Note: When you see this litte marking *~" it means that either Aunt Claire
is telling Sera about the story or Sera is read the book. Which means
everything that is said comes from the movie/website. Also when you see an
amount of words or word in // then it's in though like this.../Hello/ in
thought.
Chapter Four: Celia's Book
"Sera honey, let's begin," Aunt Claire said as she sat down on the dock that extended out into the Cape Cod ocean. "Come sit."
Taking an extremly deep breath, Sera walked on the deck and elegantly sat on the edge alongside Aunt Claire.
*~"Once upon a time, there was a mystical Island whose heart and blood was fish - more fish than anyplace in the sea. A Viking Ship was said to have once sailed the Island's Bay, and the settlers it carried thought they had heaven itself. But as the ship grew close to land, a great storm came up and the wooden craft began to sink in the freezing Bay. Aboard the ship were a man and his beloved new bride. As the ship went down, they cried out to each other, and such was the power of their love that the Sea rose up to their command, and they laid upon the Island a Curse, that any future settlers would go hungry and likewise perish. And thus every fifty years, the fish mysteriously leave the island waters.*~"
Sera, looking into the blue/green salty water as the coldness of the water splashed up on her feet, cried silently inside for those poor lovers.
/It wasn't right that Josh was killed, he didn't deserve it. Just wasn't right./ Sera thought to herself. Thinking of those star-crossed lovers made her thoughts stray towards Josh.
*~"The Island was a secretive place, rife with ritual and superstition. The Islanders did not ask questions and preferred not to know... This once thriving fishing community was under an ancient Viking curse. Every 50 years, something extraordinary happened to this otherwise ordinary town... One day a child was born. A girl they called Silly. The first child of the fishing season. Though her mother was from the Mainland, Silly was an Islander through and through. She lived by the sea, and she must learn to swim in it....Brought to the water by her father, she saw a vision. It was the moment that would change everything for Silly. If fish was the Island's fles and blood, she had just glimpsed its dark, salty soul...*~" Aunt Claire whispered the last words for effect.
Sera rolled her eyes upwards thinking 'how long was this going to take?'
*~" One day coming up the walk of Silly's house was a handsome young man, with tousled hair and green eyes. Silly stared at him thunderstruck...James watched Silly run. She was beautiful even in her boys clothes and old boots. She was different from the other girls...They fell in love. Then one night Silly approached James' tent, barely able to breathe. She pulls open the flap. James is curle up --asleep, James' eyes flickered open. They embraced. Finally , they were together. But The Fates had their own vision of Silly's future...*~"
Sera had her neck towards the water now. Her full attention was on her Aunt.
/Something's going to happen./ Sera knew all to well about heart wrenching stories. One minute you're the happiest person on Earth, and then bam...You loose one person you love and slowly you see all the happiness and joy of your world slowly crumble to the ground leaving you in a place where your innocence won't be sheilded from the harsh light of the day, or the darkness. It's hopeless to go on.
A tear slipped down Sera's left cheek and splashed on her hand. She closed her eyes and lifted her head up to catch the gentle breeze in her face to dry her tears. Sera lifted her legs up and put them under her so that her knee was underneath her chin.
/Some one was going to die. It's always how it ends. Just like Romeo and Juliet only one person has to live with the pain of the loss of their loved one. It wasn't fair./
Sera jumped to her feet, having enough of it, and started walking off the dock.
Looking up in shock with the force that Sera used to get up, Aunt Claire questioned, "Sera, honey are you okay?"
Sera started speed walking off the dock and onto the warm, white grits of sand.
/This world is nothing without Josh. Nothing./ Sera thought to herself and sprinted across the beach.
*~*~*~*~*~~~***
"Hey Claire was that your niece?" said a soft gentle voice.
"Oh hello Cassie. Yes that was her. I think the book hit a nerve." Claire motioned towards the book that had been un-neatly thrown to the ground in an attempt to get Sera.
With sarcasm dripping from her voice Faye, who came out of no where, said, "Gee, can't wait to meet her!"
"You'll like her once she gets through this."
"Through what?" Cassie asked as she watched the fleeting girl who was a good distance away from them.
"The emptiness."
TBC...
