She stood atop the hill. Sword raised, hair blowing wildly in the wind. “I will-203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3cAr7PSnA4
“Angela?”203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJiYGdM9VF
I sigh, my fingers stilling on the keys of my laptop. With one hand, I reach up and brush my wavy brown hair aside.203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWyk3eaRbq
“Angela Carter?” The young woman standing next to my table is staring expectantly at me.203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCVu9VA2QDM
I lean back in my chair, holding in another sigh. “Yes, that’s me,” I say, forcing a smile.203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8lI6PC1AP0
“I knew it!” She smiles triumphantly. “I absolutely adore your book!”203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxajO8YmBVS
“Thank you,” I say a bit awkwardly, still unused to all the praise. “I’m glad you like it.”203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfwuTjngvo5
“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.203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrvvrULfG4e
I glance up at her. “I don’t have a pen on me.”203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQg8zcE637B
“But-” she starts searching her pockets, -“you’re a writer!”203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjdq9lijk3V
I gesture at my laptop. “I don’t need a pen.”203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6dNxqH4jr9
She passes me my book and a pen. “Are you writing a sequel?” she breathes.203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡks6oY72Du0
I sign my name with looping letters on the title page. “Maybe.” I hand her back her book and pen.203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDkY1ARz849
“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!”203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVWNryamz6u
I watch her leave the coffee shop. “I don’t understand why they’re always so excited,” I murmur to myself.203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWE9pCHENjt
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.203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2dqcC6PqTn
“I will not let you-203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHxh5837Xvn
“You’re Angela Carter?”203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO00BTHcx1n
I stop typing again, brushing my locks aside. “Yes, I am.”203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbawaL7iV1G
He scoffs, looking me over. “You look nothing like the picture on the back of your novel.”203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqqyF8JBe7
“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.”203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9fEWZuNrsW
He frowns. “Your novel wasn’t any good, I don’t know why Bluebird Publishing published your book.”203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5An8655PI3
“I’m sorry you didn’t like it. But don’t let me ruin your day.”203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRSXh3Xv7Qp
He scoffs again. “Too late for that.”203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6VrvhN6EDw
When I don’t answer him, he turns and stalks away.203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKvdhLvxw7
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.203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEh25OH1X4l
“I will not let you harm him!” She cried, even as tears poured down her cheeks. “I vow it.”203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzIRbkQLMJi
“Angela? Angela Carter?” A soft voice interrupts my latest flow of words. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiuV1UUJGlo
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.203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCnlGp46i87
“Angela Carter, it is I, Ellena.” 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMptH0BUWr
I study her. “It’s a good costume. But I don’t think you’ve quite captured her correctly.”203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5Z0kZh0sN
“What do you mean?”203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIuGhiViC1u
I hold in a chuckle. “Nothing, nothing. What do you need?”203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTERP4C6Eev
“Angela Carter, I have come to beg for your help.”203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRHixlXqbYt
My brow furrows in confusion. “What do you want my help with?”203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV4z2YCKyCA
She opens her mouth to speak but glances over her shoulder. “Oh no,” she whispers, suddenly vanishing.203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2DKpFjAHHM
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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxzk564n3la
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.203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafYvo8NgJM
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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJTTrPCWGHC
Does a lot of sugar and slack of sleep cause hallucinations?203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMv4qW9b5j
I hit enter and wait a moment for it to load.203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrDONN6MAs
Multiple sites pop up and I skim through them. Nothing that directly answers my questions.203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKeDAGrdtpQ
I shrug, closing my laptop with a soft sigh.203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZhsrZQ8DR
"Angela Carter?"203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4I8eKa1cpE
I jump violently, slamming my knee into the table and bitting back a scream. I spin around, clutching at my knee.203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5wB7Jrx0GP
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.203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDpMaaSyBaC
"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.203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsFZpo7xtH0
"It is I, Ellena of Spokeshore." Her voice is soft, tired almost. But what she just said... and how she looks....203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSfA9vJma3Y
"But- but..." I stare wide-eyed at her. "You...."203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡenFMoHbDoG
She sways again, elegantly reaching up to press a hand to her forehead. "You... You are Angela Carter..?"203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjV0b0Uoag8
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."203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJtPO5NDguZ
Her magenta eyes gleam despite the dark spots below them. "I am Ellena of Spokeshore, Majika. I know who I am."203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFsr5xgSMpe
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." 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKNqo4Jrybi
Ellena laughs softly. "I am very real. But I'm afraid I am not with you."203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3EBPQQ0Ve5
"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.203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2reG38nDEH
"I am not really here." Ellena closes her eyes. "I am using majik. To speak to you across realms."203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdOsB9nZbvF
I blink again. "What..?"203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZDK3pYqMP
Ellena opens her tired eyes, softly shaking her head. "I have appeared before you in this way... to.. beg for your help."203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAStT2XDQL3
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."203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn9EYdLJ18T
"Realm." She starts trembling slightly. "I am nearly out... of time. Please, Angela. Help. We need your help. Please..."203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡztRZW8NfzH
She looks like she's about to collapse. I step forward to catch her just as her knees give way and she crumbles.203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbV6PL0BLA
Only she doesn't crumble into my arms. I blink, finding her on the floor under my arms.203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Z8M9t8IVa
"Um..." My breathing quickens as I look down at her. My eyes widen farther when I realize she's visibly flickering. "Ellena..?"203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlym0sBNv85
She sighs. "I will... I will use my.... majik. To bring..... you... Cross realms."203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡraMVYeSKVh
"Wha-" My question is ripped from my lips as I suddenly tip forward, plummeting into the floor.
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