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Chapter 3- Unseen Tears

I felt someone pulling me, I wasn't sure who it was, but I was sure it was mom. I couldn't see where we were going, all I saw was darkness. I felt the tears come to my eyes, and I tried to hold them back. I was horrified; running in pitch black, seeing nothing, even when I knew my eyes was scanning the area. I felt the same wind that I felt before, calling for us to be free. I got scared that someone was going to catch us again, but no one did, and we just kept running. A wash of relief rolled over me, but I knew I couldn't relax yet. What if mom forgot Maya? I felt more tears come, when mom suddenly stopped, and I came to a slow, wiping my eyes.

"Duck your heads girls." she whispered.

Thank god, I thought, she didn't forget Maya. I already felt alot better.

"Can you see?" Maya quietly whispered to me, while placing her hand on my head

"No..." I replied, my voice shaky

"Mom? Where are we? What's going on?" I heard Maya ask

"We're at the old tree... my poor babies. Those monsters blinded you with that spell." Mom said.

"It's gonna be okay girls, I can get your sight back."

"Y-You can?" I asked, feeling a shred of hope

"Yes, we have to be quiet though, they'll be looking for us by now, I know we're far enough though."

The tree was really far from the village so it's probably far from the camp ground as well.

"Now I need you two to be very quiet, it won't hurt but it will take awhile." she said

I nodded, and I had a feeling that Maya did to.
Mom started to whisper the spell, over and over again. I heard some footsteps, but they were still a ways away, adding a bit more hope to my shred. Mom never stopped whispering the spell, not at all. I could already start to see some things already, even though it was all in grey. It felt like hours, waiting for mom to complete the spell. The shouts were getting farther and farther away I felt relief inside of me, giving me more hope. I could already see mom, even though it was all white and grey, I could see her outline and her face, and a slight outline of her worried face. I suddenly saw some hands grab her, and as she screamed she was pulled out of the the trees shelter. It was the wizard.

"Mom!" Maya and I screamed, stumbling out the tree

I was infuriated. I stomped up to him, as if my feet would leave a dent in the ground. If it wasn't for him, I could still see color. If it wasn't for him, I could see my own mothers and sisters face clearly. If it wasn't for him, my.. my family could still be sane!! I brought my hand up, and punched him as hard as I could, but he pushed me back down. I was about to hit the ground, but Maya caught me, and stood me back up.

"Girls run away now!" mom shouted at us

"No!" we screamed in unison, I wasn't going to leave mom with this... this.. person!

"I didn't ask you! Run, he's not going to hurt me! Run now before anyone else comes!" she screamed more, then looked back to the wizard.

"I'll come with you! Just don't let anyone catch them!" She said with pain in her voice

He looked down at her, I heard her gasp a little, but my ears might have been playing tricks on me. She looked back at us.

"No! Mom what if we never see you again?" I yelled back, my tears now running down my face

Maya sat and I stood still, waiting for mom to hit the man or use some sort of spell to cast him away, but she didn't. She just started back at Maya, giving her a look that I couldn't describe. Maybe Maya could. I kept staring at mom, memorizing every inch of her face, when Maya picked me up and started sprinting away

"Maya, what are you doing?!" I screamed, trying to get down

Without saying anything, she still ran, holding me tight. I was slightly impressed that she could carry me, since she was only thirteen, and I was twelve, but that didn't matter. The sun started to rise as Maya placed me onto a grassy field. I didn't care if we were in hell, I wanted to be with mom. I finally gave in to my tears, and I just cried. Cried for my mom, cried for my sister, and for myself. What happend to the happy days?

"Why did you run? We should of used what magic we know to save mom!" I yelled at her

"We wouldn't of survived." she stated bluntly, as if she had no emotions.

"It's probably too late now... we need to move on."

Maya stood up and held out her hand to me. I grabbed it as she hugged me. Maybe someday everything will be okay once again..




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