"Ahh"
Aurora groaned as she chopped the wood into a dozen pieces. She hated chopping wood. It was tedious work and it was hard for her to concentrate properly, even when all she had on her mind was that damn song she couldn't get out of her head.
The song that her grandfather taught her recently
She grumbled some more under her breath as she tossed another chunk into the fireplace. As soon as she got the logs arranged, she went to grab a bucket of water from the well outside the house. She could just use cold water as opposed to burning the log pile. She was sure if she kept heating it, she would get too warm to finish with the fire.
It took her ten minutes and about six gallons of water to start making a good stew out of the log. Her grandmother always taught her to make sure they were fresh vegetables, meat, and whatever other stuff she needed in the stew., Aurora wasn't the best cook
She had inherited most of it from her mother, who died when she was young. So now she tried to do things for herself. Even cooking something nice, even for her family. It was hard for them because they didn’t have a lot to spare. They all worked for their meager living as long as there was enough food. The house was small, cramped by both her grandmother, her grandfather, and herself, but it was home, nonetheless. She never wanted to think about leaving it and moving on. It brought back too many bad memories.
But that wasn’t what was bothering her. No, it wasn’t anything.
She is almost nineteen, and that means, she will never leave the house again.
Not unless she finds someone to take over for her and get married to her. There is no chance of that happening ever. Not in this small little town where no one knows her or where everyone thinks she doesn't even exist, the people of the town have only set their eyes on her once. Her parents are dead, so there was nobody who even knew who she was.
No doubt, Aurora is a beautiful young girl, she made heads turn wherever she goes. Her hair, skin, and eyes are perfect, she fits every beauty standard across each country. The people say they’re her father’s colors. He dyed his hair white when he married her mother, so his daughter inherited a fair share of her brown eyes as well. And she inherited his brown hair and dark blue eyes as well. He was a great man. She loves him dearly. She misses him terribly, still.
"Aurora, are you done making the stew!!!!"
A loud came from the hut
"Almost done grandmother"
she said with a chuckle"Just need to finish chopping and putting everything in the pot."Aurora!! Are you almost done?!" Aurora just rolled her eyes
with a groan"Yes granny" she yelled back
"Ok then hurry up!!" Aurora couldn't help but smile at this as she chopped some fresh veggies into a bowl
"Yes, granny." She replied with another chuckle and she continued to stir things until it was done
She added herbs, salt, and pepper and she let the concoction simmer for 15 minutes till she deemed it done. Once she stirred the mixture again she took out the ladle, scooped the soup out into a wooden bowl along with rice and vegetables
She poured the finished stew into two ceramic bowls before setting them on the table in front of her grandparents. "I hope you guys enjoy this".
Aurora, a nineteen-year-old girl who has been living with her grandparents for the past seventeen years ever since her parents died in a ghastly motor accident
while she was fifteen and still living with them when they were killed during a car crash on their way home after dinner.
She loved the house that is her grandfather’s. It was spacious and modern, the walls painted an off-white and the ceiling painted a greyish blue. The furniture in the living room was all comfortable, and that's how she has living her life since she was young. She loves her grandfather very much and the only person she dislikes more than herself is her grandmother. They are so different and opposites in every aspect of their lives, but that didn't stop Aurora from loving her unconditionally.
Ever since the terrible accident that happened to her parents, she had no one to take her in except her grandparents.
She lost both her parents when she was three, her parents' properties were taken from her and now she lives in the village with her grandparents.
It’s not so bad really. Her grandmother is kind, but strict. She doesn’t mind letting her run wild as long as she does all of the chores without complaining. She helps out in the kitchen a lot and sometimes helps clean up when she sees someone doing some cleaning for her grandparents. She also loves playing with the children in town and has been able to find lots of good friends there.
"So, is the food nice?"
Aurora asked as she waited patiently for their response
. They nodded enthusiastically as they continued eating."It smells so delicious!"
"You've been working hard today, haven't you, sweetheart?" Grandpa asked.
"Yep!" Aurora answered cheerfully. "I've gotten a bunch of vegetables today, some fresh meat yesterday too. But I think it's good"
They both nodded and kept on eating
"Grandmother, is it really good?"
Aurora asked again knowing how judgy her grandma is.
Grandma looked at her granddaughter sternly before saying: "Yes, it is, Aurora. It might be not quite on my level, but it's very delicious.
"And the fish? Is the fish good?" She turned to ask Grandpa who smiled back at her."Of course, it is, dear!
"Great!!"
She beamed
"Are you not eating dear?"
Her grandmother as he stared at nervous Aurora
"Umm, no, I just wanted to ask something"
Aurora answered
"What is it?"
"Well, can I go to the garden with Samantha tomorrow?"
