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MEAT IS MURDER! MEAT IS MURDER! MEAT IS MURDER!
Alice had thrown herself at this woman’s mercy.
It was hard to tell who was crazier.
Alice turned a corner and two darkened forms caught her eye. She looked up, tried to focus. Two pigs with white shirts. They wore black pants and shuffled along the floor, as though they were unsure of themselves on two legs. They had flashlights. Some sort of security? Did they work for the queen? A thought occurred to Alice, that any door she opened in this place may lead back to the Courtyard, and since she was totally lost she could have been walking in circles for hours and been walking back toward the Queen of Hearts without knowing it. Were these two of her soldiers?
“Easy Miss ,” one of them said, putting a hand up. They were walking slowly toward her, eyes sharp and alert behind piggy faces. “You’re Alice, aren’t you?”
“How did you know that?” Alice said.
“Relax,” the other one said. “We’re here to take you back.”
Alice’s heart plunged in her chest. She shook her head. “No,” she said. Her jaw shook, and she began to cry. “ NO! ”
“Now, now,” the first one snorted. “That’s no way to behave, is it? You’re just a little confused. Let’s get you back to your room. The Doctor would like to see you still.”
“You want to get better, don’t you?” the other one said.
“You get the fuck away from me,” Alice said. She matched their steps toward her with one of her own, back and away from them.
“It’s going to be okay,” The second pig said.
“ GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM ME! ” Alice screamed. Her voice strained and cut out on her, forcing her next breath to come out like a walrus barking at its mate.
“Calm down,” The first pig said. “You need to go back, you can’t stumble around in the halls all night leaving blood smears everywhere.”
“Not going back,” Alice said. “Not ever.”
“Well, we have to take you back Missy,” The first pig said. “We’re going to take you back.”
“ I’ll rip your fuckin’ balls off if you come near me, pig ,” Alice said. They wavered for a moment. The first pig took on the shape of a man in his 20’s with a crop of curly red hair. The other pig looked shorter. Darker. She shook her head, trying to clear the cobwebs. She could focus on the creatures in front of her. It was enough, for now.
“Real fuckin’ nice,” the second pig said. “Boy, I bet your mom is real proud of that mouth you have.”
“I’m gonna drag you back to that room by your hair if I have to,” the first one said. He had his hands up in front of him, and had stepped in front of his partner. In a lower voice, he said, “ But I bet you’d like that, wouldn’t you ?”
Alice put her hands up, Balled into fists. The second pig snorted at her.
“ Aww come on ,” he said. “Can we just do this without any bullshit please?”
“Too late,” the first pig said. He made a grab for Alice’s hand; and for a moment was surprised when it wasn’t there. Alice slapped his hand down and away from them. Too late the pig noticed Alice’s other fist pulled back like a spring on a hair trigger.
Alice hit the pig in the face with a perfect left cross, catching him just to the left of his nose and hitting his cheek. It was enough to cause his nose to angle off to the right; a subtle shift that only he and Alice were aware of. A moment later his face was gouting blood, and he fell back away from her holding his broken nose in his hooves.
“ Fuckin bitch! ” he screamed. “ Ahh Jesus Jackson she broke it! ”
Alice turned to the other pig. He had his flashlight out like a club. His head swiveled between his partner and back to Alice, as though he was unsure which one needed his attention more.
“I told you,” Alice said. “I’m not going back to the courtyard. I’m not going back
MEAT IS MURDER! MEAT IS MURDER! MEAT IS MURDER!
Alice had thrown herself at this woman’s mercy.
It was hard to tell who was crazier.
Alice turned a corner and two darkened forms caught her eye. She looked up, tried to focus. Two pigs with white shirts. They wore black pants and shuffled along the floor, as though they were unsure of themselves on two legs. They had flashlights. Some sort of security? Did they work for the queen? A thought occurred to Alice, that any door she opened in this place may lead back to the Courtyard, and since she was totally lost she could have been walking in circles for hours and been walking back toward the Queen of Hearts without knowing it. Were these two of her soldiers?
“Easy Miss ,” one of them said, putting a hand up. They were walking slowly toward her, eyes sharp and alert behind piggy faces. “You’re Alice, aren’t you?”
“How did you know that?” Alice said.
“Relax,” the other one said. “We’re here to take you back.”
Alice’s heart plunged in her chest. She shook her head. “No,” she said. Her jaw shook, and she began to cry. “ NO! ”
“Now, now,” the first one snorted. “That’s no way to behave, is it? You’re just a little confused. Let’s get you back to your room. The Doctor would like to see you still.”
“You want to get better, don’t you?” the other one said.
“You get the fuck away from me,” Alice said. She matched their steps toward her with one of her own, back and away from them.
“It’s going to be okay,” The second pig said.
“ GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM ME! ” Alice screamed. Her voice strained and cut out on her, forcing her next breath to come out like a walrus barking at its mate.
“Calm down,” The first pig said. “You need to go back, you can’t stumble around in the halls all night leaving blood smears everywhere.”
“Not going back,” Alice said. “Not ever.”
“Well, we have to take you back Missy,” The first pig said. “We’re going to take you back.”
“ I’ll rip your fuckin’ balls off if you come near me, pig ,” Alice said. They wavered for a moment. The first pig took on the shape of a man in his 20’s with a crop of curly red hair. The other pig looked shorter. Darker. She shook her head, trying to clear the cobwebs. She could focus on the creatures in front of her. It was enough, for now.
“Real fuckin’ nice,” the second pig said. “Boy, I bet your mom is real proud of that mouth you have.”
“I’m gonna drag you back to that room by your hair if I have to,” the first one said. He had his hands up in front of him, and had stepped in front of his partner. In a lower voice, he said, “ But I bet you’d like that, wouldn’t you ?”
Alice put her hands up, Balled into fists. The second pig snorted at her.
“ Aww come on ,” he said. “Can we just do this without any bullshit please?”
“Too late,” the first pig said. He made a grab for Alice’s hand; and for a moment was surprised when it wasn’t there. Alice slapped his hand down and away from them. Too late the pig noticed Alice’s other fist pulled back like a spring on a hair trigger.
Alice hit the pig in the face with a perfect left cross, catching him just to the left of his nose and hitting his cheek. It was enough to cause his nose to angle off to the right; a subtle shift that only he and Alice were aware of. A moment later his face was gouting blood, and he fell back away from her holding his broken nose in his hooves.
“ Fuckin bitch! ” he screamed. “ Ahh Jesus Jackson she broke it! ”
Alice turned to the other pig. He had his flashlight out like a club. His head swiveled between his partner and back to Alice, as though he was unsure which one needed his attention more.
“I told you,” Alice said. “I’m not going back to the courtyard. I’m not going back
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