"Fears"
The day started like any other, Melody and Anya got
ready for school and Melody walked Anya to her class.
When they arrived home, however, Ariel met them at the
door. She had a frown on her faceand a look that told
the girls something was wrong.
"What is it?" Melody asked. "Is Aunt Aquata all
right?"
Ariel nodded.
"Yes, she's fine. I need to talk to both of you in
the living room."
Melody nodded and followed her mother to their
destination.
"Okay," Ariel began. 'I just wanna start out by
saying that neither one of you is in trouble. All
right, now that that is all straightened out, here it
goes. The adoption agency in Canada called and they
said there was a mistake in the adoption process.
That means that if the mistake they think was made,
did occur, Anya may have to go back for awhile."
"Back? Back where?" Melody asked, a shiver running
down her spine.
"To the orphanage." Ariel replied, laying a gentle
hand on her daughter.
Just then, the phone rang.
"I'll get it," Ariel said, getting up and heading for
the kitchen. "I'll be right back."
Almost immediately after Ariel left, Anya collapsed in
Melody's lap in tears.
"No, no, no! No!!" She wailed in between sobs. "I
don't wanna go baack! I don't wa-nn-nna go back! I
wanna stay here!"
"Shh," Melody said as she began to stroke Anya's
light brown hair and rock her back and forth. "It's
okay, Ahn. I know. I know. Shh."
It was silent for a little while. Melody just sat
there, hugging her distraught younger sister and
praying to God that everything would be all right.
*************
That night, Anya didn't sleep all that much. Neither
did Melody. In fact, Anya worke up in the middle of
the night, crying from a nightmare.
Melody went over to comfort her and almost tripped
over her schoolbag.
"It's okay," she said groggly. She sat on Anya's bed and stroked her light brown hair, and soothed her until she fell fast asleep, only to be woken up again by her sister's screeming once again.
************
After that long night, both Melody and Anya slept in, and when they Finally got up, both were not in a pleasant mood.
"Hello dears," Ariel said, "How did you sleep?"
"Don't ask!..." Melody replied, and Anya sniffed.
"Not a good night, huh?" Ariel said sympetheticly.
Just then, Eric walked in, "GOooooOOood Morning!" He said a little too cheerfully, and Melody and Anya walked out of the room...
********************
Later on that day, Ariel got a phone call. It was the orphanage.
"Yes, Hello? Is this (pause) Ariel Coralson?"
"Yes, may I ask who is calling?" she replied.
"This is the adoption agency, where you got Anya. How is she doing?"
And on it went, a nice conversation... until the lady mentioned the error they made.
"Yes, well, the error we were talking about? There was a mistake and we will need Anya back here today. Have a nice day!"
And that was that, no explanation or anything. Ariel just stood there, staring off into space.
As Ariel walked back to the living room, she found
Melody on the couch, trying to calm Anya down.
"Who was that on the phone?" Melody asked.
Ariel thought for a moment, before answering.
"It was a person from the orphanage. They said Anya
has to go back tomorrow."
Melody nodded as a lump formed in her throat. She
didn't know what to say. She couldn't say anything.
It was too hard.
****************
The night was a LONG one. Anya slept in Melody's room
again and well, didn't really sleep all that much.
Mostly cried and said she didn't want to leave while
Melody held her and told her it would be okay. It
wasn't until around two o' clock in the morning that
they both fell asleep.
**************
The next morning was the HARDEST morning of Melody's
life. She woke with Anya beside her and Lady at her
feet. She wished with all her heart that she was in
Atlantica. There she would be away from it all.
There she wouldn't have to worry about saying good-bye
to her sister whom she loved VERY much. But that
wasn't reality. The reality was, Anya was leaving.
And there wasn't anything Ariel or Eric could do about
it.
****************
At the orphanage, all of Anya's old friends that were still there, came a'running. "Anya, how are you?!" said one girl, then she saw the glum look, and realized there was something seriously wrong.
"What is it?" she said.
"Nothing, Crystle.... Just that my new family is not going to keep me, cause the people here won't let them..."
Then she burst into tears, and that got Melody started.
Ariel and Eric looked a little teary eyed too.
Then the lady that was on the phone came over and said,
"You must be Anya," and with that she took her by her arm and threw her into a room.
"Hey!" Ariel cried, "Stop!"
And the lady smiled evilly, and pulled off a mask, revieling her true identity.
Ariel stepped back in horrer, and Melody ran to where she put Anya, while Eric took a battle pose.
