also need
rest.”
“Oh, it’s nothing. As I said earlier, I
really need rest. You seem to be friendly.” Evalle said, still
focused on her plate of spaghetti.
“Could we chat for a while? I’m really bored.
Nobody really talks to me here. They say I’m a jerk.” Kevin said,
gritting on his seat nervously.
“Are you really a jerk?”
* * *
Emily stepped out of the castle and looked
back at it, before finally walking away. She stopped abruptly to
ponder on the direction in which she would go. ”How do I get out of
here? It is filled with trees.
There has to be a way.” Emily had the feeling
that someone was after her, so she decided to hurry. “What way
should I go? I’ve always been dreaming of this map. Now is the time
I think I need it, but it is nowhere near me.”
Emily turned left and started walking down
the path. Everything seemed to be changing as the trees became
fewer and she could see more clearly. She stopped to survey the
land and she nodded her head in approval, as the place seemed to be
turning to a little town with no houses.
The place didn’t look like a forest any more.
She continued to move down the path and the place became very
familiar, she couldn’t fathom the reason. Emily sat on the floor to
think about what she was seeing and why the place looked so
familiar.
She jumped up in excitement when she
remembered. ”Yes, I was here with my father before the stupid
incident. I can find my way from the village, only if I can find my
way back to the village.”
Emily quickened her steps and continued to
notice how familiar everything looked. She stopped when she saw a
piece of cloth hanging on a tree branch. She picked it and examined
it. It was hers. She recalled using it to pack her hair into a
ponytail.
“Wow, now I know where I am.” She continued
moving and could now sight the village as she used the cloth to
repack her hair. She remembered that she saw a map in her closet.
“I know I have a map somewhere, everything now seems simple, even
though I’m not so sure.”
She ran to her room and picked up her shoes
after removing the damaged pair of slippers from her legs. She took
a large bag in which she quickly packed her clothes. “Where am I
going anyways? She asked herself.
“Oh yeah, I’m looking for Kujoo and my
father. I’m sure he took him away. Stupid faggot.” She put the map
in her bag and immediately ran out of the house. “I have a strange
feeling that these people are going to come here, looking for me.
They’ll never find me. “
Emily took the map out of her bag and
continued walking. She then noticed something she had never seen on
the map before, it seemed to be glowing.
Let the doves and Ostriches guide you. Follow
the path of light.
She looked closely again to confirm that she
wasn’t seeing things. Emily rubbed her hand on her hair and stopped
to think. What is the meaning of this? I don’t understand. “Let the
doves and ostriches guide you? Why have I never seen this before? I
have always had this map.”
After glancing through the map once more, she
blurted aloud. “I think I finally understand.”
CHAPTER 8
“Are you asking me this question?” Kevin
asked bluntly.
“I’m sorry that I’ve offended you. I’m really
sorry.” Evalle replied.
“Okay, I’m not offended, but it just looked
like we can never be friends but I find that hard to believe. You
seem very friendly.” Kevin said, shifting uncomfortably in his
seat. “Have I behaved like a jerk to you?”
“I said I’m sorry. Don’t be angry. Okay, how
do I make it up to you”? Evalle asked, feeling insecure.
“I don’t need anything from you. I just want
you to be my friend.”
“That’s quite simple. I am your friend
already.”
They both turned their heads when they heard
a loud voice. “Kevin, what are you doing over there?”
“Oh my God! That’s my manager. I have to go
now. We have to keep this official. I don’t want to lose