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Chapter 39 - Leia

Leia is sentenced to one hundred years in prison. All the people are looking down on her. The old man judge is trying his best not to smirk; the people in the stands all appear to have two faces every time Leia looks at them.

Leia is stunned, not knowing what to do. Two people grab her elbows, dragging her out of the courtroom. She doesn't even try to fight back; her mind is trying to think about what happened before she arrived here. What did she even do?

Leia sees the same guard she talked to running through the dimly lit, brown-colored wall of the hallway. Pictures of many people are plastered on the walls, and the navy blue carpet has a rhombus-shaped pattern. 

"I am here to take Leia to get a makeover for the last time before she never sees her face again." The woman talks to the people dragging her out.

They both look at themselves and nod. Leia is now freed of the grasp of the people; she tries to turn around to see their faces; however, they disappear without leaving a trace of their presence. Leia is now thinking about what is happening and what is going to happen to her.

The woman grabs Leia's hand and starts walking out of the courtroom. The walls change color from brown to caramel to hazel, and the lights illuminate more and more. There are no signs of life in the hallways. Everything is empty, except for the occasional black leather couches located in different places.

"Leia, are you ready for your makeover?" The woman's face is of pure excitement and hints of sadness.

Leia looks at the woman, now having a clearer picture of her face. Her face appears to be between twenty and twenty-five years of age; her skin is smooth, she has long brown hair, and her brown eyes complement her face. 

Looking at her, Leia smiles and nods.

Leia leaves the courtroom; the shine of the sun makes Leia temporarily blind due to her lack of sun. They start walking to the stylist to get Leia's last makeover. Leia feels that there are three people following her the moment she steps out of the courtroom.

Deciding to ignore them, she starts to pay attention to the world; there are many modern-looking stores, cars are passing through her, and the crosswalk is a dirty pink color. The people walking around look very normal, all of them looking happy with their lives.

Leia finally arrives at the stylist. The store outside has an LED sign showing the name of the store called "Bella. The inside of the store is very beautiful. The white-colored walls with many LED lights illuminate the entire room, a woman looking at Leia, then pointing at her chair.

The woman appears to be in her early forties; her long, wavy hair with light makeup made the woman who carried Leia very happy.

Leia sees that the woman goes to the stylist, and they start talking at a decibel level that makes her unable to hear at the distance they are.

The woman signals Leia to come over and sit down. The woman goes to bring a large mirror. Leia starts to see the stylist get many hair and makeup materials for her makeover.

The woman arrives with a large mirror before Leia can see her reflection; she finds herself blindfolded by the woman. She goes with it as she doesn't have liberty anymore.

Buzz, buzz, buzz.

 Leia feels her hair being cut, and later she starts to feel many things put on her face. They take the blindfold off, but Leia is unable to see anything, sensing color but unable to produce a clear picture; she starts feeling makeup on her eyes.

"Are you ready, Leia?" The stylist asks.

Leia nods and starts to see again.

Leia is surprised to see her reflection. Her face is that of a beautiful young woman; her long, crimson red hair was cut in a way resembling that of a wolf cut. Her cheeks have a blush, but what captivated Leia was her red eyes; the eyeliner made her sharp eyes more defined. 

"Wow, you look beautiful, Leia. I knew that a haircut would suit you. No need to thank me." The woman's eyes glowed in excitement.

Boom!!

The windows were shattered by an explosion. In the dust of the attack, there could only be seen a silhouette of five men. 

Whoosh

The three people that Leia sensed were looking over Leia suddenly appeared to take care of the attack.

Leia is surprised by this, but does not lose her opportunity to escape, she sees how the people are fighting; she pushes the woman and stylist into the battle for her to make a run.

Leia pushes the backdoor and makes a run for it. She can only hear the effects of the fight. She starts to find a way out of the town. Seeing an obscured pathway, she decides to start running to the pathway. 

The pathway is very dark, and the houses look very sad; it's a different world from the vivid place she was just in. The more she starts walking deeper inside the pathway, the more and more houses start to appear. 

Leia finds herself stuck in a place where she doesn't know where to go. Her looks make her scared of whatever will happen to her. She then feels a lustful look from every corner of the place she is. The apartments and houses all look dark, making it perfect for people to hide. 

Leia makes a run for it, running to find a way out; the people all start running towards her. She continues to run with all her speed, passing through many houses just to run away. 

Bang

Leia collides against a bucket covered in cement; she falls from the pain, her leg now injured, and she feels too weak to do anything. 

Leia sees a small rusting knife in the side of the bucket; she grabs it and manages to stand up.

Pointing the knife, she instinctively hides her presence behind one of the doors, prepared to kill anyone who comes close to her.