Enchanted forest

Chapter 7

 “Look, I'm sorry but we need to face the facts.”

“What facts? Don't you get it? These aren't facts you reed about in a book.

“That's not what I'm saying”

“This is my reality now, I'm going to have to live with this life and not you. So I'll choose when I'm ready to face what fell on my shoulders in just a day, I'll choose when to realize it's going to be like this for the rest of my life.”

“But-”

“I'll choose, not you or anybody else, because nobody else is going to have to live my life.” With that I pulled my arm back and ran into my room shutting the door in front of his face. What the hell was wrong with me? Maglor was probably the only person I actually knew in this elf court and I was yelling at him. God stress put me on edge. Stifling back a sob I climbed on my bed and hugged my knees tight as if that could fix my pieces and put me back together, just like casts do with bones.

Leyla?

Go away. I'm edgy when I'm stressed. Way to fix things Leyla(!)

I'm sorry you're stressed.

Whatever. Even better(!) I hate it when I'm sarcastic with myself, ugh.

You're right, it is too much what you just realized in a day, but maybe holding it in isn't making things better, you wanna go for a walk?

Yeah, sure. I got up from the bed and went over to the door, when I opened it Maglor was on the other side with a smile plastered on his face, because he was trying I also put on a brave face as I hurried out of the room and closed the door tightly behind me.

“Where to?”

“How about the garden you can see from your window?”

“Great” We marched down the hallway side by side, my sandals making a soft thud on the marble floor every time I took a step. I was taking my time because I wanted to keep my thoughts to myself for just a little bit longer. I knew that as soon as we got out I would tell Maglor everything that had been worrying me, even though he already knew it I was sure he would listen, he had left that pretty clear in our mind conversation. That was going to take a while to get used to, mind conversations, it sounded stupid even when I only said it in my head. When we arrived at the garden the breath I hadn't even realized I'd been holding whooshed out of me as I was left breathless at the entrance, it was even more beautiful here.

“Beautiful isn't it?”

“Yup” Was all I could really say as I stared at the garden.

“What do you wanna talk about?”

“You're the one that took me here, you say.”

“Ok, then, come with me” I followed him through row after row of people and animals made with bushes until we got to the river and the bridge. The maze stretched out before at as I looked at it in wonder, I was pretty sure I wouldn't be able to get out if I went in, unfortunately we went in. Maglor was the first one to take a step into the maze as I watched doubtfully from the bridge.

“Are you sure about this?”

“Couldn't be more sure” If he was gonna get us out of there then I was all his, but if he had a sense of orientation as crap as mine then we might as well just put crums on the ground to lead us back for all the good that would do. Sighing I stepped inside and as soon as my body had crossed the invisible barrier the ground started moving, no it wasn't the ground it was the walls.

“What's going on!” I yelled for no reason as the walls could be moving quieter, but still it felt like something I needed to do.

“The maze is changing the walls so that it'll be harder for us to get out again.” He stated in a matter-of-fact voice.