How did my plans change from going back to that Library to having to find the truth about everything in this other world? I wondered as I sat here in the small kitchen with Maya and Leah, walking about to prepare for the journey.
“Do you guys know where the Library is?”, I suddenly blurted out, interrupting whatever the sisters were discussing and putting in the bag.
They both stopped to look at me. “You mean the Hall of Teleportation?”, Maya said.
I gazed at her. “The Hall of…Teleportation?” I sat there with my hands on my side. I now must have looked stupid.
They nodded. “Didn’t the owl tell you?”
“Fish? No, he didn’t.”, I replied.
“Fish?”, Maya looked at me confusedly. “You named an owl, Fish?”
I nodded, intertwining my fingers on the table, flustered that I gave the owl figurine an absurd name.
“It is you!”, Hughes’ face brightened. Hope filled in his red eyes as he held onto the princess and rightful true heir of Kósmima. He glances back to his companion and then back to the clueless heir as to why he was so happy seeing her than when seeing his two sons. “I…”, he cut short and exhaled a relief breath – placing his arms behind him and bowing like the knight he was. “Your Highness, I have finally found you, although accidentally. But I was trying to look for you in every corner of the second earth.” He explained.I was speechless and did not know what to say to him. Should I say thank you? But I quite did not know in the first place someone was looking for me. Only recently I found out about the Ender’s and the things that seem overwhelming.His two companions came walking towards us with curious gazes as to what was happening. “Hughes?”, Evan called out.The burly man raised his head and looks at Evan. “Evan, this is her. The heir. She’s the one I have been looking for!”, h
Red glowing eyes. A mischievous grin. I am finally free. After being inside this girl's mind, yearning to be let free from those dark clouded place, devoid of life apart from mine – now, I can rage all I want. For all I care, I will let them taste real hatred. Yes, I felt your pain. A long-held pain that brought me to this world. Those were the very core of how you created me. The hatred, the loneliness, the sadness. I am the villain and the hero. But it all depends on the people around you, doesn’t it? How they act towards you. And when one betrays you–kills the people you love. The very people that you never had the second chance to reconcile with. They will pay. I stared at my bright glowing ruby eyes from the faint reflection of the blood that oozed on the floor. Unmoving from Mona’s grip, I felt my powers heat in my veins slowly. I could feel it slithering.
Snow began to drift down the road - a single snowflake flew swaying down along with the cold breeze of the wind. I watched everything from my large window room. It was dark and the only light emitted was from the frozen lamp post outside which gave a white-yellow shade from the inside. Everything was filled with snow – the naked trees, the once brown ground, and the pathway leading to the family mansion was now covered with a thick layer of white snow. The cold season weather sent shivers down my spine as I stood in front of the huge window. Even the steam of my breath was made visible enough for me to see. I cuddled myself with the thick blanket I carried as I look up at the night sky. One bright star stood out among the gray vast in the sky. It was winking at me. I smiled as I watc
Snow was everywhere as I walked down the alley – sending shivers down all over my body. I cupped both my hands together, blew warm air into them, and rubbed them together, before placing them inside my pockets – mentally scolding myself for forgetting my gray wool gloves. At this state, I swear my hands will be numb and frozen before I even get the chance to enter the public library. The street were half frozen and filled with piles of snow from yesterday’s and today’s snowfall. I could even see the glossy ice from the lake from where I was standing, it looked thick enough for anyone to skate over it. I think might stop by there once I’m done at the public library. Snow never stopped raining down since the start of the month. Weather news last night said it would stop before we know
An hour or so had probably passed by, and I was still reading the book. I had read a lot of pages from it already in over the hour, and boy you bet I was liking it because I did not want to let go of the book. Thud! I jump a little on my seat. I look around me, panning my head to the light end where I came, there was nothing there, then to the dark end. I gasp suddenly at the sight. At the end – where it no longer was dark, was a large white fury and fluffy puff white ball of what I think seems to be from a rabbit’s tail. It was round and it looked soft. I then stood up from where I sat, clutching the book on my chest tight as if it would shield me enough as I step an inch towards the white fluffy tail of the rabbit – slowly and quietly.
“What-?” He looks at me with a fearful expression. “Listen to me,” his voice was hushed. “Never come back into this place. You hear me?” All I could do was nod as he looked frantic and fearful. “Here,” he pushes a book into me harshly. “Burn it and don’t hesitate.” I opened my mouth to say something but was pulled back by something sticky and cold behind me. I flailed helplessly as I saw the rabbit peak at the corner of the shelf. He looks back at me and waved goodbye. I screamed as the sticky cold substance pulled me farther away from the opening. It was like gravity pulling me down towards darkness. I was startled when I felt hands
I woke up with the smell of the ground underneath me, the grass brushed off lightly on my cheeks as I lifted my head to gaze at the place I landed. It was an unfamiliar territory – a thought, no, rather a question popped out of my head, where the hell was I? My head was pounding hard as I got up on my feet, I wobbled as I struggled to stand straight. I panned my sight around, looking at every direction as I surveyed my surroundings. A barren land of cut trees surrounded me as if someone was irresponsibly cutting them for fun, as far as my eyes could see far beyond the barren land – the trees continued to stretch untouched. I looked up at the azure blue sky and saw the moon nearer than the average moon you would see every night. The wind howled gently in my ear, whispering a secret. I could hear the trees rustling from afar – it was serene, and the viridescent color of the trees looked lush. I decided to w
I was stupefied by how she was able to also add the last part in which I was thinking a moment ago. “How…?”, I gazed at her hard, searching her face – her expression. She tittered and sat down on one of the rocks as she leaned on her old cane for support – groaning in the process, then she looked at me, motioning for the rock opposite of hers. I gaped my mouth, closing and opening it as I wondered again at the rock that wasn’t there before when I got here. I slowly walked towards the rock and sat, never breaking my eye contact with the old librarian before me. I gulp a lump on my throat, nervous and cautious streaming up my system. She cleared her throat raspily and asked, “You are Selina Anderson, correct?” “Y-yes,” I r