She stood atop the hill. Sword raised, hair blowing wildly in the wind. “I will-95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2N6RcfelF1
“Angela?”95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBTHIjgRcn
I sigh, my fingers stilling on the keys of my laptop. With one hand, I reach up and brush my wavy brown hair aside.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxFpiliga6I
“Angela Carter?” The young woman standing next to my table is staring expectantly at me.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPr68Vqsu7c
I lean back in my chair, holding in another sigh. “Yes, that’s me,” I say, forcing a smile.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ31MP0s771
“I knew it!” She smiles triumphantly. “I absolutely adore your book!”95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRUYG2jBQGW
“Thank you,” I say a bit awkwardly, still unused to all the praise. “I’m glad you like it.”95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ87g9cX7fml
“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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK3foZcVSa0
I glance up at her. “I don’t have a pen on me.”95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGWuOVAAmA
“But-” she starts searching her pockets, -“you’re a writer!”95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtlcQZ7yfE2
I gesture at my laptop. “I don’t need a pen.”95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFdevFXY3om
She passes me my book and a pen. “Are you writing a sequel?” she breathes.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIbG2WFDSww
I sign my name with looping letters on the title page. “Maybe.” I hand her back her book and pen.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfSjHc8n7XB
“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!”95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNxWw9Lwomd
I watch her leave the coffee shop. “I don’t understand why they’re always so excited,” I murmur to myself.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAnAFbftinm
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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsaKVBamzZd
“I will not let you-95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBHjf5EA3r8
“You’re Angela Carter?”95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6G3aGhzKzN
I stop typing again, brushing my locks aside. “Yes, I am.”95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvBM9dgc39R
He scoffs, looking me over. “You look nothing like the picture on the back of your novel.”95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgUtOXbT4Ns
“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.”95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8J8xioOet
He frowns. “Your novel wasn’t any good, I don’t know why Bluebird Publishing published your book.”95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyfIRJmkIFv
“I’m sorry you didn’t like it. But don’t let me ruin your day.”95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76RxVqImKi
He scoffs again. “Too late for that.”95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFSXjZvcrhd
When I don’t answer him, he turns and stalks away.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47UO40l0Ue
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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Cyzfga3rq
“I will not let you harm him!” She cried, even as tears poured down her cheeks. “I vow it.”95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXfUtzktftM
“Angela? Angela Carter?” A soft voice interrupts my latest flow of words. 95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvzEuPjXPd9
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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZD6fkyGyx
“Angela Carter, it is I, Ellena.” 95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLTmcZIKAJS
I study her. “It’s a good costume. But I don’t think you’ve quite captured her correctly.”95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCEvmgCdhPu
“What do you mean?”95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnAJXxtiXYG
I hold in a chuckle. “Nothing, nothing. What do you need?”95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡasIUrcuooO
“Angela Carter, I have come to beg for your help.”95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2At4PyxNu
My brow furrows in confusion. “What do you want my help with?”95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡguOK9njrqF
She opens her mouth to speak but glances over her shoulder. “Oh no,” she whispers, suddenly vanishing.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUsDHg5vWB8
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. 95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡffNoI74D5V
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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKRQYv5wlKo
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. 95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ97rLBrjKV1
Does a lot of sugar and slack of sleep cause hallucinations?95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhw8gkJljAS
I hit enter and wait a moment for it to load.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtTFS4HokQc
Multiple sites pop up and I skim through them. Nothing that directly answers my questions.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkShYlPy2NF
I shrug, closing my laptop with a soft sigh.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhn8DIHD8gw
"Angela Carter?"95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6H1wA2K3UZ
I jump violently, slamming my knee into the table and bitting back a scream. I spin around, clutching at my knee.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR9u2ZacefB
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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXwMxjMvd0J
"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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2uLffPBatM
"It is I, Ellena of Spokeshore." Her voice is soft, tired almost. But what she just said... and how she looks....95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjYZOG2R5oQ
"But- but..." I stare wide-eyed at her. "You...."95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLmatOXM7AI
She sways again, elegantly reaching up to press a hand to her forehead. "You... You are Angela Carter..?"95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9BSRxJOGqd
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."95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfEQfhgXIk0
Her magenta eyes gleam despite the dark spots below them. "I am Ellena of Spokeshore, Majika. I know who I am."95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFOdvwrrs1v
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." 95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYEzYsRUvJR
Ellena laughs softly. "I am very real. But I'm afraid I am not with you."95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFudLdrsLJf
"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.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjSsTMtkorW
"I am not really here." Ellena closes her eyes. "I am using majik. To speak to you across realms."95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuXuoiZaq94
I blink again. "What..?"95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡftjsg6Yb1j
Ellena opens her tired eyes, softly shaking her head. "I have appeared before you in this way... to.. beg for your help."95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVpnptXED1M
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."95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ1AzRVPvgV
"Realm." She starts trembling slightly. "I am nearly out... of time. Please, Angela. Help. We need your help. Please..."95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29bc3oRgeY
She looks like she's about to collapse. I step forward to catch her just as her knees give way and she crumbles.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAQlLbzjGiD
Only she doesn't crumble into my arms. I blink, finding her on the floor under my arms.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc0nqHxGsBY
"Um..." My breathing quickens as I look down at her. My eyes widen farther when I realize she's visibly flickering. "Ellena..?"95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC0FMOG3EAi
She sighs. "I will... I will use my.... majik. To bring..... you... Cross realms."95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGXmwWYTX4
"Wha-" My question is ripped from my lips as I suddenly tip forward, plummeting into the floor.
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