Lost for Eternity

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Lost for eternity I suddenly awoke to a loud bell followed by the thumping of 22 feet on hardwood. Instinctivly, I tried to leap to my feet, but fell down again. Then I remembered where I was. Just a day ago, my parents left. Soldiers stormed our house, and chased them out, leaving me behind. Believe me, I ran swiftly, trying to catch up to them, but one of the soldiers caught me and knocked me out with a few punches. Yesterday evening I had been delivered, and in feet bound to this word place. Again I tried to rise, but then realized that the soldiers had simply just drop me on the floor, not bothering to help me. Laying on the floor, I grabbed my pocket knife. My spirit will as I noticed that I was wearing a faded gray dress , my boots and satchtuel were gone. My fiery red hair in my neck, as it had been cropped so it around my chin, fit, ugly, and poking from it. A frail mind there girl stopped as she ran past me. She quickly untied my hands, then my feet. I stumbled to my feet and sprinted down the hall and into a room with a long wooden table. All other 22 girls rapi...

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