The Runaway

Chapter 21

We have been walking another day. Every part of me hurts, I'm starving, dehydrated and I'll turn into a raisin soon.

"How much longer?"

"Not far."

I want to lay on the ground and sleep forever- actually no, not forever. I need to get home but besides that. I also need to eat all the food in the world.

We walk forever, each step my legs wobble. I stop looking at the ground as my neck now hurts and look into the horizon. There's something- they're tall buildings! Out of all the research I've done, humans have a very certain style for all their buildings that no one else has. They make everything tall and narrow.

How does nothing fall over? It makes no sense.

Now I'm nervous. This is a whole new place with a new species, and I don't know their language.

"You know, I've done so much research about humans and they pay for things with paper and metal coins. They have so many weird things like magic doors that open by themselves and little devices that are magical. They also don't have a universal language so we're not going to know what they're saying and I'm so scared and can't stop talking. I cannot-"

"Shut up."

It works. Now, I cannot open my mouth ever again- but then I cannot eat. Oh, the pain. No, I need to eat honey.

"Technically we're both liars, but I feel like you lied a lot more than me and about much more important things. Which of the personas you created is true?"

Obviously, he lied for both but one has to be more like him. He put my acting career to shame. When there's time and before he steals my unicorns, I'll have him teach me and give me pointers. I want to make a false persona to mess with everyone too.

"Neither."

"Then who are you?"

He shrugs. "Nobody? Something for people to look at and call pretty."

"You're beautiful, not pretty. Was everything a lie?"

"No."

"What wasn't?"

"I do love raspberries, every spot I showed you in Ravaryn was my favorite."

"That's all?" He nods. "So, every time we stayed up talking all night was fake?"

He nods.

That hurts. I thought I had a friend there. I didn't know Luna or Darian well enough to be friends with them but mystery guy I did. We stayed up late many nights and talked about life, people, random things.

"Everything is fake?"

"Yep."

Why is this bothering me so much?

"Well, mister, I'll have you know something too. I made up my own character that I played too. I might not have tricked everyone, but you know nothing about me."

"Then who are you, princess?"

"Sandra from Hawaii."

"What's Hawaii?"

"My home, duh. It sounds funny."

He gives me a weird look. "Then why did you get kidnapped if you're from Hawaii? Did the king mistake you for someone else?"

"I wonder that too. I'm so famous in the far, far away and magical land of Hawaii that he must have been jealous of me and wanted my fame. There's only so much he can do with a kingdom, but Hawaii has everything."

"Sounds like him. So, Sandra, what is Hawaii like?"

"Hot and colorful."

That's all I remember from the book I read. I read about so many places and I barely remember any. I don't know where they are or which ones we're by either. Earth is too big. I then remember something so insanely important.