Missing

Broken Apart

2 years later

I am free. My sentence is up and I'm free. I run into the town and see what I saw that day but with a new hope. I laugh as I breathe in fresh air like I have missed so much. My back and arms are covered in scars but they refused to mess up my pretty face or so they think. My hair is a gross shade of green and I need I find a shower, badly. I look around and see a face I recognize. "Drake!" I yell. He turns around. He has grown up some. His jaw is stronger and he grew taller. His arms and somewhat toned with muscle. He looks like the boys that are always swarmed in girls. He smiles. It grows as he recognizes me. He runs and hugs me. We are about the same height now. "Where have you been?" he asks me. "In jail" I shrug. He laughs "typical". We both laugh. One more face I had to see and I saw it. "Jake?" I whisper. Drake turns around and nods. "He married". Tears threaten me. It's not that I miss him. More that i see a little bit of Ro in him. I force them back. "Well then let's go say hi". We walk towards him. "Hi" I say. Jake turns around and beams. He picks me up and spins me. I push him away. "This is wrong". "What?" He asks he looks hurt. "This!" I yell. "What about this?" He asks much more calm then me. "Your married and I'm changed. I love someone else now" Just the thought of Ro makes my heart ache. He had gone to his death 5 months before I was released and now I'm alone. "Who?" "It doesn't matter he's gone now". The tears threatening me and released. "Come home with me you can get cleaned up" Jake says picking me up bridal style. I cry into his chest. I hear him push against a door and a gasp. "Jake who is this?" "It doesn't matter but she needs help". I am put on a bed and I bury my head in the pillow. A soft hand runs my hair. "Shhh it's ok" I shake my head "no, no it's not. He's dead". "Who? Sweetheart who?" "Ro... Rolph". I hear the women gasp. "The criminal?". It hurts me to hear him addressed like that. "He's not bad" I mumble. "Come dear lets get you into a bath then you can eat something" I nod and sit up. When I look at the women I see a beautiful ball. "Oh". She giggles and rubs her stomach. "I'm late". "Oh no". She shakes her head. "But that's not what matters right now-" she stops when she looks at my face. "My Queen" she bows her head. I roll my eyes. "I'm not the Queen. My name is Anna". "Oh so sorry". I smile. She leads me out of the room and into a bathroom. "Seems Jake has taken the liberty of starting the bath for you". "Thank him for me" I say and she leaves me some privacy. I undress then step into the bath and dirt sprays from me. I smile and lay my head back. I breathe in the air. I scrub my body till I can see my pale skin again. I find shampoo and scrub my hair until it is pure black. I look at my arms. They are scared up from many, many whippings. I close my eyes and lean my head back. Memories flash before my eyes. Ro screaming and me covering him every time. If I hadn't I wouldn't have been scarred up but I love him so I had too. I remember another thing. The warm feeling of his body against mine and his lips running down my neck. I don't notice the tears running down my cheeks until I open my eyes again. I wipe them then drain the tub. I get out and rap a towel around my body and walk out. Jakes wife sees me and brings me into a bedroom. Obviously a spare room. "There are some dresses in there. She motions to a dresser. I hadn't realized that I was still wearing the gown I was wearing since the dinner with the princess. "Oh thank you". "I totally forgot. My name is Raina". "Well thank you Raina. How can I ever repay you?" I ask. "The truth". I look at her and furrow my brow. "What?" "You obviously know Jake and he obviously cares for you. So I want to know why". I sigh. "Fine. I was his girlfriend and we were having dinner with the Princess and I got bored because i was a rich girl and I was used to parties. As we were leaving Pri.. I mean King now. King Drandrew ran into us. We apologized and then all of the sudden I was being accused of treason. I was sentence to 2 years in jail. That's where I met Rolph. I still don't know why he was there but I wish he hadn't been. I never would have felt this way" I explain to her. Though the whole thing she was quiet. "How did u two meet?" She asks me. I hesitate. I don't remember. This question triggered something and I fall down unconscious.

When I awake again I am in a bed again. Raina is dabbing a wet towel on my head. I seat her away. "Why am I here?" I ask. "Oh umm you fell
Down so Jake moved you hear. Is it alright An-" I clamp my hands over my ears. "Nope nope. La la la!" I yell. Jake runs in and smiles. "Finally!" "Jake what's going on why did she do that?" I barley hear Raina say. I look at Jake and mouth "is it safe now?" He nods and I take my hands of my ears. "What is going on here?" Raina asks. "Raina may I talk to you out in the kitchen. Thy leave but I follow. There are still questions I need answered. I hide behind a wall and listen. "She is not actually An-" my hands are over my ears in no second flat and I don't take them off. Jake comes to me and tells me it okay. I nod. I walk out and Raina is sitting on a chair taking it all in. "So who are you?" She asks pointing to me. "Queen Clarissa". I saw standing up tall. "But you told me you weren't". "It's all part of the curse. You were asking how we met. Well I ran into him and then I was changed. Cursed". "Oh" was all she said. "So umm let's eat?" I saw he's turning towards the table filled with food. "Right". We walk over to the table and I sit down. I haven't eaten real food in 2 years and I'm hungry. "Clary slow down" Jake tells me. Raina gasps "Jake! It's your highness". I laugh. "It's fine. I didn't run away for nothing". "You ran away and left us here alone?" Raina asks her voice getting louder. "My life was worse" I say trying to remain calm. "How could it be worse than this. You had riches beyond imaginable for us!" Raina yells in my face. "At least your allowed to choose who you marry!" I scream at her then run away. I run out of the door and to the castle. Tears are running down my face. I remember everything from my other self and I know I love Ro. I barge through the gates not caring about the yelling guards. I run into the castle and up to my room where my maids are. "An-" "no I'm Clarissa again. I need your help" I say. They smile and come closer to me. "I need to get into the dungeon" I say. My maids gasp. "Why?" "Memories" I say. They look at each other then nod "count us in!" They yell I smile.