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I got this idea in english class and I decided to post it. It's kinda similar to the myth about the abduction of Persephone. I hope you guys like it


I walked alone in the vacant hallways of my house. I can't refer to it as my home because it's never been like that to me. To me, it's just a lonely house that I've been forced to live in my entire life. This house is not my home. I wonder if I'm ever going to have a place to call home. My entire life I've been here, but I feel as if I'm living someone else's life. What scares me the most is the possibility that the rest of my life is going to be just as empty and lonely as this prison. I've never told anyone this. Maybe it's because I don't want them to think of me as ungrateful or maybe it's because I don't have anyone to tell. Either way I'm alone with my thoughts and feelings.

The reason I left the comfort of my room was because my mother summoned me. My parents rule over a large kingdom. Their people respect them and we've been in a state of peace for as long as I can remember. My parents have spent their entire lives preparing my brother Jeremy and me to rule over the kingdom when they're gone. I don't think I want to rule over it, but my mother says that it will come with time. I don't believe her.

The large doors to my mother's office were open and revealed the large room containing pictures of my brother and me from when we were younger. My mother sat inside talking to the head of security. They both seemed too absorbed in the conversation to notice me so I decided to listen a little.

"They're getting closer," she whispered to him.

"We'll do everything we can to protect you and you family, I promise." He replied sounding sincere. Sometimes I think he has a crush on my mother, but she loves my father too much to ever betray him.

"They're coming for her. You need to protect her. You know what he wants. I can't loose her. I don't know what I'd do."

Immediately I wondered whom she was talking about. I couldn't think of anyone that was an enemy. I tried to lean in closer to hear what they were talking about but I stumbled and knocked into the door. I cursed under my breath.

"Elena, sweetie is that you?" my mother called from the office.

"Yes, it's me." I came out from hiding and faced my mother. She dismissed the head of security and he gave me a strange look.

"How long were you waiting outside?" she asked clearly wanting to know what I heard.

"I just got here. Jeremy said that you wanted to see me?"

"Yes please sit." She motioned towards the chair. I sat down and faced her. "As you know, there is a pageant every year in Mystic Falls."

"Yeah?"

"Due to you age, you can now participate…" she said.

"Please don't tell me you're planning on signing me up?"

"You're already registered for it."

"I don't want to dress up just to be shown to the entire town. Don't we get enough attention already?" I said.

"Elena, it's a tradition for the daughter of the rulers to participate."

"I don't care about tradition. That's not who I am."

"I'm afraid you don't have much of a choice. This could be where you meet your future husband."

"I don't want a husband. I'm not like you Mom. I don't want to rule over Mystic Falls." I shouted.

"What has gotten into you lately. You just stay in your room all day. I only see you at meal times and you never talk. What caused you to be so unhappy?"

"Look around, Jeremy and I barely leave this prison. Teachers come in here to teach us. We don't have any real friends because you are too paranoid to let us leave. The world is not bad mother. We need to experience it for ourselves."

"You think I'm doing this because I want to? I would love for you to go out and see the world, but it's not what you think it is. People don't have good intentions and they will hurt you the second you show them any vulnerability." She said sternly.

"How can I rule the kingdom if I don't even know the people in it?"

"In time, you'll understand why I'm doing this." She said sadly.

She walked around the desk and sat in front of me. She reached out to me but I got out of my seat and left the office. She called after me but I didn't listen. How could she do this to me? I don't want to enter some stupid pageant. I don't need strangers to judge me and other girls.

I walked, well ran, with tears in my eyes back to my room. I slammed the door once I was inside. I collapsed onto my bed and let the tears pour out. My whole life, people have expected me to just go along with everything. I'm sick of being pushed around.

I don't know how long I'd been lying in bed for. My eyes were puffy from the crying and my face was stained with tears. The little makeup I was wearing was now running down my face in streaks. I looked like a complete mess, but I didn't care.

I heard a knock at my door, but I didn't bother to say anything. The door opened and Jeremy walked in. He saw me on the bed and immediately came over to comfort me.

"Are you ok 'Lena?" he asked.

"Yeah I'm ok." I said trying to sound convincing but Jeremy could see right through me.

"You look awful," he joked.

"Way to make me feel better."

"Why don't you go get yourself cleaned up and I'll come back so we can do something fun."

"Thanks Jeremy." I said giving him a hug.

"Don't mention it. Now go clean your makeup off, you look like you stepped out of a horror movie."

I walked into my bathroom and grabbed a washcloth. I washed off what was left of my makeup and changed into sweats and a t-shirt. I walked back into my room hoping to find Jeremy there, but I didn't see him.

"Jeremy?" I called out. There was no reply. I heard a noise come from behind me and I spun around to see who was there, but no one was there.

"Hello?" I asked, "Is anyone there?"

I felt a hand wrap around my mouth and it silenced my scream. I tried to kick and scream but nothing worked. The hand was too strong. Suddenly, the person spun me around and I found myself facing a tall man with raven black hair and piercing blue eyes. For I minute I got lost in his eyes. Then he spun me back around and whisked me away.


What did you think? Please tell me if I should continue.