Hey here is the promised Chapter 1 of Faded Roses in a Heart. I should get chapter 2 up soon. I still have some revising to do but it won't take long. I only have chapter 1 and 2 written so it might be a couple days before I can get the third chapter done. Hope you like this chapter.
Disclaimer: I do not own King Arthur or the knights but I do own Emma, her brother, and her father.
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Faded Roses in a Heart
Chapter 1
Barely Conscious
'How many days has it been? I know not. Trapped in this dungeon type cell with no food and little water. It's not the perfect family life I had been hoping for, but it will have to do for now.
'My parents had married young when they found out my mother was pregnant with my older brother. There was no real love in it. And as they grew older, they ended up having me. I ruined my mother's chance of ever becoming pregnant as with the chance of ever breathing again. She had died during labor and my brother and father blamed it on me. After I grew old enough, I was to take care of all the chores and every other thing around the house. By the time I was fifteen, I was still malnourished and small. I was finished growing, barely reaching five feet, and weighed much less than one my age was supposed to.
'My hair has never been longer than it is now, reaching my shoulders. It still retained the same reddish-orange color that it has always been. Except for spending so much time outside, it has blonde streaks bleached in from the sun. My eyes, however, are what separate me from the rest. They are huge and round, perfecting my pouty face that does not appeal to my family. The color of my eyes has brought many years of torture as no one knows where it comes from. They are the lightest blue, almost silver, with a ring of a darker blue around the iris.
'That is enough of my looks however. I haven't been able to look in a mirror in a long time so I am not sure of how I look these past couple weeks without sun. Now, about this dungeon. It is cold, damp, and dark, everything a dungeon is supposed to be. I've been in here for a while and have no clue when I will be able to leave. I have dirt and blood all over me and my left shoulder is dislocated. But now I fear that I'm about to lose consciousness. Please, someone help me!'
And with that last thought the girl passed out her chin hanging on her chest and the chains on her anklesdigging in her skin.
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Okay, so this chapter is mainly about descriptions and how she was living. The next chapter will be better as the knights come into the story. I'm sorry for the shortness of this one but there wasn't much in it. The next chapter will also be longer. I will probably be posting it later today cause I already have it written. After that, it might take longer for the chapters to come out cause I have to write them and I also have two other stories in progress, but I don't have much to do for a whole week, so they should be coming out quickly. Please review and let me know what you think so far.
Love, Archer