Eve of the Wanderlust

~The Begining~

Snow. Something that is white and cold. What is white? The moon. The moon is white, but is only out at night when it's cold and dark outside."Splendora! Get inside this instant or you'll get frostbite and lose your toes!" I turn and see and elder lady yelling at me from a porch. 'Who's Splendora?' I thought. 'Is that me?'. I look down and see my bare feet and toes on the ground hidden by layers of snow. I look up more and see a long tan dress on myself. "Splendora!" I turn to see the women running toward me with a big piece of fabric. She puts it around my body and picks me up, taking me inside the small house.The elder women sat me in a chair and got me a cup of warm liquid that smelt of pine needles. "Drink up darling you'll feel better". I look at the liquid at the elder women spoke. She gently placed a hand on my head and I look up at her. "Do you understand?" She asked. I tilt my head and opened my lips, "who are you?"The elder women gave a softly chuckle. "I am your grandmother". I look at her then look back at the liquid. "Grandmother?" I asked softly. I thought for a minute 'if she's my grandmother then where is my mother and father?' I kept this question to myself. "Do you not remember how to drink?" She asked and I tilted my head again confused staying silent. "Here I'll show you" she said and took the warm cup from my hands, placing the rim to my lips gently. "Open your lips" she said and I did as I was told parting my lips slightly. She tilted the cup causing the warm liquid to slowly flow into my mouth, along my tongue, and dripped down my throat as my memories of swallowing came back. I took a gulp and the women removed the cup from my lips placing the warm glass back into my small cold hands.The elder women, grandmother, kissed my head softly then left my side. I watched her walk into another room and my eye sight floated to the window. I could see the glow of the cool, crisp, full moon. Out of the corner of my eye I noticed grandmother walked back into the room holding a plate. The plate seemed to be carrying some sort of pastry, covered in a white paste. On very top was some sort of stick that seemed to be on fire. A ray of crystal blue light shines through the window and onto me. I slowly turn my attention to grandmother and took another sip of the warm liquid still in my cup. I look at grandmother in the eye getting her attention as the blue ray of moonlight shown into my face. "What is going on?" I asked finally out of curiosity. She simply smiled and took my cup of warm liquid. She placed the plate with the dessert in front of me as there was a little stick with a small fire on the tip glows bright. "Splendora, it is your 10th birthday".

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