Chapter 2
Most of the time the conflict in this story seemed to begin at my christening. Well it did and it didn't. You see my Aunt was sick before my christening, but nobody knows what disease it was. She seemed to have a cold and yet she didn't cough at all. Her temperature was high, but her forehead was not the slightest bit too warm. You could only tell she was ill because her cheeks were flushed and she was deathly pale. Daphne was 25 at the time. Everyone knew my Aunt had no chance, even Daphne (though she would not admit it ). On her deathbed my Aunt made my cousin promise never to give me my gift. When my cousin asked why, my Aunt had only the strength to make her promise, and died before she could explain. Nobody understood this, or even knew what the gift was. Daphne devoted her life to finding the gift in order to keep her promise, but her very devotion forced her to break it.
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The wind can be a gentle thing
A bird can be a danger
Death can make the person sing
And love can kill the lover
Jealousy can contradict hate
Kindness can go awry
Dreams can leave a bitter taste
Hope can leave us dying
But ever we can try again
Forget what is behind
Leave the hurt and leave the pain
And pure love then will bind
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A girl sat staring into the lake, her feet gently forming ripples in it's calm surface. She hummed the song again and sang the last two lines "leave the hurt and leave the pain, and pure love then will bind." Distantly she tried to remember who had taught her that song. The woman couldn't have sung it, because she hated music. The girl had heard her humming in her sleep last night, but she must have been dreaming, the woman never hummed. " Julie!" Slowly the girl sat up, the woman was calling her. She was supposed to be picking berries! "Julie!!"
Julie walked toward the small cottage she shared with the woman, "I'm coming maman".
" You didn't pick any berries did you." it was a statement not a question. Julie sighed. "no." "Oh well, I didn't think you would, how was the lake today sweet?"
"It was beautiful as always, I don't know what's wrong with me, maman, I can't keep my eyes off it!" " It is beautiful, dear I can hardly keep my eyes off it myself." " But Daphne you don't understand, I can't stay away from it either."
"No, not long enough to pick berries at any rate" Daphne sighed" I know I don't understand dear, I do try though"
"I know maman" Julie was used to this by now, the woman never understood, but at least she understood that she didn't understand. " Can you teach me to swim maman?" " maybe when your sixteen dear, not till your sixteen." Julie grimaced "Why do I have to wait till I'm 16? That's six years from now!" " I don't want you getting hurt" They had been over this before Julie just didn't seem to understand how dangerous things could be. Just the other day she had asked if she could climb trees and swing from the branches. " Go to bed dear, tomorrows the big day! You'll need all your rest." Julie trotted up to her room, as she went she said over her shoulder " Your just paranoid, tomorrow I'll be 10, that's big enough to learn to swim." she paused " Goodnight maman, I love you." ________________________________________________________________ Sorry I haven't updated in so long , I don't have Microsoft word so my uploading thing is different and I'm not really sure how to upload my Dad helped me last time but he's been on a business trip.
Most of the time the conflict in this story seemed to begin at my christening. Well it did and it didn't. You see my Aunt was sick before my christening, but nobody knows what disease it was. She seemed to have a cold and yet she didn't cough at all. Her temperature was high, but her forehead was not the slightest bit too warm. You could only tell she was ill because her cheeks were flushed and she was deathly pale. Daphne was 25 at the time. Everyone knew my Aunt had no chance, even Daphne (though she would not admit it ). On her deathbed my Aunt made my cousin promise never to give me my gift. When my cousin asked why, my Aunt had only the strength to make her promise, and died before she could explain. Nobody understood this, or even knew what the gift was. Daphne devoted her life to finding the gift in order to keep her promise, but her very devotion forced her to break it.
~*~
The wind can be a gentle thing
A bird can be a danger
Death can make the person sing
And love can kill the lover
Jealousy can contradict hate
Kindness can go awry
Dreams can leave a bitter taste
Hope can leave us dying
But ever we can try again
Forget what is behind
Leave the hurt and leave the pain
And pure love then will bind
~*~
A girl sat staring into the lake, her feet gently forming ripples in it's calm surface. She hummed the song again and sang the last two lines "leave the hurt and leave the pain, and pure love then will bind." Distantly she tried to remember who had taught her that song. The woman couldn't have sung it, because she hated music. The girl had heard her humming in her sleep last night, but she must have been dreaming, the woman never hummed. " Julie!" Slowly the girl sat up, the woman was calling her. She was supposed to be picking berries! "Julie!!"
Julie walked toward the small cottage she shared with the woman, "I'm coming maman".
" You didn't pick any berries did you." it was a statement not a question. Julie sighed. "no." "Oh well, I didn't think you would, how was the lake today sweet?"
"It was beautiful as always, I don't know what's wrong with me, maman, I can't keep my eyes off it!" " It is beautiful, dear I can hardly keep my eyes off it myself." " But Daphne you don't understand, I can't stay away from it either."
"No, not long enough to pick berries at any rate" Daphne sighed" I know I don't understand dear, I do try though"
"I know maman" Julie was used to this by now, the woman never understood, but at least she understood that she didn't understand. " Can you teach me to swim maman?" " maybe when your sixteen dear, not till your sixteen." Julie grimaced "Why do I have to wait till I'm 16? That's six years from now!" " I don't want you getting hurt" They had been over this before Julie just didn't seem to understand how dangerous things could be. Just the other day she had asked if she could climb trees and swing from the branches. " Go to bed dear, tomorrows the big day! You'll need all your rest." Julie trotted up to her room, as she went she said over her shoulder " Your just paranoid, tomorrow I'll be 10, that's big enough to learn to swim." she paused " Goodnight maman, I love you." ________________________________________________________________ Sorry I haven't updated in so long , I don't have Microsoft word so my uploading thing is different and I'm not really sure how to upload my Dad helped me last time but he's been on a business trip.
