The Elf Girl by Grabo Markelle

Author:Grabo, Markelle [Grabo, Markelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction : Fantasy - General Fiction : Fantasy - Epic Fiction : Fairy Tales, Legends & Mythology, Folk Tales
ISBN: 9781614347866
Publisher: BookLocker.com, Inc.
Published: 2011-02-15T07:00:00+00:00

~10~

It isn’t Nice to Stare

Sunlight streamed through my window and brutally struck my eyes like a punch to my face. I winced at the brightness and covered my face with my blanket. Could it really be morning already? I focused on the time and realized it was almost five.

Yawning, I sat up in bed and stretched. I had to blink a few times to adjust to the bright light of morning. I was stiff and aching all over. At first, I couldn’t remember why I ached so much. It took a moment for me to remember everything from last night. The realization hit me harder than the sunlight.

I shut my eyes tight. No…the pain won’t come back again, I told myself. I wasn’t so sure of that, though. I placed my right hand on my chest. Nothing there. The Mood Diamond was gone. I guessed Stellan or Addison took it when I fell asleep the night before. I would have to get it back. I still didn’t know where Zora was, so I would have to try again, even though I dreaded what might happen. Nothing mattered except finding Zora. I had to go back and experience the vision again, no matter how painful.

At that moment, however, I was glad I wasn’t wearing the necklace. The terrible vision could not return until it hung around my neck once more. I needed time before I tried again; time to recuperate, gather my thoughts, and collect myself.

I rubbed my eyes, sore from crying the night before, and got out of bed. I had to steady myself to keep from falling over as my feet hit the ground. I shook my head to clear away the dizziness. Last night’s connection with Zora had taken a huge toll on both my body and my mind. I walked quickly to the bathroom and jumped in the shower. The steam I breathed in cleared my head, and the water massaged the tension in my back. If only I could stay in there forever….

It took a good twenty minutes to feel clean again. Even though it had only been a vision, the time with Zora in the dirty room had left me feeling disgusting and unclean. After wrapping myself in a towel and combing my hair, I left the bathroom to get dressed. As I walked into the bedroom, I came face to face with Addison.

Her sudden appearance made me jump. “Holy crap, you scared me!” I gasped, taking two steps back.

“Sorry, Ramsey, I didn’t mean to frighten you,” she said.

Her eyes looked full of worry and concern. She reminded me of my human mother for a brief moment. I had never experienced this side of Addison. I wondered if last night’s occurrences had led to this, or if I just hadn’t noticed the tenderness she had within her until now when I was really paying attention.

“Sorry, I’m easily spooked,” I said. “What are you doing here?”

“I’ve been here all night,” she said.

My brow furrowed in confusion. “What?”

“You must be really out of it.

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