Nearly sixty seconds had past but what I was expecting still hadn't gotten to me. My eyes fluttered opened and I saw that Goliath, as I had so named him was completely still with his sword just few millimeters away from my loins. I waved my hand in front of his face but there was no reaction.
My attention was caught by an applaud that came from the far right, " A girl still must first learn never to give up. Only then will she be able to do the impossible " it was Merlin. He was sitting on an old rock chair flanged by Margaret and Marge , Margaret stood holding a tray carrying a tea pot and a cup while Marge just stood giving me a look that felt like one of adoration. My stomach clenched when I realized what was happening, they had been watching everything.
"And was that supposed to be training. Goodness!, I nearly got killed..." I yelled.
" But you didn't " seeing that my countenance still hadn't changed he continued "Look Morgana I completely understand how you feel but It was the only way to discover your true potential. You wouldn't have done this much if you knew you were not in real danger." He said with his husky voice that I had grown used to in just one day.
I felt tears well in my eyes but tried not to blink so it wouldn't roll down my cheek. " I never asked for any of this" I said in a shaky voice.
" The pressure, the changes that are coming too quickly are too much for you to handle , but just like I said I completely understand you and ..."
" No you don't! " I yelled in a way that made Margaret and Marge both surprised and uncomfortable at the same time but I couldn't care less what either of time thought about my attitude at the moment. " No one understands me. Everyone just cares about me fulfilling this damn prophecy. Not one of you cares what I want or even dares to know how I feel, .....you...you all see me as a freak of nature born by a witch and a vampire who was born to fulfill some sort of prophecy"
" Calm down, Morgana!..."
" Morgan. My name is Mor...gan and not Morgana " I fired at him and the tears I had been trying to hold back took advantage of this moment to pour. I turned and took to my heel not caring where I was heading. I wanted to be as far away from them as possible and it was a relief not hearing any of them following me.
As I reached farther into the forest my vision was clouded, mist lingered in the air . I hit branches strung like hell as some of their thorns scratched the naked skin of my neck and arms. I was feeling tired but the eerie feeling that came with me being in this place was not making me consider resting here. I ran for what felt like like ten minutes with my muscles aching. I had gotten to a point of the forest where light was able to pierce through the canopies, it was a sign I had made it to one end of the forest.
I hurried out of the forest and the beauty of this place made me stood in awe. It was like I had been absorbed into a world of fairy tales. The sun shone bright but the intensity was fair enough that one wouldn't have need for a sunscreen. I was in a beautiful garden with birds chirping and butterflies that flew from petals to petals. There was also the peaceful sound of a running river, whether or not this was someone's garden didn't seem to concern me. All I knew was that I needed all the rest I could get before deciding what to do or if I was going to do anything.
I took shelter under an olive tree and closed my eyes. Without much effort I was in complete oblivion.
I awoke to the sound of laughter and chattering from a distant I listened carefully to one of the voices that seemed familiar " You should go and check on her . she should be awake by now, don't you think?"
" Why do I get to do all the errands. How about you check on her yourself? " another answered.
I walked slowly towards the direction of the river where the voices seemed to be coming from. As I got closer, I could hear the sound of a running river that seemed to be falling, it was a waterfall . There was a tall bush that created a partition between the beautiful garden, I placed my hands to create a little a hole large enough for me to see the other side of the bush .
I saw Marge at the foot of the waterfall, she was kneeling on the other side of river and picking lobsters from the shallow part of the river and tossing them into a large basket. "Miss Marge, mom doesn't think you are going to find any more of them lobsters at this side of the river" a little girl said as she approached Marge with a older woman with platinum blonde holding her hand. I looked closer and saw that the little girl was in fact Meggy and the woman holding her was Rosa.
Out of excitement , I pushed my way through to the other side of the bush that appeared to be a fence. On reaching the other side of the bush, I wasn't so sure I wanted to be noticed anymore. I really wanted to talk with Rosa and Meggy but not with Marge there.
