Chapter 2 - Past part 2

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The cries circled her as her eyes finally burst open. A black cloud covered her vision, slowly fading away as her eyes adjusted to the room. Seconds later she could see the cement floor and in the distance a large wooden pole frame. The ground was scattered in thin piece of rotting straw and the air carried a rotten scent. Looking around were young girls who seemed to be a bit older then herself. Some were crying while other had just completly lost hope and sat slump against the cellar. Upon closer look some of the girls looked foreign, others dress in a strange fashion but it was still obvious they were still Han. Despicable! They even kidnap merchants’ daughters and girls for nearby villages? The land lord and every soul involved had to pay dearly for their sins! But... what could she do? She was but a little girl, the daughter of a gambling father and a mother who ran away with another man.

But there was hope, the smallest bit of hope. Yes! There was hope! Mother! Mother!... she promised her she would come back to take her away... away from this village away from her father... and.... and they would be happy. With hope at heart she needed to live on, survive to the day when her mother would come and take her away. The room was dark, after all the only source of light was from the small window a few feet above. Celine’s eyes followed the light across from this cellar was another, it too was filled with young girls. Just how many were incapacity? she thought.

“One, two, three, four, there are four guards guarding this area” she mumbled.

There was no chance of escaping or at most the chances were slim. It would be better to save her energy and so she fell asleep. The next morning Celine awoke to the rattling of chains. Two men dressed in black threw yet another young girl into the cellar. Her golden hair made her stand out the most as most of the foreign girls had brown hair. Her hair was pale color similar to golden soybeans. The little girl seemed a few years younger than her. After having their looks at the new captive all the other girls scooted away and back to their usual spot. The girl looked around hesitantly moving from each group hoping to join in. But she was refused as her hair would make them stand out too much. Feeling pity for the golden haired girl, Celine gestured her over to her side. The young girl’s face lit up and happily joined Celine in the far corner. Some of the girls who saw Celine’s actions stared at her for a moment, some opened their mouths to say something but then closed them and turned away. Celine asked for the girl’s name.

“Lilith, Lilith is my name” the young girl replied.

Her accent was a bit heavy but she was understandable. Then Lilith asked for Celine’s name.

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