Chapter 12
More Conversing and Facing Fears
The group exited the ride, and Elizabeth left without a fearful look on either her face or her step. Anna was freaking out, big time. As a tear escaped from her, Elizabeth went back to make sure Anna was alright, noticing that Anna was walking slowly.
"Anna, are you ok? You're really pale," Elizabeth warmly put her arms in a comforting position.
"I-I didn't like t-the ride," Anna managed to sob out. The instant these words left her mouth, another comforting touch was felt by Anna. She looked in the direction it was coming from for an instant, but no one was there.
"It's alright, Anna, I was scared when I did it the first time, too," Elizabeth comforted Anna and hugged her softly. In fact, I was scared of it up until this moment, Elizabeth thought.
"T-thank you," Anna wiped her eyes and felt better about it with a friend that cared about her.
"No problem, Anna. You don't need to go on it now," Elizabeth reassured Anna and helped her up.
"Thanks, Elizabeth, you're a great friend," Anna complimented. Elizabeth lightly blushed, which went away quickly. The people now went to Splash Mountain, a water ride close to the Haunted Mansion.
"Are you ready to go on? The drop isn't five stories high," Katrina pointed to the drop ahead. Some people in the log flume screamed as they dropped downhill.
"I'm in, how about you, Elizabeth?" Anna jumped at the opportunity to go on the ride, too.
"I-I'll go as well," Elizabeth concealed her fear as best as she could, but decided to go, anyway.
"Alright, let's hurry before the line gets any longer," Katrina ran to the line, and the other two pursued. Anna's grandma followed them, too.
"Once more, she's facing her fears. This is an interesting change," the lower voiced male scratched his head then put his hand on his chin.
"What's interesting about her facing her fears?" the higher voiced male asked the other.
"She never faced her fears very much in the past. However, one person has allowed her to open herself to all other possibilities that she never dreamed of doing before," the lower voiced male replied.
"Is it true, then? Are they the ones?" the higher voiced male asked.
"I'm not sure yet, but we'll know soon enough," the lower voiced male responded to the other. Elizabeth heard only the last part of the conversation and got a bit suspicious.
Well, I'm not taking any chances with these people. I won't let them hurt Anna no matter what, Elizabeth thought to herself, refusing to let others hear her thoughts. However, she didn't know she blocked others out.