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Chapter 5 - The Fever

Chapter 5

On the way back home,everything was beautiful just as before.The sun shined bright and nature looked lively.She reached home,had her supper but something just took her nerves. She was so lost while eating that she almost dropped the spoon.Thankfully!no-one noticed. She was still under the magical influence of the memories she had.She moved to her room.Afterall,the day was tiresome.She needed rest.She lied on the bed and kept looking at the window.Sun was throwing some rays inside her room and the bright spectacle of the sky outside could be clearly seen.

She kept changing sides but she couldn't sleep.She had to get the memories of the day out of her head.The burden was keeping her restless.Slowly things started to change.The things in the room were disappearing. Everything was darkening like the sun was going down.No rays,no shine. It was all gone.It just turned dark.She heard the screams.Where were they coming from?Everyone was running.Where were they going?Why were they going?She stood there watching everyone,her eyes and mouth wide opened.She was too stunned to speak.It was dusty all around.She found it hard to swallow the air.The dust got stuck in her throat.Her eyes got blood red.The tears rolling down her cheeks with a constant pace.

"Mommyyy!",she tried hard to scream."Daddyyy",she cried hard.Her voice wasn't favouring her.She couldn't stand."Moooom!!!Where are yy…..",the dust,the pain.It didn't let her speak.She was shattering.Everyone around her was shattered to pieces.Innocent souls crying with misery.She was on her knees.Noone stopped for her.Where was everyone moving?There were no answers,no helpers,no conquerors.Just agony,just survivors.Finally,an old woman turned to her.Looked her in the eyes.She couldn't smile.She burst out crying.The poor soul,no consolation was enough to help.She struggled against the gradient.

She was coming.Coming towards Enzel. Poor girl was scared to death.She reached,then rushed and hugged a young sturdy guy.Enzel on her knees,looked back.The air was harsh enough to scratch her face.She needed water like she's been fighting for days without having a sip of water.She could gulp streams of water.The poor lady clasped her son like she would never let go.The guy wept like the last hope of life was snatched.He cried as if we wanted his lungs to stop breathing.His eyes looked as if he had consumed venom and now the venom runs inside his veins.He moved his mother away and pointed her to leave.

The poor lady staggered.Enzel strained to hold her up.She couldn't reach her hand.The frail creature didn't even look up to her.She mustered up the last chunk of strength left in her.She stood up and her body shivered.She moved towards her transport.The little boy looked at her.Fear and fire could be seen in the angel's eyes.Poor child didn't know why was it all happening to him.He had to leave his home to live.Is that what's called life?Huh!Noone wished to have it then.The frail creature sat on the transport with the boy and held him tight to her chest.Grandma!He said.He was scared like he was being thrown in a hell.He felt unprotected and unloved.

Suddenly a man with a huge sword came shouting with such wrath.He attacked with his sword and it passed tearing Enzel.It didn't hurt.No pain felt."Am I dead".She looked at the sword completely crossing her body."Am I going to heaven?"She didn't say a word.Her whole body quivered,face drenched with sweat.A word didn't come out of her mouth."Aaaaaaaaa",she screamed but her throat ate up the voice.The night was fatal and it couldn't be more abominable. The hand holding the sword reached her abdomin.Now the blood was dripping down his hands.She looked down.Where was it coming from?It wasn't her.She dared to look up.The guy.

The guy!brutally killed.You betrayer.You rebellion!The murderer shouted his lungs out.The boy got tore and couldn't sit for long on his knees.He fell down and embraced the sand.It was going to be his new home.He had reached his final destination. The old lady and boy cried.And the cargo took them away. Their screams feebled.And they were out of sight forever.Another young woman dragging her kids somewhere Didn't know where to go.Another kid lost. Moving with strangers .Not knowing a person, the innocent soul half crying,followed strangers.An old man took the child. A man saying bye to his parents.They knew they would never see eachother again.

Suddenly an arrow paved its way to a poor horse's leg.It cried in pain.Not to ease,another arrow and then another.People being killed,desperate,miserable and fearful.The disparity had taken over the sky.The storm turned what's blue to rusty.She was in the middle of a war.Standing unnoticeable,invisible. This urge to stop the misery.She screamed "Stooooooop!!".Everyone stopped.It was over.Was it over?Everyone stared at her awestruck. She didn't say a thing.She was invisible. But how could they hear her?Everyone looked up.They knew there was going to be no more of this any more.In a blink of eye,they had all become food for a huge fireball.They were being attacked by the cannons.

What was the fault of these poor civilians?What did they do to deserve all this?The fireball struck the ground and the Earth shook.Everywhere was dust now.Not a thing could be seen.She felt cold.Where in the middle of war the comfort came from.It was wet.Her whole body ached.Suddenly,the light started coming back.She could breathe.The dust was off now.Her eyes slightly opened."My baby!Honey it's okay. ",Elyana said in a shaky voice.She was sobbing and at the same time mustering up the courage.She didn't want to stress her child.She kissed her forehead,hands and cheeks.Elyas was there too.Running his fingers through his daughter's hair.He was perturbed.His eyes looked fearful.Her body burned with fever.

"Daddy's here to protect you."He assured his daughter. "Mommy will always be there to love you my love."Elyana added."I love both of you too.""We know sugar",they said in a single voice.Elyana got off the bed.She had already prepared the soup for Enzel."Dad!Tell me a nice story."She wished to get herself out of the trauma the nightmare gave her.The wounds will take time to go away.The wounds that tore her soul up.Daddy told her the story of a fairy princess that looked exactly like her.Elyana made her have the soup she made with so much love and care.The two most precious emotions in one's life.