Frozen Heart

Where'd She Go? - Anastasia

Chapter 7

Where’d She Go?

Anastasia

I hate mornings. Usually I sleep until noon, but something made me wake up early today. I just had this feeling that someone or something was missing.

I passed my sister’s room. Should I try one last time? Has she changed at all? Maybe she’s waiting for me to make the move?

Knock, Knock, Knock.

“Ella, are you in there? It’s Ana, I was wondering.. if you were ok.. or.. I guess what I’m trying to say is… can we return things to the way they used to be? The days when we were kids and we were best buds?”

Nothing. Silence. A response would be nice at least, even if it was a no.

Before I turned around in disappointment, I had an idea. Is the door even locked? Or do I just think it is?

I put my hand around the door knob. It was cold, but it randomly snowed overnight (even though it’s spring) so I wasn’t surprised.

What I was surprised by was that the door was open.

Seriously? All these years I could’ve just walked in! Has the door really been open all this time? I find that hard to believe.

The biggest surprise though had to be that there was no one in the room. No sister, no parents, no brother no nothing. Just a bed, dressers, and a mirror. “Ok, this isn’t normal, I don’t think. Ella! Is this like some giant yet small game of hide and go seek or something?”

Still no response. “Not funny Ella.” Silence, once again. “Ok, maybe you really are gone.” “Ana, what are you doing in your sister’s room?” I turned around and had a mini heart attack. It was just mom. “I’m not exactly sure… I do know one thing though, Ella’s gone.”

Ever seen someone look shocked and sad at the same time? That was my mom right now.

“Mom, did you tell her to go?” “No, Ana, I didn’t. I’m also not surprised she left.” “Really?” “Yes.”

I couldn’t believe it. How long had Ella been gone? When would she come back? Would she ever come back? “Do you think she’ll ever come back?” There was a long moment of silence. Then my mom painfully answered, “No.”

“I’ll go look for her.” “No Ana, that isn’t necessary-” “Don’t worry about me mom, I’ll be fine.” “Ok, but if you get hurt, it’s not on me.” “You won’t have to worry, Ella would never do anything to hurt me.”

As soon as I knew it, I was heading out. It felt like winter outside, even though it was spring. I wonder if Ella’s got something to do with it.

“Now if I were Ella, where would I go?” This was especially hard since I haven’t talked to Ella in a while. She’s probably changed since then. “Ok, scratch that. If I had ice powers, where would I go?” That’s when it hit me. “The North Mountain!” Of course, if you love winter, why wouldn’t you go to the North Mountain. Why didn’t I think of this sooner?

I don’t know much about the location of the North Mountain, but I guess it’d be pretty smart to start heading north.