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Ella woke up early a smile on her face. She lifted the small wooden plank that was covering the hole, and began to rip the weak planks apart. Finally, a couple of hours later, she had made a hole large enough for her to slide threw.
She waited for the right time to get out. The carriage slowed down at a bridge, and Ella slipped out unnoticed.
She found her self in a place she had never seen before. She quickly hid behind the nearest tree, in case the driver looked back. After a couple of minutes, she couldn't hear the carriage anymore. She wandered through the forest, stopping to stare at every animal she saw.
After a while of wandering through the forest, she came to a small town. People walked quickly past her on the streets. She walked right in to the building that had the sign inn above it. She walked in to the bar part of it. She coughed from all the smoke in the air. She could hear the laughter of the men playing cards, and the whispers of the smugglers.
A man walked up to her. He slightly swayed, and Ella could tell he was drunk. He gave her a wide smile that showed all of his teeth. Most of them were missing, the rest were tinted yellow. "Why what do we have here?" He let out a laugh, and Ella began to slowly step away from him. He took a step forward and put his hand on her cheek. The smell made her want to throw up. She could see him lean forward, getting ready to kiss her. A hand grabbed on her shoulder and pulled her out of the way just in time. The man stumbled forward and with out something to lean on he fell down. Bursts of laughter erupted from the bar.
Ella turned to the person who had pulled her away. It was a small girl, with flaming red hair and rosy cheeks. The girl smiled at her.
"You have to be careful around this sort." She said with a heavy accent.
"Thanks." Ella said, smiling back. The man stood up and grunted at the two girls, lunging for them.
The red haired girl pushed Ella out of the way and took a step towards the man.
"Brutis!" She shouted in his face. "How dare you? Ya' know that pa wouldn't go for this! Do ya want me to kick your ugly face out? Now, stop this and get goin back to yer chair!" Brutis took a step back and trudged back to his chair.
The girl spun around to face Ella. "Sory' miss. We get a lot of drunken gamblers around this time. May I get you somthin'?"
Ella shook her head no. "I have no money." She replied barely above a whisper. The girl laughed. "On the house then, miss?" Ella let out a small grin as the girl led her to a table in the corner. She left and came back a few minutes later with a steaming cup of hot chocolate. Ella drank it her throat dry from not having anything to drink for hours. The red haired girl sat in the chair across from her watching her drink.
"My names Miranda, but you can call me Mira."
"I'm Ella" She replied in-between chugs of the warm drink.
"Ella, do you want a job?" Ella looked up from her mug blankly. "What?" The girl let out a laugh. "Our last waitress just quit a week ago. Pa's been looking for one for a while, but he can't find the right type of girl. Yu just look right for it. We'd pay ya well, and you could have a room here."
Ella stared blankly at the table. A job? The only work she had done was for her stepmother and stepsisters. Of course she had waited on them hand and foot. She could do this. After all, she'd get a bed to sleep in and food to eat.
She thought for an another couple minutes. What have I got to lose? I don't have a home anymore.
Mira was smiling at her. She would make a good friend, Ella told herself. She cleared her throat and gave a smile to match Mira's.
"Yes. I'd love to."
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Ella woke up early a smile on her face. She lifted the small wooden plank that was covering the hole, and began to rip the weak planks apart. Finally, a couple of hours later, she had made a hole large enough for her to slide threw.
She waited for the right time to get out. The carriage slowed down at a bridge, and Ella slipped out unnoticed.
She found her self in a place she had never seen before. She quickly hid behind the nearest tree, in case the driver looked back. After a couple of minutes, she couldn't hear the carriage anymore. She wandered through the forest, stopping to stare at every animal she saw.
After a while of wandering through the forest, she came to a small town. People walked quickly past her on the streets. She walked right in to the building that had the sign inn above it. She walked in to the bar part of it. She coughed from all the smoke in the air. She could hear the laughter of the men playing cards, and the whispers of the smugglers.
A man walked up to her. He slightly swayed, and Ella could tell he was drunk. He gave her a wide smile that showed all of his teeth. Most of them were missing, the rest were tinted yellow. "Why what do we have here?" He let out a laugh, and Ella began to slowly step away from him. He took a step forward and put his hand on her cheek. The smell made her want to throw up. She could see him lean forward, getting ready to kiss her. A hand grabbed on her shoulder and pulled her out of the way just in time. The man stumbled forward and with out something to lean on he fell down. Bursts of laughter erupted from the bar.
Ella turned to the person who had pulled her away. It was a small girl, with flaming red hair and rosy cheeks. The girl smiled at her.
"You have to be careful around this sort." She said with a heavy accent.
"Thanks." Ella said, smiling back. The man stood up and grunted at the two girls, lunging for them.
The red haired girl pushed Ella out of the way and took a step towards the man.
"Brutis!" She shouted in his face. "How dare you? Ya' know that pa wouldn't go for this! Do ya want me to kick your ugly face out? Now, stop this and get goin back to yer chair!" Brutis took a step back and trudged back to his chair.
The girl spun around to face Ella. "Sory' miss. We get a lot of drunken gamblers around this time. May I get you somthin'?"
Ella shook her head no. "I have no money." She replied barely above a whisper. The girl laughed. "On the house then, miss?" Ella let out a small grin as the girl led her to a table in the corner. She left and came back a few minutes later with a steaming cup of hot chocolate. Ella drank it her throat dry from not having anything to drink for hours. The red haired girl sat in the chair across from her watching her drink.
"My names Miranda, but you can call me Mira."
"I'm Ella" She replied in-between chugs of the warm drink.
"Ella, do you want a job?" Ella looked up from her mug blankly. "What?" The girl let out a laugh. "Our last waitress just quit a week ago. Pa's been looking for one for a while, but he can't find the right type of girl. Yu just look right for it. We'd pay ya well, and you could have a room here."
Ella stared blankly at the table. A job? The only work she had done was for her stepmother and stepsisters. Of course she had waited on them hand and foot. She could do this. After all, she'd get a bed to sleep in and food to eat.
She thought for an another couple minutes. What have I got to lose? I don't have a home anymore.
Mira was smiling at her. She would make a good friend, Ella told herself. She cleared her throat and gave a smile to match Mira's.
"Yes. I'd love to."
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