I didn't like it there at all. They kept me locked up in a little room until it was time to eat. Then I had to eat with a bunch of people I didn't know, and didn't want to know. At first Kalia would come once a week to see about me. After a while, she stopped coming. I didn't care. I didn't really want to see her anyway. There was one person I wanted to see very badly. My sister, Lsa. I missed her so very much. I couldn't understand why she hated me. I loved her and helped her escape from our parents, with Nya's help. I would ask Nya everyday why Lsa would hate me when I didn't do anything to her. Nya couldn't understand it either. I hoped and prayed everyday that Lsa would come see me so I could talk to her and tell her I loved her. Many cycles passed until those prayers were answered.
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Nya and I were sitting in a corner of our room like always when I saw an attendant come in. She said I had a visitor and it was Lsa! I jumped up and raced to the door. I was griining ear to ear. Vasah had finally answered my prayers. Lsa seemed a little surprised that I was so excited that she came.
{Sister, come in. I have so much to tell you.} I explained.
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After we sat on my bed, we had ourselves a little talk.
{Lsa, I'm so glad you're here. I've missed you! I'd like you to meet my friend, Nya. She's my best friend and she's so smart!}
I held Nya up so Lsa could see her and Nya could get a good look at my all grown up sister. She thought Lsa was so pretty.
{Nya says, you're so pretty.}
{Uh, thank you, Mi...uh Nya.}
{So, Lsa, how did you find me?}
{Hazo gave me the address.} When she mentioned Hazo, my heart began to hurt.
{Hazo hurt me...}
{Yes, I know...}
{Lsa, I know you saw us.} My voice was barely above a whisper.
{What?}
{It was Nya's idea. She told me to leave the balcony door unlocked.}
{But why, Mira?}
{So you could get away before...before your eighth birthday.}
{What does that have to do with my eighth birthday?}
{That's when he started with me. A couple days before you ran away, he was acting so happy that your eighth birthday was coming. And I knew why. He was going to do it to you too. On my eighth birthday Pahda told me he had a special present for me. He said he was going to show me how to be a big girl.} I told Lsa all about the things Hazo did to me. {After you ran away, Hazo didn't stop. Mahda knew, but she never did anything. I still don't know why, cuz she always said she loved me best. Pahda said he loved me too. That I was his special little lady. I wanted to tell somebody, but I didn't have any real friends. Just Nya. Lsa, I wish I could have gone to your wedding. Was it nice?}
{Yes, it was very nice. I'll bring pictures if you like.}
{Oh, I would like that very much!}
{Mira, Kalia told me you attacked Hazo.}
{Yes. One day we were sitting at the dinner table. While we were eating Nya told me if Hazo didn't have hands, he couldn't touch me anymore. So, I picked up the carving knife and...} I sharply thrust my hand downward. Lsa didn't look a bit surprised by what I was telling her. In fact, she looked kind of angry. My sister and I talked for a long time. Before we knew it it was time for her to leave. I gave Lsa a hug and told her I loved her. I didn't want to miss a chance to tell her again. She told me she would be back to visit again soon. The next time I saw her, it changed my life dramatically.
As I expected, my sister came to see me on the weekend. This time she didn't come alone. She had brought along a Kyu Undar (Holy Elder). Her skin was a delicate pink, like the petal of a passion flower. She looked to be at least 100 cycles, and she had the sweetest smile.
{Mira, this is Lady Baca. She's a kyu undar at the Temple of Love in Fountain Hill.} Lady Baca extended her left hand and I bowed deeply with respect. She looked familiar to me, but it had been so long since I'd been in Fountain Hill, my home town.
Lady Baca and I talked for a while as Lsa sat in a chair to the side. We didn't really talk about anything deeply personal. Just got to know each other better. I wasn't ready to open up to some stranger even if she was a friend of my sister.
{Mira, your sster has told me a little about what has happened to you...} My chest tightened as I looked over at Lsa. How could she tell someone else something so personal? That was supposed to be between the two of us! {Listen, child. I want to help you. I may be the gardener of the Temple of Love, but my spiritual gift is healing, especially the healing of souls.}
I turned back to the Holy Elder. She seemed so kind and understanding. But could I trust her enough to expose the wounds I have suffered in my soul? Edited by: Detia1 at: 2/5/03 8:51:28 pm
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{Lsa is a good sister. She wants to help. Tell Lady Baca about Hazo.} I heard Nya say.
My dear friend had never done anything to harm me. She was so smart... Maybe she was right.
{Shuting yourself away will not help the healing. It will only allow the hurting and wounds to grow.} Lady Baca continued.
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I'm not sure why, but it didn't take long for me to open up to Lady Baca. I like how she listened to me and didn't judge me. It did hurt my heart to talk about what had happened, but in the end I felt so much better. It was as if an old, festering scab was opened up in my soul and Baca purified it with tender loving care. I did a lot of crying then and baca and Lsa were always a comfort. There cam a point in time where I was ready to go back out in public. That took my sister by surprise. It had been many, many cycles since I had been outside. We started out small by taking short trip to the courtyard of the hospital. As time passed, I got more comfortable going outside. I was very excited, and a bit nervous, when my doctor gave me a day pass to go on an outing with Lsa and Lady Baca. We went clothes shopping. From the time I was sent to the hospital till then, I had worn the same dress everyday. It felt strange and exciting to try on new clothes after all those cycles. Lsa bought me two dresses, a pair of slacks, and a nice blouse. I felt like a whole new woman.
