Enchanted

CHAPTER 4

Belle's POV :

I was running. From whom, I don't know. To where, I don't know. I was just running. Deep in the woods. I could hear the leaves crunching beneath my feet as I ran. The wind was howling, my hair fluttering wildly. Still, I kept running. The trees were alive, the branches doing their little dance. The sound of my sneakers could be heard throughout the forest. Suddenly, I came to a halt, in front of a clearing. There was a lake in the centre, with grass surrounding it. The moon light shone through the thick, dense trees, giving the clearing an ethereal feel. My feet started walking, with a mind of their own, towards the clearing. Just as I came close, I saw someone sitting near the lake, a woman. Donned in a white dress, with her blonde hair flowing past her waist, she looked like an angel. She smiled when she saw me. On closer look, I felt like she was familiar. Have I seen her before?

" Como estas, Belle?" ( How are you , Belle?)

The woman had a beautiful voice, like that of chiming of the bells. It soothed me. But what she said was beyond me. Was that Spanish? Ughh, I know I should've paid attention to Mr. Stiles during school.

"Um, miss, I don't understand", I replied, confused.

" No te preocupes. Lo entenderas cuando llegue el momento." ( Don't worry. You will understand when the time comes.)

She stood up and walked towards me. She was looking more and more gorgeous as she was coming closer. I think I have a girl crush now !!! The woman smiled and placed a soft hand on my cheek .

"Tu mundo cambiara a partir de ahora. Todo lo que quiero es que mantengas una mente abierta y seas fuerte." ( Your world will change from now. All I want is for you to keep an open mind and speak up.)

Wait what ?

"Ma'am, I really don't understand".

Mundo ? That means world right ?

A strong wind blew causing my blue hair to reflect in the water. Wait, blue hair ? I looked down to see my thick locks in different shades of blue. They looked so good. The hair was a dark blue starting at the roots with getting a shade lighter as it came to the end tips, falling around in ringlets. Huh? My hair was straight though. Surprisingly, it looked nice. What ,no, snap out of it, Belle!! Mom's gonna kill me if she came to know that I dyed my hair !!

 I noticed that my attire was a flowy dress, like that of gypsies. It had a round neck, full sleeves, with intricate designs at the front. It ended at my knees, with a lace detailing. And it was white. Similar to the woman in front of me.

The wind grew strong, so strong, I couldn't see what was in front of me.

" Recuerda nina, manten la mente abierta" ( Remember child, keep an open mind). The sound of the lady got weaker, as if she was far away from me.

" Wait. Please, I can't hear you. Ma'am ?"

I followed in the direction of her voice but the wind was far too strong for me. " Excuse me, miss? Miss ?"

I screamed for her but there was no reply.

"Y cuida mi ..." ( And take care of my...)

My what ? Take care of what ?

Not being able to oppose the nature, I lost my balance and suddenly started falling. I screamed for the lady but to no avail. I was falling down, down, down....