Alice's sister

Prologue

Alice woke up, still frazzled from her seemingly endless experience. She sat up, wonder what happened. Her sister, Edith walked outside.

"It's about time Alice! You've been sleeping for hours!"

Alice was puzzled, "What are you talking about Edith? I've been gone for days. Haven't mother and father been looking for me?"

"Why, of course not. You've only been out here since noon!"

Alice was on the verge of becoming distraught, "Edith you'll never believe where I was! I wasn't here asleep, I was in Wonderland! A marvelous place full of creatures you've never seen. And people you couldn't imagine." Alice continued on to explain the entire story of Wonderland.

Edith rolled her eyes. It had always bothered her when her younger sister talked of rubbish and nonsense, but she seemed a little more off today.

For some reason, though, the things Alice were describing, seemed somehow realistic. Edith shook her head and walked away anyways.

"Goodbye Alice, supper has ended; and mother and father didn't wish to wake you. They told me to tell you to help yourself to whatever the maid set aside for you. I'm going to bed."

"But Edith!" Alice was sadly disappointed, though; for Edith was already walking into the house, heading off to bed.

As Edith walked up the spiral stairs to her room she began to think that, maybe this wasn't such a silly idea. Why did it seem like that in the beginning? Why did she care anyways? She walked in to her room, shut the door behind her and leaned back on it, still confused about what was really going on. She decided, after ten minutes of wondering for no reason, that it was time for bed. She changed into her bed-clothes and stepped into bed. As she lay curled up underneath her covers, she began to think deeply about the rubbish her sister kept talking about.

She thought deeply, but after thinking too hard; she dosed off, too tired to think anymore. And she drifted into a deep sleep. When she woke, it was still night time. She glanced outside her window, and noticed something peculiar. Jumping outside her window was a little white rabbit!

How peculiar she thought this doesn't seem like the place for rabbits. Especially at this time of night! And on my windowsill? Rabbits don't jump that high either!

And then she noticed something else, the rabbit was wearing a waistcoat! And it had a little pocket watch in its furry hand.

Oh my goodness! This is just what Alice described to me in the beginning of her tale! In fact she remembered Alice's exact words, "A little white rabbit hopped about babbling on about how late he was! It was so funny… but so queer Edith. I didn't know what to make of it!"

Edith got out from under her covers and stepped onto the cold, wooden floor. She stepped towards the window cautiously and saw that the rabbit was waving for her to come outside! She stepped closer and gently put her hand on the frozen window. She thought that was the most ridiculous thing she'd ever seen!

How could this be? She silently thought to herself, but at the same time, she was so exited and so curious. She slowly opened the window, and put her face out in the wind. But the mysterious rabbit had vanished!

She closed her eyes and began to plunge back to the safety of her room, but she saw something! The rabbit was back on the ground! She looked further out, and by mistake, fell to the ground! But she was miraculously... fine. She saw the rabbit running away, but she felt she must follow him. Something was compelling her forward, and she couldn't fight the urge!

She stumbled as she ran, and fell, plunging suddenly into blackness. Surprisingly, though, there was no fear in her body. She was falling down a rabbit hole. Her skirt puffed up, slowing her fall to a mere drift. The hole went on and on forever. But she knew there was something meant to be about falling down that hole. She could hear the faint whooshing in her ears. Then she looked down and saw the faint white outline of the rabbit. What was happening? Why wasn't she afraid? What would her fate lead to? Falling down this endless pit brought her back to the story Alice told her, and about the "seemingly endless journey" she took. Then, and only then, she knew that that was exactly what was happening.

She was going to Wonderland.