Gemini- The Beginning Of The End by Nathan Dickeson

Author:Nathan Dickeson [Dickeson, Nathan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-03-26T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

S tella stopped running. The girl she chased seemed to of disappeared into thin air. Unsure of how long she ran, she looked around. Rick was gone, and she didn't know where she was. Stella could've sworn that the girl was Mera, the fifth Member of the Element Five, and her friend. Looking up Stella smiled a sad smile. Such a beautiful place, but it was filled with such despair.

Rick should've kept up, she thought to herself. But there was nothing she could do about it now. Walking down a muddy street, Stella's mind began to wonder. He still hasn’t kissed me, she thought pouting. Why’d he kiss Raven? Did he think she was prettier than me?

"Hey pretty lady,” a man yelled. “Why don't you come here and keep me some company."

Stella looked. He leaned against a makeshift railing next to a shack. “Where is everybody?” she called back.

“C’mere and I’ll tell you,” he said moving closer.

Maybe it’s overrated being pretty, Stella thought slipping into an alley.

Walking along, she spotted am older women with a missing leg. The poor woman shivered in the cold cave air. Her sad excuse for a cloak was worn and threadbare. Stella slipped off her own cloak having an idea. "I'll trade you," she said holding the cloak out in front of her.

"I have nothing worth that cloak," the lady said.

"I want your cloak."

"My rags?" the lady cackled.

"Yes."

The lady stopped cackling and stared at her. "Why would you want to trade?"

"I stand out too much."

"Yes missy, you’re a pretty thing and that's dangerous down here," she said. "You have a deal, I'll even toss in me old hat." Taking off her cloak, the old lady tossed it to Stella, followed by her wide-brimmed hat. Catching them Stella handed the cloak to her.

"Thank you for trading with an old cripple," the lady said slipping the cloak on.

Walking away, Stella slipped on the ragged cloak and placed the hat on her head. The cloak hung loosely, providing no warmth. Shivering in the cold air, Stella made her way to the next step in her plan. A puddle of mud. Finding one, she knelt looking around for any possible trouble. Seeing no one, she pulled the hat off and pushed her head into the filth. Running her fingers through her hair she caked it in as much mud as possible. Wiping off her face Stella stood and placed the hat back on top of her head.

"That'll have to do," she said to herself.

Exiting back onto a main street Stella let out a sigh of relief when the man from earlier didn't even look twice as she passed. The yellow glow of torchlight caught her eye. Two buildings marked tavern glowed with firelight instead of the faint blue glow of the cave.

Moving closer, Stella noted that the left tavern had a man sitting on the railing, twirling a knife, and two men were dragging someone out.

Maybe Rick was right. A tavern might get her some information, but she was not going to be stupid about it.

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