"I'll only be out for a few hours please," Aurora said
Samantha was the only person Aurora liked to spend time with. She was an oddball, but still, one of the friends Aurora has ever had. She's a bit eccentric like that, but most people find her rather interesting and nice. She always makes fun of the kids in the village for being afraid of ghosts, she never really believes in them, or anything supernatural but she is very much interested in learning about the paranormal world.
Aurora doesn't have many friends, so Samantha’s presence is very welcome in all ways. She likes to hang around her regularly and they go out together whenever they can spare enough time from their house works
. When they're not busy with work Aurora would love to spend hours in front of Samantha and ask her all sorts of questions. They were just getting to know each other after all. And Samantha didn't mind. It helped that they both had very little in common anyway. There weren't any interests shared between them, but Sam's enthusiasm made it easy for Aurora to enjoy herself when she spent with her friend.
"Ughhhh, that girl again, if you are not careful, that girl will implicate you"
Her grandmother said with a stern look
on her face
"But grandma she's nice, and I enjoy spending time with her"
She replied
"Grandmother, it's been three months since I left this house, please let me just go"
"Not, it's dangerous and I will not allow you to give me a heart attack"
"Please grandmother" Aurora begged her mother. The woman was a frail figure with skin so pale she seemed almost translucent. Aurora could see all the veins in her delicate throat through her thin white dress shirt.
"Please grandmother" Aurora repeated, she knew she couldn't resist her anymore after the countless times she pleaded with her.
She could also see all the wrinkles and sags that were etched into her face and neck. A small frown sat upon her plump lips. She gave no response to Aurora's plea. Only stared at her granddaughter who knelt with hunched shoulders, waiting for an answer.
She had her hands clasped together like a prayer and her blue eyes were full of tears. Her brown hair which looked as if it would fall to her ankles had grown out long and hung straight down her back in loose waves.
"Grandpa, please say something"
Aurora yelled
"Don't yell at your grandfather like that"
Her grandmother yelled back and her grandfather laughed nervously
"Well Maltida"
He called her grandmother by her name
"It won't be a problem if we let her go, I mean she is not going alone, she has company"
he said to his wife and smiled, his teeth were stained black from tobacco smoke
his eyes were blue, Aurora thought they reminded her of ice, they sparkled when he looked up
she had inherited her father's hair color
"She's not going, because you two are driving me insane"
Maltida yelled with annoyance
"Grandmother, please I beg of you, just let me go with Samantha tomorrow for just three hours, I promise I will not ask again for a few weeks"
Aurora said making cute hand gestures
Matilda stared at her and rolled her eyes
"Months!!!, if you go now, you won't be able to able to go out for a few months"
"Matilda?" Grandpa sighed
"If she wants to go out so badly, then she has to make me that promise"
"Fine"
Aurora didn't need one second to think, she is leaving this house for once.
The thought of being stuck here, in the old house made her want to vomit and run as far away from everything as possible.
And it also made her realize, that she doesn't know what will happen after this. She never thought about how will be different after she leaves home, but suddenly there was something more important
she was going out for once.
For the first time in forever.
It seemed like it's been forever since Aurora had last left the house but it has only been three years.
It felt like forever
Three long, tiring, painful, and miserable years, but finally she is going out
TO BE CONTINUED...
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Sweating profusely........ Tied up by his hands with hard, big chains...... Scars, cuts, and wounds filled his chest... It still wasn't enough for Ryan, he wanted to make him suffer "Please I beg you, my Lord, l know nothing of this" He said, being hanged for his death Ryan looked down at the man, smiling coldly and viciously..... "You don't have anything to be ashamed of, your family was a part of it" He continued. Ryan grabbed the man by his shoulders, forcing him on his knees. Then he lifted him to his feet, grabbing hold of his neck in his free hand... The man struggled, he did...but Ryan didn't let him go he held onto him tighter, making the man choke on his words "My Lord!" the man cried out His eyes were closed as if in pain "I am so sorry, I promise I'll tell you everything I know" The man tried to pull away from him. But he held on even stronger. Ryan smiled... His smile dropped immediately, making the man's heart skip a beat "Where is it?" Ryan asked gl
"Fine, but you owe me" He smiled reaching out for her hand "Owe my foot" She muttered under her breath stretching out her hand, the blood almost filled the room but Aurora's hand was long enough to reach his She felt him wrap her fingers in a tight grip And then there was nothing His body suddenly went limp, he couldn't feel his nerves, and he felt dizzy for a second... Aurora observed that and held his scarf tight, but unfortunately loosened it, revealing his face... Aurora froze as they both stared at each other... She didn't know who he was, but Ryan's face appeared in the view She didn't know who he was, but she could recognize his face.....and his eyes... That one look of confusion turned into complete shock. "Your eyes" She whispered trying to figure out why he had noticeable red eyes and how his iris seemed so pale and lifeless. It was like looking into a mirror ..a reflection of what someone had once been....... Immediately, Ryan pulled her away from hims
