Morrible Horrible

Chapter 1:

Morrible clutched onto her trunk holding it close to her chest as she ran through the pouring rain. She was cold and wet and miserable. Today believe it or not was her first day at Shiz University and this was how she was stuck; running down a slippery yellow road for miles on end because her coach forgot to pick her up. She lived in a town that was right in between the Emerald City and Shiz, right next to the yellow brick road. So it was about a two day horse ride to get there, running the way she was, she was lucky to make it there by the end of this week.

Perfect, simply perfect. Why did this always have to happen to her? Her of all people. She was never particularity great looking; actually she looked quiet ordinary, with her short brown hair and light hazel eyes. She was tall no doubt and a healthy weight of someone of her height, not that she was fat but rather skinny. She was often remarked to look like a fish, that just ground at her nerves, she could stand almost anything, well anything but that.

She had few passions, one of which was education, learning, knowledge was power and she planned on getting as much power as possible. After all she wanted a legacy to leave her once she died, she wanted to be remembered.

The water pounded harder and harder, so much so that Morrible was forced to stop at the side of the road. She sat under a tree huffing agitatedly; her light red dress was ruined, of all the luck. It would take her hours to take out all those mud stains.

At that a young man was riding along the yellow brick road on a black horse, he was late to Shiz. He stopped when he saw who he thought was a pretty young girl not much older than him, maybe eighteen or so. He stopped right in front of her to find her crying.

Morrible was crying, she was about to give up and head back home, her great journey ending before she even got to the University. She then stopped when she looked up and saw a young man. He smiled at her softly and unmounted his horse and strode over to her. He was handsome with brown hair and bright green eyes; he was just taller than her.

He offered his hand, "Here let me help you up. There's no need for a pretty thing like you to cry, just tell where you need to go and I'll take you there, promise."

Morrible looked up and took his hand, "You think I'm pretty?"

He helped her up, "Why are you so shocked? Of course you are." Then he repeated gently. "Where do you need to go?"

Morrible sniffed, "I need to go to Shiz."

He smiled, "We'll aren't we it luck, I'm going there too. I didn't know they were accepting women in Universities now."

Morrible shook her head, "They don't, I'm one of the first to, Shiz is the first University to accept women."

He nodded, "I see, well all the more luck, otherwise I'd of never of met you. Now shall we go?"

Morrible nodded as he helped her up on the horse and put his arms around her as she clutched to her trunk tighter than ever. They rode to Shiz, sure they were going to be about a day late but it wasn't that bad, after all Morrible had just made her first friend.