Magic & Illusion by Miss Jina (reading in the dark .TXT) 📕

down and crawled to the back of the closet. Sure enough, the ugly wedding dress was draped over her, and the tiny crawl space was revealed.
“What’s taking so long girl, get a move on it,” he yelled.

The small door creaked as she opened it. Everything felt real, like it was actually there. She knew that if she could convince herself, she could convince anyone. Her mind formed the small box she mentioned. She reached forward and was able to hold it in her hands. Slowly she backed herself out of the small crawl space, and then backed out of the closet, bumping into him.

“Here,” she said.

Ella stood up, and handed the boy the box. To her the box and everything about her illusion seemed real, she hoped it could buy her some time. She did not even have time to say another word to the boy before he disappeared.

Quickly she ran out of the room and down the hallway, which was lit by candle’s flickering on the wall.

“Father,” she called.

She hated calling the man that, but it was an emergency, and she had no other choice.

“Father, father wake up,” she yelled again, this time pounding on his door.

His door flung open as he stood there in a blue bathrobe staring down at her.

“Ella please there is no need to be afraid of lightning for goodness sakes.” He crossed his arms.

“We have to leave, someone is out to get me, and I can only trick him for so long,” she spoke quickly.

“You must be dreaming again, there is no-,”

“Why you little…”

“See I told you,” she called out to him.

“Hurry get behind me,” he nearly yelled, pulling her into the doorway.

She could hear the boy screaming as he ran down the hallway, while the man just stood there. He looked as if he had been concentrating, and a second later a flash of lightning struck and he was in front of the door.

“Ella, you must go, get out of here. I will find you, but for now, you must run. Hide yourself,” the man yelled.

“But-,”

“No, you must go. Now!” he yelled.

Ella had no idea what to do; it took her a few minutes of panic, as she heard the door slam and shuffling in the hallway. From the hallway there were sudden explosions and lightning, that is when she knew she had to leave. Quickly she disguised herself, not as the same person she had been that night at the gathering. This time she hid herself behind long blonde hair, sky blue eyes, and a dress only rich folks could afford. She remembered that this room had a real secret crawl space, and quickly dropped down on her knees, just as what sounded and felt like a bomb exploded in the hallway.
She did not look back as she lifted the cover of the door and slipped through it. After only a few moments, the explosion sounds disappeared, and the only noise she heard was the sound of her own breathing.

Ella had no idea where to go; she just knew she had to get far away from this place, knowing she could never return. She hoped this disguise would last her a while, or at least help her get away without being noticed. It took her a while, but she finally was able to stand up, it looked as if this passage way led to the sewers. She felt lost, but knew it was better than being found. Quickly, she trudged through the goop below her feet and attempted to find a safe place, although she knew it would not be for long, that someone else would find her, it was only a matter of time.


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Publication Date: 02-01-2012

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