Mother's Love
The morning seemed like any other as Nino hopped out of bed. As usual, she found her mother outside, doing something that she could not tell. Nino paid no mind and thought it was only nothing, so she got to her chores. It was a nice day; the wind rustled through the trees, the sky was blue. It was one of those days that made her feel as if she was really alive. Nino didn't want to start her work that early. "Would it really make the difference if I just sit and admire this morning for a while?" she said to herself as she found a nice patch of green grass to lie in. Moments (or at least it seamed to her) passed by when she heard her mother calling her name. She knew that she had better start going before her mother got mad at her. "Coming!" her voice echoed in the vastness of the valleys. She found Sonia at the front step, impatiently waiting for her daughter to come. "Yes, mother?" Nino asked as she reached the high woman. She felt a cold strike to her left cheek. "Do not call me that!" Sonia said in rage, "Now," she turned her back to her. Nino got up, rubbing her face. It was not the first time that she was hit. In fact, she was quite used to it now. She said nothing. "I need you to do me a favour, Nino." Still she remained silent. "You will go with Jaffar to Bern Palace tonight. There, Prince Zephiel will be sleeping, not aware of his surroundings. You will kill him." Her voice trailed off in Nino's head. "K-kill Prince Zephiel?" Nino was shocked at what her mother was telling her. She could never kill another human being! Sonia whipped around to face the small mage with the devious of smiles. "That's what I said; kill Prince Zephiel" "But... why?" Her voice was now trembling. "Don't ask me silly questions!" Sonia's hand shot up to strike the girl. "But if you succeed, I will give you what you long for." Nino looked up at her with eyes of disbelief. "I will... love you." She couldn't believe her ears. "Love me?" she thought to herself. She nodded to accept the assassination. "Good." Sonia's lips curled into what was the most evil smile that Nino had ever seen. "You leave tonight. Jaffar will be waiting for you. But remember this," her voice turned ice cold again, "if you fail, I swear I'll kill you!" Sonia left for the girl to continue with her business. "Ki-Kill..." Nino could not even finish her sentence. Tears welled up in her eyes. Her own mother! With no hesitation to kill her own daughter! She could not let her see her like this. She would prove to her that she is brave. "Tonight," she thought, "I will show my mother that I can do this."
The morning seemed like any other as Nino hopped out of bed. As usual, she found her mother outside, doing something that she could not tell. Nino paid no mind and thought it was only nothing, so she got to her chores. It was a nice day; the wind rustled through the trees, the sky was blue. It was one of those days that made her feel as if she was really alive. Nino didn't want to start her work that early. "Would it really make the difference if I just sit and admire this morning for a while?" she said to herself as she found a nice patch of green grass to lie in. Moments (or at least it seamed to her) passed by when she heard her mother calling her name. She knew that she had better start going before her mother got mad at her. "Coming!" her voice echoed in the vastness of the valleys. She found Sonia at the front step, impatiently waiting for her daughter to come. "Yes, mother?" Nino asked as she reached the high woman. She felt a cold strike to her left cheek. "Do not call me that!" Sonia said in rage, "Now," she turned her back to her. Nino got up, rubbing her face. It was not the first time that she was hit. In fact, she was quite used to it now. She said nothing. "I need you to do me a favour, Nino." Still she remained silent. "You will go with Jaffar to Bern Palace tonight. There, Prince Zephiel will be sleeping, not aware of his surroundings. You will kill him." Her voice trailed off in Nino's head. "K-kill Prince Zephiel?" Nino was shocked at what her mother was telling her. She could never kill another human being! Sonia whipped around to face the small mage with the devious of smiles. "That's what I said; kill Prince Zephiel" "But... why?" Her voice was now trembling. "Don't ask me silly questions!" Sonia's hand shot up to strike the girl. "But if you succeed, I will give you what you long for." Nino looked up at her with eyes of disbelief. "I will... love you." She couldn't believe her ears. "Love me?" she thought to herself. She nodded to accept the assassination. "Good." Sonia's lips curled into what was the most evil smile that Nino had ever seen. "You leave tonight. Jaffar will be waiting for you. But remember this," her voice turned ice cold again, "if you fail, I swear I'll kill you!" Sonia left for the girl to continue with her business. "Ki-Kill..." Nino could not even finish her sentence. Tears welled up in her eyes. Her own mother! With no hesitation to kill her own daughter! She could not let her see her like this. She would prove to her that she is brave. "Tonight," she thought, "I will show my mother that I can do this."