I could hear Rapunzel's voice singing in my head. I didn't understand what was going on or where I was. I continued my trek towards nothing, I didn't know what waited for me at the end of this mist of darkness. Her voice continued to call me, I felt like I was getting close; every step I took was leading me to Rapunzel. I had to find her, I needed to hold her again, and I needed to tell her a lot of things.
"Rapunzel!" I call out.
There was no reply except singing. She didn't hear my voice.
"Rapunzel!" I cry out once again.
"Eugene . . ." I hear her reply.
"Are you okay?" I ask, "You seem to be very quiet."
"I am not okay, Eugene." She pauses, "I am not."
That rose a red flag for me; something was wrong and I had to figure out what it was. I had to figure out why she wasn't alright. Could it be that the old lady had been punishing her for things that she had done? Why did it have to happen to her . . . to Rapunzel? Rapunzel didn't deserve any of this! She meant everything to me; without Rapunzel, my dream would die.
"What's wrong?" I ask, "Continue to talk with me until I can find you!"
"Everything's wrong, Eugene." She replies, "I didn't wish for any of this to happen."
"For what to happen?" I ask again, sounding like a complete idiot.
"I should have never left the tower . . ."
"But, you found out that you are the lost princess." I answer.
"That's not just it." She began.
"What else is there, Rapunzel?" I question again.
"When you find me . . . Mother will kill you."
"I am not gonna let that happen!" I sounded confident.
"Eugene . . ."
"Even if it happens, I will find a way to save you."
There wasn't a response from Rapunzel. I began to worry.
"Rapunzel!" I stop dead in my tracks, "Rapunzel, please, answer me!"
"You should listen to her once in a while . . . she's right about my plan." Gothel's voice came through.
"I will find where you're hiding her!" I pause, "And I will save her!"