{Now that you have new clothes you can choose an outfit to wear to dinner with my family!} Lsa piped. Wow. I had never really thought about meeting Lsa entawan and their children. I was really looking forward to meeting them all!
I got to meet Lsa's family at a pre-Family Festival celebration. Lsa had so many babies! I had heard of the Meglouse twins but I never knew Lsa was the mother until she told me. Her oldest daughter, Tamla, was so beautiful. I asked her why she was still single and she got kind of uncomfortable and said she didn't want to talk about that. I also found out my nephew is one of the SilverHawks! I had so much fun at the party. I introduced Nya to everyone. Everyone seemed so nice and friendly. There was one person in particular that I got a funny feeling around. It was Lsa's granddaughter, Camiel. Every time I got hear her I got goose bumps. I felt so strange around her I decided to stay cose to my sister for the rest of the evening.
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{What's wrong, Mira?} Lsa asked.
{I feel funny around...Camiel. Like all my atoms are vibrating or something...} I whispered.
{Oh my. She must be more powerful than we all thought.}
{Huh?}
{Mira, this isn't common knowledge yet, but Camiel is the Child of Light.}
{You mean the one spoken of in the Book of the Prophets?}
{The very one.}
I was stunned. I never thought the Child of Light would come from someone related to me. My sister's very own granddaughter was the Child of Light! Unbelievable...she looks so ordinary.
As I pondered this new infromation, the next few months got very interesting. Lsa's son, Mikel, returned to Limbo Galaxy, taking his family with him. That included Camiel. I heard she wasn't too happy about that. While the Child of Light was away, strange things began to happen at the Temple of Love. The Elders suffered strange and frightening visions of the Evil One, Wenbaran. Also, Master Hajin and Lady Baca had increased their number of prayers for one called Volshae.
{If all goes well, he should be home soon,} Master would say. WHo was this mysterious Volshae, I wondered.
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After I would go back to my room at the hospital, I would have strange dreams myself. I would dream about a strange little boy who was crying and seemed like he was in pain. His face would contort into horrible, grotesque expressions. I could tell he was crying out to...someone. I couldn't quite understand the language he was speaking. It reminded me of...ancient Mua. As I walked closer to him in my dream, I slowly began to understand what he was saying somehow. He was screaming a prayer. A very old prayer I had heard many cycles ago when we used to go to Temple.
{Vasah, Giver of Life, please release my soul to the Place of Peace!}
He kept repeating the prayer over and over until he bagan shouting, {I have sinned! SINNED! PURGE ME OF THIS PLAGUE!} After that his speech became nothing but babbling to me again. As I bent down to see if I could comfort him, he grabbed my wrist. At that moment I felt as if my whole being was aflame. The pain was so horrible, I couldn't speak. My body began to quake and convulse uncontrollably as I struggled to get free. Next thing I knew, all was quiet and I was lying on the floor clutching Nya to my chest. For some reason, I don't know why, I began to weep.
{Release me to the Place of Peace,} I sobbed. I wasn't sure what happened that night, but I knew I never wanted to go back to that place of chaos and pain again.
It would be a while before that prayer was answered. It seems chaos had invaded the life of my sister. I found out during one of her visits. Lsa was acting strangely. She seemed distant. When I asked her about her entawan, Makel, she got really upset. It runs out they were going through a separation and there was even mention of a possible divorce. I couldn't believe it. My sister and her entawan seemed to be very much in love. How could this have happened?
I didn't see much of Lsa after that. I guess she was ashamed of what she did and felt kind of embarassed aboutt he whole situation. I could kind of understand. I know what it's like to feel ashamed of your situation. I hoped everything would turn out for the best. I hated the thought of losing my sister. She was all I had. At least until he showed up.
Edited by: Detia1 at: 8/1/03 7:12 pm
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I knew something was very strange when both Lady Baca and Master Hajin left the Temple of Love. While they were gone their subordinates were bustling around preparing the temple for...something or someone. I aksed what was going on and all they would tell me was that Master Volshae was coming home. I had no idea who that was and no one was telling me so I stopped asking.
The day finally came when Master Volshae, whoever he was, was supposed to return to the Temple of Love. I figured he must have ben very improtant for them the two High Holy Elders to leave fof so long. They rarely left the temple except for house calls and for the Family Festival. When the temple doors opened and Master Hajin and Lady Baca entered with a third person I didn'te recognize, it was like the whole temple was in an uproar. All of the priests and Holy Elders and alter keepers began praising Vasha for the return of Voshae, the lost one. Once he was inside I finally got a good look at him. He had the same colorings as master Hajin. Red skin with red-orange and red hair. His hair was wild, like a flame that was out of control. He looked a little overwhelmed by the welcome he was recieving. People were huggin him and kissing his hands and face, touching him like he was some kind of blessed being. As they were showering him with love I caught his eye. He looked at me for a few second, trying to determine if he recognized me or not I suppose, then he smiled. My heart fluttered a little when he smiled at me. It was liek there was a tangible kindness to it. I smiled back, then lowered my head because I thought I was blushing.
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