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"It hurt so much that my mother is gone, what can I do without her? This whole thing is making me wild." She concluded
Ariel then had a flash back... When she was twelve, her mother was watering a flower and the little Ariel asked ....
"Mom why are there so many flowers in our home?"
"Because I love them, sweetie". replied Lily
"Why do you love so many flowers?" Ariel asked,
Lily couldn't help but smiled sweetly at her daughter and said..
"They are the most beautiful and exciting thing nature gave us."
"So am I as beautiful as a flower?" Asked the little ariel while giving her mom a cute puppy eyes.
"Aww my angel." Lily exclamined on seeing her daughter, then she added;
"you are more beautiful than a flower and I love you more."
....
Remembering the beautiful memories she created with her mom, her heart crushed into pieces and she clutched her chest and started crying.
"Here!" Knox brought out a black hood.
"if you don't take it you will catch a cold." he added as he handed it over to her then she took it.
"Go to your uncle's house as she said and never return to this place again." Knox said while looking at her
then he added
"i will take you there."
"Where?" Ariel asked.
"I will take you to the next town, there you can get to your uncle's house." he kindly offered.
"Hmm." Ariel nodded.
Then she turned and saw that her deceased mother had completely disappeared, and she felt her heart squeezed in pain in her chest.
"Are you alright?" He asked softly
"No." she said while shaking her head
He then walk closer to her and placed his hand on her head allowing his energy to flow through her .
"Don't worry you will be fine." he said to her
"Why are you so kind to me?" Ariel asked
Her sudden question startled him. then he replied
"Because your mother once saved me back in arkon during the last war."
"I think I will be fine." Ariel said while looking at him.
Ariel began to wonder why her mother was so secretive about herself.
Now she don't know whether she should believe what Knox told her or not. She can't tell the kind of emotions running through her whether she should feel sad or angry.
Knox then summoned his unicorn Lizzy and it appeared immediately and Knox asked Ariel to touch it, she then rise her trembling hand and touch its cheek. then Knox climbed gently on Lizzy's back then he let out his hand for Ariel to take. she then place her hand and Knox's then helped her climbed and sat on the unicorn's back, and it took off into the sky, and ariel closed her eyes.
They arrived at City V, also known as the city of 'right' then the unicorn flew down and stopped in the bush where no one can see it, Knox helped her get down, then she thanked him.
"I just want you to be strong Ariel and get ready to face the worse." Knox said
then he added;
"once again I'm Knox the fairy of wind and speed, It was nice meeting Ariel, hope you remember me someday."
"Thanks knox, I won't forget your kindness." replied Ariel.
Then he flew away leaving ariel to find her way to her uncle's house.
It was already sun rise when Ariel arrived at City V, she look so tired and pale. people who saw her were giving her a strange look, thinking that she was a ghost, this made her cover her head with the hood given to her by Knox.
She came to a store where an old woman sells bracelet, that was designed with shiny blue stones.
The woman saw her and asked,
"What would you like to buy young Lady?"
"i-- I'm thirsty." ariel uttered softly.
The old woman scanned her from head to toe and took pity on her.
"Wait a minute." she said then she went inside her shop, and return with a bottle of water, then she handled it over to her which she took and drank like a fish that has lacked water for days.
"it seems you haven't had water for days? what happened to you? you look so pale."
She questioned as she brought her hand forward to touch her forehead but Ariel took a step back while still drinking the water.
"Why are you looking this way?" the old woman keep throwing questions but she stopped after seeing that non of her questions has been answered.
Ariel let out a sigh of relief and handled the bottle back to the woman.
"Thank you kind ma'am." she bowed her head in appreciation and left.
"Hey." the woman called but ariel hass already left.
"That's strange she didn't even answer any of my questions, even after giving her my water, what a rude girl." She said before returning back to her work.
Ariel arrived at her uncle's place, looking at the house and environment owned by her uncle, JAMES THOMAS she couldn't help but feel touched.
She came to the door and knocked twice on it.
"Coming." a female's voice was heard from the inside.
'Click'
The door opened reviewing the girl standing outside.
"ARIEL?" an average girl that seems to be a bit younger than ariel almost screamed on seeing an unexpected visitor standing at the door.
"Hi Melanie!" greeted Ariel
"Wh-- what happened to you?" Melanie surprisely asked the girl named Ariel
"What is going on there, Melanie?" a woman's voice was heard from the inside.
Melinda pushed the door Wide to review the woman inside. Felicia frowned on seeing the girl she despised so much standing at her door.
"And what is this surprise?" the woman named Felicia asked arrogantly.
"He-... hello aunty Felicia." ariel flinched on seeing her uncle's wife.
"How may I help you?" she asked while giving her a disgusting look.
Ariel was speechless on hearing the question her uncle's wife asked.
"Are you dum now? can't you speak?" she kept throwing questions at her
"Actu-- actually i-- I came t-- to see uncle James". Ariel starmmed as she speak to her uncle's wife.
Chuckling
"Honey come see who we have here."
She called her husband while folding her hand on her chest.
It didn't take long for an average man that seems to be Ariel's uncle appeared in there mist and his jaw dropped on seeing this niece, standing and shriving helplessly outside.
"Ariel." he exclaimed and rushed towards her and pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly.
"Oh my little girl, what happened to you?" he asked with much concern in his voice
Ariel couldn't speak a word, she just hugged him tightly and cried like a baby on his arms.
Felicia couldn't stand the annoying drama displayed before her then she went inside living her husband and his little niece outside.
"Stop crying my child." consoled uncle James
Melanie walk towards her mother and asked.
"What is she doing here, crying out here with out her mother?"
Felicia folded her arms on her chest and Said.
"Who knows what they are up to this time."
James thomas manged to console his distress niece then he helped her stand on her feet and led her into the house.
They got to the sitting room and he sat her on the couch.
"Go prepare a hot bath and also a hot coffee for her." James instructed his second daughter Melanie.
"And why would she do that for her? she have legs and she can do that for herself besides she is not a visitor here." Felicia blurted causing him to rise a surprise look at her.
"Felicia, can't you see how she is? why acting like nothing is wrong here, I need to take care to her first." James fired back, he then look at Melanie and gave her a go ahead.
Felicia couldn't say any other thing she kept quiet and stared angrily at Ariel.
Melanie walk out of the room to carry out her work then she came across her elder sister Elizabeth.
"What's going on?" Elizabeth asked curiously
"Who else will give you a surprise and annoying visit, if not your so called cousin, now I have to boil water and make hot tea just for her." Melanie angrily said.
"Do you mean Arie? oh my God is she here?" Elizabeth asked excitedly, causing her sister to give her a surprise look.
"Where is she." Elizabeth asked Melanie who seems not to be in the same mood as her.
"At the sitting room with mom and dad." replied Melanie.
Then Elizabet rushed towards the sitting room where Ariel seems to be with her parents.
"Is okay if you can't tell me what happened to you right now, you can take your time okay?" James continued to console his niece.
Felicia couldn't help but pretend to be nice on seeing how concerned her husband is towards Ariel.