Chapter 3: I tucked my blondish-brown hair under the hood of a so called “Hoodie” and Urvi wore a sweater with a skirt. It took a good hour to decide where we were going to go. We settled on something like a forest. We walked and made a camp at night. Even though she was used to luxury, I could tell that she liked to escape from royalty. The first human we saw, she hid behind me. I could tell she was scared. Her parents had died because of humans, and now, it was like she was waiting for them to kill her. But this time, I was going to protect her. I would rather die for her, than watch her die. I could see that night that she was struggling to sleep. We lay next to each other, and I watched her eyes twitch as her breathing became heavier. Without thinking, I pulled her up beside me so that her head was against my chest. Her breathing returned to normal pace, and her heartbeat merged with mine. “Thank you for being there Kaji,” Urvi whispered. I looked down at her, to respond, but her eyes were already closed. I never wanted this moment to end. I wasn’t going to let this distract me, but that didn’t mean that I wasn’t going to enjoy it, I thought with a smile. I knew that blending in with the humans was going to be hard, even though was looked exactly like them, we avoided everyone but each other. The fact that she trusted me with her life, made me more persistent in keeping her alive. The next morning, I woke up with Urvi wide awake, ready to go. I groaned; Let’s just say I was not a morning person. She laughed and said, “Come on sleepy head!” I looked up my eyes still dreary, suddenly they cleared. I was stunned by her face once again. Her green eyes gleamed like jewels, by the way her light brown hair floated around her shoulders, seemed like she was a goddess, and she might have been. I knew we were meant to be together, but it seemed hopeless, she was a beautiful Princess, and I was a lowly boy who did not even know who his parents were. Still, I could fight, and I was going to use that skill. Hours went by as we traveled, I loved how Urvi and I talked, we seemed to be the best of friends. I hoped that we would never be parted. This girl meant everything to me. But the world is cruel, and one day it might take her from me. I chose not to think about that as we laughed and talked on our journey, but just like a bad smell it burned in the back of my mind. We set up camp for the night, and Urvi made the most amazing I had in a long, long time. We told stories until we could no longer see each other. Urvi fell asleep, on my shoulder, the most beautiful moment I could remember, since my memory of last night had been forgotten in my wonder of what was happening now. I woke, sweating from a nightmare. Urvi had been taken in the night and I had no idea where she was, and I could hear her cries but could not find the beautiful girl. The dream had made me tease because I could hardly remember, but it was almost like a snip of my past, someone had told me “Be wary of dreams, for they tell the future...” I looked over. Urvi was still there, her head still up against my shoulder. I Tried to fall back asleep, but something held me back. If dreams could tell the future, and I was having bad dreams, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to keep dreaming.
Chapter 4: I jolted awake, a waterfall of sweat dripping down my neck. Urvi wasn’t there. Her absence haunted me, and I rose to my feet. A human had a knife pressed to her neck, and she was struggling to escape. “Tell us if you have seen any Jews, and you can go.” I knew what was happening now. I had heard about the holocaust. I darted for the man’s arm and pulled Urvi loose. She had gotten free, but now I was being held down by the waist. “Go back to Dixreh, Urvi!” I yelled. “What language are you speaking young man?” the Nazi soldier called. “What about you?” Urvi replied. The look in my eyes had the whole answer. She ran. And my world faded away. Chapter 5 (Urvi’s Pov): I just can’t believe I never got to say goodbye, I thought as I sat in the throne room of Dixreh. Kaji was gone. Not only did I leave him, but after I left, I heard his bloodcurdling scream. I guess you just never know how much you are going to miss someone until they are gone. Kaji was everything to me, he had protected me since we were kids and he was my dearest friend, and in fact, my only friend. I heard a pounding on the door. I backed up before I stepped closer to open it, and there, I saw the only person that I wanted to see right then Chapter 6 (six years later): “I do.” two words that could write out my entire future. Right now, was the only chance I would ever get to say them in the way I wanted. When I opened my mouth and said them, it was done, and life could never be better. Comment from the writer: I know that this might be the cringiest thing in the world, but I loved writing it and I hope you loved reading it. Thank you!
