She stood atop the hill. Sword raised, hair blowing wildly in the wind. “I will-433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCogpxqMcX
“Angela?”433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhxBi8ssNp
I sigh, my fingers stilling on the keys of my laptop. With one hand, I reach up and brush my wavy brown hair aside.433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIREQSXwTev
“Angela Carter?” The young woman standing next to my table is staring expectantly at me.433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOKZYG8S9TE
I lean back in my chair, holding in another sigh. “Yes, that’s me,” I say, forcing a smile.433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3v02IrHk3Z
“I knew it!” She smiles triumphantly. “I absolutely adore your book!”433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5GMwrUZyFd
“Thank you,” I say a bit awkwardly, still unused to all the praise. “I’m glad you like it.”433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LAq8XRfLb
“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.433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9rhf1hQ9S
I glance up at her. “I don’t have a pen on me.”433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmfpMTgFXq4
“But-” she starts searching her pockets, -“you’re a writer!”433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaHOBZ02vUR
I gesture at my laptop. “I don’t need a pen.”433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBqkmjVSHTv
She passes me my book and a pen. “Are you writing a sequel?” she breathes.433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQSEbSDGnq
I sign my name with looping letters on the title page. “Maybe.” I hand her back her book and pen.433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBoCIhSTIzl
“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!”433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJVqbnjuKB9
I watch her leave the coffee shop. “I don’t understand why they’re always so excited,” I murmur to myself.433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8tICfqSBns
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.433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4cLKpJ1jR3
“I will not let you-433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHW39HDERLs
“You’re Angela Carter?”433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVsc1i6cyO
I stop typing again, brushing my locks aside. “Yes, I am.”433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMMeZTx8pjE
He scoffs, looking me over. “You look nothing like the picture on the back of your novel.”433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzRoxUXMWIi
“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.”433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdUhVervSQY
He frowns. “Your novel wasn’t any good, I don’t know why Bluebird Publishing published your book.”433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9272xhHfFl
“I’m sorry you didn’t like it. But don’t let me ruin your day.”433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKv4rsyvdf
He scoffs again. “Too late for that.”433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj6YjUDYUil
When I don’t answer him, he turns and stalks away.433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe29PGhIZFx
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.433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAHmCADQ8ny
“I will not let you harm him!” She cried, even as tears poured down her cheeks. “I vow it.”433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZR1aonA8w
“Angela? Angela Carter?” A soft voice interrupts my latest flow of words. 433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYsdtDz1okh
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.433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUkaCXabT5
“Angela Carter, it is I, Ellena.” 433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡszVV5IRliO
I study her. “It’s a good costume. But I don’t think you’ve quite captured her correctly.”433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw5rKzaCJOG
“What do you mean?”433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9rI9WYuAoa
I hold in a chuckle. “Nothing, nothing. What do you need?”433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr52zGgbXYX
“Angela Carter, I have come to beg for your help.”433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWnEVoJFlUG
My brow furrows in confusion. “What do you want my help with?”433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo8dzXEe2Xc
She opens her mouth to speak but glances over her shoulder. “Oh no,” she whispers, suddenly vanishing.433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaOaWCYCyAn
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. 433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx8DoIz3tqn
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.433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT3ED1ZEM2i
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. 433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfTwhv40yZl
Does a lot of sugar and slack of sleep cause hallucinations?433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8IZq3BXOW
I hit enter and wait a moment for it to load.433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtYNLNrWTpM
Multiple sites pop up and I skim through them. Nothing that directly answers my questions.433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowAR1iakpP
I shrug, closing my laptop with a soft sigh.433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7r8dupgLok
"Angela Carter?"433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI4hdSsP127
I jump violently, slamming my knee into the table and bitting back a scream. I spin around, clutching at my knee.433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOG7RNSUGxd
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.433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUktEv0LVhb
"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.433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ37Qg6NF3au
"It is I, Ellena of Spokeshore." Her voice is soft, tired almost. But what she just said... and how she looks....433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoj8tXWyJk9
"But- but..." I stare wide-eyed at her. "You...."433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgF5qm0KtXC
She sways again, elegantly reaching up to press a hand to her forehead. "You... You are Angela Carter..?"433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGVanWzjGex
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."433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMGnxIvQPEE
Her magenta eyes gleam despite the dark spots below them. "I am Ellena of Spokeshore, Majika. I know who I am."433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlIa5rIgkfr
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." 433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDFA2DTohFM
Ellena laughs softly. "I am very real. But I'm afraid I am not with you."433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZDFZLl2n1x
"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.433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo9TAZVPIua
"I am not really here." Ellena closes her eyes. "I am using majik. To speak to you across realms."433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEYXzc6NNL
I blink again. "What..?"433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNQx59raEhC
Ellena opens her tired eyes, softly shaking her head. "I have appeared before you in this way... to.. beg for your help."433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMPg6JSqaNo
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."433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2cwMLz36iC
"Realm." She starts trembling slightly. "I am nearly out... of time. Please, Angela. Help. We need your help. Please..."433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAa1Q81SsRZ
She looks like she's about to collapse. I step forward to catch her just as her knees give way and she crumbles.433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYS22UI9icO
Only she doesn't crumble into my arms. I blink, finding her on the floor under my arms.433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf21GZEjVs9
"Um..." My breathing quickens as I look down at her. My eyes widen farther when I realize she's visibly flickering. "Ellena..?"433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq5Z30cm7FY
She sighs. "I will... I will use my.... majik. To bring..... you... Cross realms."433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwAezmHvgx2
"Wha-" My question is ripped from my lips as I suddenly tip forward, plummeting into the floor.
and then Add to home screen.