I'm sorry it's so short. I'm going through writers block. I've been going through a lot of that lately. So I'm just going to send out parts of my stories that I have out now. Starting with this one. Hopefully the next time I send out a part I'll be out of writers block.
Chapter Four: Celia's Book
"Sera honey, let's begin," Aunt Claire said as she sat down on the dock that extended out into the Cape Cod ocean. "Come sit."
Taking an extremly deep breath, Sera walked on the deck and elegantly sat on the edge alongside Aunt Claire.
*~"Once upon a time, there was a mystical Island whose heart and blood was fish - more fish than anyplace in the sea. A Viking Ship was said to have once sailed the Island's Bay, and the settlers it carried thought they had heaven itself. But as the ship grew close to land, a great storm came up and the wooden craft began to sink in the freezing Bay. Aboard the ship were a man and his beloved new bride. As the ship went down, they cried out to each other, and such was the power of their love that the Sea rose up to their command, and they laid upon the Island a Curse, that any future settlers would go hungry and likewise perish. And thus every fifty years, the fish mysteriously leave the island waters.*~"
Sera, looking into the blue/green salty water as the coldness of the water splashed up on her feet, cried silently inside for those poor lovers.
/It wasn't right that Josh was killed, he didn't deserve it. Just wasn't right./ Sera thought to herself. Thinking of those star-crossed lovers made her thoughts stray towards Josh.
*~"The Island was a secretive place, rife with ritual and superstition. The Islanders did not ask questions and preferred not to know... This once thriving fishing community was under an ancient Viking curse. Every 50 years, something extraordinary happened to this otherwise ordinary town... One day a child was born. A girl they called Silly. The first child of the fishing season. Though her mother was from the Mainland, Silly was an Islander through and through. She lived by the sea, and she must learn to swim in it....Brought to the water by her father, she saw a vision. It was the moment that would change everything for Silly. If fish was the Island's fles and blood, she had just glimpsed its dark, salty soul...*~" Aunt Claire whispered the last words for effect.
Sera rolled her eyes upwards thinking 'how long was this going to take?'
*~" One day coming up the walk of Silly's house was a handsome young man, with tousled hair and green eyes. Silly stared at him thunderstruck...James watched Silly run. She was beautiful even in her boys clothes and old boots. She was different from the other girls...They fell in love. Then one night Silly approached James' tent, barely able to breathe. She pulls open the flap. James is curle up --asleep, James' eyes flickered open. They embraced. Finally , they were together. But The Fates had their own vision of Silly's future...*~"
Sera had her neck towards the water now. Her full attention was on her Aunt.
/Something's going to happen./ Sera knew all to well about heart wrenching stories. One minute you're the happiest person on Earth, and then bam...You loose one person you love and slowly you see all the happiness and joy of your world slowly crumble to the ground leaving you in a place where your innocence won't be sheilded from the harsh light of the day, or the darkness. It's hopeless to go on.
A tear slipped down Sera's left cheek and splashed on her hand. She closed her eyes and lifted her head up to catch the gentle breeze in her face to dry her tears. Sera lifted her legs up and put them under her so that her knee was underneath her chin.
/Some one was going to die. It's always how it ends. Just like Romeo and Juliet only one person has to live with the pain of the loss of their loved one. It wasn't fair./
Sera jumped to her feet, having enough of it, and started walking off the dock.
Looking up in shock with the force that Sera used to get up, Aunt Claire questioned, "Sera, honey are you okay?"
Sera started speed walking off the dock and onto the warm, white grits of sand.
/This world is nothing without Josh. Nothing./ Sera thought to herself and sprinted across the beach.
*~*~*~*~*~~~***
"Hey Claire was that your niece?" said a soft gentle voice.
"Oh hello Cassie. Yes that was her. I think the book hit a nerve." Claire motioned towards the book that had been un-neatly thrown to the ground in an attempt to get Sera.
With sarcasm dripping from her voice Faye, who came out of no where, said, "Gee, can't wait to meet her!"
"You'll like her once she gets through this."
"Through what?" Cassie asked as she watched the fleeting girl who was a good distance away from them.
"The emptiness."
TBC...
I'm sorry it's so short. I'm going through writers block. I've been going through a lot of that lately. So I'm just going to send out parts of my stories that I have out now. Starting with this one. Hopefully the next time I send out a part I'll be out of writers block.