City of the fallen

Chapter 1

Althea

Men aren't the only monsters to fear.

Words I have learned to life by over the years . A reminder of the terror to be faced if the mysteries of the forest ever were to be unveiled .
It has been a strange day in Maynudefall ,the town has been working to get the last of the restorations finished before night fall , fallen objects were moved to make room for more houses , with a vast growing population these changes had to be made . Plane pieces were stripped to be used in the building of the houses

It has taken years for man kind to start healing from the previous tragedies . I have only heard stories over the years nobody knows exactly what happened , all we know is that now its over ...life stopped, time stopped .people started getting sick , planes started falling animals started dying
Maynudefall was a sanctuary for all those left unaffected .

When we arrived we were only 576 people now we have grown to 2354 .
We don't know if there are others out there but earth is still to unstable for us to try to leave .
I was sitting on a fallen plane wing observing the forest entrance looking , wondering almost expecting something to move behind the green wall but same as it has always been nothing no sound , no movement just a terrifying silence no birds chirping ,no animal movement disrupting the peace, not even the sound of wind whistling past the leaves .

My sister Zora always says to fear the silence before the storm ,and I can't help agreeing with her .
I should probably start heading back .I jump down from the wing my feet touch the ground with a thud , I bend my knees to absorb the impact .

I started walking towards the buildings my legs moving in long strides . The sun has started to set ,painting the sky as if were an artist's final masterpiece.

I breathe in absorbing all the different scents around feeling the air , I enjoy exploring nature with all of my senses

As I get closer to the buildings I see Freya talking to one of the Boltemore boys, probably of on one of her conquests, as long as I have know Freya her dream was to find love , true love the type of love you only find in books .

I stand back trying to give her a moment before I interrupt.Freya has always been pretty with brown locks of hair reaching her back , fair skin and freckles lightly dusted over her nose and cheeks . She smiled at the boy revealing her indented cheeks .

I start walking towards her when I see the boy starting to leave . "Haven't you had enough of these silly boys ?" I tease her .

"Althea ,a woman must kiss many frogs before she finds her prince ,and luckily for me these boys look nothing like frogs ". She giggled giving one last glance at the retreating boys behind them .
"Have you no shame , he is someones son " . I gasp continuing with the playful banter .

"Well thank goodness he is not mine so I can look and touch as I please." She smiles giving my shoulder a gentle shove .
"And so it begins another innocent soul taken in its prime". With a tear I take in a deep breath and look of into the distance.
"Oh come on Mrs grouch when are you going to find a soul to corrupt?" She asks me as we start walking towards Mama ulas diner "My lover boy will come when the time is right " .

" Well I hope he comes before you get devoured by loneliness ". I laugh at her antics . "And how will I ever feel lonely with a charming person such as yourself keeping me company " .

"One day that heart is going to start searching ". She says looking at me with knowing eyes , as they enter Mama ulas dinner with the door bell giving a high pitched chime announcing their arrival.
"When that day comes I will have the lady love herself help me find him".