Free Girl Enchanted (Book 2 of The Girl Trilogy) by Reussie Miliardario Page B

couldn’t get the
creature off of me. I was thrashing around so much that my tangled
hair ripped away from the willow.
    No matter what I did, I couldn’t break
free. I screamed with all of my might, bringing a loud musical roar
into the lake. To my utter astonishment, the sound vibrated through
the being. I saw the sound waves like light shaking in patterns
within its essence. It released its claws and shook uncontrollably
for a minute in convulsions. Then it swam away in
fright.

    I was shocked that I possessed such a
power over the ethereal. My mind began to reel. What was that
horrifying creature? Where did it come from? But, as my thoughts
spun around in my head, the blood flowed out of me in a red
cloud.
    I was ok. I had several scratches on
my arms and chest. They were only minor wounds, mostly surface
scratches and shallow piercings, but I was afraid of what other
creatures the blood might attract.
    Now, after the attack, I considered
turning back. The carp were gone by now and I didn’t know where I
was. If I retreated, I might get lost trying to find my way back. I
had followed the fish through so many twists and turns, I didn’t
really know where I was. Maybe I would find my way, and then again,
maybe not.
    When I looked back, I saw that the
forest of willows was dim and gloomy. It looked so thick and
endless. I could spend hours trying to find my way off the
island.
    But, when I looked ahead through the
plants in the direction that the creature swam away through, I
could see light. I wanted to know what was there. I really didn’t
have anything to go back to if I retreated. I wasn’t ready to face
Shaul now that he killed Aver. And the community was after
me.
    My curiosity got the best of me, so I
swam through the willows in the direction of the light. I wanted to
find a place of refuge. But, ultimately, I wanted to find a home. I
was tired of all my struggles. After the U.S. Economy Crash, the
world had become a despairing place. Now that I was a josephine
maybe the best place for me to live was within the lake. Maybe I
could find a home just ahead, parallel to the light.
    The music in my mind was more
pronounced under the water, so I reasoned the lake was where I
belonged. Even though I was part faerie, the music in Aurora
Springs did not hold the same intensity as beneath these waters.
Yes, somewhere within this underwater world was where I belonged.
But, where?
    As I moved ahead, I noticed a
flickering light in the distance. It looked like some kind of light
atop an industrial building. The other light sources that blended
together from afar now came into clearer focus. From what I could
see through the willows, it appeared as if there were multiple city
lights. Was I swimming toward an underwater city?
    My curiosity propelled me to swim
faster. The blood from my arms and chest trailed away from me as I
swam. Some of the willows slapped against my tail as I rushed
through the dense brush. As I approached the far edge of the
forest, I paused and hid behind a cluster of high reaching bulbous
plants while I surveyed the sights before me.

It appeared as if I had come upon an
industrial development. There were rows of plain brown buildings
set on a level clearing. Light posts were intermittently lit along
the dirt paths lining the building fronts. The largest building
that looked like a warehouse had a flashing light on its roof that
reminded me of the lights on top of old fashioned police cars that
I had seen in dome cinema movies.
    I didn’t see any signs of life around.
Aside from the industrial lights, the city showed no signs of
occupancy. I wondered how in the world this town could have been
built underwater. I had never heard of people creating such
structures in the depths of a lake. But, here they were before my
eyes.
    My curiosity got the best of me. I
couldn’t help it—I had to explore this setting. What could possibly
be inside of these buildings? Were they simply empty and