The Young Girl Of The Tung Shao Pass
A/N: And edited Chapter Three...
Chapter 3
May Lin felt as if she were in another dimension. She could hear voices, but at a distance. All of a sudden she saw bright light and saw her body laying on a bed. She got nervous. How could she be seeing herself from a bird's eye view? Unless... No! She couldn't be! Was she dead? She felt so at peace. When she looked into the light, she saw her great grandmother. How could this possibly be? Her great grandmother emerged from the light. It faded out behind her.
"May Lin, my beautiful granddaughter! My, how you have grown!" She embraced her grandmother.
As her grandmother let go she stood there, staring into May Lin's eyes. "It is not your time to go child, you must fight it. You have so much to live for."
"No, grandmother! I want to go with you! It feels so wonderful here."
"It is not your time my sweet. You must fight it! I know how much you love life, so go live it!" That was the last thing she said as she faded away into the light. All of a sudden May Lin felt as if she were being pulled backwards by a powerful force...
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Mulan sat by May Lin's bed. She had fallen asleep. Shang, on the other hand, was wide awake. For some reason, he kept thinking about the young girl, May Lin, they had rescued earlier. He decided to get up to check on her. As he walked into the room, Shang smiled. There was Mulan, sleeping in a chair beside May Lin. She looked so beautiful and innocent. He glanced over at May Lin. She looked strange. Pale and stiff. He touched her face gently. And drew back with a start.
She's dead, he thought. Shang ran out of the room and down the hall to fetch the doctor. Mulan woke up looking around. I fell asleep, she mused wryly. When she looked up, she saw the doctor and Shang both standing over the young girl. She stood up immediately.
"Shang what's wrong? What happened?" Shang's face looked nervous and panicked.
"I think she's-" he broke off.
Mulan's eyes grew wide. "Dead." She finished Shang's sentence.
The doctor looked up, grief in his eyes. "I'm sorry, but she is gone."
Mulan looked down. Tears were threatening to spill. At that moment she vowed that if Shan Yu was found alive, she would kill him again, with her bare hands. Pausing for a moment, the doctor put a hand on Shang's shoulder. And then walked away. Shang put an arm around Mulan. As they prepared to walk out, they heard a loud gasp from behind them. Immediately turning, Mulan and Shang stared in disbelief at May Lin, who was pronounced dead a moment ago, desperately gasping for air.
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May Lin had never felt so much pain in her life. Her body stung all over. Her head and torso throbbed terribly. She wanted to die right then and there, but then she heard a voice that sounded strangely familiar. She turned her head, only to cry out in pain.
"Don't move!" She heard a voice call. "I'll go get help!"
