falling
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1st Chapter
Sunlight
I woke up, the echoes of the nightmare growing faint. For three days I have been onslaught by endless dreams of fiery storms and ice-cold seas. And screaming mothers, my mother, screaming for me. I stood up, opened my eyes. I refused to be captivated by this figment of my subconciousness. I glanced at my window, leting the sunlight wash away my worries, and the last remains of my memory.
For a while, I stood there, thinking. Would I always be stuck here in this orphanage? Do I really want to be the girl with no parents, stuck in Holy Family Orphanage with other parentless children found in the sidestreets of Edsa Highway? I closed my eyes once more, trying to find a reason for my existance, and how I plan to live it, then I stopped. Then I realized I was to afraid. Afraid of finding nothing as answers to both questions.
I heard a faint call of my name, saving me from the train of thoughts that was about to drown me. I opened my eyes once again, sunlight greeting them.
"Claudette, get dressed. Someone wants to see you." I looked quizically to Sister Mayumi. Then I looked behind me, to make sure she was talking to me. I heard that line before. She said to my previous room mate, Jessica, before she got adopted by a politician. Finding no one beside me, I got up and dressed, avoiding Sister Mayumi as she left.
When I entered the Sister Adeline's office, two deep blue eyes met mine. He was smiling widely. He was wearing an expensive Armani suit and signing some papers.
"This is Claudette? She reminds me of Angeline." The man said Sister Adeline. I just stared, not bothering to smile back.
"Claudette this is Artemis Fowl Senior. He's a very important Irish businessman and had agreed to adopt you for a month." Sister addressed this to me.
The man who was to be my father for a month smiled warmly at me. Instead of comfort, I felt fear. Suddenly the sunlight growing inside me was covered by clouds.
"Congratualtions Claudette. You are going to be a Fowl."