:| Carry Me Through |: {Cato; train thread}
Feb 11, 2019 2:02:41 GMT -5
Post by ᕙʕ•ᴥ•ʔᕗ on Feb 11, 2019 2:02:41 GMT -5
Arianna stared at the door as she—
remained huddled in the cold room. Why wouldn’t they turn on the heat? Annora always complained about the house being too cold, but she always held Arianna close to her to warm her up. It had been fifteen minutes since she had been sent to her room, but the seconds ticked slowly as she waited for the doorknob to turn. She could feel the cool draft announce the entrance of him. Tonight, he would be keeping her company as he leaned forward and—
A scream was building up in her throat as her eyes flew open, sweat drenching her clothes and coating her face. No, it had been many years since that last happened, but it had felt so vivid in her sleep that she shook as she curled up into a ball. There was no Annora now to come into the room late at night, no Annora to curl up with her as they sometimes cried together. Arianna couldn’t stand to be in the compartment any longer, not when the walls are closing in on me and it keeps getting colder.
She slipped out of the bed, her bare feet softly landing on the floor of the train. Each step was a soft little pad as Arianna made her way to the main compartment, where they had just had their first meal. The windows now showed darkness with soft lighting, but it was still more inviting than her compartment. Finding a bench with the softest of pillows, Arianna curled up into a ball and rested her head on one of the pillows, holding another pillow in her arms for comfort. It’ll be morning soon. It’ll pass as soon as the sun comes up. And soon enough, her eyes fluttered shut as her mind slipped away into nothingness.