So very… specific. I mean how things turned out against me, it was suspicious, or rather appropriate giving my decisions. Either way, I found myself in the forest of my dreams again, it was almost a luxury to be able to dream inside that cell, keeping in mind that the heat made my brain fuzzy, and I was all by myself with the mere reflection of a failure.
The forest was always green and full of life, the sun wasn’t too warm, and on the edge of the grass there was sand, nothing but sand and dead lands that used to be drowned by the untamed and raging ocean.
A light breeze constantly murmured a tune, a very peculiar one as well as familiar, however I haven’t been able to identify it, I always lose myself in its wonder, especially when I try to concentrate the most. It is sang by a bright light, placed right in the middle of the wasteland, as it is by a bush, on the forest side.
The bush was full of Asclepias curassavica, also known as Bloodflowers, ominous flowers, but of extraordinary beauty and deadly purpose.
My dreams were never hollow and meaningless, two sides, one more seductive than the other, a decision to make in order to change the tides. Or at least that's what I thought it meant, until one night, not many moons ago, when I saw that on the sand there was no longer a light, but a black dagger.
And then I woke up, back on the floor, my hand placed on my heart, heavily breathing, and drenched in my own sweat.
- With this there are already three attacks, five years have passed since the arrest of Tessa Colins on charges of genocide and multiple terrorist attacks, the police or the government still don’t have information about any subordinate who is helping her to commit these atrocities, it is said that her final sentence will be agreed upon by the leaders of the affected nations, it may, and perhaps most likely, end up being an execution - somewhere in the hallway, henry the day guard was listening to the news on his small tv.
- Funny how justice works, and they call us monsters – Anthony 'The Wrath' Gareth growled, he has been my neighbor since I arrived, and surprisingly, the most supportive of my friends. – Aye, you should know that already, politicians has more blood in their hands that any of us here – Roper Vossler sneered in all his pirate flare, who knew that in our century there would still be pirates?
- Its heartwarming that you all still believe I’m innocent, maybe this place has already melted our last trace of sanity - I heard them laugh, I wasn’t completely alone with my thoughts after all, and I haven’t been for already five years.
Something was wrong, I felt it in my bones, someone entered the premises. I sensed no fear in their walk, whomever It was, had one hell of a nerve to be down with us, all alone, nonetheless.
- Tesseract “Tessa” Colins, with a name like this I would have changed it and sued my parents for abuse, don't feel offended, it's just, woah, the daughter of a god with a name like this? makes you expect the worst of her – her voice was sweet and gentle, but the tone she was using, the “I’m so cool and not afraid of this place” kind of tone, it made me laugh a bit.
– You have no idea how many times I’ve heard that joke – Roper laughed knowing that I was referring to his dull sense of humor, - I figured that might be the case, pretty tail by the way, didn’t know you could do that - in the absence of a bed, I used a little accumulated energy to change my legs for a part of my snake torso, that made the floor a bit more comfortable when I have to sleep.
- If you have a folder and access to this place, it means you didn’t came here just to have a couple laughs with a convict, otherwise you could’ve brought a bottle of wine – she giggled sarcastically, - But you’re right, I’m here to ask you something - I heard her approach the glass and burn with its temperature, although it is thick it still heats up, usually when it's time for our momentary walk, the guards who open my cell wear special gloves.
- Who are you protecting? – my whole body froze, suddenly everything was cold and light, I sighed in relief of the fact that someone knew. – Who says I am? – I couldn’t blow it just now, I’ve kept it a secret for five years, and I wasn’t going to spit it out yet.
- The evidence, the footprints, but most importantly we have an informant that says that you were there, but you arrived minutes after it was done, so I have reasons to believe that you know who’s doing all this, if you say their names you will be free – Blow all my efforts just like that? For my freedom? Five years ago, I would’ve said yes, it was too tempting, - Sure, I’ll tell you everything you wanna know – I could literally hear Roper’s laughter, - Look, I want to help you… I’ll be back tomorrow, think about it, ok? – with that she left, apparently she had nothing else to say, her footsteps were lost at the end of the hall, with such a voice and compassion in her tone, I felt my how my nerves melt.
