Strength
Eight years have passed since Dad found me. Now I'm twelve! I dash through the house, Dads voice echoing, "48…49…50! Ready or not here I come!" I run outside and I see a tree with a low branch. I smirk and haul myself up. I climb ever higher into the leaves. I peer down at the ground waiting for Dad to come by. I sit quietly chuckling to my self. A breeze blows and my dirty blond hair billows out like a sail. Nothing like a red alert like blonde hair I think dryly to myself. I try to wrangle my hair into a pony tail but that is just not happening.
"Gotcha Freedom!" I peer down to see Dad attempting to climb the tree. I laugh and drop down out of the tree.
"I knew my hair would give me away!" I laugh. He smiles at me and I smile back.
Determination
I move my food around the plate. I wonder to myself Why won't they let me go outside? I mean I know what happened but why can't I go outside? I turn to Ludwig and open my mouth to ask. He glances up and puts down the paper he was reading.
"Yes Anna?" he asks me.
I blurt out, "Can you teach me to read German? I mean I can speak it but I can't read it." My eyes widen in surprise at myself. Ludwig chuckles.
"Ja. One day mein kleines Mädchen," he says. I grin. He stands up and ruffles my hair. I smile to myself.
Bravery
I listen to Latvia calling to me. "Drysi?! Where are you?" he shouts. I twirl a pipe Russia gave me. I grin as I hear Latvia's footsteps coming nearer. I swing the pipe out from behind the doorway.
"Ah! Ow ow ow!" he shouts. I smile at him sweetly. He grabs me by the arm and stomps towards Russia's office. I pale considering how pale my complexion already is.
"Net! Mne zhal! I'm sorry! Please don't take me to Russia!" I cry out tears pooling in my eyes. He glances back and sighs.
"Ok. Just don't run away from me anymore ok?" he says. I nod scared of Russia.
"I will make you something, da?" I say already smiling. He smiles and nods.
Hope
I pet the unicorn as I watch fairies fly over head.
"Arthur? Can I ride the unicorn?" I ask turning to the man next to me. He looks uncertain but he nods any way. I smile and I climb up onto the unicorns back. I stroke its mane then I start braiding it. A meow from the ground stops me. I peer down and I see a cat with wings. I chuckle and lean down to pick it up.
"Why hello buddy!" I say laughing.
"Hope, we gotta go," Arthur says, watching me pet the cat. I nod and slide off of the unicorn. Arthur holds out his hand and I curtsey. I take his hand and we walk to the house.
"I need to go to a meeting okay? So I'm going to leave our friends in charge until I get back okay Hope?" he asks concern glowing in his eyes. I beam and nod.
"Don't worry about me!" I say smiling. And don't discuss where your meetings are in front of me.
*Mne zhal- I'm sorry
*mein kleines Mädchen- my little girl
*net- no