"I'm fine Lucas, get her, she has what I'm looking for, she has the gem...... Don't let her get away" Lucas nodded reluctantly and started running after Aurora * * * * * * * It didn't take long before Aurora ran out of the bar, she ran as fast as she could like someone was chasing even though she didn't know if that was true or not... She stopped for a while and looked around to check for Ryan, but no sign of it... Suddenly, she saw the same man that was with Ryan in the bar earlier, she noticed that he was heading towards her direction. She immediately got scared, she ran as quickly as she possibly could, trying to find a way out, something to help her, but she couldn't see anything, and there were too many people on the street, too many obstacles and she knew she had to hide now... But where? Where? Her eyes scanned desperately around the street when she suddenly noticed a small alley. She was so relieved, she didn't know what to do. She tried to hide there behind some garbage
Aurora woke up to her horror staring bluntly at her ceiling, she couldn't believe it... After everything she did to convince her grandmother to let her leave the house and now she is moving away, from all those things she built for herself and all those memories that she loved with all her heart... And what's worse - She has no idea where she will end up, she's never been outside of this city before so who knows where she'll end up in a place like that but if she were lucky maybe there' would be something she could do to make her life worth living again Aurora sighed and reached over to see the clock on her wall, it was 4 AM and her body was screaming at her to go back to sleep, but she couldn't find it in herself to close her eyes again when she already knew what she had to do today She got out of bed as quietly as she could and slipped into her slippers and grabbed her keys and headed towards her grandmother's room to take a look inside, she slowly opened the door to see her grand
"Grandma, you can't just let me go!!!!" Aurora yelled despite being dragged to a carryall "Grandma!!! I'm your granddaughter..... grandma!!!" The words were muffled and unintelligible by the bag being shoved in front of her face. Aurora's hands flailed as she fought for balance against what would be her death... but she could not escape... Aurora was trapped. There was only one thing she could do... yell. "Grandma please!!" It took all her strength to scream into the bag, her lungs felt like they were burning. She did it again and again until there was nothing left inside.... no air. ***** Earlier before the incident... Aurora rose her head up high, counseling herself on her way to the stream that lay hidden in the forest behind her family's house. The sounds of the wind rustling through the trees and water flowing over rocks, so close. It almost reached out and enveloped her. It was her last day in this town, but the wind was doing a great job calming her down. It brought
"If only I could crush all you nitwits with my hands" Ryan sighed as a gust of wind blew through his hair. He stood up at his balcony, staring at every single people of the town with disgust.."You all made my life miserable, I'll do so by returning the favor" he said looking up into the sky and smiling a littlethe world looked brighter when he smiles. That's why Ryan doesn't smile that much. His lips are always slightly curved downwards, but not a lot."Ryan?"Ryan's thoughts was interrupted by a deep voice, he turned and saw his guard Lucas standing behind him"Lucas...you fucking bitch, I thought I made myself clear that I'm gonna murder you if you come back"Ryan said in a low voice like he wasn't actually serious. Lucas looked at Ryan with sad eyes"Yeah," Lucas said softly as he walked up to Ryan and put his hand on Ryan's shoulder "But you wouldn't really kill me...""You fucker! you know damn well I can't"His low voice responded and smiled"At least you got the girl"Luc
The next day Lucas in his fitted armored suit, walked down the hall inspecting every nook and cranny of the mansion as his job as the head of guards required. It was a rather boring but necessary task, so there was no other choice than to perform it. After he had finished with his inspection he walked over to one of the large windows and looked outside towards the backyard. He could see a group of guards standing there talking in low voices. His duty as an armed guard demanded that he stay alert for any suspicious activity, especially after all the threats and disappearances the house was experiencing lately. Now that Aurora is in the house, he has to protect her from any potential kidnappers. It’s quite an honor to be able to guard her against anything or anyone who might hurt her, Ryan has a lot of enemies and they would use Aurora as an advantage. Of course, Lucas would never allow anything to happen to Aurora or anyone else close to him. "Sir, I have a letter for Lady Aurora"
It's the day Ryan and Aurora get married to each other, and that’s all anyone’s talking about. Well, everyone besides Aurora. She doesn’t really have much to say about anything anymore. She just finally accepted her fate, there is nothing else she can do anyway but to get married to Ryan.The thought makes her feel slightly disgusted by herself for even having thoughts like that, but it doesn't make her stop thinking them because of it. She's been trying so hard not to think about him, especially lately. It's hard to not think about the fact that Ryan could make her life miserable. If only she has feelings for him also it's would have made her mood better but she can't fall in love with a person who threatened her grandparents, kidnapped her unconsciously and almost murdered her more than once. But still… it might help if she had emotions for someone, or even if she was in love. Even just the thought that they may get along well together makes Aurora want to puke in the toilet. But