The Girl And The Forest

CHAPTER - 2

Amelia Eloise Fleura's POV :

I woke up 4 at dawn and I am going to my spot in the forest to wait for the sun to rise.

I made my way to the door, I opened it and starts to put on my slippers, as I am still on the process of putting my slippers, I saw something in the sky... A fireball? It is a circle object that is covered in fire and is falling rapidly like a shooting star and to my shock, I quickly closed the door and run as fast as I can and tries to follow the path of the fireball that had just landed somewhere in the forest.

I run and run and run and finally, I saw some burnt and burning leaves, trunks, and branches as a sign of that burning object passing here. I was shocked! Not just shocked but an outburst of being shocked, scared and at the same time astonished as I saw the fire-object landed on my exact spot where I am supposed to stay while waiting for the sunrise.

I looked at the sky and it was a little bit blue and so the forest became a little bit visible. I looked at the fireball thingy that had just landed, it turned black and somewhat became bigger and bigger and in just a split of minutes, I found myself comparing my height to it. It continues to grow and grow until it became a size of a medium volcano. I looked around checking if there are other people who had witness this bizarre thing, but there ain't no one, only myself. Instead of thinking something, I just think that maybe it is still too early for the other people to notice or to come here in the forest.

I sighed as I finally looked, but in my horror, I saw a red liquid at the top of the volcano-shaped black thing and that's when I realized that if it is a black-shaped volcano then that red liquid could be a lava.

I ran as quick as I can and immediately screamed at the top of my lungs, "MOM! DAD! CHARLIE! FRANCIE! WE NEED TO LEAVE THIS PLACE! WE NEED TO GO!! " my mom who is currently cooking breakfast looked at me with a bewildered expression. "What are you talking about Amelia? And why do you look like you've been running in a marathon? It's early in the morning yet your sweat is telling me that you've been running the whole afternoon, what is going on?" My mom took a towel and throws it to me. I looked at her with a panicked expression before speaking, "MOM PLEASE WE HAVE TO GO! I SAW SOMETHING IN THE FOREST THAT HAD FALLEN FROM THE SKY! IT SOMEHOW TURNED INTO A SORT OF VOLCANO AND IT IS ACCELATING SO RAPIDLY ON ITS SHAPE! MOM IT'S SCARY WE HAVE TO LEAVE! " My tears are threatening to fall and so I never fought back- they fell, rolling down my cheeks while looking at my mom's eyes veraciously.

And to my surprise, my mom didn't say anything and quickly walked away. My dad walked towards me with a dark aura, I don't know why but it feels like he's another man and not my dad through looking at his eyes.

The movement was fast, very fast and in just a split of second, I can feel my cheeks hurting - by that, my dad slapped me.

I was holding my left cheek while breathing heavily. I couldn't believe it was just a dream. It seems so real but turns out to be only a dream which explains why my father is so not like him because I know that he would never hit me.

As I finally had myself calm, I looked at the wall clock, 4:12 am it says. I smiled, just like in my dream, I always wake up at 4 to go to the forest to wait for the sun to rise. I even have my own spot where I would always sit upon waiting. It is a spot with a grass ground, few branches around, with a mango trees on each side and on the back and of course, a spot with an outstanding view of the forest especially when then sun rises.

Déjà vu huh - I made my way out of the door and wore my slippers. It is cold at this very hour with some fogs around me but I refuse to wear some sort of jacket.

I looked up the sky and it was clear, all stars are shinning. I smiled as I could trace some star constellations, my smile soon faded upon remembering my dream, it was a fireball falling from the sky. I spent some minutes looking at the stars wondering if some fireball could be seen, but nothing. I smiled while continuing my journey to the forest.

The forest is a little bit far from our house but it doesn't affect me, I wanna be in the forest no matter what. My father is so afraid of me going in there because that forest the same with the land where our house is in is a property of the Richest family in our town--the De Rosier Family. My father is so afraid because maybe one of the De Rosier guards could see me wandering and that they could do harm to me, but of course being the hard headed one, I refuse. I refuse to listen to my father as I am confident that if ever someone wants to harm me, I am and can protect myself.

Speaking of the De Rosier, I only got to see them once, when their youngest daughter Lauraine Fate De Rosier celebrates her 12th birthday and she wants all the peple of our town to come to the front yard of their house to celebrate with her. And that celebration was 3 years ago. Lauraine now is 15 years old.

I sat down on my spot as I can see the roof of the castle-like mansion of the De Rosier not so far away in a hill. The sky is a little blue now but some stars are still visible. I looked at them while remembering the things that my mother had told me about the De Rosier.

She told me that the De Rosier family always had a strong, wealthy status even before, ancestors to ancestors. The De Rosier family lead by the parents, Lucinda Bella De Rosier and Rufus Symon De Rosier. My mom told me that Lucinda Bella is a perfectionist type of mother to its children, Lauraine Fate De Rosier- the youngest and the only girl, Percy Jess De Rosier- the second to the last, Ross Azariah De Rosier and Patreece Hezekiah De Rosier who both nearly had the same age -with a matter of months, but Patreece is the oldest.

Lucinda Bella wants all her children to not to go out of the house, she doesn't want commoner people to easily see the 'heavenly beauty' of her children, and so we never seen Lauraine again after her 12th birthday. Lucinda is so strict on having her sons not the good but the best women as their girlfriends.

I sighed, I'm 17 years old but I never ever experienced a guy as my boyfriend maybe because no man would like someone like me who has the craze image of being a witch in the forest-haha I laughed as I remembered the children saying that maybe I am a witch.

I looked around me and it starts to have a light yellow color. I remembered my mom telling me that in the two De Rosier boys, Ross Azariah and Patreece Hezekiah, Patreece has more pleasing personality compared to Ross. But I never had the chance to encounter them both personally.

I stood up as I can see the sun shinning up the hills and the shinning windows of the De Rosier mansion. I inhaled, exhaled, inhaled, and exhaled, feeling the fresh morning air and the morning heat of the sun kissing my skin. The morning flowers starts to bloom and some singing bird can be heard.

After some couple of minutes, I diverted my gaze to the De Rosier mansion, it was so big and wide and it is no doubt a castle! While looking at the huge mansion, I suddenly felt sad. Sad because it is always been my dream to have that kind of mansion for my parents because all their lives they live in a very crazy hardship, we're not rich we live in a small house with a limited income and so giving a better life to my parents is my main goal in life and that includes a huge house. Maybe not a castle-like house but a house that is bigger than our current house that can surely make my parents happy and proud.

While being so lost in my thoughts, I saw something on one of the windows of the De Rosier mansion. I can see a man standing on the window looking at my direction. I could not see his face or clothes as I can only see a black silhouette, but I am sure that his face is on my direction and I think he saw me. I quickly looked away and starts my way on going home. I try to shrug that event off my mind as I can feel my heart being overwhelmed by the nervousness.

I took a deep breathe as I reached our house and greet everyone a 'good morning '.

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