"This girl, Arinth, shall be known as Arithna!" the Great Leader Jonamata shouted out to the cruod swarming the stage."She shall be known as this until she is old enough to have four sylables!"
The croud chanted my name."ARINTHNA! ARINTHNA! ARINTHNA!" They were still chanting it when Mother and I left. When we got home, I was ready to crash on the lopani and sleep for the whole month of Trenata and Hamni! "Go on in, you need the rest. I'll take care of this meal." Mother said, as though reading my mind. "Can I go to Jonathan and, well, ask him on a, uh, um, date?" I said, my voiced squeeked whenever I said date. "Well, generally the guy ask the girl on the date."
"But Mom! This may be my only chance to marry before I am a four syllable!" I said(more screeched)"Why, Fluflan got married when she did her ceremony!"
Mom: "I know, dear. You still miss your father, too, don't you?"
Me: "Yeah, (I was on the brink of tears by this point) why did the war have to happen now? He won't be here for his own ceremony.
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The Secret Life of Arithnama
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