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Short Story - A Long Journey Through Time


            "Lisa, pay attention!," called out the math teacher. Lisa was startled on hearing her name and returned to the present. It was difficult for her to concentrate at math class, she couldn't wait to get home. She had a whole new collection of books to read. At the stroke of the last bell, Lisa raced back home. She quickly finished her homework, ate her dinner and changed into her pajama. It was impossible for her to fall asleep unless she had read something. Lisa loved to read, she read various genre of books, ranging from history to fiction. Tonight she had a set of history, fiction and fantasy to choose from. She decided to read a little bit of all three genres. Lisa was engrossed in reading about wars, kingdoms fighting with one another to establish dominance, supernatural beings and magic. It wasn't long when she had fallen asleep, her novel still held in her hand, she began to dream. She was breathing heavily and running as fast as she could. Her hands were clutched by another older woman, who tried to drag her to safety. The dry leaves on the forest floor made crunching noises by the pressure of their feet, far off they could hear the sound of horsemen chasing them. The Queen, Emilia, had betrayed her husband, she craved power and plotted to kill the King and claim the power of the throne. The King loved his wife, his affection for his Queen had no boundaries. One day, the King found out about his wife's evil plan to kill him. He felt immense pain and betrayal. He passed orders for the Queen to be executed. On hearing the Kings verdict to execute her, Emilia fled for safety, dragging her daughter, the young princess along. .
             Soon they found a log house in the secluded forest. The forest was a place of mystery, apart from being an abode for wild animals, it had a sense of eeriness attached to it. The Queen and the little princess entered the log house, the horsemen had lost sight of them and the two were safe now.


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