Here's the real chapter one. Enjoy.
Chapter One: Beautiful Nightmare
She could hear a voice, deep and booming, strong but yet kind. The sound of the voice surrounded her, and it seemed to lift her up. It filled her whole being and gave her a calm gentle happiness. She followed the voice as it lifted her up, carrying her away from where ever she had come from. Where ever it was, she no longer cared to go back to it, for she simply wanted to follow the voice. She then heard it speak.
The words were so clear that they rang in her head long after the voice had stopped speaking.
It said, "….the Lord God formed the man from dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being…."
She could see before her, not a man, but a small young boy. His hair was brown like the dirt he came from, and his eyes were light and cheery, as if showing how happy he was to be living. His skin was pale, smooth and perfect, and she wanted to reach out and touch the beautiful angel before her.
The voice spoke again, "The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work and take care of it."
She now saw the boy standing in the midst of the garden. Beautiful plants surrounded him, and he smiled at each, gently touching a single leaf or petal on each plant.
The voice continued, "The Lord God said, 'It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.' But for Adam (1) no suitable helper was found. So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, He took one of the man's ribs and closed up the place with flesh. Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib He had taken out of the man, and He brought her to the man."
Linali now found herself standing in the beautiful garden. She looked at the boy who stood no more than a few feet away from her. He gave her a sweet loving smile and reached his hand out to her. Without a moment's hesitation, Linali took the boy's hand, and the two walked through the garden together, their finger entwined.
Linali knew from the moment she had seen him she had loved the boy, and she would forever stay with him in that beautiful garden. The Garden of Eden.
"….Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made.
He said to the woman, 'Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden'?"
Linali saw herself turn towards the serpent. Her gaze was caught in his, and she was unable to turn away.
She said to the serpent, "We may eat fruit from the tress in the garden, but God did say, 'You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.'"
The serpent's mouth stretched across his face in what must have been a smile. Linali stared at the small sharp teeth that protruded from his mouth. It glinted in the sun, and the end came into a dangerous point. She still couldn't look away.
"You will not surely die," the serpent said. "For God know that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
Linali finally looked away, and stared longingly at the fruit hanging before her. It was deep red, a fruit made from blood for the pain yet to come. She reached her hand out to it and gently plucked it from the branch. She stared at it as she held it cupped in her hand. A fruit of pure beauty.
It looked so delicious, and it must taste very satisfying. She would also gain wisdom and be one step closer to God. She would have to share this with her beloved boy, so he too could be like God.
Oh how badly she wanted to eat the fruit now.
The serpent stared intently at her as she raised the fruit to her mouth. She held it as it gently touched her lip, pressing it against her teeth, and prepared to bite into it.
"Yes," hissed the wicked serpent. "Yes, eat it! Eat it! Yes!"
"No!" Linali screamed as she jolted upright in her bed, but it didn't matter anymore for it was gone. All gone.
No longer was she holding the blood fruit. She was no longer talking to the serpent. She was no longer in that beautiful garden, and she was no longer with the boy. How much she missed the boy already!
She held her head in her hands, a few silent tears trickling down her face.
What a beautiful nightmare.
(1)Adam- meaning 'man' and sounds like the word 'ground'
Eve-sounds like the Hebrew for 'man' and also means 'living'
Ta da! Chapter one finished. Still nothing really happening, but it's just really just to start explaining the story. It's going to get a whole lot more complicated, so be prepared.
This chapter's a little short, but they will probably get longer as I get further into yet. Oh well.
