It looked as if a tornado swept through the orphanige. Chairs were toppled over, debris was everywhere, windows and dishes were broken, along with the children's toys. Above all that, there were no children screaming with joy as they ran around; it was deserted.

Slowly Elle ventured inside, ignoring the creek the floor boards made. She couldn't believe her eyes, and her mouth was hanging open. She trotted over to the dining room and SCREAMED!

Dead and bloddy bodies lied there; the children. Some had large gashes in their necks, others had deep and visable dents in their skulls.

Tears flooded down her cheeks when she saw a knife in Flora's head. Someone rested a hand on Elle's shoulder. It was Cindy.

"Can we please go?" she whispered.

"These people were my family!" Elle screamed, kicking over the only chair still standing. "How am i supposed to 'just go'?"

"Elle, let's go NOW!" yelled Anryeona from the other room. She seemed extremely angry.

"No!" Elle protested, altho she couldn't seem to look at the bodies anymore. Without warning, she fell to the floor and sobbed.

~*~

As they were walking out of the orphange, Elle couldn't help but notice that someone was following them. She spun around but all she saw was the orphanige and the thickness of snow. Aryeona gripped her elbow and she moved her forward.

"Elle, i know you're sad, but..." said Cindy, "umm..." She turned to Aryeona, who kept making sure Elle didnt turn back around again.

Aryeona looked at Cindy. Elle walked between them. Cindy, then, grabbed onto her other elbow and they continued walking.

"Can we go to the city?" Elle asked after she was over her fit of looking behind her.

"I don't see why not," said Aryeona. "You need a coat, anyhow."

"And we live in the city," mentioned Cindy.

"Thats so cool..." sighed Elle. "I wish i'd live in the city...with parents, i mean."

Cindy hugged her. "How about we buy some cookies for a midnight snack?" she asked Aryeona when she stopped hugging.

"No," she said firmly. "We are going to sleep. We've been walking all day, and i don't believe Elle is used to walking so much."

Elle shook her head and Cindy pouted. Aryeona smiled and said to Elle, "It's mighty rare for Cindy to listen to me. After all, she is older."

Cindy frowned. "Hey!"

Elle giggled. Suddenly, she got the feeling that someone was following her again. But this time she didn't turn around, since Cindy and Aryeona would get mad at her.

They led Elle to a big and fancy apartment building. But their room wasn't so cool. It had only three rooms. A kitchen, a bathroom, and a living room/bedroom. The kitchen was extremely small, and the living room only had a sofa, and two small cots. The only thing Elle liked about it was the balcony, altho it's railing was made of old and ancient wood.

That night she slept on one of the flea bittin cots, while Aryeona slept on some blankets on the floor. Elle opened her eyes from not sleeping, and slowly crept toward the door...