Sus
She couldn't hear anything at first. It started out as a muffle, and then a long line of words she couldn't understand. When she could slightly comprehend the words, her vision started to come back. The first shape she could see was a blur. It looked almost like it was waiting for her to get up the way it was sitting. Her body felt numb and she could only feel the cold ground under her. Thesa could hear now, and realized she wasn't where she was before. The remembered the room with the beeping. It stained her mind, and replayed in her thoughts over and over again. She shuddered. The feeling in her body was coming back, and she could see color now. She struggled to get on her feet, but with ease, she stood up. Thesa blinked and looked around. Her vision was back.
Looking at her were a pair of opal colored eyes that belonged to a strange looking animal that resembled a small lion. The second thing she saw was that she was in a cage and people were staring at her. Thesa tucked her tail between her legs and looked back at the creature. The animal looked calm and happy to see her at the same time.
Are you okay? The animal tilted his head and blinked in question.
Who are you? Thesa looked at him with caution. And how do you talk using your mind just like me?
I'm Sus. And I'm one of you. A mutation." Sus smiled when he thought. "It's called telepathy. All of us can do it here. It has something to do with the reaction to all us mutants together. Anywhere else it doesn't work. He motioned his tail around the rest of the cage.
I'm... a mutant? Thesa looked at Sus with question. "But... I'm a dog." She shook her head. "What are you talking about?"
We all used to be a normal animal one time or another. I used to be a cat, but one day a man took me in for testing and here I am now. This here is called an exotic zoo. Sus thought.
But how did I get like this? Thesa asked, looking for something she could remember. She looked down at her paws and saw the discoloration. I... never noticed...
Sus looked sympathetic. I'm sorry... he couldn't think of anything else to say to her.
Thesa looked around her. There were lots of strange looking animals. A bird with four wings and a deformed beak, a lizard with two heads and no legs, and a goat with horns coming out of it's neck. There were more, but she couldn't stand looking any longer. I have to get out of here. She finally said frantically.
Sus nodded. I know, we all do. Some others have escaped, but the zookeepers caught a few that have and fed them to the lions early.
Thesa looked at Sus. Fed to the lions early? Why would they feed them to the lions? And what are you talking about early?! Thesa felt fear now. More than when she was being chased, even more fear than being alive. A painful death that wasn't natural. It was murder.
They feed us to the lions that live here. I fear it myself even though it may not look it. You have to look like you don't fear it because they like watching it when the animal is afraid while it dies. Sus made a brave look. Try it or you'll be next.
Thesa looked at him shocked. Why be last? Why be first? Why should it matter? Let's try to get out of here so there isn't an option of dying either way!
Sus nodded. We will tonight when there is a less chance of the zookeepers spotting us. Until then, pray we won't get picked by then.
No comments:
Post a Comment