And The Wish...

And The Wish was Created

"Wake up little Sparrow!" my loving older sister says, shaking me awake. I hear Daisy barking and growling and a man trying to soothe her. I feel sis shake me again. "Come on, we're going to the castle!" She keeps shaking me until I groan to show that I'm awake.

"I'm just dreaming," I say to myself, turning over and snuggling in, trying to find warmth in the water that froze me when the nasty wind blew. The water had once snow that fell through the cracks in our little room. "There's no way that we are going to the castle." I pull my arms out of my thin sleeves so that they were in my shirt and curl up into a ball. It still doesn't protect me from the nasty wind or the melted snow. It doesn't protect me at all.

"Miss," the man's voice calls out. "I'm one of Lucien's guards, he requested that you come. Here," he pauses a bit and I can hear crumpling of paper. Now I'm sitting up and pulling my arms back into their sleeves. "This is an official paper from Lucien himself." I feel the guard put the paper in my hand. It feels soft but thick, something you would expect an official paper to feel like. There should be a stamp though. I move my thumb down and feel wax. I trace my thumb over to where a 'L' was imprinted. It seems official, but I can never be too sure.

"Sis?" I ask and she pulls me up. I feel her hug me and I let out a small giggle. This must mean it's real, I feel no tears on my shoulders this time. I reach out and feel a strong arm hold me. It must be the guards. We really are going to the castle.

Sis is getting her wish. We're getting a home.

I'm so happy!

Then why, why do I feel so sad?

Why do I feel pain in my chest? Thick liquid on my hands?

Why am I holding my sister?

Why am I screaming?

Why am I crying?

What is that noise?

What did I break?

Why am I falling?

Why did she die?