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Half A Life; ci: Madelena Gerry | iso: Closed
Topic Started: Jan 11 2009, 06:25 PM (143 Views)
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winter 7th; 12:43 PM<BR>
cloudy sky, cold breeze<BR>
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How had she ended up here?<BR><BR>
Despite the fact that she had lived in this hillbilly town all of her life, Madelena<BR>
had never, ever once stepped foot in this area. It was covered in happy little<BR>
flowers growing against happy green grass with happy swaying trees casting<BR>
their happy dancing shadows against the happy colorful ground. It. Was. <BR>
Sickening. Quite frankly, it was taking all she had in her not to take her cane<BR>
and beat the happy right out of this very place. It was winter, for god's sake, <BR>
why was this place so lively? There was no snow surrounding the area, and the<BR>
ice that had nearly tripped her this morning on the way here was nonexistent. <BR> Why? What made this place so great? What was oh-so special about this neck<BR>
of the woods? <BR><BR>

Grumbling to herself, the woman limped throughout the maze-like glade, <BR>
her cane appearing quite dim against the bright kelly green color of the <BR>
grass beneath her. It had been in her plans that morning to escape her<BR>
hell-hole of a house/job, and while she wasn't sure exactly where she was<BR>
headed, she knew that she wanted it to be solemn and quiet. Hell, she had<BR>
even dressed the part of a winter day, and now it was all gone to waste. <BR>
Instead of being chilled to the bone by the nasty wind sweeping the island,<BR>
she almost felt hot in her long-sleeved blouse and black pants. And don't<BR>
you dare think for a minute that she wouldn't have high-tailed it out of there<BR>
at the first sign of this optimistic haven, she would have! There was just the<BR>
problem of... well, how did she get here, again? <BR><BR>

Yep, that's right folks, she was lost. <BR><BR>

This both annoyed and disappointed the dark haired doctor, as she had<BR>
always felt her directional skills were top notch. Now... well they were seeming<BR>
a bit not. It caused her to stop, a frustrated look on her face, before frantically<BR>
looking around, back and forth, front and behind, before giving up. What the <BR>
bloody hell? Was this some sort of cosmic karma getting her back for her<BR>
lifelong career of pissing people off? Had the goddess or something like <BR>
her decided that it was too much and had trapped her in this area, hoping<BR>
that the smiling blossoms before her would change her ways forever? <BR><BR>

Nope, not happening.<BR><BR>

Stubbornly, the woman stood there, glaring up at the sky. "I see what
you're<BR>
trying to do and, heh, well... It's just not gonna work. So kindly send me a sign,<BR>
or something, and let me get the hell out of here!"
After her rather
nasty<BR>
outburst, a few minutes passed, then some more, and there were no signs. <BR>
There wasn't even a passing leaf, and it was quite frustrating. A few more<BR>
minutes passed before a bush nearby began to ruffle. It was quiet at first,<BR>
then louder. Madelena raised an eyebrow, watching the small piece of<BR>
shrubbery jiggle back and forth. Hell, if there was a cougar in there, she<BR>
had nowhere to go. After all, whatever deity ruled this island had probably<BR>
been planning this all along, right? Oh well. She braced herself for the attack,<BR>
not really surprised in the way things were turning out. And then...<BR><BR>

"Woof!"<BR><BR>

From behind the bush, a chubby, short little dog rolled out, stopping near the<BR>
doctor's feet. She stared down in wide-eyed shock. "You're...not
a<BR>
cougar. You're just a little sausage with legs."
Now, her soft spot had always<BR>
been animals, and this dog was no exception. The black and tan creature<BR>
slowly rolled to its feet, smiling up at the woman and wagging its short little tail.<BR>
While it was in her natural instinct to reach down and ruffle his hair, she knew<BR>
that immediately after she did that, he would have to come home with her. Her<BR>
heart didn't feel much for humans, but when it came to fat little dogs, well...<BR>
it softened a bit. Turning on her heel, she started off, hoping to escape his<BR>
puppy-eyed stare and make it home. Still, his whining stopped her in her tracks,<BR>
making her turn back and look down at the canine. "Fine... you can<BR>
come with me. Just make sure you don't eat all of my food."
<BR><BR>

And so, her day seemed to actually have some meaning, and just as she came<BR>
to that realization, the trees seemed to open up and reveal the way home she<BR>
had been looking for all along. Had that been there all along? Hobbling towards<BR>
the exit, the woman actually smiled to herself, the chubby little dog following <BR>
closely behind her.
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