~ Through The Wishing Well ~ || chapters 5-9

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!!ROUGH DRAFT!! ——— ~ CREDITS ~ ~ code: @_-ember-_ ~ ~ art: me ~ ~ story: me ~ ——— ~ THROUGH THE WISHING WELL chapters 5-9 ~ Chapter 5. The smell of mold clouded the air, Padmini coughed loudly as someone took a bag off her head. She blinked a few times as she tried to make out the blurry faces surrounding her and Clover. “Ah, good, you’re awake.” Said the tallest one, “My name is Clara.” Clara had on a large hoodie with worn-out jeans, her top was covered with dirt. She had peach skin and jet black hair, tied up into a messy bun, complementing her hazel eyes. “This is Sam, but you can just call him Sammy.” She motioned at a gangly teen. He had dark skin with braids dyed green at the ends. His face was covered in freckles with vibrant blue eyes. He was wearing a button down shirt with scars covering his arms. His cargo shorts were much too big for him and his sandals much too small. He seemed to be the cheeriest of the bunch. “And that’s Kira.” She pointed to a small child staring aggressively at Padmini and Clover. Kira had buck teeth with pale skin and messy blonde hair. She was wearing overalls with a floral top underneath. “Who are you guys? And what do you want?” Padmini questioned. “We are the rebels” said Clara, “And we need your help.” Chapter 6. “What?? Why do you need our help?!” Padmini was shocked. “You see, we live in a world of perfection and “equality” everyone must do everything at the same time, same place. For example, you can only go to the library between 1pm and 3pm. Children must read children’s books. Teenagers must read books for teenagers. Adults must read books for adults. You are also not allowed to feel emotions, or have any thoughts of your own. There used to be more of us rebels… but…” Sam responded sighing. “But what?” “But they got caught. You don’t ever see people who get caught EVER AGAIN” Kira said, “Like my Mommy and Daddy, but I’ll free them. I’m going to attack the Queen and hit her and punch her-“ “The Queen?” Padmini questioned. “The Queen, her mother passed away just this fall… Queen Padmini is only 13. She’s been bitter and cruel ever since her mother’s death.” Explained Clara. “P- Padmini..?” Padmini took a step back and shook her head. Chapter 7. “B- but that’s my n- name…” She stammered. “She must be your parallel self.” Clover said. “Parallel self?” Kira sounded confused, “Waddya mean?” “We came here from another universe.” Perked Clover “The planet Earth, in the Milky Way galaxy. The year 2025.” “We have no time for introductions, library time is about to start.” Sam rushedly hurried them up winding stairs and pulled a handle leading to the library. Padmini sighed in relief of fresh air. “Quick! This way!” They ran to the doors just as a line of people burst in. The people stepped together, women at the opposite side of men and men opposite women. They were all wearing the same gray button down top with cargo pants, women wore a long cargo skirt. Their hair was all slicked back and they all had a straight face. One by one they filed into different sections of the library. Padmini, Clover, and the rebels all made a run for it. They breathed a sigh of relief when they got off library property. “Not so fast.” Said a chilling voice that sent shivers up their spines. Chapter 8. A cold hand grabbed Padmini's back. She turned around and saw a stern middle aged woman with cat eyed glasses. Her hair was tied back into a tight bun. "Where do you think you're going?" she asked the group, "It's library time." Padmni gulped, she looked around as she saw Sammy and Clara looking nervously at each other. Kira, on the other hand, looked confident as she said "I lost my parents, my friends are helping me find them." The lady raised an eyebrow and nodded. The rebels made a run for it with Clover and Padmini trailing behind. They made a dash for a small forest, a short girl with black hair and red glasses winked at Clara. "Who's that?" asked Padmini. "That's Melony" Clara said, "She's a spy for us." "You guys have spies?" "Yep. There's Melony, who you just met, McKenzie, and Ethan." "Oh sweet." Just then they heard a bone-chilling laugh. “Where do you think you’re going, REBELS?!” They all jolted around to see an angry looking knight staring at them. “Uh.. Well.. Uhh” stammered Sammy. Padmini looked behind the guard at the woman from earlier and shivered. “The Queen will know what to do with you.” The knight muttered. The group exchanged nervous looks and followed the knight. Chapter 9. The Knight led them to a stone castle covered in beautiful vines and moss. He motioned them in aggressively, “Your Majesty” He said in a gruff voice, “I have caught some rebels.” Some? Thought Padmini, Are there more? The Queen was surprisingly a child, no older than Padmini herself, she had long dark brown hair coated with sparkling gems and an elaborate headpiece. Her dress was long bedazzled with gems to match her hair. She smiled maliciously at them “Welcome.”