Lost In Middle Earth

Chapter 1

Okay, don't panic, breath, just breath that is the key. I am standing in a really wild forest, I do not know where I am and my bloody mobile does not seem to be working. This is probably the worst situation I have ever been in. I don't know how I got lost, I was in the car at one second and then I wasn't. Was that water I just heard? I walk forward a few paces and sure enough it is. Okay what I will do is follow this stream and it will probably lead to the river where there will probably be people and then I will be rescued. I start walking and after a while I feel a pang for my beautiful pale pink sandals that cost me a fortune. I am wearing Calvin Klein jeans, which I got on sale and a pink T-shirt that says angel on it. I have also got an over-night bag with the most gorgeous Dona Karan evening dress. I was headed for a beech condo for a date with James, who is my boyfriend and we were on a date, so I thought I would take the dress and wear it at his condo rather than crease it in the car. It was so expensive. Anyway, now all I can do is sling the bag on my back and make sure nothing happens to my precious dress.

Suddenly I hear rustling in the trees, I don't know what it is but it is seriously freaking me out. I mean there could be tigers or lions or…bloody huge hairy things, oh my god is that a spider? I am so scared I actually cannot move. That's right I'm just standing and staring at it. I think it is waiting for me to make the first move. Okay what I will do is run and scream "ahhhhhhhh".

I break into a run as fast as I could, I could feel burning on my face as various twigs rush past causing me to bleed fiercely. I hope they don't leave scars. Anyway I keep running and suddenly hear something whizzing past me; maybe it was a bullet. I keep running until I'm out of breath and just cannot keep the pace, must remember to go to gym when I get back.

Anyway I stop but I can't hear the weird thing behind me, maybe that was a bullet that killed it.

"Ahhhhhhhh" oh bloody hell, that was a human being that just jumped in front of me.

"Hello, can you please help me, I mean I lost my way and ended up here and I really have to go somewhere very important." I rush on explaining

"Who are you? And what are you doing in a forest such as this?" the guy in front of me asked. Hello didn't I just explain it.

"Well I don't know how I got here?"

"I think you should come with me because if you stay you will die"

God, talk about mean, but I think maybe I should go with him, I mean he looks alright not like a psychopath, if I had seen him back in New York then I would have tried to get it on with him.

"What is this place?" I ask after a while of silence

"Middle Earth"

Okay I did not hear that right did I? He is probably a loony after all, oh my god I could be in danger, I mean nobody knows where I am so he could be taking me to some weird place and he might… I don't want to think about what might happen, oh fuck.

"What?" I decide on getting him to talk as much as I could, apparently we have to keep our friends close but enemies closer, so I will try and find as much as I can about him.

"Middle Earth and you are in Mirkwood forest"

I laughed at him out loud and said so sarcastically "yes and I suppose you are an elf, haha", oh no he is staring at me and we have stopped walking, this is so bad. Maybe he is going to kill me!

"Please don't kill me, I didn't mean to be offensive, I know this is your home and stuff but really we are adults and lets be realistic when did you last see Santa or Rudolf or a fairy or even an orc" I'm blabbering and he is staring at me as though I have gone mad, he looks at me up and down and then says

"I am an elf, my name is Legolas"

"Well then let us go to your palace"

God what am I going to do? Suddenly I stop and remember my bag with the Donna Karan evening dress, oh no I left somewhere when I was running from the big spider thing. Damn! That cost over two thousand dollars, but it was totally worth it because it got me a date with James and he asked me to wear it especially for him.

"Legolas" more like crazy guy, stops and WOW. There is a white building, well I think it was once white, with huge overgrown weeds all over the walls, but it does not look like a jungle or anything. There were many different kinds of flowers intertwined with the vines growing up over the walls. There was lilac and red and pink…. I looked up from staring and saw Legolas going up the white steps and into the gate. It was huge with fantastically intricate designs. I suddenly felt sorry for whoever made it, it must have taken ages!

I stared up and felt a tug in my heart, any buildings hardly ever mesmerized me, usually when I go on holidays I just skip the sightseeing and nature. I run straight to the shopping, but this is wow.

I followed Legolas inside and ran to catch up, by now my beautiful sandals are ruined because of the mud and everything and my shirt has some weird substance on it that I would rather not think about.

He walks in and seems to know his way around, he goes through corridors occasionally giving orders to some servants and finally we got to a big…conference hall. It was massive and just so pretty. There were two thrones at the very end of one side of the room; on it sat a man and a woman. They were both wearing crowns and looked very well groomed that I felt self-conciouse and realized that I must look a sight. Legolas went forward greeted them in an informal manner and then started speaking in "elfish". At this moment I am really shocked because he said Middle Earth. And I read Lord Of The Rings in high school and saw all the movies, but it is just impossible. However everyone here believes it, as if it's real. What the hell is going on? I said that out loud, because everyone is staring at me. I look up and say:

"Sorry to interrupt, but please can you help me go home, I mean all I need is a telephone, and maybe a car but if you cant get a car then just tell me where the nearest train station is."

"What are you talking about child?" the queen says

"Where am I?" I do not want to say, please tell me because that freak thinks I am trapped in a story.

"Middle Earth, but please tell us where you came from?"

"New York"

"I have never heard of such a place" this time it is the guy who speaks

"I was going to my boyfriends house when…I don't know I landed here"

"Well you shall be our guest and my son Legolas can accompany you around"

Oh my God, maybe I am dreaming, pinch myself. Nope I'm still in the palace. A servant comes in and takes me to my room, which is very posh, and like one of those Victorian rooms you see in old movies. I am so tired I fall onto the bed and the servant says:

"Prince Legolas told me to give you this" and she hands over my precious bag with the Donna Karan dress. Phew!

AN: please review this story even if it is negative, I do not mind.