home the only thing on Sophie's mind. It had been
6 months since she last saw her grandfather. He had
been sick, in need of a tonic, which Sophie had
learned from her mother.
On that day so long ago,
Sophie had gone out into the swamps to gather the herbs
needed for him. She had found half what she needed, when
a tall, big man wandered to her. At first he had
seemed pleasant enough, seemingly interested in what she
was doing. As she was getting the last herb her world
went black. The next thing she remembered she was in
the house of Lili. For 6 months she had endured
things she would never talk about, not even to her
grandfather.
The forest began to turn to the familar swamp she
remembered each night in her dreams. Her body was tired, her
feet hurt, but still she kept going. Her heart
pounding with each step she took.
The sound of horses
brought her down behind a bush. Trying to see who they
were, she leaned to the side. She saw the proud woman
from earlier riding before the the troop of men who
had ended her night mare. Her eyes rested on a man
sitting before another. Sophie realized it to be the man
from the door,,, Akira. Looking closely she hoped he
was doing better than when she left him.
As the
last of the men past, Sophie came out of hiding and
continued on her way. Her thoughts drifting from her
excitement of seeing her grandfather again and Akira....
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