Cimorene wrote:
Marie looked up confused as the guards came to pick her up. Yes, it was the usual guards, but that was where the normalcy stopped. She normally got her 'meal' before seeing the doctors, but the guards bore no sign of bringing food. This was strange. And nerve wrecking. She couldn't recall a time ever when the routine had been broken. That routine was all she knew, all she lived by. She obligingly followed the guards but inside her heart became heavier with every step she took.
The guards brought her through corridors she had never seen before, past other corridors and rooms and Marie began to realise just how big the place was and just how small a portion of it she had ever seen. At last the guards stopped before a big door, opened it and motioned for her to step forward. She gave them a small, nervous smile and stepped inside. She didn't get more than a few steps before she stopped, chocked. Her eyes had quickly scanned the room. There was a big table with - a lot - of food, but that wasn't what stopped her. It wasn't that the room was much bigger than any room she had been in either, nor that there weren't any doctors either. No, it was the people standing there. There were many, more than she had ever seen before. She had only ever seen the two guards, a nurse and a doctor. Another strange thing was that they weren't dressed as doctors or guards. In fact, she noticed, they were dressed just like she was, in a white top and loose grey trousers. From what she could see, they acted strange too. Who were they? Everything was so strange. Marie found herself wishing the guards had just brought her her food as usual, even if that meant she had to see the doctor afterwards. At least she would know what would happen. This was much worse.
She turned, wanting to go back, but the guards had closed the door behind her. The only option was to go forward, so she took a few hesitant steps towards the table. And the people standing around it. Were they doctors, in disguise? Doing a new test on her, maybe? She shivered a little, but there was no way out, whatever was going to happen.