Disclaimer: I think I've said this enough but just for all of you who are skipping chapters (you are not going to understand my story) I don't own any of the charters that were in Gail Carson Levine's book, Ella Enchanted. All of the ones that weren't mentioned belong to me. Got it? Good.

A/N: Yea! Got another chapter up! Yea!


Abandoned

A cold wind blew across Ella's cheek. It made her pull the covers up to cover her face, uncovering her toes. She let out a small moan and sat up in bed. A feeling of aloneness came over her. She couldn't quite put her finger on it, she could feel that something had changed. She got dressed quietly, hoping to not wake anyone. She opened the door to walk to Akata's room. She froze in place. The hall was mess. Glass was in shatters. Pictures had been stripped from the walls, the curtains lay on the floor shred to pieces. She leaned on the wall, breathing heavily. She looked down both ends of the hallway. Little ringlets of the sun were peeping through the window. They cast shadows on the hall. She ran to her friend's room. She didn't open the door. A trail of blood lay outside the door. A cry came from her lips and she exploded in tears. But what if what ever it was comes back? She wondered. She began to think of things to do. "My magic book" she whispered a little louder than she should have. She ran back in to her room. She breathed a sigh of relief. There it was, safely hidden behind her bed. She tried to pick it up, but it slipped from her fingers. It fell open to a page that looked like it was a page out of a diary. Taking it as a sign, she began to read it.

Diary,
She is still gone. Today father came himself to tell me to stop searching for Ella. I told him that he would be doing just as much if mother was gone. He became enraged and told me to stop and realize that maybe she is gone for good. Maybe she wants to stay gone. That remark struck me like a blow to the face. Then father told all of my men to pack and tomorrow we would head back to the castle. Not much else to say. But I hope that she will come back, at least to tell me that she wants to leave.

No Char, no! Ella thought. Closing the book she began pack. It didn't take her much time and then she hurried out the door in the direction of the rising sun.

A/N: Yeah, I know short, it sucks. Please R/R!