were everywhere. Getting a cab was a luxury. Everything was unreasonably expensive. Gangs fight and murder was normality here and most importantly people here were simply racist and flaky.I have detested Mr Mailman for doing this to me. Now, you might ask why I would blame the Mailman for the Bastop city crimes, it's not like he could do anything. He was just an innocent man who was doing his job.So let me tell you that it was just a name, I came up with for someone who goes with the initials Mr X. He sends me a mail once every six months with a completely new identity package (passport,
My feet hit the pavement with a thud sound when I recalled a shortcut that I got to know while talking to the cashier on my last visit to the supermarket.I increased my pace and took a quick right turn through the sketchy ally and then I took a left turn and reached the main street from there I started jogging straight ahead towards the supermarket without taking even a quick look behind me scared that it may slow me down.I finally reached my destination as I bent down while keeping my hands on my knees for some support. I panted like a dog. I felt like my heart would stop at any moment now.'I am really out of shape maybe I should join a gym. Now, me thinking about going to gym was funny.' After some minutes I finally stood upright and moved towards the entrance as my heart rate gradually calmed down.I entered through the opened glass doors with an exhausted look on my face. I looked around the supermarket and noticed that the place was crowded compared to the usual four or five sh
I was awoken with a throbbing headache. When I noticed that I laid somewhere comfortable with my eyes shut, I tried to remember previous events and how I ended up here.When suddenly the memories flooded in, and I realised that I was kidnapped.I snapped my eyes open and found myself laying on a comfortable leather car seat. I stretched my limbs while thanking heavens above that he didn't duct-tape me as I sat upright slowly not wanting to make the headache any worse than it already was.I looked around the car and noticed that the interior of the car looked very luxurious, 'kidnapping must be a very rewarding business' .I thought when my eyes moved towards the window, only to find it blacked out. I slowly moved forward and took a quick peek at my abductor. The creepy man was behind the wheels, busy driving.I took it as a sign from above. As I slowly shifted towards the door beside me and slowly tried to open the door but it didn't even budge. I kept struggling with it for some time
I sat still trying to comprehend his words. The only conclusion I was able to reach after he revealed that this guy was not stable and he had completely lost his mind.'He believed that he was not a human but the worse part was that he also believed that I wasn't human.'I prayed from the high above for my safety, not wanting to be killed by a crazy experiment of his if he decided to prove his theory.After some time I finally came out of my shock and the best question I could come up with was, "Oh really, So what do you think we are? Vampires or werewolves?"He started laughing hysterically while clapping his hands like a seal. He reacted like I said something crazy, the hypocrisy of the situation.He finally calmed down and took the water bottle out of the black polythene and chugged some water before passing it to me.Then he finally replied with a smirk on his face," Girly, I think you took twilight quite seriously but sorry to break your heart. Those things don't exist. Believe me
I was awoken by the loud voice, that was loud enough to wake the dead beyond the grave."Celesta, Celesta wake up!!" I furrowed my eyebrows and opened my eyes coming face to face with none other than the human loudspeaker, Jude."Finally, you are awake. You know I am trying to wake you up for more than ten minutes now. If I didn't know any better I would have assumed you were dead." Jude said as he got up from his knees and dusted his pants off.'Being dead would have been far better than waking up and seeing his face' , I thought as I sat up on the seat keeping my feet on the ground.As I looked out of the window, my eyes caught the sight of a dingy hotel. 'The only thing I could imagine after going inside that place was buying some drugs, hiring a hooker and then getting stabbed in the back. I mean that was the vibe this place gave.'" Celesta are you planning to come out or what? I am quite tired here " his whines caught my attention. So, I bent down and picked my sneakers from un