BLAZE

TORN APART

Abria

Shutting myself from the noise and the people around me. They were bothering me when I tried to speak about my freedom, my struggles but they shunned me… called me a monster and a witch… whatever they thought about me, they gave me a name without knowing me or even my name.

My mind was playing tricks with me as I fell from the high to the low, my heart was shattered into pieces like glass shreds, Piercing it from the inside. I was cursing myself for coming to this place because when I thought I would make everyone regret the s**t they put me and my father through, I never expected that the tables would turn like this.

I have been strong and I made myself strong in these few months because I knew that there will be things in the future which might break me but I wasn't prepared for this heartbreak… though, my heart was once broken and it turned into ashes after getting set on fire… but still, I am a girl with hopes and dreams. Dreams of having someone along with me, who will stand by my side and understand me the way I am and why I am like this?

And when I found who this could be, I was thrown into the flames by the facts and revelations. Not in this world or any world that I have ever thought of having a sibling but of course, now I have and he is no one else but Dwyn.

But Why? Why is he supposed to be my brother? A half brother? I was getting attached with the feeling and I started to like him more but why does it hurt so much? If I didn't have a heart, it wouldn't have happened. I wish I could tear it apart for the last time, I will bare the pain for the last time so i can be numb to all these f*****g feelings.

When I cried in the river of my tears, and no one was there to wipe them on my behalf. And that time, I missed someone… that one who saved me and taught me. He was the one who accompanied me to my destination but I don't remember where he went? I don't even remember the last time we met. It was all hazy and cloudy, dusted with the faint memories. I recalled his little annoying voice but at least, he was there for company.

As I put more pressure to recall everything, I felt dizzy. My head was aching so I stopped and decided to f**k the feelings and do my s**t. I have been through difficult times and I am sure it will pass soon.

But I will not let anyone live in peace after disturbing mine. I was here to take the revenge of my mentor… Carmen, the great witch of the ancient times. But this frost queen has abducted her and she must have put her in a prison… I don't know or I don't want to know if she was tortured brutally. I have to look for her but where is that prison supposed to be? Well, I will find her and free her.. then I will make this frost queen bend her knees and bow down to me.

After letting go of all the feelings, I got up and went to the bathroom to fix myself. I washed my face and combed my hair nicely. It is difficult to fix your broken self but once I am done with this, I am done with everything. Once done and satisfied with my look, I left the room to search for information. To gather some information, I have to dig into the history… not only will it help me find Carmen but the weakness of this kingdom.

On my way, I wasn't expecting him to bump into me but s**t happens.

"Oh.. my bad.. I was in a rush…" he offered a helping hand to me and reluctantly, I accepted his offer.

"I was in a rush too…" I replied to him.

His eyes were glued to me and I flushed immediately. Our hands were locked for a long time and I did not realise it until I felt some sparks on my palm. I snatched my hands quickly and coughed to avoid the awkwardness.

"Abria… are you okay?" He was concerned about me.

I frowned and nodded my head beside replying to him.

"I thought it would affect you… I mean our real relationship… I know you weren't ready for it but trust me, I wasn't ready either…" he was giving an explanation.

"I don't want to hear about it, Dwyn… it will be better if we stay friends than this newly discovered relation… we can pretend that we were not in love at first place than making it super awkward by pretending as siblings. It will tear me apart…" I replied politely because I don't want to lose him as a friend.

He was shocked at the moment but he understood what I meant. He nodded his head slowly and smirked at me.

"Fine with me, as long as it is fine with you… by the way, where are you going?" He asked me.

I sighed and replied, " to the library… The boredom is eating me and I don't have much to do around. So, I want to use this free time to read some books and learn about the kingdom."

"Oh.. that's interesting… I will take you to the library because I am coming from there only. Moreover, I have a better idea to kill your boredom.." he looked excited.

I furrowed my brows and couldn't help but to ask him how?

"I will help you with the history and other facts about the kingdom and the island… apart from that, why don't you get trained with us? Sword skills and weaponry… anything you like…" he suggested an idea and I really liked it.

Perhaps, I was looking for an opportunity to get along with the others here.. and here he brought a whole package to me. Now my job will be much easier.

"Of course… I will be more than happy if you help me with the weapons and swords.. Thank you, Dwyn.." I smiled at him.

"Anything for you…" he stared into my eyes.

The way he looked at me, I was turning hot as the blood rushed into my veins. I had to turn around before he could see how red I was.

"Okay. So.. tomorrow… will it be fine with you?" He asked gently but putting his effort to take me to the training ground.

"Yes.. it will be fine… in fact, you can show me around if you are not busy?" I made a request from him.

"Na.. it will be all good.. just wait for me.. i will be back shortly.. I just came from the training grounds so I need to change my clothes. Hope you won't mind waiting.." he said while pointing his fingers to his sweaty shirt.

"Of course not.. you can take your time.. and meanwhile… I will explore the library by myself." I responded cheerfully because I started to enjoy my own company.

He waved to me and then he rushed to his room. I turned to visit the library. The library was at the end of the corridor so it wouldn't take much time to reach. The huge metallic gates of the library gave me a chill, it was like they were meant to protect something valuable here. I pushed the heavy doors and as soon as I opened them, my jaw dropped on the floor.

My eyes popped out with fascination. I haven't seen such a huge library… even our nearby library wasn't this big. It was like a world full of books. I brushed my fingers to several shelves and they were all hardcovers mostly. Bound manually… I wondered how much time it would take to bind all the books and preserve them.

As soon as I entered, my nostrils were hit by a familiar scent… it was the queen… but she wasn't in sight so it might be that she was here a few minutes before I came.

Glad she left because I wasn't in the mood to entertain her, the s**t happened earlier was enough to wreck my mind. But not too late to wreck her entirely… Moreover, I have plenty of ideas to annoy the hell out of this place…