thors note: kk…so sorry about the confusion from the last chapter…basically Misty's stepmother ordered her to not throw temper-tantrums like the one she through…and she kind of pounded it into her by beating Misty…catch my drift? Oh, and her stepmother can beat her up because she's a sorceress and she can do whatever she wants. Ooops…I shouldn't have said that… O well, if you don't understand now hopefully you will in the next few chappies. Thanks soooo much to Iluvdance89 for pointing out that error (I went back and changed it) now, without further ado… here's your new chapter… hope you like it!!!
Chapter 13
It was as if Misty was a ghost. For weeks she didn't talk to anyone, or say anything. She lingered through the hallways, and did her chores quietly. No one spoke to her, but they whispered about her. She heard them, in the hallways as she passed by. The other servants, as well as Jess worried about her.
The family though, noticed nothing. They carried on with the wedding plans, as if nothing had happened. The only thing different was that Sophie now had a gigantic bruise on her eye, that was slowly becoming purple, and Misty had a huge slash on her cheek, as well as bruises all over her stomach.
Eventually Misty couldn't stand it. She wouldn't stay in the same house with these horrible people, even if she had to leave Jess.
She talked to Jess about this, and Jess seemed to notice that Misty was missing that light that kept her going. It was as if someone had blown it out, and she was now just a body with no soul.
"Misty, can't you simply move on? Couldn't you just, not live like this?" Jess said, pleading like the thousand times she had before.
"It's not that easy Jess." Misty said, her voice in an even tone.
Jess was quiet for a moment.
"I order you to leave." Jess said, her voice calm, but on the edge of rage.
Misty turned towards Jess, her black curls that were once shiny, now dull flew behind her.
"What?" Misty said, whispering.
"I order you to leave. I wont see you live like this. I know the only reason you stay is because of me. You'll die if you stay here." Jess said, keeping her eyes off of Misty.
"Jess, no, I'm not leaving." But the curses effects were already beginning, and her head started to pound.
"Get out! Leave! Don't worry about me. Just go!" Jess said, standing up.
Misty leaned against the door, she was suddenly scared, and she didn't want to leave. The room started to spin, and Jess became a blur.
"I can't…leave…you…here." Misty said, clutching her head and closing her eyes.
"Misty go! Before it's too late. Just leave. I'll be fine!" Jess said, looking at Misty, tears in her eyes.
Misty walked out of the room, only because she was now slightly blind.
She turned around, and continued to bang on her door, screaming for Jess. She wouldn't leave without a fight, but Jess didn't open the door.
Misty ran, ran until she was out of the castle. She was crying, and it was snowing outside. She was wearing her warmest clothes, and yet she still felt frozen.
She ran away from her home, she ran until she couldn't breathe anymore.
Her castle that she had stayed in for almost a year was now no bigger than her finger, and it almost disappeared in the distance.
Misty continued to walk down the winding road, crying, as she walked farther and farther away from her home, her love, and her dream.
Misty opened her eyes, squinting at the sunlight. The snow reflected the brightness, so it was as if Misty was waking to a bright light.
She clutched her head, barely remembering the day before. She recognized the pub she had stopped in last night, but if she had been inside the pub, why was she out here?
Misty got off the ground, shivering for it was still cold, and walked inside the pub. She saw a lady gnome, whom she recognized from last night, but her head hurt so bad that she couldn't think.
"Back again Miss? Didn't expect to see you this early." The gnome said, not looking up from the table she was washing.
"I don't know what you're talking about. Was I here before?" Misty said, sitting down at the nearest table, clutching her head, she was now so sure she was going to be sick that she didn't care if she was being rude.
"You don't remember do yeh? You got drunk as a dog. Poor old James had to kick you out. You were out cold you were." The gnome said, she switch to another table, satisfied that she could see her face in the table before.
"I g-got drunk? Me? I got drunk. Well, that's wonderful." Misty said, as she added more thought to her pain.
"Yup, now what I want to know is why would a little, sweet lass like you come to a grubby pub and get drunk? You should leave that to the dirty dwarfs and old gnomes." The lady gnome wiped her forehead, and then turned towards Misty.
"I don't know, I just, I mean, I'm not having a very good day. I'm not having a very good life." Misty said, slurring, for she was sure that she would now throw up. She laid her head down on the table.
"You don't look so well lass. Why don't you come sit over here, and get your dirty little head off my clean tables?" The gnome sat down on a very comfortable looking chair in the back of the room.
Misty crawled to the end of the room. She was dizzy, and she needed to rest.
"Lass, now, what's wrong with you? You don't seem to be the type that would go and have shots full of Fire-rum until 2:00 in the morning. Please, explain."
"I….ugh….my head…..I don't think…..Zaine…..Jess…..ahgu….my stomach!" Misty mumbled.
The gnome got up and walked towards the counter. She brought back a drink that was green, and steam flowed over the tops of the cup and down to the ground.
"Here, drink this." The lady gnome shoved the drink into Misty's tiny hands.
Misty gulped, and almost spit out the drink. It was horrible. It was like, a mixture of chalk, and a sour tasting leave. And it was about sour as it was slimy as it crawled down Misty's throat.
"Disgusting, isn't it. But you will be completely healed in about," the gnome looked down at her tiny watch, " 5 minutes."
"Thank you." Misty said, her eyes droopy. She was extremely tired now.
