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Faith.
In myself.
What did she mean?
What should I do?
What am I meant to do?
These questions filled my head like a stampede of raging horses.
Stampede…
Horses….
"Mother? Father?" my ten year-old self asked.
There was no response.
"Are you even listening to me?"
"Honey, please, we're working." Father said.
"Okay, bye."
I walked away from the two thrones and headed towards my room, but stopped as Winter pushed me aside and ran to Mother and Father. I started to stop her, but when she jumped into Father's arms, he showed no resistance. I edged closer and heard Winter's excited shrieks.
"Mommy, Daddy!" Winter shrieked as she grabbed Father's neck.
"Well isn't it my little girl!" Father replied as she tossed Winter in the air.
"I-I finished all of my lessons! They said I'm going advanced!"
"That's amazing honey! We're so proud of you!" Mother gasped as she placed her hand on Winter's shoulder.
After I saw that, I ran.
Working? Really? They could've just said they didn't want me around, they could've just said so. They didn't have to lie to my face.
I rushed past my room, past the lesson room, and pushed past the guards. They tried to stop me, put I quickly ran out of their grips. I pushed open the doors and ran to the pasture. Away from my parents, away from the guards, away from my home. As I ran, I started to think; about everything.
Winter's the one that's special, not me.
She's the one who'll become queen, not me.
She's passed all of her lessons, not me.
She's the better child, not me.
They all love her…not me.
My thoughts were abruptly stopped by a large chorus of pounding approaching me. I looked up to see a stampede of horses racing towards me. I looked back, but I had run so far, the castle looked like a dollhouse. No one was going to hear me from way out here. I gasped in fear and tried to run, but I was frozen down in place. I couldn't move at all, fear made my heart race almost as fast as the horses did and sweat beaded my face.
I looked back at the castle, and thought my supposedly last thought.
Goodbye family.
I braced for impact but was suddenly pushed to the side. Pain pierced my side and I fell to the rough ground. Suddenly, the pounding was gone, and I was still alive. My dress was stained with grass and my hair spread all over the place. I looked at my side and saw four deep scrapes, as if I was grabbed by some kind of bird. I looked up and saw a single hawk, flying in the sky. Still confused on what happened, I started to walk home.
That was when I had started running to the pasture every day. I started wearing stable-boy clothes, and became a complete rebel.
I hadn't noticed, but after that memory, I fell right asleep.
Answer to all reviews:
When I said 'my sister lied', I meant she said Winter and Aednat wouldn't see each other, but they really did.