DOLLED UP.
*sneezes*
*takes a deep breath*
*grins*
Thomas: There we go. She’s ready!
He hears a knock at his door. Thomas rushes to answer it. Ah, she made it, Lady Victoria, and right on time.
Thomas: Just one moment.
He opens the door after a short while. She shakes her head. Maybe she should have stayed at her place, and told him that she had to be up bright ‘n’ early in the mornin’.
Lady Victoria: *smiles* So, what did you want to show me?
Thomas: *excitedly* Please, come in.
He guides Lady Victoria to his work table. There she sees~ a box of needles, bundles of colourful yarn (some bundles lying on the floor), packs of assorted wigs (with different colours, & styles- wavy, curly, nappy, straight, kinky, coily).
Right in the center of Thomas’ table, Lady Victoria spots a doll smiling at her. She blinks and gasps. The doll has her exact black pearly starry eyes, same petite nose, her dark maroon lips & neatly designed rosy curls.
Thomas: I...made this....for..you *laughs nervously & smiles*
Lady Victoria steps back. She walks backwards away from Thomas. His smile turns into a frown.
Thomas: Lady Victoria..say something!
He grabs her arm and pulls her toward him. She tells him to let her go. He starts to laugh and hugs her tight.
Thomas: I’m never letting you go!
Lady Victoria screams, Thomas uses his hands and twists her neck. He falls to his knees with Lady Victoria in his arms.
He yells and lowers his head. This is what he was afraid of.
Thomas cleans his work table and places everything back in its rightful place. Ah, he almost forgot the doll.
He opens a trunk and tosses the new doll in with the rest of the other dolls. Such a shame that she didn’t like his gift to her.
Thomas drags Lady Victoria’s body. He opens a secret passage in his room that’s by the fireplace.
He goes down a stone staircase that leads to a small windowless room. Thomas turns on the lights and shuts the door. He places Lady Victoria in a long black bag and closes it tightly with a rope.
Thomas tosses the bag onto the pile of other black bags. He turns off the light, & closes the door behind him. Before he walks away, he locks the door with a key that he gets from his wallet.
He thinks to himself, ’’Lady Victoria has really inspired me to carry on my job.
‘‘Now I just need to find another person to inspire the next creation for my work.’’