Pain is an element of blank

It cannot recollect when

It began or if it were....

* * * *

When you fall, someone hurts you or you get physical or emotional injury. You feel only one thing- pain.

It had been part of me for as long as I can remember but..

Damn, this feels uncomfortable

I was the only one in the room, this choking room. My breath was becoming spaced, falling to the ground, gradually losing consciousness.

Am I really gonna die like this?

I should be happy my pathetic life was going to come to an end.

Suddenly the door burst open and I heard faint voices.

"Princess iris "

And that was the last thing I heard before utter darkness.

* * * *

- An hour ago-

" miss Gilmore " the intercom buzzed

" yes sir ", I replied

" Bring the files, the confidential ones, I've got to go through them"

"be right there"

I got exactly what my boss - Mr Joyner wanted. I knocked on this door then entered

"here sir", I said.

"I'm giving you the rest of the day off, you may leave" he said waving me away.

Okay, that was weird. Mr Joyner never gave me time off.

"good day sir",i said and left.

I packed my things and made my way out of the Joyner tower, completely ignoring everyone on the way. I always heard whispers about me

"she is such a freak "

" I wonder why Mr Joyner kept her as his P.A".

To be honest I couldn't care less. I had learnt to fend for myself at a very young age. Not everybody was fortunate to fulfill their dreams,they just stay dreams.

I sighed as I opened the door to my house that Mr Joyner had given me and I had lived in for a whole four years. I entered and dropped my keys. I trudged upstairs to take a shower. I had just removed my jacket when I heard my phone ring.

It was an unknown number.

"Hello"

No answer

"Hello", I repeated.

And the line went dead. It was probably a prank call. I was about to drop my phone when it rang out again. This time it was my boss.

"Hello Mr Joyner "

" yes, iris "

His voice was still with coldness and he called me by my first name, he never does.

" sorry to bother you, but I need you to pick up an important package at the old warehouse".

I didn't want to be nosy and ask questions, I mean he was my boss after all. So I just said

"yes sir, I'll go right now".

"Goodbye- iris" and he hung up.

What the hell just happened, my boss just called me by my first name, his voice sounded so cold and it had an air of finality like it was the last time he would talk to me. I decided not to overthink it.

It was pointless taking a bath now, so I just dug my phone in my pocket  and walked to the ware house. It was a fifteen minutes walk but I didn't mind. Feeling the outburst of fresh air on my face made me forget my pains and life for a minute.

I looked around as I reached the warehouse.

Everywhere seemed so isolated and I knew no one came here anymore. What could he want here? And why couldn't he just send one of his men? I had a bad feeling but I pushed it to the back of my mind.

Right now, I felt like a girl in a horror movie that was about to walk into a very dumb trap and the audience be like 'nooooo'.

All I had to do was pick up the package and leave, it couldn't be hard. Really nothing to be weary about. I began my search. it was pretty dusty and I checked everywhere but no package. He could have been more specific. Maybe it was a mix up, nothing more. If it were another person I'd say he wanted to harm me but definitely not Mr Joyner. He helped me get away from them. He helped me when I wanted to commit suicide.

"He would never harm me ", I said trying to convince myself.

" you sure about that"

I spun around and saw Mr Joyner.

"Mr Joyner, it's great to see you, I didn't see any package, probably a mix up"

"well it is definitely the right warehouse " he said

He smiled and said

" Iris, you are so dense and so naive, the package isn't here because there is no package ".

" then why did you send me here? "

" so that I can wipe you out of existence ".

I rose an eyebrow up

" No offense Mr Joyner but you sound like a villain, did you start acting? "

" Well, you are right, I'm a villain. Personally I have nothing against you iris but you are the chosen one and you pose as a threat to us aridites"

"what are you talking about?", I said totally confused.

"Nevermind, you won't need to know. I have observed you enough, now it's your end "

I closed my eyes and ran my hands through my hair. Why the hell was Mr Joyner talking so much rubbish?

"you have been a competent P. A but you must go"

He turned his back and said

"goodbye again - iris"

And he disappeared in a cloud of black smoke.

Did he just disappear in smoke? I think I'm running mad. I sat on the floor with my knees to my face and buried my head in my legs. I'm really tired that's why I'm seeing things. I'm not in this warehouse, this is just another one of my nightmares.

Suddenly I felt a sudden surge of heat. I rose my head and the entire warehouse was in flames, black flames.

"no, no this day cannot get even weirder ", I said.

I ran to the door and tried opening it bit it was sealed shut, so I just kept on banging at the door and screaming for help. Then it came to me, it hit me.

No one was gonna come for me because no one cared to do so. If I died now, what difference will it make.

I sank to the floor choking.

"damn, this is uncomfortable"

What an irony! He saved me only to kill me himself. In less than five minutes, my wretched life will be over. I was slipping out of reality. I was always alone from the start and I was going to die alone.

Suddenly the door burst open.

"iris, Princess iris".

More madness, a princess.

Then it all stopped, my eyelids shut, bringing on the darkness.

A/N how was the first chapter?  Iris really is naive though. Please leave comments, I'd really like to see your views.

Till next time, adios😉