Her hands fumbled for the vile, the one that would truly turn her into an immortal, just like her love. She had officially turned 16, and was supposed to wait another year, but the idea had lingered with her for so long, and she could not wait any longer. She lifted the bottle to her lips and felt the water as I touched her lips, and all at once she felt different. To test the power of the water, she took the vile and smashed it against her hand. A normal human being would have bled to death, but now that she was immortal she did not feel the pain, nor did she bare the marks of the glass. Her questions were answered, and all she would have to do was wait until Jesse returned without raising suspicion from her now none-aging self. She looked out into the forest, where deep inside the forbidden spring bubbled. She thought of her family, and how they might react when they visited and no grandchildren and no mother, old with age. Oh she hoped Jesse would come soon, it was almost unbearable. Suitors had already started appearing at the door, most of them money hungry, but all pleased my mother. She knew that sooner or later she would be married off to one of the corny suitors that her mother so much preferred. Please hurry Jesse, please. Don't make me marry a stranger. I belong with you my love. Hurry times running out.
The bell rang, signaling
the visit of another unexpected guest. I winced as his charming words
increased my mothers wonderful feelings towards him. I was called out
into the parlor to meet my maybe future husband.
"Darling," my mother said, " this is Thomas, and he has come hear to meet you and take you on a lovely summer ride around the country!"
"Wonderful." That was all that I could manage from my lips, my thoughts were screaming run, but my manners screwed my feet to the floor. Mr. Thomas took me by the arm, and I had one last look at my sweet home before the carriage rode off into the summer evening. I watched as the houses became further and further apart, and how it seemed as if we had been riding for hours. I wondered how we would get home before nightfall. " Excuse me, I don't mean to sound ungrateful, but shouldn't we be heading back to my home now?"
"Oh no, I'm afraid you won't be going back there for awhile. You being so rich I'm sure there would be a handsome reward to get you back!" He looked into my eyes, I started to scream but out of nowhere he gagged me and threw a sack over my head. Jesse, please find me and save me from despair. The sack slowly became damp from my tears, and I only hoped my knight would rescue me soon.