Well, I've finally gotten to the prologue of the game itself. I was going to divide this into two
chapters, but decided against it, since then they'd be too short. Nice to see someone is looking
forward to it. Hope you all enjoy.
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Chapter Three: A Lonely Country Road
It had been a few hours since the girls left the Granite Orphanage. It had been roughly two hours
since they left the main highway and got onto a fairly deserted, but still paved, road. It had been
an hour since they had seen another car. It had been half and hour since they turned onto a
country dirt road.
All the girls could talk about on the trip was their new lives. But some of them were not as eager
to do so as the others. "I just don't know. I mean, if it's this far isolated, what about schooling?"
Laura wondered aloud. "Do you know what we will do, Ms. Mary?"
Unbeknownst to the girls, Ms. Mary mentally blanked for a second. But the girls just put that off
to her concentrating on the driving a bit much. "School... Well... Hmm... Ah, yes. Mr. Barrows
will be in charge of that. What is it called... Home schooling, that's right. He's... Already set it
up for you. Of course, giving you a bit of time to set settled in, of course."
Jennifer suddenly thought of the question no one had bothered to ask so far. "What is Mr.
Barrows like? Is he a nice person?"
"Oh, of course he is. Do you think we would let you go somewhere where you wouldn't be safe.
He's a very kind and generous person. Comes from a long line of wealthy people. Can't
remember for the life of me how they came about the money. It just... Appeared." That answer
seemed to suit Jennifer, so set settled back down. Only to be have Lotte poking her.
"Oh, he sounds wonderful. I hope I'll be good enough for him," Lotte asked Jennifer. "I mean,
the orphanage was great, but I don't want to go back there. Everything is going great, and I
don't want to ruin it." She began fidgeting with her hands. Jennifer knew that Lotte only did
things like that when she was extremely nervous.
"Don't worry about it, Lotte. I'm sure he'll love us," Jennifer tried to reassure Lotte. "Now just
calm down, you have to show him your strong side." Lotte nodded, but Jennifer didn't really buy
it.
"Well, we're here," Ms. Mary suddenly announced, cheerfully. She smiled to the group as she
said, "Everyone out. Get your things, we have a bit of a walk now." The girls groaned slightly,
but they knew this was coming. Slowly piling out of the station wagon, the headed towards the
back of the car. Ms. Mary promptly unlocked it, and the girls took the few belongings that they
had packed. "Nice to see everyone did pack lightly. Let's see," she checked her watch, "it's just
after 5. We should be able to make it if we step lightly now."
Ms. Mary lead the pack. The girls were too in awe of their surroundings to say anything. They
were on a fairly small dirt path leading to somewhere. They could tell due to the lush forest on
every side. Laura seemed a little worried, "What could be living here? A little scary." But, that
didn't stop her from slowing her pace.
"So what? If something attacks, I'll protect you," Lotte joked, using her deep voice. "I'm sure
nothing's going to bother us. And if so, remember, you only need to run faster than the slowest
one here, right Jennifer?" Jennifer mumbled something, the other girls giggling at her expense.
"It's not my fault I can't run a few steps without falling," Jennifer thought to herself. "Besides,
when would I need to run all that much?" She continued thinking to herself, not noticing the time
fly past, and the sun going down.
"Hurry up, Laura, we want ot be there before sundown," Ann called back. Laura sped up a little,
but not enough to really make an impact.
"Ms. Mary," Jennifer started to ask, catching up to the older woman.
"Yes, what is it Jennifer," she replied, not looking at the girl, but staying focused ahead.
"What kind of a place will we be living in from now on?"
"How many times have you asked that question," Ms. Mary said with a heavy sigh. "It's a very
nice place," she once again assured Jennifer. She suddenly stopped her quick pace, and pointed
ahead. "Look, there it is."
Ms. Mary was right. It was right there. And she was right again. It was huge. Not really tall,
but very long. And it had a giant clock tower. Similar to Big Ben, but with one difference. "Why
isn't the clock moving? It's just stuck at 12:00," pointed out Lotte.
"Well, looks more like 11:59. Mr. Barrows must just not like the bells." Lotte again accepted
Ms. Mary's answer to this. Then she decided to break into a run, and head towards the house.
The other girls followed in suit, Jennifer managing to stay on both feet this time around. Ms.
