Anna opened her eyes and it felt like she was seeing the world in ultra HD.
First sat up, looking down at her hands. Since she came into this world, her body had always felt alien. Like it didn't truly belong to her. But now? She felt like it was hers. Lived in and owned.
Her head raced, like she had been forced to watch a million hours of movies all at once without breaks.
Wait, that's kinda what happened?
As she stared at her arms, she noticed how different the orchid marks looked compared to what they looked like on Princess Orchid. On the Princess they were much fainter, and now they were bolder. Sharper. As if someone had used a silver sharpie to ink them over.
I'm Princess Orchid now…no, I'm not her. I just look like her.
Right.
I'm not her. I'm Anna DeMarchess.
No. I'm Anna Carson. Carson. That's my last name. I'm 26 and I used to work at Slinger Corp, I was the general affairs staff, that's a fancy word for errand girl and corporate slave but who cares.
