"You're so bright, I swear you swallowed the Sun. And I am so in awe, just basking in your light. But I am just the one who swallowed the moon. The only light that I have's just a reflection of you. And the only thing I know is I wanna know what it'...
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"I've seen it all," A sudden voice said. Alex jumped as she and everyone else turned in the direction of the voice. Standing there was Sister Krone. Alex looked at her in shock. How long had she been there? How much did she hear them say? She said that she'd seen it all so did she actually see everything and hear everything that they had been talking about. The woman had her hands clasped behind her back with a big smile on her face, "Would you like to team up with me?"
"Huh?" Emma asked.
"How long have you been here?" Alex inquired. She backed up until she was at Norman's side. Sister Krone continued to smile and didn't bother giving an answer. Alex reached her hand over, grabbing Norman's hand out of fear.
The platinum blonde boy squeezed her hand before smiling at the others, "Stay calm, guys," The group all turned to look at him, "We'll be okay. Let's listen to what she has to say."
"Exactly," Sister Krone chimed in, "All I'm asking is for us to join forces in order to help each other achieve our goals." She held out her arms with her palms facing up.
Emma looked at her with an expression of caution, "Achieve... Our goals?"
"That's right," Sister Krone pointed at them, "Your goal is to 'escape,'" She placed her hand on her chest, "Mine is to 'become the Mama of this house.' My ultimate wish is to drag Isabella out of her position and to snatch it for myself." She really wanted to continue this cycle of sacrificing kids? What was Alex saying? Of course, she did. Why else would she be working with Mom?
"Her 'position?'" Don seemed like he was confused.
"To be in charge of the house," Alex replied. The redheaded girl narrowed her eyes at the woman in front of them. She didn't trust her at all. What was she saying earlier about wanting to team up with them? Why would she want to do that?
"Just to make sure you all know, I'm telling nothing but the truth right now. In essence, my goal is also to escape..," Sister Krone pulled her collar to the side which showed numbers on the side of her neck. Alex's eyes widened in surprise. She was... One of them? "From my current position," Everyone was now giving the woman stunned looks. They too couldn't believe that she was like them at one point. "Do you all know how the rules of this system are organized?" Sister Krone bent down like she was about to teach them something, "Girls who successfully clear a certain set of requirements and end up living here until the age of twelve are given two options to choose from. One is to be killed, and the other is to work towards becoming a Mama."
"What are the requirements?" Don questioned her.
"Satisfactory grades... And a recommendation from their very own Mamas," Sister Krone explained, "As long as you manage to pass both of these hurdles, you will always be guaranteed an option for survival... Though this only applies to girls," Out of the corner of Alex's eye, she could see Gilda grab on to Emma in fear. She was slightly scared as well. That was probably the reason that Mom had them help her out with the babies. To see if they were Mom material. Alex was shocked to see Sister Krone start to unbutton her dress, "But honestly, I wouldn't recommend anybody to take that path..," When she opened her dress, the kids were finally able to see a huge scar going down the middle of her chest. "Because they will modify your body so that it'll become physically impossible for you to leave your designated areas," She buttoned her dress back up, "You are all still capable of doing that."
