Innocent Blood
Prologue
‘Well, you seem normal to me,’ she smiled reassuringly. She was just saying that—I was positive that she said that to every patient. She was just telling me what I wanted to hear; but there was nothing normal about me.
I sighed. ‘I’m not normal. I never have been,’ I said lowly, fidgeting with the frayed hem of my gown. My brown and curly mess of hair hung across my face (I couldn’t straighten my hair in this place, so I had to leave it in its natural waves), and I made no efforts to sweep it to the side like normal.
‘Sweetheart,don’t cover your face like that. You have a very handsome face,’ she said, her perfectly pitched voice ringing pleasantly in me ears. I shook my head; she probably said that to every one else, too. People like me who get put in places like this only receive compliments by sympathy.The words were empty and meaningless, just like everything else.
I remained quiet, still not looking her in the eyes. ‘Listen, maybe ‘normal’ was the wrong adjective,’ she spoke again. I practically snorted—finally! Someone in here shamelessly told me the truth, that I wasn’t normal. Although, that kind of stung, because I would do anything to feel normal, even if it meant that she lied and told me I was, because it was really impossible to be normal in a place like this.
‘You’re not normal, but no one is. Everybody has a quirk that makes them special,’ she said, kindness laced in her tone.
‘No, this is no quirk. What I did was no quirk. And it sure as Hell does not make me special, either,’ I said strongly, furrowing my eyebrows.
‘I’m sure that’s not true,’ she said softly. I shook my head again. She had no idea!
‘I thought everybody knew why I was here,’ I said, my voice glum.
‘Well, I don’t. Why don’t you tell me what happened? I’m sure it’s not as bad as you make it out to be.’
‘Oh, it is,’ I said darkly, finally looking up at her face. I brushed my messy hair back, my brown eyes darkening to a black as I locked them with her sparkling hazel ones. Multiple feelings of guilt, shame, and terror plagued me as I thought about what happened. ‘It’s worse than I make it out to be.’
I sighed. ‘I’m not normal. I never have been,’ I said lowly, fidgeting with the frayed hem of my gown. My brown and curly mess of hair hung across my face (I couldn’t straighten my hair in this place, so I had to leave it in its natural waves), and I made no efforts to sweep it to the side like normal.
‘Sweetheart,don’t cover your face like that. You have a very handsome face,’ she said, her perfectly pitched voice ringing pleasantly in me ears. I shook my head; she probably said that to every one else, too. People like me who get put in places like this only receive compliments by sympathy.The words were empty and meaningless, just like everything else.
I remained quiet, still not looking her in the eyes. ‘Listen, maybe ‘normal’ was the wrong adjective,’ she spoke again. I practically snorted—finally! Someone in here shamelessly told me the truth, that I wasn’t normal. Although, that kind of stung, because I would do anything to feel normal, even if it meant that she lied and told me I was, because it was really impossible to be normal in a place like this.
‘You’re not normal, but no one is. Everybody has a quirk that makes them special,’ she said, kindness laced in her tone.
‘No, this is no quirk. What I did was no quirk. And it sure as Hell does not make me special, either,’ I said strongly, furrowing my eyebrows.
‘I’m sure that’s not true,’ she said softly. I shook my head again. She had no idea!
‘I thought everybody knew why I was here,’ I said, my voice glum.
‘Well, I don’t. Why don’t you tell me what happened? I’m sure it’s not as bad as you make it out to be.’
‘Oh, it is,’ I said darkly, finally looking up at her face. I brushed my messy hair back, my brown eyes darkening to a black as I locked them with her sparkling hazel ones. Multiple feelings of guilt, shame, and terror plagued me as I thought about what happened. ‘It’s worse than I make it out to be.’
Notes
A very very short and vague introduction to kick things off!
Chapter 1 should be posted very soon!
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4/28/14