It's hot and people are screaming. So many people are screaming. Monica is scared and wants to run away but mommy and papa said that Monica has to hide here and be quiet. They said that if Monica is a good girl and stays quiet she will get a second wheat cake for dinner tomorrow. Monica really likes wheat cakes so she will be a good girl and stay here until mommy and papa come back.
The tight space becomes hotter and the wood presses against Monica's skin and is painful but Monica will endure. Monica will endure for the wheat cakes.
Time passes slowly and the screams go away. Monica is hungry. But Monica can't tell anyone or papa will scold Monica for being greedy. Monica wants papa to love her.
Something big falls onto the where Monica is hiding and it's even hotter now. Monica can't breathe! Monica needs to get out. Sorry, mommy and papa, Monica is going to be a bad girl.
The small wooden door doesn't want to open so Monica has to kick it. It opens a little and Monica can see that there is wood blocking it. Monica also sees fire. Monica is scared of fire.
After the small door is opened enough Monica can finally leave the cramped space. There is fallen wood and fire everywhere. Where is papa's house?
But Monica is small so Monica can crawl out through the gaps between the wood. Monica gets a little close to the fire and it hurt but Monica is a big girl and won't cry.
Finally, the wood ends and Monica can get out. Outside there is snow everywhere. The snow feels nice and cool on Monica's skin. Monica looks around for papa's house but it's gone. There is only a big pile of burning wood where papa's house was. Maybe papa moved the house and that's why Monica needs to wait.
"Hey, there's a girl over there."
"Damn it, how did we not find her before?"
"She must have been hiding from us in the house. Get her!"
Some big bad guys are screaming and looking at Monica. Monica thinks they are holding red swords and...
Papa! One of the big bad men is holding papa. But why isn't papa moving? And why is there so much blood on papa?
"Hey, do you see how she's looking at this guy? Must be her father. Look here girl, that's what happens if you don't do what adventurers tell you!"
The big bad man raises his sword hits papa with. Papa's head falls off! Is papa broken? No, Papa said that he would give Monica two wheat cakes if she was a good girl. Did papa get broken because Monica was a bad girl?
The big bad men are all walking towards Monica. The way they look at Monica scares Monica.
"Come here, little girl, I promise I won't hurt you too much."
Monica has to run away. Mommy said that if big bad men wanted something from Monica then Monica should run away and hide in the forest. The snow isn't deep so Monica can run quickly. Past the trees here and through the groove there.
Monica has played hide and seek in the forest many times and knows all the good hiding spots Hiding in a hollow tree trunk is very safe but Monica is very cold when she doesn't move.
"Where the hell did she go and why is she so fast?!"
"I told you to get her but you just had to cut off her father's head in front of her, didn't you?"
"But did you see the look in her face? That was totally worth it!"
"Both of you shut up! If the girl escapes and tells anyone that we killed everyone in the village we are screwed. Our lie will only work if she dies here. Look for her footprints in the snow. She can't have gotten far yet and is probably hiding."
Footprints? That's cheating! You can't follow footprints when playing hide and seek. These men are very bad.
Monica needs to find another hiding place. Out the other end of the tree trunk and deeper into the forest. Monica tries to run fast but it begins to snow and Monica's legs feel tired.
There the cave! Papa told Monica not to go in there but if Monica goes there the bad men can't follow, right? Monica will hide in there.
"There she is! Found her."
"Wait that's..."
"Why is there an unknown dungeon out here?"
"Should we follow her?"
"Are you crazy? We don't know what's in there!"
Monica is glad that the big bad men won't follow her anymore but maybe they are lying. To be safer Monica must go in deeper.
The walls are frozen and shiny. Monica thinks this is very pretty but mommy told Monica that diamonds are way prettier. Monica really wants mommy to show Monica a diamond. Monica misses mommy.
Monica hears weird sounds from deeper inside. Monica will look around the edge of the cave to see.
There's a round blue thingy there that moves forward. Monica doesn't know what it is but it looks funny. Monica wants to touch it.
It doesn't react to Monica getting close? It feels cool to the touch but not as cold as the surrounding area. It jiggles at the slightest touch! Monica likes that.
Ouch! Why is Monica's hand suddenly inside it? It hurts, it hurts, it hurts! Let go of Monica. No, don't go up Monica's arm! No!
Monica can't breathe. Monica is scared. Monica doesn't want to die. Not like this. Monica doesn't want this. Monica wants to live!
Monica can't see anymore. But Monica still can't breathe. Monica is hot and cold. Why is this? Monica doesn't want this anymore!
Monica doesn't want to die! Monica knows that if she dies an angel will come to get her but Monica doesn't want that! Monica will just ignore the angel and maybe she will go away along with the hot and cold. Then, Monica can breathe again.