.:.morning glory.:.
by: Cecile Li
-Prologue-The tiny room inside the ship was dimly lit. The single stubby candle cast shadows that jumped as the candle flickered. A figure holding a child sat by the porthole.
The woman had dark brown eyes that glimmered of happier days and a family. She had long raven-black hair that ended at her waist. She wore a pale blue dress that was dirty and ripped. She was beautiful, so beautiful that you would want to paint a picture of her, just in case her beauty diminished.
Ana Glory held her daughter in a tight hug. Tears streamed down her golden skin as she rocked back in forth in her chair.
"Cherie, never tell anyone your name, not ever your friends. Never tell."
The girl raised her face. "Mama," She said smiling sweetly. "Not even my best friend?"
Ana looked out the tiny window into the big open sea. "No. Not even your best friends." She closed her eyes. A tear leaked out. "Friends…they always betray you in the end."
The girl screamed as the door burst open.
As quick as she could, almost as if she had been preparing for it, Ana shoved her daughter out of the porthole. "Swim, Cherie! Swim! Don't let them catch--"
Ana screamed as a sword thudded into her back. As she neared death, she managed to cry out, "Never tell anyone your name…!"
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