She stood atop the hill. Sword raised, hair blowing wildly in the wind. “I will-419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMHGkS9vP05
“Angela?”419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11l0aDGt5B
I sigh, my fingers stilling on the keys of my laptop. With one hand, I reach up and brush my wavy brown hair aside.419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Ue8gSi7N5
“Angela Carter?” The young woman standing next to my table is staring expectantly at me.419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDKx2hTxJ7W
I lean back in my chair, holding in another sigh. “Yes, that’s me,” I say, forcing a smile.419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHTwL4b2UBd
“I knew it!” She smiles triumphantly. “I absolutely adore your book!”419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡewIMpCYOkm
“Thank you,” I say a bit awkwardly, still unused to all the praise. “I’m glad you like it.”419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ71NcI47rdw
“Will you sign my copy?” She holds out a copy of my book, ‘The Dragon’s Heart’. The cover is a dark purple and blue sunset splayed out behind the silhouettes of three people. And if you look below the title, the faint outline of a dragon silhouette can be seen in the sky.419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzMmX7iYsf4
I glance up at her. “I don’t have a pen on me.”419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfZfUF09eq
“But-” she starts searching her pockets, -“you’re a writer!”419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgLsW3BiF53
I gesture at my laptop. “I don’t need a pen.”419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhXY5Eyw6Bq
She passes me my book and a pen. “Are you writing a sequel?” she breathes.419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡovitKvVoN8
I sign my name with looping letters on the title page. “Maybe.” I hand her back her book and pen.419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGs0iVbho5J
“I knew it! I knew you wouldn’t end it there!” She clutches the book to her chest. “Wait’ll my friends hear about this!”419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIekAnooSoe
I watch her leave the coffee shop. “I don’t understand why they’re always so excited,” I murmur to myself.419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzkdlp91CPS
I reach for my hot chocolate and take a sip. I return the cup to the table, my mind to the story, and my fingers to the keys.419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1du3ACjpN2
“I will not let you-419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBEZEfH7EEM
“You’re Angela Carter?”419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZMf1LgOzvj
I stop typing again, brushing my locks aside. “Yes, I am.”419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXEdXYvdYen
He scoffs, looking me over. “You look nothing like the picture on the back of your novel.”419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXYZJljwnIx
“Funny.” I sip my hot chocolate. “I wasn’t aware my hair, eye color, and face shape had all changed since I published my novel.” I set down my drink and smile sunnily at him. “I’m sure I just look different in person.”419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI49nv74fcF
He frowns. “Your novel wasn’t any good, I don’t know why Bluebird Publishing published your book.”419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL8osJZPqsy
“I’m sorry you didn’t like it. But don’t let me ruin your day.”419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVUJJ1XRe9I
He scoffs again. “Too late for that.”419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlnXSBepiPB
When I don’t answer him, he turns and stalks away.419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4TLtuvI2X
I sigh. For some reason it's always easier to deal with the haters. I finish my cup of hot chocolate and set it back on the table, turning once more to my laptop.419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJ6PuiAs9R
“I will not let you harm him!” She cried, even as tears poured down her cheeks. “I vow it.”419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7a3q7tLN9J
“Angela? Angela Carter?” A soft voice interrupts my latest flow of words. 419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaCRyo40pUk
I sigh, shutting my laptop. “That would be me. Who’s asking?” I turn in my seat, to find a young woman in a cloak.419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnP3TTsDQ6Q
“Angela Carter, it is I, Ellena.” 419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuOlODqEHT2
I study her. “It’s a good costume. But I don’t think you’ve quite captured her correctly.”419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO6m75iqDLG
“What do you mean?”419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjh5bLUrg8d
I hold in a chuckle. “Nothing, nothing. What do you need?”419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWoSUnojbF
“Angela Carter, I have come to beg for your help.”419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeuo9cCAyps
My brow furrows in confusion. “What do you want my help with?”419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpUj4ZJwUdo
She opens her mouth to speak but glances over her shoulder. “Oh no,” she whispers, suddenly vanishing.419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZc1VvMHAU
I blink. Then blink again. “Um….” I say elegantly. I glance around the coffee shop but everyone is going about their business, no one giving a second thought to the shocked author I happen to be. 419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKFdUMCOHZh
After a moment the shock fades away and I laugh at myself. I guess I am more tired than I thought I was. Either that or the sugar is getting to me. People don't disappear.419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNbQeXwNVya
I collect my laptop under my arm, quietly leaving the small coffee shop in my city, ducking my head in hopes of being ignored by the passerby.
