Penny POV
Everything was going perfectly. Everyone was dancing, laughing and just generally having a great time! I kept bouncing between sitting with Kris and Emmy and talking to the other lunas of our allies. If I wasn’t sitting with one of those groups, you could find me in the bathroom. Every five minutes I needed to pee. My boys were having a kick boxing match and I wasn’t sure who was winning.
Needing some fresh breath, I sat on a chair that was near the exit. I had a guard open the door so a breeze was hitting me. Colt was feeling relieved so I hoped that meant he got the news he wanted. However, it was about time for me to go home so his meeting needed to hurry up.
“Oh! Luna!” Someone in a Hulk costume ran up to me.
“What’s wrong?” I asked. They were looking around frantically.
“He rejected her! He-he just …. she is dying!” The person in the Hulk costume started tearing up as they looked behind them and into the hallway.
“Oh no! Show me where she is!” The Hulk ran out of the room before I could even stand up. Holding onto the rails, I looked for a guard but they were breaking up a fight. “Well, shit.” I muttered.
My swollen legs carried me out of the party and as I looked left and right, I saw a girl laying on her side in the fetal position. The sounds of her crying her eyes out echoed across the whole hallway.
“Down here!” The Hulk yelled. I could feel the swelling so bad on my feet that they jiggled with each step. Still, I went as quickly as I dared.
Coming closer, I saw she was wearing an all black sheet but it was riding up on her legs. A black and blue bruise stuck out on her shin. “What..” Before I even asked her if she was okay, I had to see the rest of her legs. Getting down on my knees, my hands moved the sheet to see that the rest of her legs didn’t even have a single spot that wasn’t bruised. Some was even yellow from healing.
“I’m so sorry.” The girl was crying.
Looking at her face, her eyes met mine. The regret and sadness in them was clear. “What? What are you sorry for?”
Her eyes looked behind me. Instant panic rose in me. Before I could even look, a white cloth pressed against my nose. A sickening sweet burning smell ran up my nose and the room started spinning. Relation that I fell right into their trap was the last thing I thought before complete blackness took over.
“She has a massive bowling ball on her stomach. Do you really think tying her up was going to help?”
My head was pounding. Angry voices were yelling so loud that I wished the darkness came back. My arms and legs were in just as much pain as my head. Protesting the same position that I had been in.
Something slammed that echoed so loud that I could barely handle it. My stomach was turning, threatening to empty the snacks I ate. It was only my sheer will-power that I kept anything down.
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