Chapter 10: Commitment
Sarah sat at the table eating her breakfast, dry bread and chesse.
Last week, Areala left for the city, leaving Sarah with only one thing to remember her by. Areala's Locket. It was gold, with the letter A on the front. Inside Areala had a picture of Sarah and her father, those pictures where still in the locket.
"Sarah this is it." Sarah looked up at her mother. Her mother was scowling at her from the other side of the tabel. Her mother had her hands on the table and was leaning over it. Her two brothers sat on eather side of her, they looked down at the table away from their mother, and sister.
"Sarah, I have been thinking..."
"What is it mother?" she sighed she knew what was coming a 'you need to get your life in line' speech.
"Sarah someone has asked to court you." Sarah looked at her mother shocked.
"Me?"
"Yes you silly!" she smiled for the first time in months, but it was a fake smile.
"Who is it?"
"Well, more of I ASKED him to court you." she smiled at Sarah.
"Dear Thomas has agreed to marry you!"
Sarah's world began to spin.
"THOMAS!" she screamed, "STUCK UP THOMAS!" she stood up, her chair cluttering as it feel backwards onto the floor.
"Yes Dear, settle down!" Mother's hands shot up to show as if she had no weapon in her hands.
"This is for your own good, Sarah. You need to get over your captors," she said starting to smirk. Sarah sighed, knowing her mother could not be persuaded.
"Mother, I am only fifteen."
"That's when I got married to your father Deary, fifteen." Sarah thought a moment.
"Can I think this over?" Sarah asked in a quiet, calm tone.
"Of course." Sarah left the tables as it was, and ran to the room she no longer shared. She flung herself onto her bed.
How could I marry him if I love another?
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Her eyes fluttered open and she saw the blue sky once again. I must have fallen asleep.
She sighed, I wasn't even trying to talk to him. He just loves to tourcher me.
She sat up, and froze when she saw Xelis standing a ways off (in his human form, Phelias, of course).
He looked at her, his eyes told a deep sorrow, that she had felt so much when she had left him.
She saw him, and became furious.
"Oh, you've decided to talk to me now hu?" she said as she got on her feet, crossing her arms and scowling.
"Sarah, you have to understand," he began, but stopped as if waiting for her to respond.
"Understand what? You lead me on, then kick me out, when I'm finally vulnerable?" Sarah said with malice, on her tongue.
"No Sarah, I was trying to give back to you, I was about to take you from your family and I could not do that." he stated to walk toward her.
"You have abandoned me, when I could get hurt the most. You have taken away my friends and family," he looked confused at this. He stopped walking, and stood before her.
"Vera and Kelatta, Gliyx, they are ALL my family!" She glared at him, "I had begun to love it there, I loved you, and my extended family. This is not a usual relationship. How many woman do you know that dream of there true love, and they dream of them. But, it is a different type of dream, we talk, interact..." she began to glare at him. He dropped his head in shame.
He looked back up at her and shook his head, "Back to the point, I have come to worn you."
"Worn me of what?" she stopped glaring, and moved her hands to her hips.
"Do NOT marry Thomas," this exclamation was very strange, Why did it matter to him? He left me... That tells me he does not want me anymore, maybe he never did...
"Why does it matter to you? You have no rule over me, you don't love me. Why shouldn't I?" Sarah almost throw the words at him. His eyes darkened with sadness after her harsh words.
"I worn you, it will be the death of us both."
"Well, you can not stop me Xelis," saying fiercely, "I am going to marry him."
A/N: This was one of my favorit chapters, because I have been waiting to write it for ever! It was a lot of fun to write, but even I don't know the turn the book is going to take, hope you like it!