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I open my laptop in my room, reluctantly closing my document, and opening my browser. 419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡebx3w5OZ3A
Does a lot of sugar and slack of sleep cause hallucinations?419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8AOP0BjtWb
I hit enter and wait a moment for it to load.419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡneJFPMZrkV
Multiple sites pop up and I skim through them. Nothing that directly answers my questions.419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1anvA8rCJP
I shrug, closing my laptop with a soft sigh.419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHX4NTGQwnv
"Angela Carter?"419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsRaGJysXCR
I jump violently, slamming my knee into the table and bitting back a scream. I spin around, clutching at my knee.419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVqr455Qouj
The same woman -the one I hallucinated- stands a few steps away. She still wears her gray cloak, but the hood isn't thrown over her head any longer. "Angela Carter?" She repeats softly, swaying slightly.419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9fFQ9P6Ufy
"Uh..." My wide eyes take in her features. Her hair is pure white, like freshly fallen snow. Her eyes are a deep magenta, spots of bright color on her freckle-less face.419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYN3o6ovYP
"It is I, Ellena of Spokeshore." Her voice is soft, tired almost. But what she just said... and how she looks....419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1UBJE8T5TG
"But- but..." I stare wide-eyed at her. "You...."419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpTM3tD9Tlu
She sways again, elegantly reaching up to press a hand to her forehead. "You... You are Angela Carter..?"419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFAXeDIy0j
I blink hard, reaching up to scrub at my eyes. This isn't happening. It can't be happening. "Yes.." I finally say. "I'm Angela Carter... But you can't be Ellena of Spokeshore."419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjvPorDbBvD
Her magenta eyes gleam despite the dark spots below them. "I am Ellena of Spokeshore, Majika. I know who I am."419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwomKQEzybq
I stare at her. "But you can't be. You can't be. You're not real. You're a character. A fictional character in my book." 419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHdKayRu5lt
Ellena laughs softly. "I am very real. But I'm afraid I am not with you."419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxfH2wGqcJ
"What?" I try to remember what happened in my book. I know she isn't one of the ones who died. But, I don't think she is a die-hard fan. I have no idea if bleach can get your hair that white.. or if there's even a way to make eyes that color. I must be hallucinating. Again.419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSxmoyc1WP5
"I am not really here." Ellena closes her eyes. "I am using majik. To speak to you across realms."419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGiF8dey5af
I blink again. "What..?"419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLYslgyiLwQ
Ellena opens her tired eyes, softly shaking her head. "I have appeared before you in this way... to.. beg for your help."419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL4S6yQExM9
I step forward, wincing slightly when my bruised knee straightens. Not a dream then... "What on earth do you think I can do? Even if you're real, which you're not, you're in another land."419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZQyChGXdmK
"Realm." She starts trembling slightly. "I am nearly out... of time. Please, Angela. Help. We need your help. Please..."419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECVgsx8vpc
She looks like she's about to collapse. I step forward to catch her just as her knees give way and she crumbles.419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHEvkGWnAp
Only she doesn't crumble into my arms. I blink, finding her on the floor under my arms.419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQKdHT37ZPa
"Um..." My breathing quickens as I look down at her. My eyes widen farther when I realize she's visibly flickering. "Ellena..?"419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCqUi1FxK1o
She sighs. "I will... I will use my.... majik. To bring..... you... Cross realms."419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVqVzeoHf9x
"Wha-" My question is ripped from my lips as I suddenly tip forward, plummeting into the floor.
and then Add to home screen.