Elsida: Stars

Chapter Two is here! You can read chapter one here: link



The square was always crowded on Reaping Day, the adults and children crowded in an eager frenzy around the stage as if it contained a fantastic present instead of four enormous glass spheres. Two of the globes were empty, but the other two were filled to the brim with slips of paper. I can think of nothing but my name in that sphere, only one of thousands but still so available. My mother pulls me along faster, muttering something about being late.

Finally, we drew susunod to the stage, on tuktok of which twelve victors fill thirteen folded...

Preface:
Just when you think there is nothing to live for you realize it was right in front of you along and you would do anything fight for it or even die to protect knowing it would be your biggest sacrifice.

Chapter 1: Nothing Left

Things haven't been the same since Papa died this last winter I'm glad he's no longer suffering and with mother again he missed her so much he had been sick before but it was nothing like this I thought he could pull out of it fight to live and stay with me but he was needed in heaven madami I can still here him say "I pag-ibig you my sweet child and when your mother...

Belle was deep in her book. It was the araw following her petsa with Adam and she was, what was the word? Enchanted? Enraptured? Smitten? All of the above? Whichever, she was so happy that she couldn’t stop herself from smiling as she turned another page of Emma, which they were pagbaba for Book Club.

“Hey!”

Someone flipped the book, causing her to start and look up. To her surprise, it was Esmeralda. “Oh,” she said, in surprise, “Hi.”

“Funny book?” asked Esme.

“Not really,” sinabi Belle, closing it. “I was thinking about something else.”

Esme hesitated. “Room for one...

Belle felt nervous as she pushed open the door marked Pool. She didn’t know whether you were allowed in the pool area fully dressed, but then she spotted Meg a little way away, reclining on a white plastic sun-lounger as the boys splashed around like mad fools. Well, almost all the boys.

“Yeeha!” crowed Hercules, ipinapakita off his prowess sa pamamagitan ng wrestling with one of the giant inflatable dinghies. John laughed as he was splashed and then laughed even harder seeing Aladdin with his hair all over his face.

“What?” Aladdin grunted.

“You!” John splashed him. “You look like such a nerd!”...

Seti did calm down eventually, but he still couldn’t quite bring himself to accept Ariel as his son’s chosen bride. Not that it mattered in the slightest, for there was nothing that he could say or do that could prevent their union. reyna Tuya had enough blessing for the both of them and Moses declared that he would be “tickled” to have Ariel as a sister.

The araw of the wedding arrived and Ariel found herself dressed in the finest silk in all of Egypt for the occasion. reyna Tuya declared that there was surely no goddess in all of Egypt that could match her beauty that day. Moses was...