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Chapter 7 - His eyes

Now that I have a second to look around, I wonder if there's a bathroom in here.I open a door, it's an empty closet. People probably don't last long here so what's the point in having a wardrobe? I move on to the next door which is the bathroom. By the love of God. Its beautiful. If only I wasn't so beat down, I think I would be excited. There's a garden tube in the center of the room with a full vanity behind it. To the right of the vanity is the shower. To the left is another door. I open it to find yet another closet. This one is much larger. I could fit a bed in here and still have plenty of room. What's the point? If I'm not going to be alive much longer why give me a room like this? There are a few towels sitting on a shelf next to the tube and a robe hanging from a hook by the door. I decide to take a shower. I can still feel Vlad hands all over me... I need to wash them away. The soaps all have an herbal scent to them, which I love. My shampoo and conditioner smells of roses. The body wash is peppermint with a hint of rosemary, leaving my body tingling. Is this what Alexander likes? He did say he chose this room for me... I towel off and look around for a hairbrush. Then I realize I don't have any clean clothes to change in to. Uhh, should I just put on the dirty ones or ask Simon... I wonder is he has a shirt I could borrow. I slip into the robe and make my way to the bedroom door. I knock slightly then open it just a little. "Um, Simon? Are you there?" The door opens fully "I'm here! Oh! Sorry, sorry!" he takes one look at me and closes the door again. "Do- do you know if there's a change of clothes for me? Or I could use one of your shirts or..." I'm speaking through the door. I wait for his response. I wonder if he walked away? "There's nothing available for you at the moment but I'll see to getting you new attire as soon as possible." .... I take that as a no to borrowing one of his shirts. Huh. I walk away from the door frustrated. You would think that if you planned on kidnapping someone you would have everything ready by the time you took them! I close the bathroom door behind me and sit down on the chair in front of the vanity. I really don't want to tour the castle wearing my filthy clothes I was trapped inside of a coffin in for 5 hours. I hear the door open slightly "Veronica, sorry for the intrusion-" I have my head buried in my hands with my elbows on the vanity. I quickly rearrange myself. "I'm sorry! I-I will be ready a a few moments. I'll get dressed now..." Simon looks down at the clothes on the floor. I think vampires have a hightened sense of smell because he makes a weird face. "Do not put those on. I'll be back shortly with something more suitable." I wait about 10 minutes, this time he knocks before he enters. "This will have to do for now. Later we shall get you everything else you'll need. It seems as though you'll be with us for quite some time." He hands me a black dress, I don't say anything back to him. It think he's waiting for me to take my robe off to get dressed. I give him a questionable look and raise one of my eyebrows. He takes the hint. "Ah! I will leave you to it. Excuse me..." As Simon turns to leave I slowly start to pull the robe off of my shoulders. I see his eyes in the mirror as he takes one last look at me before closing the door.