She was there, walking in the corridor, away from me. Further and further away, as I cried out loud for her to turn back. But she walked on and on, with no remorse or regret. My grandmother tried to console me by carrying my fragile little body into the room. To her dismay, I ran out to the metal gates and cried louder and louder while shaking for the gates to open, so I could run after my mother.
Soon, her shadowy figure disappeared from the narrow corridors, and all is empty. I am left alone in the locked apartment with a wrinkled old woman. She tried to appease me with a little barbie doll to play with, which I rebelliously threw onto the floor in anger. She turned on the television to the cartoon channel. The colours of the screen filled up with white apartment with music and voices. I stopped crying and remained silent. She limped into the kitchen and returned with a metal tin of colorful candy. Greedily, I picked up a blue candy bar, and opened the wrapper in an instant and popped it into my tiny mouth.
After swallowing the candy, the cartoon characters busted out of the screen and started dancing in the living room. They sang happily and held hands in joy, and asked me to join them. In curiosity, I reached out my tiny hand into their grasp, and they pulled me into another dimension. The white apartment dissolved and melted away in front of my eyes, and I entered into another world of shimmering bright lights. My vision was blinded by the light and when I opened my eyes again, all was dark and silent once more.
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AVERRAL writes under pen name Scarlet Risqué. She stars in Scarlet Queen YouTube with over a million views. She holds a degree in business. The RED HOURGLASS is ranked Top 50 Espionage Thriller on Amazon. She is currently writing the sequels to the Hourglass Series. Grab a free copy of her novel now RED HOURGLASS on Amazon |
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