"I'll tell you what, why don't you rest, and then we can have a discussion on why someone like you would be in this kind of state." The lady gnome was now disappearing into the darkness as Mist'y drifted in and out of sleep.
"Thank…you…" Misty said, laying her tiny head down on the edge of her chair, and closing her eyes.
"Is she alive?" Misty heard voices while she was sleeping. Old, rusty man voices that were so close it was as if they were whispering in her ear.
"I don't know. Poke her, she if she moves." Another voice spoke, but Misty did not stir from her sleep.
Someone poked Misty hard, and Misty turned over, hoping that she would not be disturbed again.
"She's a pretty lass that one. Wonder who she is." One of the man voices said.
"Yeah, what's she doing here? She could be the hard core type, wantin a drink an all." The other man spoke.
They both reeked of rum, and Misty's nose twitched.
Misty's ears faded out for a few minutes while she lingered in her sleep.
"I just want one look. Just one." One of the rusty voices said.
Misty opened one eye.
She was staring at two, fat, dirty, drunk men. They were looking at her funny, and Misty was scared.
"Yeah, jus one look, thas all." The other man said.
Misty got up off of her chair, and backed away against the wall. The two men followed her, with terrifying smiles on their faces.
"We jus want one peek Miss. Jus one! Thas all." The man said, slurring his words. He grabbed Misty and covered her mouth as she muffled a scream.
The other man grabbed Misty's blouse and started fiddling with Misty's buttons on the front of her dress. Misty was terrified.
Where's Zaine? I need Zaine! Why isn't anyone helping me?? Misty thought to herself. Then she realized; Zaine wasn't here. He wasn't going to be here. She was alone.
The men were ripping and tearing at her clothes, and Misty wasn't going to stand for it. After all these were the only clothes Misty had. She kicked the one man that was ripping her buttons off at the moment where she knew it would hurt. She slapped the other man as hard as she could, and knowing he was drunk, she pushed him down to the ground and started kicking him.
"Ungrateful…..evil…..dirty….cow." Misty screamed at the two men as she kicked them.
The two men covered their faces with their hands, and eventually Misty stopped. But they were the perfect way for Misty to get her frustration out.
The lady gnome saw Misty, and raised her eyebrows. Misty looked around and noticed that most of the pub was now filled with customers, and most of them were now looking at Misty.
Misty walked over to the bar, and quietly sat down.
"Now, you understand that you're not to go beating up my customers every time you come in here? Correct?" The lady gnome said not looking up at misty, but counting a handful of coins she had in her pocket.
"Yes." Misty said, looking at her hands.
"What's your name lass?" The gnome said, putting the money back in her pocket, and reaching for a tray full of drinks.
"Julie. My name is Julie." Misty said, she didn't know why, but she wanted to keep her identity a secret.
"Well then Julie. Are you looking for a place to stay?" The gnome lady said, finally looking at Misty.
"Actually, yes I am." Misty said, still looking at her fingers.
"Then I suggest you fix your wardrobe and start serving drinks." The gnome lady said, walking towards a table. Misty followed her.
"What? I don't understand." Misty said.
"You don't expect me to give you somewhere to stay without doing something for me in return do you?" The gnome said, while serving her drinks to some rather tall elves.
"Yes, I guess, where do I start?" Misty said, ready to start over.
"There's a table over there that needs to be served." The gnome lady pointed to a table in the far end of the pub, and then walked away.
"Right, table, serve. I can do this." Misty said, enthusiastic and ready to start the next chapter in her life.
For the next few weeks Misty was at least content with what she had come to earn. The lady gnome (who's name was Keyisha) had given Misty a tiny room in the very back of the pub, and Misty slept on a mattress on the floor. She didn't make much money, but enough to buy her food and clothes. Misty was glad she had a reason to keep herself busy.
On her birthday night, Misty took the extra money that Keyisha gave her, and went to go buy a dress for herself. She was soon going to be 18, and she thought she deserved a celebration.
She walked down her tiny village, looking in the shop doors, and watching families inside their homes. She came to a fitting shop and stepped inside, hoping that she had enough money.
15 minutes later Misty had a new dress, and money to spare. As Misty looked forward, something caught her eye. The town well.
She stepped towards it, and recognized the flowers and vines growing around it. They were the same ones she had seen after the ball, and the same dried up ones that she saw on her castle grounds. Tonight they bloomed a yellow that sparkled in the moonlight, and glowered in the stars reflections. She brushed her fingers against them as she wondered whether this was a wishing well. She decided to chance it, and took out one of her coins. She held it over the well as she closed her eyes.
I wish everything in my life was back to normal. I wish my life wasn't so complicated, and that everything was all right. I wish I could have enough courage to go back to him.
Misty opened her eyes and dropped the coin. She smiled as she heard it drop into the water. She walked away from the well looking into the starry sky. It sparkled so much, and the moon was so white it made Misty wish she could have wings and fly up into the air and dip herself into the sparkling pool of diamonds. She wanted to fly around the moon and swim in its gracefulness. She never noticed the shooting star that flew above her as she walked back to the pub.
Authors note: That's it! I hope you like it….I'm trying to continue Misty's life…but it's really hard to write a character like Misty, not acting like herself. I know it's confusing…but hopefully it won't be in the next few chapters…..if u like it SHOUT IT IN A REVIEW!!! Wohoo! So..please….I'm in a very good mood because SCHOOL ENDS IN TWO WEEKS!!!!!!! AGH!! I' so happy…I promise to update soon! Toodles…