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Chapter 5: On My Way

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Outside, this place looks spectacular. The stone castle building with a sturdy arrangement, black color mixed with dark brown beautifies the appearance, and the two twin towers face-to-face add to the extraordinary impression. But do you know what is inside? Just me. A girl who wants freedom.

 

I'm not a prisoner of a kingdom, but they treat me more than that. This perfect body of mine doesn't blister a single inch. Only my soul is taken captive. The pain made my mind cry. I just want one thing. The libertad.

 

On moonless nights, they sleep like lemurs. This is a chance for me to slip away. The milk-white long dress I carry, making it easier for my legs to go wider. The circular stairs I descended slowly. Entering the twelfth step, I stopped. My body inched into hiding in the hollow wall gap when it knew two guards were passing up. Safe. The guard did not see me. Back, I stepped hurriedly towards the one door that was connected to the back of the palace. The third count, the door was wide open displaying the darkness of the forest across. Smile on his back, these blue eyes sparkle with delight, and my mouth murmured.

 

“I ... free.”

My right foot rests on the first stone of the outside world. Cold, slightly wet, somewhat slippery, and rough. So, this is what it's like to stand on the street rocks? Really, fun. I accelerated towards the dark forest in front of me. Just stepping on a rare grassy ground, my hearing caught a sound. A kind of magical mystical sound that calms the heart.

 

“Kukuku!”

 

“Gaakk! Gaak!”

 

“Auuuu!”

 

My eyes were closed, trying to make sense of every sound I heard. The result, however, cannot be identified. For me, it's enough to listen, I understand. How amazing the outside world is. Accompanied by a small, flickering light like a star, I continued walking. Wanted to know the end of this dark forest. A gust of wind hit this body, making me shiver a little. I started hoping to get a sheepskin scarf to wrap around the neck to the exposed shoulders.

 

The longer, the more I was swallowed by the darkness of the forest. Afraid? That wasn't me. Nothing is scarier than living alone in ‘Hell’ Palace. If this was heaven, I'd very much like to live in it. The rustling of the trees before me made myself moved closer. Suddenly, a bright red light flashed between the trees. These two eyes were tightly closed overwritten by my two hands. Driven by acute curiosity, I shifted my last two fingers until a narrow gap was created. I peeked at him from the finger gap between my ring finger and the middle of my right hand.

 

“It ...”

 

I was wide-eyed until I let go of my two hands that had covered my eyes. The bright red light was gone, replaced by a strange creature of ugly appearance. His body was burly and tall akin to the posture of a palace guard man.  His skin was brick red, almost resembling the color of blood. The creature was not dressed in clothes, but was filled with dense black hair from neck to foot. His face looks like it's been rubbed off. Many lines run there. His nose is too perfect compared to mine. Also horns? I-i know. This is what scares me the most. His horns were curled and pointed at the end like a bull.

 

“Princess Lily? Right?”

 

The creature speaks human language. That's not what surprised me, but the call. Boldly, I took a step forward up to my distance and he was about fifty inches.

 

“Yes. How do you know my name?”

 

 

The question was answered with a grin. Those two blood-red eyeballs lit up in the darkness. He's advancing closer. The big hairy hand reached my right hand. The back of my hand looks out toward him. I almost fell down in shock as she suddenly knelt down on one leg in front of me. Slowly, I felt something warm touch the skin on the back of my hand. That strange creature kissed my hand. There's like an electric shock running through my body. Proceed to the heart. This feeling is not foreign to me.

 

 

The creature raised its face to face me. Those eyes were crooked when they looked at me. Could it be a feeling of longing? Ah, I really don't know. I don't know him, but I really want to know him.

 

“I ...”

 

 

 

“ALAN!!! WAKE UP NO! IF YOU DON'T SINK YOUR DJ TOOL!”

 

 

“Wuahhh! Anjritt! Don't dong, Ma!”

 

 

 

Alan got up from his nap. The mother screeched out while slamming the door of her room.

 

Alan mused. A few minutes later, he snapped his finger. He smiled at the sign of inspiration.

“Aha! I can also dream of becoming a song!”

 

 

The song was LILY BY ALAN WALKER.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~Tamat~