Ned: Random Update that you probably don't care about, lol.

My prologue is done, it's short, but I like it, and the chapters will be much longer. :D

Wanna read it?

It doesn't have names yet for MC or her brother. so... here's a legend.

inserbrothername- Brother

insertnamehere- MC

pretty straight forward. XD

© Emilie Cavin.

Prologue

A loud bang pulled Elizabeth Hero from her sleep. She sat up in a rush, her fists tightening around the blankets surrounding her.

“John,” She whispered. Grabbing for the comfort of someone who was no longer there and coming up with a handful of empty sheets.

She longed for the comfort she would never again receive. Ached for his warmth, for his calm steady voice to pull her from the bed.

“Come on Liz,” He would say, “We have to get the children down to the basement.”

But the room was silent, and no one was here to help her survive the fires.

Another bang sent her scrambling for the nursery. The hardwood floors were cold against Elizabeth’s bare feet.

The hallway was long and the dark made it seem like an eternity to get to her children. Shadows danced along the walls as Elizabeth quickened her pace down the hall. Her wispy golden hair falling over her grey eyes. Her white grey night gown pulling at her ankles.

insertbrothername was already up, his eyes wide and worried. His feet were socked and on tip toe. He stood beside his sister’s crib. Chubby childlike fingers wrapped around the bars, squeezing tightly. He was wearing star pajamas. Dark, navy blue with white and yellow stars. When she entered, he turned around.

“Fire,” the four year old whispered, eyes glancing out the windows. Once his mother was reaching for his sister he went to closing the curtains. This is how his father had said he could help. Take care of his sister, listen to his mother, and pull all the curtains tightly closed.

“The basement.” Elizabeth said and insertbrothername nodded. He led them out of the room, closing curtains as they went.

At the top of the basement stairs, insertbrothername turned to wait for his mother. Elizabeth was cradling insertnamehere. Her short blond hair peaked out over the blankets. insertnamehere arms were wrapped tightly around her mother’s neck.

A huge bang, closer to the house than Elizabeth had ever heard sent her running to her child.

“Mommy!” insertbrothername cried. Throwing his hands over his ears. She grabbed him with her free arm pulling him as close to her as possible. He felt safe in his mother’s arms, nothing could reach him there. insertbrothername wrapped a tight arm around his mother to keep him up as she descended the stairs. The other he placed protectively over insertnamehere. She was safe with him around.

© Emilie Cavin. Wednesday July 6th 2011