STORIES
315 - Down the Rabbit Hole
2022
Charlotte Tahariel Cammeo
Wednesday morning in Cammeo & Tahariel’s room …
CHARLOTTE:
… Where am I? And ‘ow is it that everything’s so bleedin’ big?
CHARLOTTE:
… This is me ‘ol room, and that’s me sis. What ‘as she gone ’n done to
me this time? Look at ‘er asleep! Coulda said ‘ello to me first.
CHARLOTTE:
… And look ‘ere. Someone’s sleeping in me ‘ol bed.
Think they can replace me, do they now?
CHARLOTTE:
… I feel a bit like Alice when she bloody fell
down the rabbit ‘ole, I do.
CHARLOTTE:
Damn, the door’s big. There’ll be no gettin outa ‘ere for me.
CHARLOTTE:
… Wonder if I look like me?
CHARLOTTE:
I used to keep a mirror up ‘ere …
CHARLOTTE:
Oops - me shoe.
CHARLOTTE:
… Blimy - is that me? I’m a bleedin’ doll I am.
CHARLOTTE:
Uh-oh, they’re waking up. I don’t think they know their magic
worked. I best play along till I see what this is all about.
TAHARIEL:
Oh, mornings always come too soon.
CAMMEO:
What time is it?
TAHARIEL:
Sorry Cam, I have an early class today. It’s only six.
You can go back to sleep.
CAMMEO:
Oh good.
CHARLOTTE:
Damn - forgot me bleeding’ shoe.
TAHARIEL:
Ow!
TAHARIEL:
… Oh, it’s Charlotte’s shoe.
CHARLOTTE:
Charlotte? Who the ‘ell’s Charlotte?
TAHARIEL:
Here you go Charlotte.
TAHARIEL:
What a weird vibe, like she was angry or something
and that can’t be since she’s doll. Wow, I really
need some coffee and a hot shower.
CHARLOTTE:
I’ll have to be careful ‘round that one, she must be
a witch. Maybe she’s the one done this to me and
doesn’t know ‘er magic worked?