INTRO
It reached for her, gently caressing her face with its cold hands. Death patiently watched the girl, waiting for her to give up the fight. She did not give up easily, it noted. The girl, barely thirteen, was more dead then alive, but she still fought for life.
MEET ARIA
It was a cold day. Aria had opened her eyes to the sun shining through the rain, strangely enough. Its beautiful, she thought to herself, as she stretched and gently touched her feet on to the cold wood floor. She quickly pulled her feet back under the covers with a shudder.
The gentle cool wind of autumn had given way to the biting cold of winter. The sound of it wailing through the trees was enough to give any one shivers, but today it was just rain. Cold, cold rain.
“Aria! Come down stairs and help feed the horses! Your father is going to town this afternoon and needs them ready to go! And get your brother to help you!” Aria shivered, thinking of going out the door into the rain, and cuddled down deeper into her blankets. “Aria! I’m going to come up and carry you down if you don‘t come down yourself!” Aria could hear the smile in her mothers voice. She reluctantly rolled out of bed, grabbed her pillow, and marched over to Aleksandar’s room, “Wake up sleeping beauty!” She yelled hitting him in the head with her pillow. This is just the chance Alek was waiting for.
With a mighty war cry he jumped up and pummeled her. Crying out with surprise, Aria quickly recovered and hit him so hard he fell off the bed. “Are you okay?” Aria hurried around the bed, just as Alek hurtled toward the wall where she had been a minuet before. A resounding SMACK went around the room. Alek turned over on the ground, his hands covering his face, his shoulders shaking. “Oh, Alek! Are you okay?” Asked Aria hurrying over to his side, she put her arms around his shoulders. That’s when she realized his loud wailing had turned into cackling. She pulled back quickly, but not fast enough for her fourteen year old brother. WHUMP!
The laughter resumed. Alek jumped up quickly and slung Aria over his shoulder, pillow and all, and marched down stairs victoriously, to their Mother looking on with a twinkle in her eyes, and a smile on her beautiful face. “Again? I thought for sure it would be Aria with Alek on HER shoulder! What happened?” Asked their Father, teasingly. “Oh, Derek!” Rebuked Mother, laughing. “Alek, Aria, come along and eat your breakfast. The bread was hot, but not anymore.” Alek put Aria back on her feet, laughing. “ But Father don’t blame me! Alek cheated, so its not my fault!” Said Aria, pink cheeked and giggling. “Okay, okay. Your Father has a one hour ride to the nearest town, so eat fast and go out side and get the horses ready. Your Father and I have a few things we have to talk about, so hurry please.” Said Mother, sadness slowly sneaking into her eyes. “ Is it okay if Aria and I take our food out side and eat with the horses?” Asked Alek. Father smiled, “I think it would be okay. What do you think Rose?” He asked looking at their mother. “Well, I think that would be fine as long as they don’t share their food with the horses.” She replied. Alek smiled. “Oh, Mother ! Why would we do that?” Mother was smiling again now. “Oh, I don’t know. Something about all the carrots and apples disappearing maybe?” The sadness had fled as fast as it had appeared, Aria started to doubt it had ever been there.
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