“Elise!”
“Coming!” she leaned down close to the rock
and whispered. “Till next time.” Her hair, having long loosed itself from her
ribbons and was now adorned with a wreath of flowers, swung freely in the air as
she skipped through the woods to the cottage where she live. Ferns gently brush her ankles as she swished
through them. It was a glorious day. As she reached the worn path that led to her
home she caught sight of a horse standing in front of her home. “Company!” her face lit up. Company was rare. Most people kept to themselves around here
with no desire to meet with others.
She slowed as she reached the horse. It turned its head to look at her. “Hey horsey.”
A smile beamed its way across her face.
There could not be another horse so gorgeous in the whole forest.
“Elise,” her mother’s voice sounded again,
but this time it was quiet, too quiet.
Elise tore her eyes away from the horse and
gazed at her mother’s face. “Yes?”
A tear trickled down her cheek as she reached
down and folded her daughter into her arms.
“I love you,” she breathed into Elise’s ear. “Don’t ever forget that.”
“Of course.” She pushed away confused. “How could I?”
“So, this is Elise.” The girl cringed as a man, dressed in fine clothing
which bore the king’s seal, stepped out of the cottage right behind her
mother. There was something in the way
he said it that turned her insides to ice.
Swallowing hard, she quickly bobbed a curtsy. The man smiled stiffly. “Thank you for making this easy on me.” She started, surprised, before she realized the
words were aimed at her mother.
“Some people actually resist me, can you
believe that?”
Her mother said nothing, just stared at
Elise with sorrow filled eyes.
“Well, there’s no time to be wasted.” He reached down, grabbed Elise around her
waist, and yanked her off her feet.
Heart beating wildly she kicked violently. “Let
go of me! Mother!”
As if he did not feel it, the man mounted
smoothly and threw her over the saddle in front of him. She gasped as air was forced out of her
lungs.
Elise opened her mouth in a silent scream
as her arms reached out back towards her mother as the horse started loping
down the trail. Her mother crumpled to
the ground weeping. Tears flowed freely
down the girl’s cheeks. The truth was dawning on her. She knew what was happening, and there was nothing she could do to change it.
What happens next!?
ReplyDeleteThat is for me to know and you to find out...
ReplyDeleteI like it and am glad you are going to tell us more!
ReplyDeleteYou could name it "Abduction"...but that's rather boring.
I like it, as well, and can't wait for the next part! =)
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