KeepsakeA Story by Ahira JenFaye just had her sixteenth birthday, what will happen next? Just after her sixteenth birthday, Faye, the daughter of Lord
Freud and Lady Laila, received an invitation from a count from a faraway land.
Word has spread that the count sends invitations to the daughters of noblemen
who have turned sixteen on their birthday, inviting them over to his manor so
that he could give them a present personally. Suspicious
of his intent, many noblemen refused to let their daughters go, let alone let
them know about the invitation. But sadly, every night after receiving the
invitation, the girls vanish from their rooms never to be seen again. Tonight as
Faye dressed herself in her nightgown, she bid goodnight her parents before
heading to bed. Knights were stationed by her bedroom and a maid was to be by
her side while she slept, keeping guard and instructed to scream with all her
might if any suspicious activity were to arouse during the night. Dong, dong,
dong. Three strikes from the grandfather’s clock in the hallway. The knights
were on high alert because they knew the count was coming. A loud
scream was heard from Faye’s bedroom. The knights rushed into Faye’s bedroom
only to find the maid down cold on the ground. Faye on the other hand, was
nowhere to be seen. Cool breeze blew in from the window. With the curtains
flustering, a note was attached to the jamb with a small decorative knife. It read, “I
have found another precious jewel to add into my keepsake. Signed, the Count
Adney.” © 2015 Ahira Jen |
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Added on May 5, 2015 Last Updated on May 5, 2015 Author
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