THE KORA CHRONICLES: Her Chosen Fate

lesson#11 :maze of the beast

Up until now....I've lived a life a sane person would have walked out of .....a life thousands would have turned down ......a life many would've committed suicide Rather than live....every lesson has always been about pain... Acceptance and tolerance..... As I looked at Bestía descend from the gigantic stairs....I wondered what hell I was going to face...

"Morning" she said
"Morning Bestía"

She smiled at me but there was no use to act all nice if I was still going to an abattoir at the end of the day...I definitely felt like a cow....

"Come!!" She said

I followed behind her curious about today's lesson....so God help me....she was the mother of beasts....we walked around the huge fortress...which was quite wide in terms of circumference.... And the back was definitely like the front.....Bestía unhooked a set of huge keys from her belt and moved to a huge bronze gate that guarded what looked like a well kept garden.....not garden exactly...the way the bushes were shaved it was probably a maze....well whoever kept it was skilled....the passages from where I stood seemed narrow and confusing....it's like whenever you see a way there's a corner that brings you back to the same place you were standing before.....

"Come with me??" Bestía said
"I-in there??" I stammered..... It looked dark enough although it was probably late afternoon.... Couldn't tell time since my watch was still intent on going backwards
"Where else??" She smirked and walked into the large confusing maze

I followed behind closely

"What are we doing here??"
"Walking"
"I know" I said with a little bit of irritation
"You're not one who knows patience do you"
"Nor tolerance" I said
"Well....today you're on your own ....."
"What do you mean I'm on my own??"

I asked stopping a few feet behind her

"Find your way out of this maze.....a simple warning....there is danger among these passages....beware"

She turned around and gave me that "good luck" smile...

"I don't know where to start??"
"Of course there's a way out of here....you just have to find it ....beware of the dangers Zara....it won't be easy"
"Nothing has ever been easy with you guys don't you think I know that already!!" I exclaimed and threw my hands up in frustration as I turned around to look at my surroundings

"All passages look the same" I said bluntly and turned around only to find nothing but air.....

Bestía was not there anymore...she had disappeared in thin air

"Bestía??!!!" I called

No response

Of course if she left it meant I was on this all alone....
I had goose bumps all over my body....I had never had a feeling of being stranded or lost somewhere and I couldn't find my way out...this was the first time and it was killing me

I started going back the way we came through...when I reached a point with two passages I couldn't even tell which one I had come through...they all looked devilishly the same
I groaned and stood there for minutes....battling in my mind which path to take....I counted one to ten...starting from my right hand side...and my ten stopped at my left so I took the left passage....I walked slowly to avoid confusion.... If I ran I would take paths that I wouldn't even remember if I walked down them again....taking the left path was no good...it led me to a corner which was blunt dead end....I cussed silently ...I could've see sawed my way through that bush wall with goddamn huge garden scissors.... But it wouldn't have helped one bit.....I went back again and stood from the point I saw the two passage ways...I headed to the right this time.... Well at least the left one had a dead end .....this one had pretty many corners.....I knew I had to keep track...Hansel and Gretel used bread crumbs but I didn't have any....besides the passages were cobblestones.....I had to use something that could be seen....for a fact I didn't have breadcrumbs with me....
This was hopeless.....
I pushed back my hair and realised my forehead was sticky wet....I had already started sweating....my adrenaline rushed in and I started thinking of how long I will be stuck Here.... With no help....I'll get hungry....and I won't even be able to move a muscle....I didn't have a thing on me that would've helped to keep track of where I was going....
I breathed in and tried to calm myself down.....I had to think of something....I closed my eyes and searched for possibilities... I was goddamn smart and my brain wouldn't fail me under any circumstances..... I slowly opened my eyes and my survival instinct kicked in....I am a warrior... And I have to do what it takes to survive....