Saturday, January 14, 2012

Nightmare?

Last Night was in a sense, a Nightmare.


I was finally comfortable of the bed of damp leaves when I thought I heard footsteps. I tensed up. Just great.  My small fire had died out a hour ago so I had nothing to see with.  Finally my body relaxed and I fell asleep. Not long after I fell asleep I was awoken with to the same sound.

I felt around.

There's my fire stick and flint, I thought, I struck them together.  


WHOSH!


I never struck them like that with that intensity.  The fire came to life on the end of my stick and I held it up as a torch.

Nothing.

Should I be relieved or... frightened.

All of a sudden out of the thick night shadows came a figure.  It was too thin to be a human- I was sure.  But I was easily mistaken.  "Shhh." Came a voice.  I spun around thinking the voice came from behind me.

"No, over here."

I felt it smile- no smirk.

My shaky voice called out, "Come out!"

It actually obeyed me.  (If thats the right word)

Then I saw her.  The person was a female as tall as me.  She was wearing a tunic wade of dark wool (that I could see) and had a few packs on her.  Her black hair reached her shoulders- or maybe a little past them.

"Hannah." She called.

She knew my name, I frantically tried to recall her.

I sat up and glared-gaze at her.  Then I took a breath of relief.  I knew her.

"Sarah, I haven't seen you in awhile."  It was my sister- we parted ways when we were 9 years old to go to the schools we wanted to go to.  She went to the Black Arts Society/ School and I went to Manner Hall.  She had changed visibly- and I didn't know if I liked it.

Then she spoke, "Sorry if I startled you."

I smirked my thanks.  For going to Manner Hall- I still needed a bit of work.

"Hannah, your wanted.  Yes by me but by the authorities. By the Judges.  By the Leaders.  By your high ranking friends.  By all those Bad guys."

I shuddered.

She continued a little softer now.  "I had to fall from the comforts too."  She looked away- almost wishful.  Then she spoke with intensity, "You are wanted and this cubby hole won't cut it for long.  Come with me."

I would have asked "now?" but it was more like an order than a command.

So now it was.  Some reason I trusted her as I raised my self grabbed my only bag and slowly stepped into the surrounding darkness...

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