Chapter 3
I woke up via a violent shake. I jolted up.
"Don't kill the pink poodle!" I shouted.
"What bloody pink poodle?" Jesse sniggered. I shook my head images of the Merryweather girl stuck in my head. "Get up. C'mon we have to go raid that girls carriage." He grinned stupidly.
"Pillock." I muttered, rolling my eyes in the process of shoving on my left boot. I stretched and yawned, I got ready in about fifteen minutes grabbing my bowler hat on the way out.
I ran outside and mounted Brighty.
"Robin!" My father's bleak utter mangled my ears.
"Yes father?" I looked down at him.
"Capture the girl and make sure you DON'T fail this time." I nodded and signalled the other three. This being a small trip through the forest shouldn't need that many men. We reached the border with only minutes to spare, ten minutes after we arrived the coach trotted up to the gate, the driver got down; his brown muddy hat covering his face, I saw a flash of vibrant ginger as Maria stuck her head out the carriage.
"What's happening?" she asked. "Where are we? Are we here?"
"The man's obviously a half-wit." A woman from inside the carriage called, she was just getting back into the carriage when I signalled the men. I leapt on top of the carriage and grabbed her shoulders. She screamed, trying to twist away from my grasp as I started to pull her out. I successfully got her out and she fell to the ground, dust clouded around her and her pink dress was covered in soil. She coughed as I jumped down next to her. She glowered up at me, her soiled face riddled with anger and her auburn hair seemed redder every second.
"What do you want?" she asked, her lip curled in loathing.
"Well I want a lot of things but with you, your life." I said casually, examining my jacket to see if it was at all scathed. I took her by the arm and she scratched me across the hand with- with a needle? Where the hell did that come from? I cried out from shock and she got into the carriage just as the driver was closing the gate.
"Ahhh!" I yelled in frustration.
"Aw! Did your girlfriend hurt you Robin?" I glared at Jess.
"Shove off Jess!" I glowered at him and went back up the verge to Brighty. I patted his pitch mane and he snorted with the same anger as me. I mounted the dusky bronco and we galloped off into the entrancing trees. As we careered through the trees, evergreen needles and leaves flew around us, I turned at a massive tree with a big trunk that twisted around itself and we carried on until we got to a crystal clear pond. The water was like a thousand sapphires turned to liquid shimmering in the mornings light, small fish the colours of leaves and the setting sun twisted and thrashed in the river almost moving with the sways of the current. I took off my boots and socks and climbed up the trunk of the willow sitting on the branch and dipping my feet into the enticingly cool water. The sea weed danced at the bottom practically looking like the hair of a mermaid. I looked at the captivating woodland around me, the trees swung in time with the water and the leaves of the willow reaching out as if to touch the pristine water. I lay in the trunk, one foot brought up on the trunk and the other swishing in the water, letting the warm mid-summer sunlight caress my mind, and the cool sweat tingle of the river wash its fears away…
I was awoken by the first splatters of rain dripping down my nose. I slipped of the tree and woke up Brighty who was sleeping next to the tree. He whinnied and tossed his mane getting up and stretching his legs. I rubbed the back of my neck were a crick had formed. How long we'd been there was oblivious to me. I got onto Brighty and we cantered home. I wasn't hungry so I went straight to my room. I flopped onto my bed hoping I could just fall asleep. But I couldn't. I lay staring at the ceiling for hours and hours on end one thing taking over my mind…..
Maria Merryweather
A/N Sorry it's been so long since I've up dated. Really I am I didn't mean to *cries into handkerchief and sniffs* Ok so now that's over Review my minions and I hope-
Seriously? Minions? What is the world coming to?
Oh complain, complain! When life gives you lemons-
I COMPLAIN ABOUT THE LEMONS!
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Anyway I hope you enjoyed the chapter I'm sorry it's a bit short!
