@May-lancholy 2025- Day 13- Alt 4
The sound of chains- Lumina
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Lumina
Clink, clink, clank
Lumina flinched as the metal spoon fell into the metal sink. That sound still make her ears sting.
“Hey.”
Desiree’s voice was soft, but Lumina still jumped anyway. She met the other woman’s eyes, unsure if she should try for a smile or not.
“You’ve been staring at the sink for a while.” Desiree continued. “Maybe you should go lie down. I can finish the dishes.”
Hunching her shoulders slightly, Lumina knew there was no point in arguing. Trying to protest here, to keep trying to prove her worth, that didn’t mean anything here. Not like the Company or the trio had made her do, over and over. Here, they’d just shoo her off if she tried to do any other chores after dismissing her from one of them. That’s what had happened the last several times, anyway.
She caught herself scratching at her wrists as she went into her room. Sighing, she pulled her sleeves back over her hands.
Kallie told her it would take time. That the mental wounds would take longer to heal than the physical ones.
But honestly, Lumina felt like the sound of her chains would haunt her for the rest of her life.
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