Deception
Prologue
I wake up on a high branch and the smell of fire arouses my senses. I try sitting up and become aware of the aching throughout my body. I see Connor in a much higher branch than
mine, seeming as if he's been awake all night. Though beaten worse than I am, he's fully alert for anything that might become a danger. Why can't I be that strong? These outsiders are the cause of it all; From the dead bodies lying on the ground, to the ashes that dance around us as we move. Villages found by these British invaders are always destroyed to nothing, but for some reason Leworki, our village, has yet to meet that fate. Instead they torture those who live in it, harass the women and deprive them of their children by making them their personal servants and slaves.
Because of this Connor has tried to bring me up to be brave and fight for our people, so even though he's hurt and is bleeding somewhat badly from a head injury he got while trying to escape this time's attack, he remains complaintless to build me stronger. As we begin to
walk out of the forest neither one of us says a word, but both know that something is wrong.
No bird sounds, no deer running, nothing, everything is silent. In my head i remind myself that they never completely destroy the village, but somehow I know something happened, and by my brother's expression, I can tell he feels the same way.
As we get closer I begin to loosen up and change my concern into happiness, I start to
think about my mother and what story she'll be telling us tonight, but the thought quickly
vanishes at the sight of what I used to call home...
Ive writtten many stories before, but this is the first one that ive written for others
to read. Please let me know if i should continue to upload more chapters, even
though for the sake of one I would upload the next one. Enjoy
Tony