Here's that chapter you have been asking for Keeley....
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I am awoken by the serene sound of birds twittering in the trees. I stretch my arms and slide out of bed. I must be half asleep. There was a fresh change of clothes at the end of the bed and a towel with some shampoo and soap on a chair by my bed.
Assuming the equipment is for me, I grab the towel and soaps. The door is ajar. I go out through it and am instantly hit by a ray of sun light. It is the most glorious feeling.
I turn in to an open door and see a shower and bath. Heading toward the later choice, I fill the bath, get undressed and completely submerge myself in the hot water. I notice a bottle of bubble bath on the side of the tub. Pouring some of it out and enjoying the popping sensation as the bubbles erupt around me.
After I figured I had been in the bath for long enough, (long enough indeed, the water was pretty much cold now) I got out and got dressed.
I sniggered at my appearance and pulled at the clothes. There was a pair of jeans and a tank top. They fitted perfectly.
I made my way down to the garden, I got lost quite a few times on the way. This place was like a rabbit Warren!
When I got there I sat down at the table with everyone else. Nobody mentioned the tattoos, but I found Paulo looking awkwardly at my arm a few times.
Breakfast was delicious! Pancakes with berries, syrup or honey, and whipped cream! Some if the kids were sneaky and shook icing sugar on the pancakes aswell.
After breakfast Gomber pulled me aside and asked if I would follow him. I retreated away from the group and we went into a room which I guess was his study. I sat down on a fluffy chair in which I had to quickly jump out of. I mean OUT of. I was sinking into it's fluffyness.
Gomber laughed and motioned for me to sit in a simpler, safer chair.
'Paulo has told me about your tattoo. He says it looks the same but it can't be. Can I see it quickly? Just for a sec.'
I pull my sleeve up and show him.
To my surprise, when he had only been looking at it for a few seconds he jumped up and started to smile.
'Is it, erm, the same?' I say.
He just stops and says
'Thalia! My dear sister! You are home at last!'
I sit in my seat, flabbergasted at what the tattoos mean.
'So I'm your sister then, ' I say a little awkwardly, then I realise what this means. I'm not an orphan! The spinster was lying!
'Why haven't I been living with you all this time then?' I ask.
His face turns grave and he sits down.
'That, ' he says, 'was my fault.'
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There you go. Another chapter. What do you think about Thalia having a new family? What will happen to her? Why was she not living with her family? And where does the spinster come in?
Taylor
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A Midnight Stroll in the Woods - Book 1 in the Troll Warrior series
FantasyThalia is just and ordinary girl, or so she thinks. Until one night when she is taking a walk in the woods she is confronted by a stranger. The stranger asks her what she is doing out this late. Thalia starts to reply but is thrown behind a tree by...
