THE PROMISE OF WAR

Well, isn’t this room cozy I thought, finding a spot on a very white loveseat, patterned with little blue roses. This room was outside of the sitting room, and opened up to a screen room overlooking a courtyard. Outside was nothing but dark green grass, tall trees, and a calm blue sky, not to mention a black metal gate that seemed to surround the entire property.

I can’t lie and say that I didn’t wonder how long it would take me to run across. How high would I have to jump, since it didn’t look like that fence was something that I could easily climb. Beyond the gate, there seemed to be nothing. I could try to disappear in the trees, but I was in their backyard now. Odds were I’d be lost in minutes, and they’d find me soon after. I was better off staying where I was, listening to this story and seeing where it leads.

In front of me sits a low dark blue table, to match the flowers. There is a piano in the corner of the room. Light brings the room alive, pouring in from the screens tha