Once upon a time there was a girl. A girl with nothing except a lonely life. A girl with no family, nor any friends. A girl with no title. A girl with a sad story, but all of it is turned upside down when she meets a boy. A boy with a whole other st...
"I was walking down the street in Diamisca trying to find something to eat. I was wearing my old blue dress with white daisies printed like a belt around my waist. It was the only thing I owned since I threw out my old pink top and green short. I was walking the usual road searching for something to eat.
"At some point I sat down to cool of from the warm sun with my face in my hands. I heard a peck-peck near me and saw chickens pecking bread crumbs. A lady was throwing them to the chickens. I asked her if I could get some, but nothing came out. Probably because I have not spoken in two years. Luckily the word hungry came out and the lady looked up to me, but as soon as she looked up her eyes widened.
"I made a question sign with my hands, but all a got was a flying bread, a lady vanishing like a bubble popping and running chickens. I took the bread and turned around with my head facing down. As I turned, I saw two black boots shining in the sun. I hope for something better, I hope I never looked up and see the face, but it is that hope that gives you faith it might be someone else.
"The guard dropped me 5 miles away from town, to far to walk for someone as hungry, thirsty and tired as me. Although he also dropped of a boy, round my age, but I didn't see him in the carriage. Maybe because I looked the whole way out of the windows, saying goodbye in my head. To my lovely home, although its people threw me out, Diamisca.
"I heard the hooves of the horses clitter-clatter and saw the carriage fading in the distance. I looked at my surroundings, but it was just hills for miles and miles on. I heard the boy with me clearing his throat behind me. I looked around straight into his eyes. As soon as I realised he knew that I'm staring deep into them, he smiled. I turned away and began to walk in a direction, any direction.
"We are at Dripping Hill and if you're dropped off and found there the following day, your next stop is prison. And for someone at my age, that is not a doll house to play in. It is filthy, disgusting and everybody is off the beat of happiness.
" "Hey, wait! Where are you going?" he asked in no rush, but walked towards me while asking to catch up. He stopped in front of me, looking into my eyes. "Please come with me, I know a place where we can rest, get something to drink and eat." I nodded and followed him.
"It was our first night, out, camping, just the two of us. The boy have not said a word since we started walking to the Promise Place and now he was busy making a fire. I went into the bushes, collected some berries and brought them back for us to eat.
"When I was back, the boy was done plaited two sleeping bags, I could not believe it. The fire was almost like a big one, a bonfire, spitting pieces here and there. I squished some berries to make a juice and kept the others to eat. I can't remember the last time that I ate...
"After he ate all his berries, he finished the last touches on the sleeping bags. I took min and lied down nest to the fire. Surprisingly it was very soft and comfortable, I heard a howl and saw a full moon above my head.
"Tonight the King and Queen will present their ten year old son to the kingdom because in every five years when there are a howling wolf, the child will see the kingdom. I fell asleep knowing the boy was looking ate me.
"The morning woke me up just before the sunrise, I saw the fire was burned out, at my feet there was some berries to drink and some to eat. I took them and began to eat while the boy came out of the bushes. I drank some berries and when I looked up again, I saw he made his sleeping bag a satchel full of berries.
" "I'm glad you have awoken. I brought us some more berries. Only if you want more, that is. I made a satchel to carry the rest for the trip ahead," he talked so properly and that bothered me. Why was a kid the same age talking so grand? I shook my head and he showed me to follow his to start out trip, tighter, me and him, a boy and a girl.
"On the way to the Promise Place, we saw some bunnies, but further is was just trees, bushes and grass. We stopped when the sun was directly above everything, making the time twelve o'clock. We ate some berries without talking until he spoke again.
" "What is your name, if I may ask?" he asked so gentle, so royal and it had me thinking where he really was from. I looked down at my berries and then to him. My shoulders went up, then down saying I don't know. He looked so sad, it looked like he was thinking how this could be true. It is true.
" "Well, if I may, can I give you a name?" other sentence where he talks royals, does he come from a kingdom of what? Nope, that can't be and I laughed in my head and outside I was slowly nodding my head, but still shy. He looked around for some inspiration. He looked at me, our eyes connecting again.
" "Emily, Lauren, Charlotte, Alexandra, Alice, Rachel, Grace, what do you think of those exquisite names? It all suits a lady like you, don't you think?" Exquisite, lady? Where did he learn these words? I thought of it, Presenting her majesty Queen Alice Grace Rachel Lauren Emily Alexandra Charlotte the first, also first in line for the thrown of the kingdom, Diamisca. Wow, that would be something, but there was one of all those others. Emily, it somehow reminded me of butterflies flying free over pink flowers with their yellow wings spread out, having no limits of space. Free...
" "So what is your opinion or option you are going with?" he asked after I have not said anything. I realised that this was going to be hard because of me not being able to talk. I thought about how I could show him that I can't talk and got an idea, we are going to play a game.
"I opened my mouth and he immediately smiled, as if it was his desire to hear me talk. I pointed into my mouth and the made a cross with my arms. His smile turned up side down when he realised what I was trying to tell him.
" "You can not speak?" he asked," Well then, you can talk to me in hand-language. My name is Jason and you chose the name....?"
"I looked him with no emotion and the he remembered. "Oh yes, so sorry, please forgive me with that honest mistake. Let us do this, I will say the names again and if you love and want it smile, but you disgracefully dislike it you can point no, is that all right?" I nodded and we began with the name hunt.
" "Charlotte, no all right next one, Lauren, also no, Rachel or Alice, both names gone. Grace, goodbye name with Alexandra and then the last one, Emily," immediately I smiled and nodded my head mad crazy for a yes. He looked happy and proud of himself for suggesting the name.
"Emily, I was happy that he named me Emily because every time he said the name, I got this magical feeling inside me like unicorns jumping 'n sparkles or horses sliding of rainbows. Whatever that feeling was, I loved it. And I loved my name, Emily....."
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Hope the first chapter set the mood and everything. And also hope that Emily proved that this chapter deserves a VOTE! All my love
