1 Midnight Story : A tale of her (Part 1)

On a starry night, there lay a 7 years old girl, tossing and turning about for half an hour. She wants to sleep too, but, she can't.

Why? Was the room uncomfortable?

No, that shouldn't be the case. Whenever she came to her granny's home, she would always choose this room. Well, one reason is that it was made for her specifically. It has a six feet long and soft bed in a corner beside the window where a pleasant scenery of the far away sea will be the first thing one will notice while entering the room. Peaceful sound of the crashing waves coming into the room like a melodious song played time and again by an unknown artist who knows from where.

However, coming back into the room, lime green colored sheets lay on top of the bed. Hum... then, can it be that she was afraid of the dark? But, the little lamp light beside the bed was enough to see through the whole room. It was bright enough for her not be scared of.

Then, was something missing? What might that be? A Big white bunny, her favorite doll? No, it's just beside her.

Then...oh! She knows! It's her grandma's stories. That's it! There can't definitely be a child who doesn't like to hear those stories when they get the chance to! Particularly if the child is her!

Just then, door cracked open by her grandma. Her blue eyes showed a wave of excitement and hurriedly told her grandma," Granny, you are finally here. Which of the stories are you gonna tell me today? I want to hear a new one!"

Her grandma gently sat beside the bedside .

"I see dear, you aren't asleep yet. Were you waiting for the stories?"

"Of course!"

"I can feel you excitement. Then, I shall start it when you lie down on the bed properly. Yes, there you go. "

After laying Rosanna down she starts again. Today I'm gonna tell you a special story. Are you ready?"

"Yes!" she said with anticipation.

(Grandma started her story) "Under the moonlit a little girl was crossing the street. She wasn't more than fourteen. Her clothes were tattered. Her hair was disheveled. Her steps were weak and wobbly. Her gaze was unfocused.

One can tell just by looking at her that she went through a lot of hardships ,but, the question is, what were her hardships? Well if we need to know that , then, we have to return to a week before that."

"Granny, wait! What was her name?"

"Hmm...her name.....her name was..San..Sancia."

"Sancia!"

"Then, shall we continue?"

"Yes!"

(Going back to the story ,a week before) Sancia who was unconscious laying near the sea shore gained her first consciousness. The sun was shining brightly over her head. It took her sometime to adjust to the bright light. She then noticed the crashing sound of the waves.

Waves...yes waves....ocean...yeah she was near the ocean. Her hazy memories of last night started become clearer in her mind. Last night she was in her space shuttle ,then, it landed here, in the ocean. She remembered it all.

It was hell of a ride. She had to struggle a lot because of her fourteen years old body. She barely survived. She used all of her strength to reach to the shore and after reaching there she couldn't hold back anymore. Thus, losing her consciousness.

Back to the present, she wasn't in a nice condition now either. her whole body was aching everywhere, but, her willpower was strong. she managed to get up and stand on her two feet. With her unsteady steps she started to walk towards the community that she noticed was far away.

After a long walk she was able to reach to the town. It was a crowdy place , that's because it was a market place. Various traders were trying their best to sell their products. Some of the stalls were also crowed, but, even among this hustle and bustle her first thought was that if it was the right place she intended to successfully reach or not.

However, that thought was also short-lived as she started to become very hungry. She hurriedly searched her dress-pocket.

"Where's the pills?"

She was finding her vitamin pills in order to lessen her hunger a little, but, alas! The pill got lost when she had thrown away her costume in the sea to balance her gravity and swim towards the shore.

Unable to find the artificial food supplements, she started to look around. It didn't took her long to find a food stall. She went near it.

Then, another problem arose. She doesn't have any money on her, then, how she's going to buy foods?

Well, she could ask the lady to exchange the food costs with her locket. It was a pretty locket she brought before her mission.

She got near to the shopkeeper. "Excuse me, can I get something from your shop in exchange of this (showing the locket) ? I don't seems to have enough money with me now. (After a little pause she added) If you would be kind enough ma'am, it would do me a great favor."

The shopkeeper stared at her for quite sometime. Seeing the little girl's condition she did feel some sympathy.

"Let me see it first. (After checking the locket). Yes, you can order something. What would you like?"

"A cheese hamburger."

"I see, here you go."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome."

Sancia was very happy to get the first bite of the hamburger, but , today didn't seem to be her lucky day. Before she could even take a second bite, a boy with shabby clothing snatched it and run away with it.

At first, she tried to chase him ,but, his pace kept becoming faster and faster. She ,eventually, stopped running to catch her breath.

However, when she was finally able to calm down she noticed that she reached at an alley. It has a damp and chilly atmosphere. There wasn't a single person. One can hear their own foot steps clearly here.

It clearly wouldn't be wise to move forward to this alley. She decided to get out of this place first and look for a crowded place instead.

However, when she reached at the entrance of the alley ,suddenly, a micro stopped and a strong muscled man put a handkerchief under her nose even before she could react . She started to lose her consciousness again. She was definitely kidnapped!