Mary just smiled. They were home.
chapters, but decided against it, since then they'd be too short. Nice to see someone is looking
forward to it. Hope you all enjoy.
--------------------------------------------
Chapter Three: A Lonely Country Road
It had been a few hours since the girls left the Granite Orphanage. It had been roughly two hours
since they left the main highway and got onto a fairly deserted, but still paved, road. It had been
an hour since they had seen another car. It had been half and hour since they turned onto a
country dirt road.
All the girls could talk about on the trip was their new lives. But some of them were not as eager
to do so as the others. "I just don't know. I mean, if it's this far isolated, what about schooling?"
Laura wondered aloud. "Do you know what we will do, Ms. Mary?"
Unbeknownst to the girls, Ms. Mary mentally blanked for a second. But the girls just put that off
to her concentrating on the driving a bit much. "School... Well... Hmm... Ah, yes. Mr. Barrows
will be in charge of that. What is it called... Home schooling, that's right. He's... Already set it
up for you. Of course, giving you a bit of time to set settled in, of course."
Jennifer suddenly thought of the question no one had bothered to ask so far. "What is Mr.
Barrows like? Is he a nice person?"
"Oh, of course he is. Do you think we would let you go somewhere where you wouldn't be safe.
He's a very kind and generous person. Comes from a long line of wealthy people. Can't
remember for the life of me how they came about the money. It just... Appeared." That answer
seemed to suit Jennifer, so set settled back down. Only to be have Lotte poking her.
"Oh, he sounds wonderful. I hope I'll be good enough for him," Lotte asked Jennifer. "I mean,
the orphanage was great, but I don't want to go back there. Everything is going great, and I
don't want to ruin it." She began fidgeting with her hands. Jennifer knew that Lotte only did
things like that when she was extremely nervous.
"Don't worry about it, Lotte. I'm sure he'll love us," Jennifer tried to reassure Lotte. "Now just
calm down, you have to show him your strong side." Lotte nodded, but Jennifer didn't really buy
it.
"Well, we're here," Ms. Mary suddenly announced, cheerfully. She smiled to the group as she
said, "Everyone out. Get your things, we have a bit of a walk now." The girls groaned slightly,
but they knew this was coming. Slowly piling out of the station wagon, the headed towards the
back of the car. Ms. Mary promptly unlocked it, and the girls took the few belongings that they
had packed. "Nice to see everyone did pack lightly. Let's see," she checked her watch, "it's just
after 5. We should be able to make it if we step lightly now."
Ms. Mary lead the pack. The girls were too in awe of their surroundings to say anything. They
were on a fairly small dirt path leading to somewhere. They could tell due to the lush forest on
every side. Laura seemed a little worried, "What could be living here? A little scary." But, that
didn't stop her from slowing her pace.
"So what? If something attacks, I'll protect you," Lotte joked, using her deep voice. "I'm sure
nothing's going to bother us. And if so, remember, you only need to run faster than the slowest
one here, right Jennifer?" Jennifer mumbled something, the other girls giggling at her expense.
"It's not my fault I can't run a few steps without falling," Jennifer thought to herself. "Besides,
when would I need to run all that much?" She continued thinking to herself, not noticing the time
fly past, and the sun going down.
"Hurry up, Laura, we want ot be there before sundown," Ann called back. Laura sped up a little,
but not enough to really make an impact.
"Ms. Mary," Jennifer started to ask, catching up to the older woman.
"Yes, what is it Jennifer," she replied, not looking at the girl, but staying focused ahead.
"What kind of a place will we be living in from now on?"
"How many times have you asked that question," Ms. Mary said with a heavy sigh. "It's a very
nice place," she once again assured Jennifer. She suddenly stopped her quick pace, and pointed
ahead. "Look, there it is."
Ms. Mary was right. It was right there. And she was right again. It was huge. Not really tall,
but very long. And it had a giant clock tower. Similar to Big Ben, but with one difference. "Why
isn't the clock moving? It's just stuck at 12:00," pointed out Lotte.
"Well, looks more like 11:59. Mr. Barrows must just not like the bells." Lotte again accepted
Ms. Mary's answer to this. Then she decided to break into a run, and head towards the house.
The other girls followed in suit, Jennifer managing to stay on both feet this time around. Ms.
Mary just smiled. They were home.