Hi Everyone. I know that you are all probably expecting the next chapter but unfortunately that is not the case. I want to apologize for my extreme absence from this story and I also want to let you all know that I am still writing, it's just that life kind of got in the way. I have been sick for a couple of weeks and classes are a lot more work this semester, but I want to reassure you all that I am continuing to write in my free time and whenever possible. Unfortunately, by the time the weekend comes my brain is fried and my body is exhausted. I know, I know, excuses, right? Again, I really do apologize, I feel really bad because believe me, if I could dedicate my life to writing stories I would. Now for some good news...the next chapter is almost done so hopefully I could get it out to you all by the weekend but I also have a lot of exams next week so my weekend is basically booked (no pun intended). So at the very latest, next weekend the next chapter will be uploaded. I thank you all for understanding and being patient with me. I also hope you all continue to stay with my story...actually, I think you guys deserve a little sneak peek of what's to come. Happy (Short) Reading! :)
Anna slowly started coming around as an intense pounding consumed her head. She slightly moved her head back and forth, as if trying to make the pounding stop. Unfortunately, the more she came to, the more intense her headache grew. Finally, she opened her eyes and let out a quiet groan, "Where am I?"
"Anna?"
Anna slowly turned her head to the left, then the right, trying to figure out where the voice was coming from, "Hello? Who's there?"
"Anna, it me…Rapunzel."
"Rapunzel?" Anna cautiously sat up, despite the room beginning to spin. She looked towards the cell across from her and saw a pair of green concerned looking eyes, "Rapunzel…is that really you?"
Rapunzel yanked at her chains and tried to get as close to the cell bars as possible, "Yes, Anna, it's me. Are you okay? How are you feeling?"
"I feel like I've just been hit by a horse…and, trust me, I know what that feels like. Where am I? Where's Elsa?"
"We're in a dungeon below a place called Franklin Estate. And Elsa is right here with me."
Anna squinted towards Rapunzel's and Elsa's cell to see a figure sitting in the shadows, "Elsa? Are you okay?"
"She can't answer you…she's been gagged and her chains have been tightened so she can't move or take the rag off."
Anna gasped, "Gagged?! What'd she do?"
"Apparently, your sister isn't as well-mannered as she would like people to think." Anna looked down the aisle to see a dark figure slowly walking toward them, "She certainly knows how to run her mouth when you get her all riled up."
Anna squinted harder at the man, "And who are you?" When he finally revealed himself, Anna scoffed and rolled her eyes, "Thomas Sullivan…well this doesn't really surprise me. So what's the reasoning behind all this?"
"Oh, Princess…as much as I would love to enlighten you, there's someone here who's waited fourteen years to do the deed. Princess Anna, have you ever heard of a man named James Jagger?"
Rapunzel quietly sat on her wooden bench as Anna wrinkled her nose and shook her head, "No, I've never heard of him."
The man with the gruff voice spoke up from the shadows, "Perhaps you were too young at the time, but I know that your sister remembers me."
Dun, dun, DUN! I know, it's short, but it is a sneak peek and if I were to go a couple more sentences, some major plot details would have been revealed. Again, I'll try to release the entire chapter sometime this weekend. Have a good rest of the week/weekend! :)
