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Subsistent Lies
I was surprised to find myself well enough to be able to spend the day with my second suitor, but I was; only because Blaine had not left my side until Zaria had come to retrieve me. It seemed that my first impression of him had been unjust. I didn’t think there was anyone left in this world that could match up to papi and then Blaine came along. True he appeared arrogant when I first met him, but the past few days I had seen the caring gentle side of him. I walked outside to a day that should have been glorious for writing in the woods had I not have someone to call upon me this morning. I walked stubbornly to the stables where my second suitor Baron Jed awaited with his horse and my horse hitched. “My lord what is it that you have in mind for this morning?”
By Kimmie Hite4 years ago in Fiction
Subsistent Lies
I found poor Gabriella shaking with Blaine by her side. He saw me and departed, taking note of Gabriella for on e last time. I tended to her, ignoring her stubborn protest until she broke down and cried. I sighed as I held her, rubbing her back for some means of comfort. If only it was Gabriel’s arms that I was holding instead of my sister’s. I cursed myself for thinking such an ill thought and escorted Gabriella to our chamber. Still, that night I thought of him, and it seems that he too stole my sleep from me. In the morning I left our room, seeing a weary Isabella and an annoyed Gabriella. “Where is mother?”
By Kimmie Hite4 years ago in Fiction
Subsistent Lies
I had no clue what had came over me last night, but I did know it had nothing to do with Darius. As soon as I saw the picture of that man I got a terrible headache and fainted. To my disappointment I awoke to mama by my side in the sanatorium. When mama had thought me well enough she took me up to the chambers where I laid in bed puzzled over what had happened to me. A headache for me was rare and only happened when something horrible has happened, like when daddy died. I guess I wouldn’t have minded as much if I hadn’t saw what I did before I fainted. I saw me playing in a courtyard with a young boy when suddenly a figure came out of nowhere and starts fighting with the boy. I run into the castle and find a man on the foyer bleeding, the man from the picture is standing over him looking at me. I stand there screaming until I am snatched up by someone. I tried shrugging it off and going asleep, but the scene kept repeating in my dreams. Getting out my bed I went to the window to stare at the stars like I used to do with daddy when he was still alive. My mind began to wander and more pleasant thoughts began to enter my mind. As I was about to turn to go to bed I saw Forbes or what I thought was Forbes speaking to a man robed in a cloak. Forbes nodded at something the man had said and looked up at my window. I moved out of sight hoping he had not seen me. When I thought it safe I looked out the window again, but they were gone. I went to sleep thinking nothing of it and hoping whoever was down there did not think that I had been spying.
By Kimmie Hite4 years ago in Fiction
Subsistent Lies
Sitting with the nobles and listening to them talk lowly about each commoner who was presented made me think about what I was thinking when I decided to be one of them. I felt sorry for the ladies who had to be married off in order to help their families become of the better class. Personally it was probably easier becoming of noble rank that way than what I went through, but being married off meant it would be harder to win the respect of those who knew your true birth rank. My mind drifted from my thoughts when Lady Gabriella was presented next. “No man in their right mind will let her slip through their fingers or any of the Fairavard sisters at that. It is rumored you know that their father was a good friend of the King. The fact that all of them were named the fairest in Anevia, all though the only fair one is the youngest, makes them all worth offering for.” A voice said behind me.
By Kimmie Hite4 years ago in Fiction
Subsistent Lies
When I heard from Calib that Gabby had taken my place in the tourney I was furious. Furious because she had drugged me with every intention to take my place in the tourney. When I confronted her she denied doing it and that only made me madder; madder to the point where I almost struck her, but I should of known it wouldn’t be so easy to bend her to my will, she was after all her father’s daughter. To make matters worse she went to my father’s studies to pay off her family’s debt, so that they wouldn’t be dependent on us anymore. I followed her to the studies in time to hear their conversation from the door. What he said to her could of called means for me to kill him, but I knew my father well enough to know that there was a reason behind everything he did. After she had left his studies I went in to talk to him:
By Kimmie Hite4 years ago in Fiction
Subsistent Lies
I sighed as I watched my brother grumble off to find Gabriella. We had just left our fathers chamber and once again he had yelled at Colin because he did not wish to take Gabriella’s hand. In a way I could understand Colin’s reasoning; I knew that he was mad because things weren’t going his way for once. Actually, it wasn’t going his well ever since the King’s tournament. I remembered how he reacted when I went to look for him:
By Kimmie Hite4 years ago in Fiction
Subsistent Lies
The morning had come for us to be presented at court and I was still reveling in my dance with Darius Harte. After waking up a very grumping Gabby and warning her of her grumpy visitor I went off to wake Zaria. I wanted all of us to be at the castle bright and early, but it was to no avail, Gabby made us late. To all of our surprises Gabby was late because she had went to pay off our debt. By the time that we had reached the castle, I almost fainted at the sight. I couldn’t believe all that was going on around me. There were so many colors, so many people I didn’t know how to take in the whole sight. When we had finally found our place I finally whispered, “All of this for us?”
By Kimmie Hite4 years ago in Fiction
Army at the Gates
It was somewhat anticlimactic to break down the door with your newly gathered army only to discover that no one was home. Jistan stared in shock at the empty city. It had been sparsely populated when they’d left, but now it seemed as though the Flames had taken every living soul.
By Kristen Slade4 years ago in Fiction
Silver Raven Chronicles Part Four: Circles in Salt
The Humbert House was a wreck that had only been made worse by the passage of time, and the company that had come through its doors. Tables and desks were splintered to kindling, stacked in piles that had begun to rot over the years. Mildew climbed the walls, and somewhere water dripped from one of the holes in the roof. The floor seemed sturdy enough, but there were places where it buckled if you put a foot wrong. Names had been scratched into the walls, and a dozen different gangs had tagged the place at one time or another, each crossing out the other’s street heraldry before making their own marks bigger and louder to declare the place theirs. Gnawed bones were scattered in heaps, and someone (or something) had been using one of the back rooms to do their business instead of going out to the jakes.
By Neal Litherland4 years ago in Fiction
The Workplace
I was already in my apartment but still couldn’t shake the feeling I felt in the office. Honestly, I really didn't know what to do or what to believe in. Was it a dream or a vision? Was it really Maria, the girl that I saw on the mirror? Was it for real???
By Wyoma Maisog4 years ago in Fiction
