The Girl I Used To Be

Chapter 1 The Felony

I was a rule follower. I was plain. I was fearful. I was ordinary.

That was the girl I used to be. Now I'm extrodanary.I thought to myself as I looked out into the unknown with Mark at my side.I was going to find freedom.

3 days ago I didn't even know that the word "freedom" even existed.

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I was at my house one afternoon reading a very interesting book might I say so myself, even if I was assigned to this and didn't pick the book myself. When I heard a rap tap tapping sound coming from the window to the left of me.

I knew that I was not supposed to answer that because in my world Dobruja you have your life written out for you. You get assigned a bird and that bird tells you exactly what you do that day.

If you don't follow the rules you are of the 'unlucky' as the society calls them. You don't follow what your bird tells you. If you don't follow it's directions you will be punished by "sleeping" the rest of your life.

But that day I wanted so desperately to do something from my own mind. I looked out my window thinking they won't think this is bad it's simply checking my surrounding. Right?

What I saw was not my bird as I suspected, but rather a boy that I had seen around town a couple of times.

He was tall, but was buff. Not to buff but just right. His hair was rare in Dobruja. It was a bright beautiful red. His face was a little squared, he had full lips, thick yet not at all bushy looking eyebrows, and not to mention his gorgeous jaw line. It was firm and cute looking on him. His eyes a beautiful grayish green.

He stopped and stared at me for a moment as I pared his stare with a glare. When he saw me glareing he chuckled lightly and smiled a honest yet cheecky crocked smile.

" So I see your not one for flirting or obeying your bird."he says catching me off gaurd. For the first time since I was young, when I couldnt control anger, I felt anger bubbling inside.

"Who are you of all people to insult ME Thalia Ruld. And oh I see you aren't quite the gentlemen yourself as you don't know how to treat a lady." I said with a huff as I turned my head to my right in disgust.

Who does he think he is.I said to myself." Oh what was that. I didn't hear you right." he said mimikinly. "I said who do you think you are!" I raised my voice a little to prove my point.

" Oh I don't know... The Dobruja's leaders son. Mark Langsmith the third...to be exact." he said like it was nothing, like I had not just committed a felony.

I had just talked back to a leaders son. I could be thrown into the "unkown". But at that moment for the first time it crossed my mind what is the unknown and what's so horrific about it...The unknown actually seemed a bit...inviting