In Her Waking [Formerly Breathe . . .]

Chapter 15

After another more painful and absolutely clueless week, I once again sat down in the parlor of the workhouse.

I had made nothing close to progress in finding out about the Forget Wars and it left me disappointed in myself than I already was.

Elmonde came and sat down beside me, throwing a bag to the left.

It's only then I realized that I hadn't seen her all week.

"Haven't seen you in a while." I remarked.

"It's been a rather very busy week." She sighed.

I agreed.

"Hey... so, I've been wondering if you could help me with something." She said.

"What?" I asked.

"Look, I know what happened between you and the queen some days back but I just wanted to ask if you could stand in for me. Just for tomorrow.' She said.

What?!

Was she crazy or something?

"Excuse me?' I asked.

She pleaded. "Please... I don't have anyone to turn to right now. Hanna throughout your stay here you've been a wonderful friend."

I shook my head. "I can't. Plus, What are you doing tomorrow anyways?"

She started. "Well... I heard you gold benders will not be doing any work till after Denvera's stay is over and I had to go visit someone."

I narrowed my eyes. "Is the visit really that important?"

"Yeah... well I haven't got anytime to and... yes. Yes the visit is very important."

"Who is it?" I asked.

"My dad." She replied.

I had to compress my conscience.

No Hanna. You do not care about someone's broken family.

You won't say yes.

You won't surrender to your kindness.

You won't Hanna.

You will not!

"Well Elmonde if you put it like that. I guess I could. After all I have learnt pretty much from my experience not to let Araya out of the palace gates so this will be a piece of cake."

You didn't Hanna.

No.

You just did.

You're an idiot!

Elmonde smiled bleakly. "Thank you Hanna. Thank you so much!"

She picked up her bag from it's carefree position on the ground and ran out the doors.

"Thank you so much Hanna! I promise to make it up to you. I promise!"

I questioned my sanity.

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I put on another one of my numerous white jumpsuits and made my way inside Araya's little house.

"Hey." She said, welcoming me inside. "Elmonde didn't tell me you'd be taking her place today." "It was urgent." I replied.

We didn't do much.

The usual El Amoran princess things.

Morning hair wash with milk, counting a million Bobby pins a million times, rose collection, I cleaned the house, yadah yadah yadah.

I put down the broom. "So... you don't know anything about the Forget Wars."

She looked up from her book and looked back into it. "What did you say?"

"Do you know anything about the Forget Wars. Anything at all... that you're willing to share." I asked.

She played with her floral dress. "I don't."

That was a quick answer.

I sighed. "Princess, I don't know if maybe everyone feels differently about it but... I really want to go home. My real home..."

She sighed. "The Black Fairy."

"The Black Fairy?" I asked.

"Yes."

"I don't understand." I said.

"No Hanna, you understand; you just don't remember." Araya said.

I winced.

"Hanna. I wish I could remember also but I can't. I've seen her before and I have talked to her but I don't remember. I don't remember who she is exactly. It feels like she wants to talk to someone, someone other than me but she mixes up her channels."

I really did not understand.

"The remember fairy, Hanna. Madjozah Eh La Natifah. More commonly called Vililah Carpenter."

"Is she behind the Forget Wars?" I asked.

I jotted down everything.

"It's like the feeling, deja vu but different. Like I was right there when everything happened. Like I was there when everyone forgot."

"Do you remember?" I asked.

"No Hanna. I forgot."

"Oh." Was all I could manage.

"That's how it is. The Forget Wars. It comes. It goes. Yet... nobody knows"

Araya became even more deep. "She's been watching us for sometime. She'll burn the cities and napalm skies using the fifteen flares inside my mother's eyes."

"She doesn't think it is fair at all. She wants to grow back her Mistopian kingdoms. She wants to revive the Aethexe rebellion."

"They all make her cry. She's scared. She's falling.Her Mistopian world has gone blind. She wants back her diamond mine. She's made friends with father time. No one has been fair to her."

"They left her lonely. They lied. They lied to her. They said they would give her back her diamond mine but it was pure deceit."

I felt uncomfortable.

"She will change everything."

Araya laughed and went to her room. "I'll call you when I need you."

I stood there in utter amazement.

Who was she?

Who was Madjozah Eh La Natifah?