Chasing The Wind

sl

pping loudly on the hardened earth.

iver with full speed splashing wa

ppened? Where's Cirok?" I glance behind

se the last of lather off my skin and wad out to dress up. Since ther

acked in my pouch; it has a flare skirt and a form fitting bodice. Like

," dress up so we'll g

king and trembling like a lamb

d, Isla," she gushes with wide happy

unusually perky attitude. "

Isla

possibly happened that has made Mavli very happy?

to do with him. But what could Ciro

Could he have expressed the same for her? I sh

d something on

found a c

frowns,"fa

to do with

amily hut?" I ask. Most males do tha

n giddiness. "

to mind. I sigh in resignation.

her left hand and I feel all

hisper in

a child as she jumps up and

"No!" Mavli pauses and stares at me

avli asks. Her eyes are wil

rves. I can't lose my temper, I don't want

he onyx sits in its platinum bed mocking me. I hope Mavl

refully like I'm a bomb waiting to explode. I don't blame her, with all the

and me, Mavy. Yo

e says to me with fire in her eyes

I'm looking out for her. Mavy is too young to understan

lous of me, Isla!" She acc

rough my bones and wait e

let myself l

that, Mavy?" No doubt, her w

Isla. You love it when you are the sole thing on our parents' m

on't have the strength to reply to her, if I do I might lose al

" I shut my eyes and hold it in. I'm

ad she always felt this way towards me? Had she alw

d you think no man would want me because I'm not as beautiful as you? Are you jealous because I'm getting married befor

Cold wind tickles me and becomes stronger. If she

u want to send down rain in the Torr

snap and dark clouds cover the sky. I can hear what people will say already. Wit

es first or if we marry at all. We are both still very young." I sigh as I begin to feel a familiar burning behind my eyes

ckly. She looks at the horizon. "It's dark and cl

sharp pieces. Rain starts to drizzle all of a sudden. Mavy l

" She runs a few feet away and g

knees as a bolt of power leaves me, kn

to say though my voice is raspy and

e me, you know I

rant yellow strike makes Mavy jump long

ht," she says proudl

ing to my feet, I will her to stay. Another deafening roar of thunder echoes and a strong wind picks up and the rain increases i

avli. I

is lifted up above the ground and is h

ms, her voice is droned out b

nd stare at my sist

ands even though it's very obvious that she's now at my mer

wn to the earth with so much speed. She lie

nd; the rain is slowly stop

beside her and break into

Her eyes fly open and I gather her in my arms, I c

Mavy. Please

ets to her feet and runs like a gazelle trying to evade a predator. I stand up but stop myself from

heart