There was an awkward pause.
"Umm, hello Nikki. I'm Lili." Lili approached her, but Nikki hid behind me. Lili gave me a weird look.
"Have you got a crystal Nikki?" There was a faint no behind me.
"Do you want one?" She peeped her around from me. She nodded.
"Do you want to come with me to get one?" She looked up to me for approval. I nodded.
"Lili's one of my friends. She'll look after you." She reluctantly let go of me and walked over to Lili. Lili held out her hand and Nikki grabbed it. They were walking out the room when Lili shot me a look over her shoulder and mouthed what I thought was 'See me once I've done with her'. When she mouthed 'her' she nodded towards Nikki. Everything was quiet apart from the soft pattering of footsteps.
***
"Wait, so who is she looking for?" Oscar asked me.
"Umm, her parents? I don't know..." Oscar pondered upon my response.
"Well, that helps us." He said with light sarcasm.
"Well, no matter, we'll just have to take her with us today." Today? I looked at the clock on the wall. It read 3:50am. Wow. We were leaving today for the palace. That came up quick.
"Well, I'm going back to sleep," Oscar said to me as we were whispering in the hallway. "And so should you." He walked away to his room and so did I.
***
"Bethany. Bethany? Bethany darling? Get up, we've got lots to do today."
"Come on, just five more minutes." I moaned back.
"Get up honey, I don't want you to sleep for the whole honeymoon. We've got things to do, places to see." Honeymoon? I opened my eyes. A blank ceiling. I sat up. Austin stood at the end of my bed in his pyjamas.
"What?" I asked.
"Hurry up! We can't miss the train." Train? This was a dream for sure.
"But remember Austin, you get her today, but I get her tomorrow." Oscar said from the doorway. He looked at me and winked. What was happening?
"Wait, who am I married to?" They both stopped talking and looked at me.
"Are you feeling all right Beth?"
"Yeah I'm fine."
"The wedding was only yesterday, and you've forgotten already? Are you sure you're feeling ok?"
"Yes, I'm fine. Who am I married to?" They paused.
"Us." They both said in unison.
"Very funny. Who am I actually married to?" They gave each other a worried look.
"Maybe I shouldn't take her out, she doesn't seem very well." Austin said to Oscar.
"Yeah, probably for the best."
"Who am I married to?!" I said loudly over their conversation.
"Us, honey." Oscar said as he walked over to me. He lied down next me and was cooing my name into my ear and complementing me and kissing my check and neck. Austin lied down on my other side and did the same. They were kissing me and telling me they loved me and telling me that I was beautiful. I didn't know what to do. Then all of a sudden, they both whispered at the exact same time,
"We love you Bethany."
***
My eyes shot open and I sat upright. I was sweating in my bed. That was an awful dream. No. A nightmare. I hope I forget it. I couldn't be distracted by that sort of stuff. Not when we were so close to getting out of here. Escaping.
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The Ringmaster's Keeper
Fantasy"This year's challenge," Claudius said as the medieval bridge lowered behind him, "is them." He took a step to the side and gestured towards him. Austin. When Beth is sent to a magician's mind to retrieve her boyfriend's memory of her, she finds o...
