Chapter 15:
Marron found herself in a big, beautifully decorated room when she woke up.
Oh right, I'm inside the castle! She thought excitedly, the castle I had dreamed about and thought about for all those years! But where is the Man?
She sat up, half expecting him to be lying beside her. Don't
be ridiculous! She scolded herself. Now think about some important
things like how to communicate with other people. Writing is out of the
question because the form of writing I was taught is very different from human
writings, hmm…Maybe I should get up first.
She propped herself up using her arms and tried to move her tail. Hey, my tail is feeling very weird! She looked down and felt her mouth drop. Instead of her big, green, scaly tail, there were two legs. At the end of the legs were two feet.
Oh my god, this is unbelievable! She wiggled her feet. Mimi is so wrong! Legs are way better than tails! They feel so light and flexible! She held on the bed and tried to stand up. But the moment her feet touched the cold floor, a shot of pain shot up her legs.
She winced in pain.
What's wrong with me? Marron wondered. Oh well, I'm probably just not used to walking. She managed another tiny step and another. The pain was chewing her up from inside but she was determined not to give in.
All of a sudden, there was a tap behind her. She spun around and saw a black haired boy tapping on her window. She quickly walked over to the window and opened it.
"Thanks," the boy grinned at her. She smiled back. "Um, listen! Trunks wants you to meet him by the beach," he pointed behind him. "See that palm tree?"
Marron nodded.
"He wants to meet you right there at midday, okay?"
She nodded again.
"Good, I'll be on my way now. Bye! Nice meeting you!" He gave her another big grin and ran off.
She looked up and saw that the sun was only rising. Trunks,
I wonder who that is? Can it be the Man? Don't be silly, she laughed. Why
would he want to see you? It's probably that nice lady who looked after me
yesterday.
Hmm… but Trunks is such an exotic name!