Once Upon a Time

Chapter 8

‘Hope, dear are you okay?’ Mrs Flora asked coming into Hope’s room.

Hope looked up from the Fairy Tales book and smiled.

‘I’m fine.’ She said.

‘Are you sure, because you don’t really look fine.’ Mrs Flora said.

‘Can’t I just go back to the orphans home?’ Hope asked.

Mrs Flora’s eyes widened.

‘Why would you want that?’ She asked.

‘Because when I was back there I was save, there was no danger, no responsibilities like these, not stress like this, not frustration like I’m having now.’ Hope said.

‘Danger was there too, you only didn’t know.’ Mrs Flora said sitting down next to Hope.

‘What do you mean?’ Hope asked.

‘That time when Faith got that nasty cut.’ Mrs Flora said.

Hope nodded.

‘She didn’t fall, the cut was made by one of those horrible creatures.’ Mrs Flora said.

‘What happened?’ Hope asked.

‘The only thing that is important is that Faith defeated it before it could reach you.’ Mrs Flora said.

‘Is Mrs Thomson also a…’ Hope started.

‘Oh no, she’s a human.’ Mrs Flora said smiling.

‘If there is anything, something you want to know, something that happened, just ask.’ Mrs Flora said.

Hope nodded.

‘We’ll find a way to get back I promise you that.’ Mrs Flora said.

Hope looked down at her hands and felt a tear roll down in her cheek. Mrs Flora stood up and walked out of the room, as she didn’t see the tear that had now fallen on Hope’s hand. Hope wiped her cheek dry and sighed. Hope packed the book again and looked down at it, the page was on the first page of her chapter. She felt another tear roll down her cheek and this time it fell on the page. Hope wiped the trace that the tear left on her cheek away and then saw a little blue light coming from wet spot on the page. There came lines of light out of it and circled up into the air. Hope was stunned and looked at it. Then pages started to turn without help and stopped on one page. It was one of the last few pages and Hope looked at it, but there was nothing on it. The page was empty, though there was a drawing next to the blank page, there was this picture/drawing of her sitting on the bed, of just a second ago. Hope widened her eyes and then there appeared letters on the page.

‘Hope’s tear touched the page and there came blue light dancing from the wet spot on the page, the pages started to turn and stopped.’

Hope gasped and fast closed the book.

‘What did just happen?’ Hope thought.

‘Okay I’m really getting mad, I know that for sure.’ Hope said softly to herself.

Hope stood up and wanted to walk to the door but then the room started to turn in front of her eyes and her head started to hurt really bad. She tried to pack something to keep her standing, but it was too late she fell on the ground.

Hope opened her eyes and she was in a room, but the room was on fire. Everywhere where she looked was fire. Hope stood up and looked around, but there was no exit, she would burn to life and die.

‘HELP!’ Hope shouted, but there was no noise.

‘HELP!’ Hope shouted again, but again no sound of anyone who could be nearby.