- Not to spoil a possible opportunity to hear you masturbate, but are you really going with her proposition – I got up and changed my scales for legs, walked towards the wall to my right and gave it a kick, I quickly heard the groan of pain from my dear friend Anthony, his abilities were one of the things I both loved and hated about him.
- No wonder you stay single, you are a tremendous Romeo, and no, I really believe that she will give up - convinced about that theory I leaned back against the wall, took a deep breath, and decided to get through the day normally. Little did I knew.
The next day she came at the same hour, made the same question, and I replied that I didn’t knew what she was talking about. She kept coming back, damn it, three weeks in a row she came back and forth. I had no idea where she got the tenacity and the time to come every day for almost a month.
As soon as she was gone, the agents took her place, but inside the cell. Again, they had my hands and legs on the ground, tied with cuffs that heated up with any resistance movement. They forced me to change again, in order to rip scales off my tail. They sped up my cycle of ecdysis with chemicals that caused my organs to contract, hit each other, and create friction between them, my entire body felt on fire.
I didn’t know why they wanted so many dead skin, but every time they came back with new tools to take stuff out of me for their experiments.
- As soon as I get out of here, I'm going to kill all those lily-livered bastards that do this to you - Roper punched the glass of his cell and got a shock due to the electrified bars behind it, - Me and you both my friend, Tessa you are the strongest being alive, why you let them take whatever they want and then leave you on the edge of life and death? Those cowardly bastards use heat to make you weak on purpose, at least try to fight back, shit! – Anthony, always such an emotional vengeful softie, it was hard to imagine him making anyone miserable for their entire life.
- We are three then, one single blow of cold air and I’ll turn them into inside-out popsicles – I sighed laying my back on the wall, opposite direction to the mirror.
- Tessa, you have to confess - I can’t, out of these walls…I have no purpose, no life, let alone a family to come back for. What am I supposed to do out there? – Lat 51.509865, long -0.118092; then Lat 9.081999 and long 8.675277; and lastly, latitude 60.0000 and longitude 105.0000 –.
I whispered into the air, almost wishing someone would hear the coordinates, those places where horrible and unspeakable things happened, and I was forced to watch in silence. How the fuck was anyone going to prove my innocence? rather, how would anyone even believe it? On the other side of the glass, I am nothing more than the fugitive from a legacy stained in blood and pain, and blinded by hatred, absent from all reason and sanity.
To return, and assume my place on the throne that he always lusted, for which he faked his death so many times? Or die at the hands of those corrupt and murderers who acclaim the false symbols of freedom and demand justice by unjustified means.
This being my "to be or not to be", with the absence of the remains of my father, or ghost, what would he have said if he saw me this way? probably something stupid or sarcastic, but when it came down to it, I never met him, and I must surrender to the fact that I never will.
- And don’t even think of saying no, we are just fine, Roper gets out in a month and me in two, but you’re getting killed tomorrow -, Anthony’s concern was cute indeed, but desperation was a vital turn off, respecting the rest of his personalities.
- You are our friend Tess, we have been together for five years, and you are getting out of here, because neither Anthoney nor me are gonna stay put while they silence you for somethin’ you didn’t do – .
Although I would not agree with them out loud, I did not intend to remain silent for much longer. Everything was going according to plan, and with some luck, that culprit would show up, and loudly shout - Stop! -.
However, whoever yelled that day in the courthouse, it was not who I expected, - I have evidence that shows that Tessa Colins is innocent! – everyone in the crowd gasped, - Excuse me, If I may ask, who the hell are you? – I asked nearly speechless, but didn’t get an answer, only a smile that was far too familiar.
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