Disclaimer: Do I own it? No. No, of course not. Don't own it, so stop bringin' it up, will ya?
A/N: So, I posted this a while ago, and then removed it to revise because it didn't seem to be getting anyone's attention. I think it's one of the best stories I've ever written, and I'm already about 6 chapters in…Anyway, please R&R
Lost
Prologue
Egypt's desert—extremely vast, extremely beautiful, and extremely hot during this time of the day. The sun was high overhead, and was heating the sand's surface to feel as if fire to the touch.
This is why when Nefertiri, daughter of Pharaoh Seti the First, outstretched her arm over the sand she awoke abruptly and quickly sat up, head throbbing and body aching all over. For a moment, she couldn't seem to grasp anything about where she was or what was going on. There she sat, thinking hard, trying to remember why she was here.
Nefertiri couldn't remember, however, but did manage to realize two facts—she was in a desert and she was thirsty. No, she was very thirsty. She looked around, her head throbbing more with each turn. She then saw, to her left, the Nile River. The water was sparkling in the sun and Nefertiri was more relieved than she had ever been in her entire life to see it. She got up and ran as fast as she could to the body of water, her feet burning with each step she took for her sandals had at some point been discarded. She ignored the hot sand and kept running, as fast as she possibly could, thinking of the cool feeling of water on her tongue. How long had it been since she'd last had a drink? Eaten? She couldn't remember. She couldn't remember anything at all.
On she ran, the water being farther away than she had expected. Was it a mirage? She prayed not. With all that was in her she prayed that the water was real, for she knew that she would surely die if it were not.
She reached it finally and fell on her knees in front of the water, cupping her hands to get a drink. It was as cold and wonderful as she had imagined. She drank and drank, thanking the Gods with each gulp, until she felt she could no longer take the burning sensation of the sand on her bare legs. She then jumped into the water, delighting in the coolness that waded up to her thighs. It wasn't until just a while after that she started to worry about her situation. Where was she? Why could she not remember what had happened? And what of her beloved Rischura? She had to find out what had become of him. She had to know why she was there in the desert and not with her love as she had before planned. She looked all around her with no sign of which way home was. She saw her imprint in the sand in the distance, but saw nothing else to indicate from where she had come. She must have been lying there for a very long time if whatever tracks she should have made were gone. She looked to the sky and saw that the sun was on its way down. It must have been late in the afternoon and she was happy that she would not have to walk in the sun much longer. She then looked both ways that the Nile went, each one leading to nothing as far as the eye could see. She had to choose a direction…one would lead her home and the other would lead her to a place she had never been before. She chose left, hoping that her heart had lead her in the right direction and walked, just her feet on the edge of the water so that they could keep cool.
She walked for miles and miles, seeing nothing ahead, and was starting to think she had made the wrong choice. But she would not turn back. She couldn't turn back. She had to go as far this way as possible, as that was the way she was lead.
Finally, night came. The desert was cold at night, and Nefertiri wished for the warmth of day as she walked on the sand. She had walked for what seemed eternity. On and on until, finally, she felt as though she could walk no more. She was exhausted and felt dizzied from long day. She knew she had to reach home, but also knew she must sleep, and she hoped that maybe the next day she would awaken with memory.
Like it? Yes? No? Review and tell me! It gets WAY better, I promise. Next chapter will be much much longer, as this one was only a prologue! I'll update soon!
EvelynC.O
