Would you trade your soul for gold? || (Selfie)
Her shoes created the slighted tapping noises as they carried Amber through Valenmourn’s halls. Every so often, she’d look in on a therapy room and see police officers interrogating her fellow patients.
“We need answers..” “Forget it they don’t know anything.” “We could lock you up if we wanted to..” The small brunette shook in part anger and part fear, there was no way any of them knew what had gone wrong. Not even the Guard’s seemed to have a clue. “What are you doing out here all alone?” A voice from behind spoke up stirring Amber from her thoughts and she turned around. “I-I already answered the questions—so–I’m going to my room–sir.” She said quietly looking down at her battered sneakers.
“What’s your name?” The officer asked reaching to speak into a clipped on radio.
She wanted to lie to this officer for some reason, it seemed right in that moment to give him a false name. Amber then thought better of it, because lying to a cop would land her in a hell worse than Valenmourn. “Amber Rose Sibley.”
The officer spoke briefly into his radio, obviously checking to see if her story checked out. A smile formed on Amber’s pert rosy lips, because it would and she’d get to go.
“Come with me ma'am,” He said after a moment, gesturing a finger under his black shiny gloves.
Amber’s eyes went wide but confusion riddled and mingled over her face as well, “Why? I told you guys everything I know already, which was nothing.”
“Boss’ orders,” He came forward gesturing again and Amber stepped back denying his request fully. “Move your feet or I’ll have to use force, you weigh a total of what? Five pounds maybe? It’d be easy to throw you over my shoulder.”
“I weigh 68 pounds and I’m not going with you…I–I just want to go lie down.” She said urgently turning away and started to walk, because fear was setting in again.
In a moments notice the officer had ran forward and grabbed her from behind, nearly using a sleeper hold on the small girl, “Oh no you don’t, I got a job to do and it’s not over until everyone answers all questions and we have some new ones–won’t take long.” Instant panic, Amber didn’t like to be touched, by anyone-good intentions, or not she’d never get that basement out of her head. Of course the officer had a job to do, he wasn’t hurting her much, but the idea of being dragged triggered too many memories. Soon she could smell its must as the officer dragged her down the hall, all of the overhead fluorescent lights seemed to dim. Amber distinctly heard the rattle of a chain and looked at her legs, sure enough heavy metal slinked along the asylum floors. She started to kick the officer who only tightened his hold with a grunt and Amber defiantly squirmed as well making it that much harder to hold on.
“Look—everything is going to be fine, just calm down, it will only take a second.” He assured but his tone was the air of someone who was losing their patience and professionalism fast.
“No it’s not because I know what you’re up to–they said I was free to go.” Amber retorted, still thrashing about as the slowly went through the hall again.
Amber continued to kick him and soon her heel met family jewels, the officer did more than grunt this time, he wheezed, nearly dropping her. One strong arm clasped around her waist and the other her was at her throat.
“Listen you little bitch–” He started in her ear, his voice sounded strangled, but he never finished the statement, instead the officer was choking, gasping for air. Something warm had began to run down the back of Amber’s neck, like water in the shower. His grip released her and she shut her eyes landing on the floor. He continued to choke, while Amber shut her eyes for a moment, unsure what was happening but, there had to be something closing in on her next. She turned slowly and looked to the officer, he was bleeding from his jugular. The scene played before her eyes in a weird way. There was Amber crouched on the floor and to the original brunette’s horror there was her double standing over the officer with a small knife in one hand.










