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This chapter was kind of a struggle for me. i know its not as good as the others XD ~pointe
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Chapter III:
As I dressed that morning, I felt tears rolling down my face. Tears of joy, Tears of sorrow? I’m not sure. They rolled, one after another down my cheeks and then fell to the stone floor, splashing up and down like a ball. My dress was a blue cotton shift, and over top was a satin white skirt. A vest that was blue and white checked lay over that, and then my midnight blue cloak, which I tied around my shoulders with its silver ribbon. Someone pounded at my door, “Miss White, be ready to leave in half an hour.” Then footsteps echoed down the hall, walking away from my door. I flew to the window, climbing out onto the branch to bid farewell to my friends.
This is farewell my friends,
Not for long.
We will meet again in my dreams,
Very soon.
You will fly in the sky someday,
With me.
You and I.
This is not farewell.
This is a promise,
For a dream…
Short and sweet, it brought tears to my eyes. The birds chirped and hopped onto my skirt, tweeting sweetly. I bent down, my lips brushing their heads, and sang softly.
A bird is the gift from the sky to the land.
A nest is a gift from the land to the bird.
A song is the gift from the bird to land.
A song---- is what we wish for in our dreams---.
And the bird gives us that,
Carrying on their wings.
And we know, our fairy godmothers are there,
Flying with the blue birds,
Under the blue sky.
And we know,
We’re not alone,
When the blue bird sings its song—
I then deposited them carefully in their nest, petting their soft heads, then climbed into my room.
On a last thought, I threw my school scrolls into my carpet bag, deciding I could do some studies on the trip. I heard the footsteps of Hugo down at the end of the corridor. I picked up my carpet bag and left my room, shutting the door tight behind me.
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Hugo and I walked to the castle gate, where two horses stood, waiting to be mounted.
He secured my carpet bag to the horse’s saddle, grunting under the weight of books and clothes. He then helped me up, making sure I was comfortably seated on its padded leather saddle. My step mother, tall and forbidding, stood at an upstairs window, watching us leave the castle grounds. I began to wave then changed my mind, instead tucking a loose strand of hair behind my ear. I felt a strong sense of longing as my horse walked through the gates. Then a thought came to me, scary but perhaps true; I would never return.
We travelled most of the day, not stopping for anything. I didn’t mind. My horse’s reigns were fixed to the back of Hugo’s saddle, and Hugo didn’t care what I did. We walked for an hour or so, me reading from my mythology scroll, him leading our horses straight ahead. He abruptly stopped, turning to face me. “Sing something.” then he turned and urged the horses forward again. I blushed. I had never thought somebody besides my tutor would have heard me sing, but Hugo was often beneath my tree when I would sing. Silly me, thinking no one could hear me if I didn’t want them to. I took a deep breath, summoning a song I thought he would like.
Sweet dreams my love,
Sweet sorrows when you wake.
Sweet singing to awaken you.
Sweet arms to hold you.
As I sang the fourth line, he joined in, his mellow bass joining my soprano.
Sweet stars in the sky,
Sweet hearts to break.
I see you beyond the garden gate,
And wish for all the sweet dreams to be mine.
Sweet dreams my love.
Sweet sorrows when you wake.
Sweet singing to awaken you.
Sweet—arms to hold you.
It was a love song my governess had taught me when I was small, sitting outside in the sun, singing all kinds of songs, all of which I remember.
Hugo and I sang all the songs we knew, and sometimes taught the other one new ones. The sun was setting and Hugo was leading us into a clearing when I sang the last ballad of the evening.
Once upon a time,
Such a magical line.
The line that reminds you,
There might even be,
A fairytale place.
Where dreams come true.
The dreams of dreamer,
Flit so far away.
The songs of singer,
We are going to say.
The stars of the sky,
Twinkle down at us.
You and I.
In once upon a time---.
The dreams of a dreamer,
Flit so far away,
The songs of a singer,
We are going to say----.
“We can sleep here,” Hugo said gruffly, stopping our horses in the middle of a forest clearing. The trees stood, large and imperious over the mossy ground, shadowing the clearing, so that in the failing light, it was almost pitch black. He helped me down from my horse, and then went off to find spruce to light a fire. I took my carpet bag down and lay it off to the side against a tree then began clambering up the side, nimble as a squirrel. “Hello,” I whispered to the birds that sat in the nest half way up the tree.
“I’m Snow,” the birds ignored me, as they often do when I was new. So I jumped back to the ground.
Hugo came out of the woods, carrying sticks and twigs. He placed them in a clear patch of ground, and struck flint against stone, lighting the pine branches. Soon after the fire was lilt, a peppermint smell filled the clearing. I sniffed, long and deep, and began rolling out my bedroll, till it was perfectly positioned against the tree.
Meanwhile, Hugo was scraping soft cheese on the bread, and meat on top of that. He handed the sandwich to me, his hand shaking slightly. I bit into the bread, which was slightly mealy. The meat was ham and melted on my tongue deliciously. “Mm...” I murmured, taking another bite of the food. “This is good.”
He grunted in answer, turning his back on me to unroll his own bed roll. I finished the morsel, and stood up, wiping my hands on my handkerchief. I walked out of the clearing to the edge of a path, where there was a stream. I washed my hands and face, pulling my clothes off except for the long cotton shift that doubled as a nightgown. Then I re-entered to clearing, hanging my clothes from a branch to create a make-shift curtain. “I’m going to bed,” I announced, then slipped into the sleeping bag, huddling down under the wool blanket.
The dreams of the dreamers,
Flit so far away.
That's all,
