The Princes of Ravenwood

I sat by the edge of the pool, my feet immersed in the light

blue water. I splattered and splashed as my feet moved back and forth in the

water. I swayed my head from side to side temporarily before lifting the bottle

of Southern Comfort which I had in my left hand, and placed it onto my lips. I

kept gulping and gulping till I felt it was enough before I let it go. I shut

my eyes and made a funny face as the liquor gave a tingling sensation down my

throat. I turned to my side, noticing matchstick-like figures moving leisurely

under the bright round ball of light in the sky. I giggled to myself and turned

the other way, noticing the round disco lights movie in disorganized patterns,

this too was very funny to me. Just as I enjoyed the swell time alone, I

suddenly remembered, this could be the last time, the last night I might ever

taste freedom in my life. The scary part? For a crime I never committed. Tears

began rolling down from my eyes down to my plump cheeks, I placed the bottle on

my lips again and began gulping down the liquor as fast and as much as I could.

I continued to let my feet play in the water, and in no time, every pain and

hurt turned to profound joy. Suddenly, the DJ began to spin, and the first song

began to play. I couldn’t  resist the

melody, it took control and there was no way I was going to sit back and just

listen. I took both feet out, and after much effort, I was able to stand. With

my bottle in my palm, I raised my hands in the air and began to sway them, my

hips swaying rhythmically as well. The matchstick-like figures still moved, only

that this time, they moved faster and in funnier ways. I laughed at the sight, the

beautiful lights made them more likeable. But just as I brought down my hands,

and tried to sip from my bottle, I heard a scream.

“Hey! Don’t!” Were the exact words I heard. I tried to turn,

to know who was shouting and why. Immediately, it was as though I lost control

over my limbs, my foot slipped and before I 

could even understand what was happening to me, I heard a heavy thud. I felt

a sharp pain at the back of my head, and in an instant, I found myself in the

water. My eyes seemed to open by now, but it was too late. I noticed that dark

substances were beginning to spread inside the water, clouding it, while the

people at the surface ran in disorganized patterns.

“Someone call 911!” was the last thing I managed to hear

from anyone at the surface. Just as my body drifted deeper into the pool, I saw

something swim towards me. At first I thought it some fish, but as it drew

nearer, I realized it was a young lady. I couldn’t  make out what she looked like, but I knew she

wore a white sari. She swam quite fast, and when she got to me, she took my

hand.

“Come sister, let me help you”. Her words echoed in the

water, and after that, I didn’t remember any other thing.

My eyes slowly began to give way, letting some bright light

slip in. Thought my eyelids felt heavy, I knew I was awake, and alive. Slowly I

tried to open my eyes fully, and the scenery I took in was weird and confusing.

It wasn’t as white as a hospital room, and it didn’t seem to be like anyone’s

house I’ve been to. I tried to sit up, but my body felt a bit heavy at first,

but on a second try, I was able to sit up. I remembered that I had hurt my

head, but I didn’t feel a single pain. At this point, I slowly began to take a

look around, and immediately, I was shaken up to the core. I noticed I was laid

on a floor, with some sort of blanket laid underneath, the room was small and partially