JACE
After hearing my words the old man looked away.
silence settled for a while.
You'll pay two price, one, every midnight, you'll experience immense pain in your heart that will only stop once it seems like you're on the verge of death.
Two, you will lose someone dear to you.
silence settled again......
That's alot; i whispered, tears clouding my vision.
The old man looked at me, for a moment i saw pity in his gaze but he wiped it of qickly.
Are you ready? If you're not, quit, while you still have time; he said
i was silent. I should stop this, that's what every sensible person would do. But what about her, i really want her back.
Who exactly am i going to lose? Is it my mom? I asked
pls don't let it be her, i won't survive it; i pleaded
i can't tell, but you'll know when it happens.
Are you ready to take the risk? He asked
i got quiet at that question.
OLDMAN
i stared at him quietly,
he's struggling, it's tough
is there a way for me to know the reason why she was cursed before making that decision; he asked, suddenly snapping out of his thought.
I smiled, of course, he was smart, really smart. Others would have agreed to pay the price instantly, driven by the emotions they feel.
Yes, you can; i answered shortly
Jace, your friend, what's her name? I asked.
She never told me herself, but i saw a name at the back of her diary, it was Nova, i guess that's her name; he replied.
Hmmmm ; i sighed
JACE
I'll show you how she became cursed.
you'll fall asleep, it will be like a dream, but you're actually seeing how the curse came to be; he said
When will you show me? I asked desperately
Now, but before we begin, you need to know that once you wake up, you'll have a strong head ache for two to three hours; he replied smiling.
I frowned, hard.
why does it look like you desperately want to hurt me? Am i by any chamce connected to the reason she was cursed; I asked
The oldman laughed shaking his head.
He tapped my shoulder and suddenly, i felt consciousness slipping away slowly from me until Every thing went dark.
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THE DREAM
In a small dark room, the cry if a baby could be heard.
Her mother pacified her till she fell asleep.
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Some where else.....
it was a beautiful morning, the people could be seen coming in and out of the palace, bringing gifts and celebrating the birth of the twins born to the royal family of Thalion.
Thalion who every one thought would be the happiest king today had a deep secret.
while everyone celebrated and had their attention on the twins and their mother, he snuck away to his secret chamba where a tall fair lady, carrying a crying child was waiting for him.
THALION
I smirked at the sight of the crying child.
your majesty, can i prepare a room for her to sleep? Catrin asked
No! Give her to the chief maid to take care of her, she will grow as a maid; i replied
your majesty! How can you do that to your own daughter! Catrin asked in shock.
Just do as i say, no one must know, even the child herself mustn't know, the day she finds out is the day you die; i threatened.
Yes your majesty; she replied, bowimg slightly and left.
"i never thought a witch to be this nosy" i thought to myself
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In a nearby town, a woman can be seen running home after a tiring day at the market. She sells fruits to support her grandmother and herself.
When she arrived back he, she opened the door to her small dark house, she entered confised at the silence, looking left and right. She seemed to be looking for someone.
Grandmother!
Grandmo-- ther!
Gra--ndmo------
She stopped calling when she heard someone sobbing from the corner of the room hold what seemed to be a wooden toy.
The old woman raised her teary eyes and looked into the eyes of the young woman, she opened her mouth to say something but no words came out.
"She's gone" were the only words she could say out.
The young woman looked down at her in disbelief, she searched everywhere in the room but she couldn't find what she was looking for.
Her body trembled.
Where's my baby! She yelled insanely, voice cracking, eyes turning green as she stared at the sobbing old woman before her.