This story was written before "Bloody Mary". Unlike that story I had to edit this one myself. A very difficult task, I didn't know what parts to take out and what to leave in. I hope that you enjoy the story and welcome you to read "Bloody Mary" when finished with this one. I love hearing your thoughts and opinions. Enjoy!
My eyes weighed heavily. My head burdened by it's weight. I came to the conclusion I must have fallen asleep. I always had trouble staying up while reading. I cursed myself lightly. Then a stray thought occurred to me, I was having dinner, as a guest. I tried to rub my eyes but my hands just wouldn't make it. I pulled and pulled until I realized my wrists were restrained. I tried to assess the situation. My legs seemed to be equally immobile. I could hear talking, but I couldn't make out the words. I tried to think back to dinner, but the thoughts wouldn't come. I drank, I knew that. I could still taste the residue in my mouth.
I needed to figure out what I could remember. I needed the facts. I was vertical, that information was easy. I felt my center mass directed towards my feet, like the down slope of a roller coaster ride. My eyes could detect flickering light even with my eyelids closed. I was cold too, in fact I was freezing. My teeth chattered. My head pounded. No, more like it throbbed. It wasn't an ache as much as a reminder that I was drunk. Or maybe not. I knew I didn't drink much. In fact I only had one drink, and I never finished it. It was strong, to strong. My understanding became clear, unlike my eyesight, I must have been drugged.
"Hello?" I said. Well, in my head that's what I thought I said. My ears were in disagreement. What they heard was slightly different than the sound a frog makes when crushed. I heard voices coming to me, but I couldn't comprehend them. Single words with no meaning, no essence. They just seemed to hang in the air, like they were repeating. Then a word hit me. I mean it literally hit me. The force of hearing it opened my eyes. "Wake..." over and over again. "Wake..." this time louder. My eyes felt like they were full of sleep sand. "Wake..." my vision was blurry. "Wake..." one last time and then there was silence.
My eyes were free to stare around. Which was good, because my head seemed to want to stay where it was. The angle of my face was directed towards the ground. Close to a forty five degree angle. I tried to look straight down, a strong sensation crept across my neck. My air flow to my lungs began to wane. I relaxed and stopped trying to look down. I breathed deep. Turning my head as far as it could go, which wasn't far at all, I looked to my left. There was my hand lifted above my head, tied. The same was true for my other hand, and I had to believe my feet too. I couldn't look down for them.
I felt like I was placed in the shape of an X. My feet were behind my torso, ever so slightly. As slightly as my wrists were tied before it. I tried to speak again, but only heard the same frog noise. My eyes focused forward. There were two fires. Two rather large bonfires crackling to the sky. They roared as if thunder spread it's wings. It was beautiful how high they reached. This close I should have felt something. Some kind of heat. I didn't. Goose bumps covered my body, my shivering naked body. I saw how the light flickered over everything. It gave the surroundings a nice reddish glow. Everything that was, but her.
She was standing in between the monolith flames. Her hair was blonde. It's length reached down her back. Straight, long sensual hair. Her eyes were so demure. Her body was perfect. Her curves accented with the light fabric she wore. Gold was spread around her fingers, arms, and legs. Her face was beautifully highlighted by the makeup she wore, which was complimented even more with the flames. Her breasts were hidden carefully under the folds of silk that seemed to make up her outfit. They had the support of a young woman's supple soft flesh. The hint, or rather the hope of seeing them made me stir. Her skin was pure perfection, the light reflected a beautiful shade of bronze.