Ruth opened her eyes slowly to see she was in an unfamiliar place. She looked around, searching for familiarity in any sense but met by disappointment. She pulled herself up on her feet, not knowing which road she should choose as she saw many roads ahead from where she stood.
She faced the way to her left. Watching closely, she saw Mrs Payne standing looking at her on that first road. Ruth wanted to run to her, but then she could not. On the second road, she saw her friends waiting for her. Ida, Thea, Rees, Lady Elsie and Lord Lester waited, looking at her.
On the third road stood Theodora and Augustus, with unpleasant expressions on their faces. Even if that was the last road for Ruth, she would never walk on it.
And then she turned to the last road... a road on which a man stood with his obsidian eyes. He had his hand stretched towards her. Her skin was covered in goosebumps as she watched him calling her.
