Never Did I Think

Chapter 2 - The arrow

– Chapter 2 –

I was running on a cold, stormy night.

A bear, I heard it's roar near me.

Sweat running over my body and the rain falling over my hood.

I feel the bear getting closer and closer.

I saw the castle, it was not so far away.

As I tried to run to the castle the bear appears and gets on two feet just in front of the path that leads to my home leaving me no choice but to run away from it.

I scream in panic.

I search for any of my weapons but I don't have my arrows, I don't have my bow or my sword.

I am completely un armed.

This is madness!

The bear his roars feel closer and closer each time I run faster and faster.

I gasp as I trip over a rock.

The bear get's above me and roars mightily on two feet ready to devour me.

"No!"

I wake up with a scream.

I'm sweating and crying.

The door of my bedroom opens abruptly.

My Ma' runs towards me and comforts me with a hug.

I cry.

"Calm down my dear it was only a dream." She says comforting me.

"No, dreams are peaceful this was no dream, this was a nightmare."

Mum stops the hug and puts her hands on my shoulders.

"Aye, but we mustn't lose our heids over a nightmare Merida" She says.

It's true plus I've got much to do today.

"What time is it mum?" I ask.

"It's very early dear the sun came out 3 hours ago" Explains mum.

"I must go" I get up from my bed. –"I have many things to do"

"Merida" She calls out suspiciously.

"What?" I ask innocently.

"Don't ye get yer self in trouble" She raises her eyebrows.

I grin.

"I won't mum" I assure her.

As I promised I went to the kitchen and got Angus some apples and a blueberry pie for me.

I when I was near the bakery I spotted one of my brothers.

Hamish. I thought.

"Hamish!" I called out but he didn't hear.