I let her go. I can't believe I actually beat her till she died and let her go. I can't say I regret it. Useless brat if a daughter. Couldn't even speak, can't be useful. I walked away after I dumped her. Useless child. I can do it myself.
I walked back to my house. It was filthy. That disgusting slop she called a meal, the rate scurrying around the couch, and the dirty dishes lazing in the sink.
Yet I feel a foreign emotion. Shame. Could I have done better? Does she know how I really felt about her?
Whatever. No matter .
I brushed all the dirt and grime off my bed and lay down. She deserves it. I don't feel bad. I quickly fall asleep, my worries melting away.
I woke up with a jump. The roof is being ripped off the house. A large man with dark ginger hair and a grin on his face started back at me. On his shoulder, a small girl with an eye patch . It doesn't take a genius to figure that she ratted me out. That traitor.
He grabbed me in his coarse hands, without a word, snapping my arm backwards . I screamed, but heard nothing. He picked at my leg, bending it in a direction never seen before. I screamed, but I couldn't hear anything.
"Pathetic." The girl said softly, as they walked away.
I woke up in a cold sweat. It was just a dream, right?
I went to the village cartographer ( someone who sells/ knows a lot about maps .) Grabbing my gold, I ran to his house.
I knocked once .
No reply .
Again.
No reply .
"Jeremiah open this damn door before I do it myself!"
A sleepy man with a salt and pepper beard, long robe and candle stood at the door.
"Eh? Oh. Howard." He said with bitterness. "I hope this is work waking me up for."
I threw my pouch of gold at his face, just missing his nose.
"I need a map to the Giants Cove. Now. That's 50 gold coins for you if it happens right now."
He snatched up the money and disappeared into his archives.
A stained paper wrapped with string was in his hand.
"Good luck, Howard. "
I grabbed the map and headed home.
This wasn't just a dream. This was destiny.
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Star and the Giant
FantasyStar gets abused by her father every day when she doesn't come home with stolen goods or money. Her father beats her and cuts her so much that her purity is ruined. Being mute, she faces many problems with communicating with people, but they don't...
