On the Other Side of Everything.... [for pinkportals] The portal that dragged Clarice Ferguson-Creed forcefully from her room snapped shut as the chains around her wrists immediately unsnapped and sank into the floor, melting away like water from her body. She was in a fragrant garden, housed within a glass dome structure that reached its peak high above her and was supported by elaborate columns of stone and metal. She could see birds flying overhead though beyond that there were only stars and the deep emptiness of a night sky despite the bright and warm atmosphere of the garden itself. How it was possible to have a window to the stars while gardening in the sun was a bit of a mystery.
She could hear humming somewhere in the garden and as she looked around to gain her bearings a woman waded through the foliage, holding a basket of herbs and flowers. She wore a red button-up blouse and blue jeans while a wide-brimmed scarlet hat shaded her face and held back the mane of dark reddish-brown hair that tumbled down her back. She was a classic beauty, with olive toned skin and blue eyes that swept upward like a cat’s. She lifted her head slightly, her eyebrows arching up toward her hairline at sight of Clarice while her full lips parted in an “O” of surprise.
“Oh!” The woman then exclaimed her expression shifting into a brilliant smile. “You’ve finally made it! I’m so glad.” She stepped further through the grass and knelt down beside Clarice, frowning as she reached to brush at the tears on Clarice’s face. “Oh, no worries, hon. It’ll be alright.” She said in a soft soothing voice. “My sisters and I will keep you safe and everything will be fixed in no time. You’ll see.”