Creative Writing: Handmaid's Tale

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It was only just like that, Lydia was knelt over, balling her eyes out at the airport next to her cousin Stiles.

Why'd she get so emotional like this suddenly? She should be relieved, to be in a open air building instead of a small suffocating metal airplane cabin now. But those small details weren't going to stop Lydia from feeling utterly hopeless. Lydia felt ashamed, embarassed, exhausted, and even more emotions. It was like her heart was heavy, sagging in her chest.

It hit her in waves, the realization that Lydia ran away from it all. From her divorced parents, from her ex boyfriend, and from her social group back in New York. She ran in utter embarassment. How'd she give up so easily? Lydia ponders for a second, too afraid to look …show more content…

Stiles dashes up from the table to get the door. Lydia hears commotion, followed by heavy sounding footsteps. At this point, she lets a small tear slip down her cheek, no one noticing. She briefly wipes them away, shakily inhaling again.

The footsteps enter the dining area, in which Lydia averts her gaze to someone she's never seen before. Lydia's breath seems taken aback at the sight. It's a girl that's easily agreeably more prettier than Lydia Rose Martin herself.

She was a few centimeters taller than Lydia, with short chocolate brunette hair. She easily was athletic, with broad shoulders and an almost perfect posture when standing. The girl was easily intiminating, with her piercing dark brown eyes, and a strong jawline. Her hair was swept up in a messy half up half down, and she wore a fitted black tanktop and a pair of dark wash jeans, along with a pair of work boots.

Lydia wasn't sure how to feel. Envious? Attracted to? Curious?

For what seemed to be a brief moment of time, Lydia and the unknown girl made eye contact, when caused chills to run along Lydia's skin. Lydia knew what she was feeling. Pure …show more content…

"But, tell me Stiles, are you in some sort of cult I should know about?" Lydia deadpans.

Stiles lets out an amused chuckle, running his skinny fingers through his messy brown hair, hand on his hip.

"God, I wish so. I really do. It's just extremely personal and somewhat dangerous matters I guess. With everything and everyone pretty much shitting on you lately, I didn't want to drag you in this. Because once you're in, you're in for life." Stiles sighs.

Whatever it is, Lydia wants no part in. She can't get over Allison's haunting glare.

"I'll just pretend everything's fine. It's what I've always done and always will do. Goodnight Stilinski." Lydia purses her lips together.

Stiles gives a small wave, somewhat taken aback by Lydia's words, and leaves, closing the door behind him.

Lydia simply crumples up into a ball, too deep in thought to care whether she changed her clothes or had sheets on her

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