"Can anyone hear me?" Little Slut shouted back across the hedge. It appeared that a path once ran to the right but was now wholly impassable, overgrown, and choked with undergrowth sporting long sharp black barbs glistening with dew in the sparse light. At the entrance, the trail started running to the left along the hedge, then dropping down into the shadows of the forest. It was filled with trees towering high above, with shorter trees fighting for light, and below that tall, dark-leaved bushes, with the ground covered by a mad assortment of plants, from flowers to vines all growing higgledy-piggledy in every direction, except for the path just beyond the gate. Instead, the space past the gate was a rough and tangled trail through a wildwood. The gate opened onto a path through an ancient forest, not a bucolic walk on manicured lawns or even park woods that Little Slut might have expected. Finally, her progress was blocked by a small gate she could barely squeeze through, rendering her dress further as if in some final insult as she passed out into the forest beyond. The position put unbearable pressure on her nipples and rent her dress. It was all she could do to control her desire to run to the spec of light and escape from this green prison.Īs she had followed the tunnel, its walls had become narrower, and the ceiling lower and lower finally, she had been forced to crawl on her belly, pulling the bodice tightly as she went. "Silly cow, just a few steps more." She reassured herself, and with those same steps, she could finally see a distant light. She could no longer see the gate behind, and her eyes could see only vague shapes she felt panic rising but pushed it down. After all, there was no point in going back, the gate was locked, and besides, there were plenty of searchers there, and she knew she must find Alice. "Alice!!" Little Slut could almost feel the sound of her voice being swallowed up by the thick foliage about her, but she continued her trek. "Alice!" Little Slut called as she ventured deeper into the passage she thought it strange that the hedge had not seemed so thick, but Little Slut realized she could no longer hear the frantic search beyond in the garden only a few steps behind her.Īt first, sunlight filtered through the leaves and branches of the hedge, but with each step, the light diminished finally to total darkness. So, with the gate closed and locked, the only option was to press on through the tunnel. Only then did she discover that there was no latch on the inside, nor could even her small hand pass between the bars. So focused, she did not notice the gate quietly closing until it securely locked behind her. She carefully searched for any sign that Alice had also passed the gate, she found none, but all the same, somehow knew Alice had indeed gone that way. With one last look back at the frantic searchers, she stepped through the gate and into the gloomy tunnel beyond. As herself being tiny, the gate was undoubtedly adequate and it was at least a fresh trail to follow. The gate opened silently it was small, hardly large enough for Alice, so Little Slut guessed. 'Strange, why had no one mentioned this?' She could not see the end of the hedge tunnel as it curved out of sight. Little Slut had gone to the spot she found the small hedge gate. Little Slut, an analytical little creature, was certain that one needed to start the search where Alice had last been seen. No one had seen her go she took nothing with her, not even a parasol. Little Slut wandered the grounds she was informed that Alice had been celebrating her impending wedding when she had disappeared. Little Slut's arrival drew little attention the family had allowed her into the house but had taken no further notice.
Things were so desperate that the authorities had been called, disregarding the scandal that would inevitably ensue. Yet, it seemed useless.Įven the attics had been unlocked and explored, as well as all their contents searched. "Alice!" Little Slut called as she walked along the hedge. All the characters in this story are over 18.
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