To Be Continued
The day started like any other, Melody and Anya got
ready for school and Melody walked Anya to her class.
When they arrived home, however, Ariel met them at the
door. She had a frown on her faceand a look that told
the girls something was wrong.
"What is it?" Melody asked. "Is Aunt Aquata all
right?"
Ariel nodded.
"Yes, she's fine. I need to talk to both of you in
the living room."
Melody nodded and followed her mother to their
destination.
"Okay," Ariel began. 'I just wanna start out by
saying that neither one of you is in trouble. All
right, now that that is all straightened out, here it
goes. The adoption agency in Canada called and they
said there was a mistake in the adoption process.
That means that if the mistake they think was made,
did occur, Anya may have to go back for awhile."
"Back? Back where?" Melody asked, a shiver running
down her spine.
"To the orphanage." Ariel replied, laying a gentle
hand on her daughter.
Just then, the phone rang.
"I'll get it," Ariel said, getting up and heading for
the kitchen. "I'll be right back."
Almost immediately after Ariel left, Anya collapsed in
Melody's lap in tears.
"No, no, no! No!!" She wailed in between sobs. "I
don't wanna go baack! I don't wa-nn-nna go back! I
wanna stay here!"
"Shh," Melody said as she began to stroke Anya's
light brown hair and rock her back and forth. "It's
okay, Ahn. I know. I know. Shh."
It was silent for a little while. Melody just sat
there, hugging her distraught younger sister and
praying to God that everything would be all right.
*************
That night, Anya didn't sleep all that much. Neither
did Melody. In fact, Anya worke up in the middle of
the night, crying from a nightmare.
Melody went over to comfort her and almost tripped
over her schoolbag.
"It's okay," she said groggly. She sat on Anya's bed and stroked her light brown hair, and soothed her until she fell fast asleep, only to be woken up again by her sister's screeming once again.
************
After that long night, both Melody and Anya slept in, and when they Finally got up, both were not in a pleasant mood.
"Hello dears," Ariel said, "How did you sleep?"
"Don't ask!..." Melody replied, and Anya sniffed.
"Not a good night, huh?" Ariel said sympetheticly.
Just then, Eric walked in, "GOooooOOood Morning!" He said a little too cheerfully, and Melody and Anya walked out of the room...
********************
Later on that day, Ariel got a phone call. It was the orphanage.
"Yes, Hello? Is this (pause) Ariel Coralson?"
"Yes, may I ask who is calling?" she replied.
"This is the adoption agency, where you got Anya. How is she doing?"
And on it went, a nice conversation... until the lady mentioned the error they made.
"Yes, well, the error we were talking about? There was a mistake and we will need Anya back here today. Have a nice day!"
And that was that, no explanation or anything. Ariel just stood there, staring off into space.
As Ariel walked back to the living room, she found
Melody on the couch, trying to calm Anya down.
"Who was that on the phone?" Melody asked.
Ariel thought for a moment, before answering.
"It was a person from the orphanage. They said Anya
has to go back tomorrow."
Melody nodded as a lump formed in her throat. She
didn't know what to say. She couldn't say anything.
It was too hard.
****************
The night was a LONG one. Anya slept in Melody's room
again and well, didn't really sleep all that much.
Mostly cried and said she didn't want to leave while
Melody held her and told her it would be okay. It
wasn't until around two o' clock in the morning that
they both fell asleep.
**************
The next morning was the HARDEST morning of Melody's
life. She woke with Anya beside her and Lady at her
feet. She wished with all her heart that she was in
Atlantica. There she would be away from it all.
There she wouldn't have to worry about saying good-bye
to her sister whom she loved VERY much. But that
wasn't reality. The reality was, Anya was leaving.
And there wasn't anything Ariel or Eric could do about
it.
****************
At the orphanage, all of Anya's old friends that were still there, came a'running. "Anya, how are you?!" said one girl, then she saw the glum look, and realized there was something seriously wrong.
"What is it?" she said.
"Nothing, Crystle.... Just that my new family is not going to keep me, cause the people here won't let them..."
Then she burst into tears, and that got Melody started.
Ariel and Eric looked a little teary eyed too.
Then the lady that was on the phone came over and said,
"You must be Anya," and with that she took her by her arm and threw her into a room.
"Hey!" Ariel cried, "Stop!"
And the lady smiled evilly, and pulled off a mask, revieling her true identity.
Ariel stepped back in horrer, and Melody ran to where she put Anya, while Eric took a battle pose.
To Be Continued