'What if Old Merlin had sent Marge and Margaret to come find me and take me back?' I thought. Coming to think of it I couldn't find Margaret even though I had heard her voice. As I turned back to return to the garden there was rustling of leaves as they shook in response to a disturbance. The speed of my heartbeat accelerated as fear washed over me, " perhaps letting Marge see me isn't a bad idea after all" I murmured to myself.
The leaves stopped rustling and as I was about to dismiss what had just happened to be as a result of rodents, someone jumped out of the bush "boo" . I screamed with a voice that sounded like a shrill but stopped as soon as I knew it was Margaret, still too late for me as I was already falling into the water.
With a big splash, I was in Kicking and scratching in vain effort to get hold of anything that could help me back to the surface. As I made the stupid mistake of opening my mouth to scream, water rushed into my mouth and I felt my lungs tighten with my vision becoming cloudy.
I felt a hand Snake around my waist and that was the last thing I saw before I entered into a state of oblivion.
I jerked upright as water gushed out of my mouth making me feel like I was about to spill out my gut. I doubled over and coughed until I no longer felt like I was choking.
"Take , drink this. It will make you feel better" . I looked up to see a worried Marge staring down at me with a little bottle in her hand. Though I hated the taste of drugs and potions alike, I needed something to stop the tightening pain I was feeling in my lungs. I snatched the bottle from her and downed the content.
" Will she be alright? " I turned to see Meggy who was carried by her mother .
" Ummm.... Yes , I think she will " Margaret answered, she was pouring out water from her shoes. " Thank you Margaret " she shrugged like I had said something completely inappropriate. " Thank you for saving me " I explained further.
"oh! No, no. Child" Marge walked from behind me to my line of sight with hands on her waist. " Margaret didn't save you , he did" she said pointing to the other person I hadn't taken notice of, Ash.
" Ash!" I said sounding more like a whisper but the smile he sent me showed he heard me.
"..but you can thank Margaret for making you drown" Marge continued, sending her a scolding stare.
"I'm sorry Morgan" Margaret said and I was about to tell her it wasn't her fault when Marge interrupted. " Of course we all know you are" she rolled her eyes " After the swimming lessons you just gave us"
Everyone roared in laughter except for me who wasn't really getting the joke. " please guys , don't make me feel left out . I really don't like this position "
"Alright, I'll tell you" Marge insisted even though she was still laughing breathless. I raised my brows . "Okay, I'll tell you" she said and calmed herself to stop laughing. "After you fell into the water, Margaret who had no knowledge of swimming jumped in and after she remembered she couldn't swim she was hitting the water and was struggling to swim but she failed miserably at it. When she realized she was about to sink in she started to cry for help. It was an unfortunate occurrence , the sight was just terrific. It was like watching a little giraffe swim" at this they all roared in laughter .
" At least, I was trying to save her why you just stood there doing nothing. I bet y'all, if Ash hadn't come to the rescue you would have left us for death " Margaret fired back at her.
" All right everyone! Enough of the accuses. The important thing is that Morgan is safe and sound. " Rosa said at last . With a quick movement she dropped Meggy and ran to hug me. " Morgan, thank the gods you're okay. For a moment, I thought we had lost you " she sniffed. I pushed her gently to create some space.
" Although I am glad to see you all but Rosa, what are you doing here?" I asked her.
" Oh, well this is our family home. This the place I grew up and will always be my home " she said as she went back to carry Meggy.
I smiled and turned to Ash expecting him to tell me something about being happy to see me too.
" Morgan, how about you come with us for supper. Our home is back in the garden, or have you seen it already "
"Why, no! I haven't seen any house around but supper sure does sound like a great idea"
Sorry for taking so long to update, I've been very busy with a lot of random stuffs. Anyways I've got good news for you, from today henceforth I'm gonna try my best to update early regardless of whatever key come up. I have made up my mind to complete dawn before I fully become 19 years old in July. I want to add this books to my list of accomplishments @ 18 years old.
Thanks to all of you who have come with me up to this point of the journey. Feel free to chat with me whenever you feel the need to talk with someone because its all I can give aside my prayers.
To show my appreciation to you all , I uploaded the song I'm listening to right now for your listening pleasure. Its titled "stronger" by glee cast
.... Oh, I hope you give the song a chance just like you gave my book a chance.