Chapter Two: Memories and Im a Swan!
14 year old Odette ran out of her house in the middle of the night. Her parents were fighting again and she couldn't take the yelling anymore. She ran losing her shoes in the process, now only her long sleeved violet dress kept her warm from the cold Newlines December air.
Her running came to a slow paced walk; her hands rubbed her arms trying to bring some warmth into them. She eventually wandered blindly down an alley way. Down the alley there was an old tree, and a shop with an open door. Not thinking correctly she walked into the shop seeking any warmth that might be there.
Her bare feet felt the fabric of several rugs that were on the floor. She shivered slightly and though as on cue the door softly closed not allowing anymore warmth to escape from this place.
"Don't be afraid,"
She heard a voice echo, she looked around trying to locate where the voice came from. She gasped when she saw a shadow appear on the wall next to her, a shadow without an owner. She watched the shadow's hand caress her shadow's cheek.
She gasped slightly, she could feel it. "Um…" she couldn't believe she was about to do this. "Do you…to you have a coat or a blanket or something?" the shadow nodded and suddenly there was a warm blanket around her shoulders. Only when she looked on her shoulder, she saw a hand. Long slender fingers and dark colored skin, her eyes traveled upward and she looked into a pair of velvet colored eyes.
Those eyes stared at her, "Better?" she heard a deep voice resonate in her ears as she slowly nodded causing the man…well boy to smile.
"My name is Facilier."
He said charmingly as he held out his hand to her "Odette," she said placing her hand in his allowing him to kiss it. "Pleasure lady Odette" he smiled with a tip of his top hat.
(Some time ago)
Pain filled her head as her eyes adjusted to the light. The last thing she remembered was…Facilier screaming for her and then darkness. She walked towards the edge of the water and began to drink; the cool liquid soothed her burning throat.
Slowly her eyes fully adjusted, and what she saw before was a Swan looking back at her. She gasped and shook her head hoping that this was a dream. "No," she said "No" tears began to flood from her eyes. She looked at her hands which were now white feathered wings.
Her eyes gazed up into the sky and saw the evening star glowing bright. "What am I to do? What happened to Facilier? Please," she pleaded "Please help me."
"What you be talkin' to Evangeline fo?"
Odette looked up and saw a firefly flying next to her head. "Oh, I-I'm sorry I didn't realize you were there." The little hillbilly firefly laughed.
"Oh shucks darlin' ain't notin to be getin a fuss ova. My name is Raymond, but you may call me ray." He said as he placed a delicate kiss upon her wing.
"Oh, well how do you do Ray. I'm Odette."
"Well na that be just as beautiful a name as Evangeline!" he said dreamily as he gazed at the evening star.
"Is that what the stars name is?"
"Oh shucks girl, Evangeline ain't no star! Oh well maybe she is na but she was once a firefly. We firefly's believe that when we die. We become a star and sit there up in the heavens."
Evangeline looked up into the heavan's and saw the million's of stars. "What a lovely thought."
Ray smiled "Indeed it is. Well come on girl we need to get some food in ya. You be as skinny as a twig ya." Evangeline swam along in the water following Ray to where he lived. Not knowing what would come here way. But at least she had found a friend.
