Tangled
Chapter 242
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242 Lisa: Waking in Comfort
LISA
Waking up in a bed is too comfortable.
My brain wants to wake, but my body wants to keep sleeping.
If this comfort is little more than an elaborate trap before I'm murdered, just take me away. At least I'll be going in bliss.
A sharp poke in my side jolts me from my half-asleep musings. I crack open an eye, squinting against the sudden brightness. A face swims into view, so close I can count every wrinkle etched into leathery skin.
"Up! Up, you lazy girl!"
The voice is shrill, grating against my eardrums. I blink,
40 focus on the owner of that
voice. It's a woman, impossibly small, with a nose so red it could guide Santa's sleigh.
I open my mouth to speak, but my tongue feels like sandpaper. Before I can form words, a stinging slap lands on my calf. The pain is sharp, unexpected, and I jerk away, nearly tumbling off
the bed.
"Ow! What the-"
"No time for your nonsense," the tiny woman interrupts, waving a hand in front of my face. Her fingers are gnarled, reminding me of tree roots. "You stink. Shower. Now"
I sit up, head spinning. The room tilts and sways around me. Where am I? How did I get here? The last thing I remember is... Darkness, Cold. A strange man who brought me out of my personal hell. The tiny woman's groan snaps me back to the present. "Look at this mess. Filthy! You've ruined
the sheets."
I glance down at the bed. The once-white linens are stained with dirt and... is that blood? My
of my wrists, raw and a little
on, come on. No time to waste. She tugs at my arm by the elbow, her strength
bare feet. Bare feet? Ah. Clothes I don't recognize-a simple white night dress that is several sizes too big, soft and deceptively clean. I'm sure it's a
across the room, muttering under her breath. I want to ask questions. -so many questions-but they stick in my throat. There's something about her demeanor, gruff and no-nonsense,
in fear that it almost feels comforting to be afraid
I'm going to need some serious therapy, if this tiny person isn't dragging me
murder me.
Waking
a door, and she pushes it open, revealing a bathroom. "In. Shower.
shoves me inside
quiet, staring at my reflection in the mirror. My face is pale, eyes wide with confusion and fear.
watched my fingers grow to little more than bony sticks, but my
God.
like a skeleton with
Horrible.
is happening?" I whisper to my
mirror has no answers. She looks as lost as I
of me wants to march over and slam open the door, demanding answers to all my
hot water, of washing away the grime I can feel coating my skin, and the memories of... however long it's
underneath is a map of bruises and scrapes. Some look fresh, angry red against my pale skin. Others are older,
being a kidnapping victim, it wasn't technically all that
floor in various painful ways. And when it wasn't escape attempts, it was me trying to do basic stretches and exercises to keep up my muscle mass-hard to do with heavy chains weighing me
surprised my wrists and ankles aren't
quickly filling the small space. I step under the spray, whimpering as the hot water hits my
a sense of peace and cleanliness I
I grab, rubbing it all over
at my
as if I could wash away the memories along with the dirt. By
is pink and raw,
mess. I'm not even sure it's possible to brush it out. Still, I take my time washing it with shampoo and conditioner, leaving
Waking
out the
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