Amoung The Shadows

Chapter 19-Escape

The little girl stopped abruptly.

We had walked through many corridors full of mirrors. All showing the same thing...
A small girl fearlessly leading a big girl and boy who are pale faced and frightened. What a sight? Seen only in the Looking Glass! Dont miss it!

I wonder...who runs the Looking Glass? Are we ever being watched by people? Is there someone behind the mirrors that watches all of the action as if it were TV? I wonder...
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"We should get to Neverland! Peter misses you, Faith." Said the little girl who looked at me.
"How will we get ther?" I asked. Maybe the little girl knows how to get back to Neverland...

"Why...Isnt it obvious? There is only one way to get to Neverland!" She exclaimed. I stiffened. A lump formed in my throat. I dont know what she means, but it doesnt sound good.
"What is that 'one way' that yoi ment?" I asked. She frowned as though in dissapointment.
"We need to be in between eternal sleep and wake." She spoke.

Basicly, a little girl in a white dress just told me that I have to kill myself.

"Are you sure there is no other way?" I asked. Newt looked puzzled.
The little girl looked deep in thought. I stood expressionless, my life in the hands of a possibly dangerous little girl. Newt looked at me,
"We are dead...we are not alive...right now." He stated. I nodded. My stomach fellt as though it had been plunged into cold water.

Peter! Peter! Help us! Please!

I begged inside of my head.

The little girl suddenly jumped up.
"I know! I know! We need to make a sacrafice!" She squealed. "We give someone to the mirrors, and it grants passage for someone else to travel!" I knitted my eyebrows. "Who will be the sacrafice?" I asked her.

"Why, me of course! I want to see Isaac again. He was taken by bad people who turned him into someone else. Now he is gone, and I miss him." Newt hung his head.
"I will stay behind." He said in a small voice.
"Faith...you will go back to Neverland." He said. His eyes were brimmed with tears and the corners of his lips tugged into a sad, regretful, smile. I shook my head.
"I cant leave you here! I just got you back! Do you expect me to throw that away?!" I asked him, my voice raised to close to a shout. He shook his head.

"You dont understand...I am happier here. I am not trapped in a prison of darkness here. In the Looking Glass, I found my little sister. I completely forgot about her when I saw you! I want to go back to her. I love you, Faith...and that is why I need to be the one to stay. I am happier here. Isnt that what you want for me?" He asked. Tears spilling onto his pink cheeks. I know my cheeks were wet by now. My eye-dam was not successful in keeping my tears from spilling. I bit my lip.

I nodded. I will not try to keep Newt from staying, I can't...
I will not be the stupid heroine that tries to act tough and order the love of her life around...that is not who I am...besides, Newt is happier here! He actually found his sister. I would stay without a second thought for my brother. Daniel is probably back at home in Neverland, wondering where I am...
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"Are you ready?" Asked the little girl. "Are you sure?" I asked Newt. He nodded. So did I.

We stood in a room that was all mirrors. The walls were each made of a mirror. Even the floor, was glassy and I had to try VERY hard not to slip.

I put my hand in the Little Girl's she nodded. So did I.
"A life for a life.
A soul for a soul.
A passage for a ticket.
Guide with caution.
Do not abandon.
Shatter only what is dear.
Keep only what is clear,
To survive is the test.
Keep holding.
Never rest."
She spoke in a monotone voice. Suddenly, she jammed her foot down and screamed.
"NEVERLAND!" The glass beneath us shattered. Newt remained in place, now he seames to hover. The little girl vanished and I continued to fall. Then, I felt sleepy.
Am I really going home?
I thought as I drifted into a too familiar sleep.
Yes, I missed you.
Answered a too familiar voice.