The bright sunlight penetrated the transparent lace curtains and makes it way to the room.I steady my leg and see that it's no more hurting.
"Did you sleep well?"Anthony asks as he sits on the bed and hands me a plate of fried eggs and meat.
I stare at the plate suspiciously and ask"Is it wolf?"
He laughs and answers"No,it's bird meat"
I don't want to ask anymore questions so I take the plate and gobble down the food.
"We have to begin our journey to your house now.We are a late because you overslept"
"Fine.How did you make the pain in my leg vanish like that"I jump out of bed and surprised to see that I can now stand on both legs.
"My secret"
"Really?"
"Yep.Just like magic"He answers like it's a mystery I have to solve.
Anthony throws a woolen coat at me and I catch it easily.He hangs his leather bag across his chest and opens the door to walk out first.
I arch a brow at him.He gets my sign and walks out first.
The sea of snow has now melted and been absorbed by the soil.The tips of the green grass is now piercing out of the flat snow carpet.
"So what is like living amongst the wolves.In this icy place"I ask as I look around.The ice testicles are slowly melting of the leaves of the few trees around.
"Its like living in peace and away"He answers
"Why don't you live with your family?"I ask curiously
His mood changes and his brows furrow with anger.
"I'm sorry I didn't have to ask it's none of my business"I say ashmed
"No.No.It doesn't matter.I just wanted to live alone because I'm grown and I want to make a living"
"How old are you?"I snoop
"20"
"I think we are there"I tell him to distract him from asking any questions.It would be very akward to be living with a stranger you just met yesterday and only know his name because you met him on your way to school and he saved your life and you now live at his house.
"Yep.We are"
We walk among the trees and and I look at a broken house.
Is that our house?, it can't be
But it is actually our house,the bright blue clay ceiling is now shattered into piecies,some part of the strong wooden is broken and I can see the window of my bedroom broken completely.I rush and jump over the broken wood furniture,celiing and splitted furniture works.
I stand under the only risen part of our hall and look at the broken furniture and the scatterd books on the wooden floor.
Hot tears start flowing from my eyes and I slump on the floor.
I pick up Laura's doll,Anna and look at her buttoned eyes.
I hold her in my hand and hug her to my chest.I wipe the tears with Laura's doll and I open my eyes and see something shiny,I blink continuously to clear the tears of my lashes.
It's lying between broken woods and bricks so I stand up and go to that spot.I squat and remove the wood and bricks from the thing,throwing it carelessly to where ever it should fall.
A brown box with a hexagon shaped sapphire stone is fixed in the center.
Isn't this the book I saw two days ago?I mutter under my breath.
I dust of the sand and look around to see if I can get something to put this box in.
I pull a woolen bag from the dust and push the item into it.
I hope you're not dead mom,dad and Laura?
I take one look around and step out.
"Are you okay?"Anthony asks concerned
"Yes I'm okay.I just hope their not dead"
"Who?"
"My family"
"I'm really sorry I did all I could by bringing you here"
"Its ok"
We go to Anthony's cabin and I sit on the bed.
"We're did you get that from?"He points at woolen bag hanged on my shoulder.
"Oh.This is just a little something I found"
He takes his hunting gun and opens the door.
"I'm going hunting,we'll need some meat for lunch and dinner"
He steps out and closes the door.
I take this opportunity and take off the bag.
I hold the wooden box and shake it really hard.I press my ears on it but I don't hear any sound.
Strange.
I leave the box on the bed and walk to the window and pull the curtains part.
I admire the dreamy scenery of trees,grass and animals.
The frost on the leaves of the few trees glitters under the sunlight and melts onto the next leaf until it finally falls onto the grass.
I hear a sound in the bushes and I shiver.
"Who's there?"I asked almost frightened by the louder growing sound.
"It's just me"Anthony jumps out of the bushes and smiles at me.
"You scared me"I sigh heavily and opened the door for him.
He places two dead Games and an Antelope on the wooden table.
He puts his gun on the chair and walks to the chimney and picks up two stones on top of it and hita them together.
Tiny sparks fly into the air as they create a huge fire among the logs of wood in the chimney.
He hangs the meat under the chimney and looks at the bed.
"What's that?"He asks me suspiciously.
I try to block his path but he makes it faster to the bed and holds the wpoden box in his hands.
"Where did you find this?"He asks as he tosses the box in his other hand.
"I found it at my house"I confess.
"Do you know what this box is?"
"No.Do you?"
I am so eager to know what this box is,maybe he does.
"No.I don't but my Aunt will surely know what it is"
I'm disapointed by his answer.
"Can you take me to her?"
"When?"
"Now!"He asked surprised
"Yeaaaah?"
"Its a long way from here"
"I want to know what it is"
"Ok,fine but of you insist we'll leave first thing in the morning"