An: Is anyone reading my story? I haven't been getting verymany reviews
lately. I'll slow down on the chapters if no ones gonna read them. This
chapter starts right off after the last one. I hope ya all like it!
For a moment it was quiet, and I wondered if the story was over. Jon had flung his had loosely around Ariana's shoulder, in an attempt to comfort her. It was clear that telling this story was upsetting her, her light blue eyes had grown dark and were staring at the fire, empty.
I wondered if I should make her stop. But I needed to know. If this had something to do with me I had to know. I wanted Char back more than anything.
Aniana mumbled something. I turned my head back to her. "What?" I asked wondering if she had all ready begun to finish her story.
"You look tired Ella. Maybe I should stop."
"No!" I snapped. I was shocked that I had spoken back to her so rudely. Maybe I was tired.
"All right. If you really want. Anyways where was I? Oh yes now I remember.
The young men came back with the news that Rosemary was dead. Her father was shocked and angered. He swore never to open his door to strangers again.
And he kept to his promise.
Many years later after Darec had come and gone, the village began to open up to trade. It became a booming town and a busy market. An inn was opened up and commoners from Frell would come to see the breathtaking views from the cliffs.
But Rosemary's father kept his door locked to everyone. He sent his servants to market for him, and he never left his house."
Ariana sighed, and got up to put a couple more logs on the fire. I hadn't even noticed that the flames had started to die down. I yawned and tried to hide it. No one noticed.
Ariana turned to stare at Jon and me. She yawned. "I don't know about you two, but I want to sleep before the sun rises again."
She turned to stare at me. "Ella, I'll finish the story in the morning. I need sleep, and my day hasn't even been half as active as yours has."
She tossed a blanket to me. It was soft and warm, it seemed to make me forget all my troubles. The words that Ariana had said to me seemed to repeat in my head. In the morning, I thought. In the morning this will all be better.
*~*~*~*~*
I could smell something cooking.
It smelled sweet and I could almost taste it in the air.
I half wished, half wanted to wake up on a warm cozy bed in the castle next to Char.
I opened my eyes, wide.
I was still in the woods with Ariana and Jon. I tilted my head up to see better. Ariana was cooking something in a pot. I got up and wandered over to her and plopped down on one of the large logs that surrounded the fire.
She looked up and gave me a smile.
"Hungry?" She let out a little laugh. I nodded yes. She handed me a bowl and spooned some brown soup in to it. She then gave her self a bowl.
It was good. We ate together in silence. We both ate as much as we could.
After a while she looked over to a lump in a pile of blankets by some bushes.
"I guess I should wake him up. I know just how." She flashed me a grin.
She walked over to Jon, and gave him a gentle kick. He let out a grunt and rolled over. I started to laugh. Ariana turned around and put her finger to her mouth to shh me. She gave him another kick and pulled the blankets off of him.
A little while later Jon had completely woken up, we all sat around the fire warm and toasty. It was a sunny day not a single cloud in site.
Ariana sighed. "I guess you want me to start the story, Ella." I nodded my head yes.
"On a late rainy night, a young girl seeking shelter came to the Rosemary's fath-"
She was cut off mid sentence by a large boom in the distance. Her and Jon both stood up and I watched her pull a knife from her belt. More booms and I could now tell that they were footsteps. I could hear twigs snapping. I could also hear all of the noises getting louder.
Jon turned quickly to Ariana. He spoke quickly and his words were hard to understand "Go. Take Ella with you. Keep her safe." I could see Ariana try to argue, but Jon gave her a kiss. I realized that the kiss wasn't out of love, it was to keep her silent.
There was another loud boom.
Ariana turned to me and grabbed my hand. I tried to resist, I wanted to help. But when she said "Come with me Ella." I had to follow. I didn't have time to figure out a way to disobey the curse.
We ran in to the woods. I could here shouting a few minutes after we had left.
We both ran for at least a half-hour. I didn't know that my legs could keep me going for that long. I guess it was the fear.
Soon we both stopped. I could hear Ariana panting for breath.
"It's-Sa-fe her-e." She spoke in between gasps.
She walked in the direction of where we had come from.
She screamed, "JON!" She paused to catch her breath. "JON!"
"I have to go back." She said to wind and the trees.
She half turned to me. "I have to go back. Stay here Ella. I'll be back."
Not waiting for my answer, she ran back in the direction we had come from. I listened to her footsteps until she was to far away for me to hear.
I waited. And waited. After a couple hours, I realized that it would be a while until she would come back. I stood up and began to walk in the direction that she had run.
I made it no farther than the tree. I remembered the curse. Ariana's words echoed in my head. 'Stay here Ella'. I tried to take another step. My head began to spin and a headache formed in my head. I needed to break the curse. I could be out here for days.
And I had no food. No water. I wasn't even dressed completely. I was just wearing a shirt that was too big for me. I had no blankets, no shelter. I had no weapon to defend my self against any forest creature.
Not that there were any forest creatures. It was deathly silent. There was not a single noise in the whole forest. I could see nothing move or fly anywhere in the distance.
I slumped back against the tree. I could feel the rough patterns of the bark dig in to my shoulders, but I was too busy to care.
I was alone.
I was trapped until some one would pass by and reverse the order. I was trapped in a small circle of trees that I could barely lie down in. The woods were empty and it could be days until someone even heard my screams.
