The Path Of Destiny by Mike Shelton

Author:Mike Shelton [Shelton, Mike]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, azw3
Tags: Fantasy, Fiction
Published: 2016-02-09T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

THE PETITION

Christine kissed her mother on her cheek and ran out of the house with a few items to bring to a friend’s house. Christine spent a lot more time with her friends in the farmlands since Darius had left almost two months before. Anya, Stephanie, Karel, Thomas, and she had become a common sight together around the farmlands. Karel was her cousin, and the other three lived on nearby farms.

She jumped on Lightning and rode down the road. The sun began to set. She shivered in the early autumn air and noticed how eerie the shadows seemed as the sun slid behind the thinning trees. The weather was colder than usual. She thought about Darius again and hoped that he was doing well in the cooler weather up in the mountains.

She picked up the pace on her horse, still amazed at what her Cremelino could do. At first her friends had been nervous around the expensive horse, but its genuine beauty and gentle demeanor had helped them to accept her.

The Cremelino was her connection to Darius. Her heart still ached each time she thought about him. She knew that Darius wouldn’t forget her and that he would be back when he was able. She just hoped it wouldn’t be too long. The work on the farm for fall harvest and filling in for her dad helped to distract her somewhat.

Soon she arrived at Stephanie’s farm, and she and Anya were there waiting for Christine.

“What are we going to do tonight?” Stephanie wore a bored expression. “Last time we just sat here and did nothing.”

The last time they had stayed over at Anya’s house had been only a week after Darius left and Christine still had not gotten over him leaving. Every mention of boys, or the city, or her horse, had brought tears to her eyes. Heartbroken, she hadn’t wanted to feel better, because if she did she thought it meant her feelings for Darius had gone away. She had cried herself to sleep for weeks thinking about him. Even still, she kept his note in a secret jar in her room and would sometimes look at it. The days between reading, however, started to draw out longer. It had been a while since she had pulled the note out. She still longed to hear his voice again and feel his touch on her face, but the pain begun to dull as other things took its place.

“Let’s go find the boys,” said Anya, with a sparkle in her green eyes that spoke of love or at least infatuation. Anya was the shortest of the three, but of slender build. Her flirty smile seemed to tease all the boys in the farmlands.

“Always wanting to be with the boys,” Christine said.

“What's wrong with that? I am eighteen now. I have to be looking around,” answered back Anya. “We all should be married in the next year.”

“Anya?” Stephanie seemed to warn her friend to stop talking about boys.

“What?” Anya paused, then realized what she had said.

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