Maicha kept to the shadows, easing along the cold
cement wall until she reached the far back corner. She paused, looking around and listening for
any sounds or movements. All was
quiet. She took a breath and stepped
into the darkness. A small flash of
light and she was gone, shooting through space back to her home. It had taken longer than expected to find the
item and she prayed it wasn’t too late. Her mother had taken ill while in child birth
with her 4th child, Maicha’s youngest sister. The baby was fine but her mother never
regained her strength. The healer said
the only cure was on a distant planet and it was necessary to leave right away,
time was running out. Maicha had
volunteered without a thought. She left
in secret, only the healer knew. Maicha
hurried inside running into her brother on the way to her mother’s room.
“Maicha, where have you been?” Idan asked grabbing her by the arms.
“Move. I have
to get this into the healer.” Maicha
twisted trying to get out of his grip.
“Maicha, stop.”
Idan let go but blocked her path.
“Maicha. Maicha! It’s too late.”
“No. Get out
of my way!” Maicha pushed past him,
rushing into the room.
Her father looked up as she entered, tears streaming
down his face. He was kneeling by the
bed holding her mother’s hand in both of his.
She turned to look at her mother and stared in horror. No!
She couldn’t be too late!
No! She flung the plant down and
ran out of the room.
“Maicha!
Where are you going?” Idan yelled
after her but she kept running not stopping until she reached the darkness of
the soul cave.
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