Completely alone.
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For a moment it was quiet, and I wondered if the story was over. Jon had flung his had loosely around Ariana's shoulder, in an attempt to comfort her. It was clear that telling this story was upsetting her, her light blue eyes had grown dark and were staring at the fire, empty.
I wondered if I should make her stop. But I needed to know. If this had something to do with me I had to know. I wanted Char back more than anything.
Aniana mumbled something. I turned my head back to her. "What?" I asked wondering if she had all ready begun to finish her story.
"You look tired Ella. Maybe I should stop."
"No!" I snapped. I was shocked that I had spoken back to her so rudely. Maybe I was tired.
"All right. If you really want. Anyways where was I? Oh yes now I remember.
The young men came back with the news that Rosemary was dead. Her father was shocked and angered. He swore never to open his door to strangers again.
And he kept to his promise.
Many years later after Darec had come and gone, the village began to open up to trade. It became a booming town and a busy market. An inn was opened up and commoners from Frell would come to see the breathtaking views from the cliffs.
But Rosemary's father kept his door locked to everyone. He sent his servants to market for him, and he never left his house."
Ariana sighed, and got up to put a couple more logs on the fire. I hadn't even noticed that the flames had started to die down. I yawned and tried to hide it. No one noticed.
Ariana turned to stare at Jon and me. She yawned. "I don't know about you two, but I want to sleep before the sun rises again."
She turned to stare at me. "Ella, I'll finish the story in the morning. I need sleep, and my day hasn't even been half as active as yours has."
She tossed a blanket to me. It was soft and warm, it seemed to make me forget all my troubles. The words that Ariana had said to me seemed to repeat in my head. In the morning, I thought. In the morning this will all be better.
*~*~*~*~*
I could smell something cooking.
It smelled sweet and I could almost taste it in the air.
I half wished, half wanted to wake up on a warm cozy bed in the castle next to Char.
I opened my eyes, wide.
I was still in the woods with Ariana and Jon. I tilted my head up to see better. Ariana was cooking something in a pot. I got up and wandered over to her and plopped down on one of the large logs that surrounded the fire.
She looked up and gave me a smile.
"Hungry?" She let out a little laugh. I nodded yes. She handed me a bowl and spooned some brown soup in to it. She then gave her self a bowl.
It was good. We ate together in silence. We both ate as much as we could.
After a while she looked over to a lump in a pile of blankets by some bushes.
"I guess I should wake him up. I know just how." She flashed me a grin.
She walked over to Jon, and gave him a gentle kick. He let out a grunt and rolled over. I started to laugh. Ariana turned around and put her finger to her mouth to shh me. She gave him another kick and pulled the blankets off of him.
A little while later Jon had completely woken up, we all sat around the fire warm and toasty. It was a sunny day not a single cloud in site.
Ariana sighed. "I guess you want me to start the story, Ella." I nodded my head yes.
"On a late rainy night, a young girl seeking shelter came to the Rosemary's fath-"
She was cut off mid sentence by a large boom in the distance. Her and Jon both stood up and I watched her pull a knife from her belt. More booms and I could now tell that they were footsteps. I could hear twigs snapping. I could also hear all of the noises getting louder.
Jon turned quickly to Ariana. He spoke quickly and his words were hard to understand "Go. Take Ella with you. Keep her safe." I could see Ariana try to argue, but Jon gave her a kiss. I realized that the kiss wasn't out of love, it was to keep her silent.
There was another loud boom.
Ariana turned to me and grabbed my hand. I tried to resist, I wanted to help. But when she said "Come with me Ella." I had to follow. I didn't have time to figure out a way to disobey the curse.
We ran in to the woods. I could here shouting a few minutes after we had left.
We both ran for at least a half-hour. I didn't know that my legs could keep me going for that long. I guess it was the fear.
Soon we both stopped. I could hear Ariana panting for breath.
"It's-Sa-fe her-e." She spoke in between gasps.
She walked in the direction of where we had come from.
She screamed, "JON!" She paused to catch her breath. "JON!"
"I have to go back." She said to wind and the trees.
She half turned to me. "I have to go back. Stay here Ella. I'll be back."
Not waiting for my answer, she ran back in the direction we had come from. I listened to her footsteps until she was to far away for me to hear.
I waited. And waited. After a couple hours, I realized that it would be a while until she would come back. I stood up and began to walk in the direction that she had run.
I made it no farther than the tree. I remembered the curse. Ariana's words echoed in my head. 'Stay here Ella'. I tried to take another step. My head began to spin and a headache formed in my head. I needed to break the curse. I could be out here for days.
And I had no food. No water. I wasn't even dressed completely. I was just wearing a shirt that was too big for me. I had no blankets, no shelter. I had no weapon to defend my self against any forest creature.
Not that there were any forest creatures. It was deathly silent. There was not a single noise in the whole forest. I could see nothing move or fly anywhere in the distance.
I slumped back against the tree. I could feel the rough patterns of the bark dig in to my shoulders, but I was too busy to care.
I was alone.
I was trapped until some one would pass by and reverse the order. I was trapped in a small circle of trees that I could barely lie down in. The woods were empty and it could be days until someone even heard my screams.
Completely alone.
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