She dusted it off and walked to the middle of her room, then looked up. Her eyes were pure silver. She looked back down at the cup for a second, then she threw it at her mirror, smashing it into pieces.
Cleo stormed out of her room, and out of the mountain, jumped, and turned into the raven. She flew up to the top of the mountain, landed on the branch of a tree, and began to caw as if calling something.
Israel sat on the floor in his room packing his things into a large backpack. He had grabbed a throw blanket, his book and a sweater, and was stuffing them into the bag. He used his hand to push himself up off the floor and walked out into the kitchen.
His mother and father were sitting at the table, and as they looked at Israel, his grandfather walked into the kitchen from behind him. His grandfather gave Nehemiah a quick nod. Nehemiah was upset, but he composed it.
His sisters walked into the kitchen and Israel turned and walked past them with his grandfather. The room was dead silent.
Aira was in her room curled up in her bed, hugging a pillow, staring off into space. She jolted quickly as if something had poked her in the back. She sat up and moved her hand to feel what it was. Grabbing onto something, she slowly pulled it out. It was a branch. She thought it must have been one of David’s branches he used when he made his slingshot. Not thinking anything of it, she threw it onto the ground and laid back down. Her attention wandered aimlessly back down at the branch, then she looked a bit closer. Slowly she dragged herself off the bed and onto the floor picking up the branch. Her eyes became curious as she pulled a leaf away from the branch.
With her head tilted, she stared, perplexed, at a single olive.
To be continued…
About the Author
Tanna is the author of a published poem The Grizzly Bear. Living with her family in a small town in British Columbia, she is working on the sequel to the four part series Wild Sky. www.tannamarieangers.com
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Copyright © 2015 by Tanna Marie Angers
First Edition — 2015
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978-1-4602-6652-6 (Hardcover)
978-1-4602-6653-3 (Paperback)
978-1-4602-6654-0 (eBook)
1. Fiction, Fantasy
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Forbidden: Book One of Wild Sky Saga Page 14