Town of Penelope

...Date: 22 December 1960…...

...A crowd of people living in a small settlement of Penelope....

This town was one of the most famous towns of the world.

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Sunset was first to be seen in this place above the high mountains covered in greenery. Sunlight was seen in every single household in the morning. Trees were full of leaves and; flowers were seen in each one of them. Air was the best here. People lived years in this town. Ritual and festivals were celebrated altogether. Words seemed to be less to express the beauty of this town.

Houses were all developed but not a single piece of trash can be seen on the streets. There were almost no crimes in this town. However…………… people living here struggled under high prices.

Poor people could not afford 3 basic meals a day. Such was the family of Alora.

Alora was a normal girl; she was pretty.

She had a pale skin, emerald eyes, little hands and feet.

She was quite of a disciplined child and a bit short-tempered.

She was bought up in a rich family and had experienced all the comfort in her early childhood.

But as they say nothing lasts forever, but who knew she would have to live the rest of her life in struggle of money.

Her family had suffered from a lot after her father died and the company sank down.

Alora was just 16 and soon she was to turn 17.

Her name was quite unique just as her personality.

And damn…… she didn't like to be idle, never!

She was always treated like the queen of the house yet she never held an attitude towards others.

...The year: 1944...

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...*train stops by a station with a hump on a snowy night .......the coal burning in the furnace*...

...*Arron and his wife Velora get down of the train and the horn beeps......the engine starts leaving behind smoke*...

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Velora : *thumps her feet on the ground* (thud)..................*sighs* God! I'm sweating in this cold weather, honey can you imagine how hard it is to carry a baby.

Arron: No wonders sweetheart you are an amazing wife and will soon be an amazing mother too.........*grabs her hand* just for a while; we are almost there.

(Arron and velora walking towards an old narrow pathway down the streets of Alabama)

*cold breeze blows down with snow falling.........*

(Arron and Velora reach at the house of a soothsayer{a person who can foresee someone's future} )

...*knock knock..................ting tong *...

Velora: It's us..................the-

...*door creaks open*...

The soothsayer: Come in ! *joyfully* it's a pleasure to meet you......oh there is our little babyyyy*childish voice*

(they have a normal conversation with each other )

The soothsayer: ummm, i see you have come to look at your "not yet born" child's future.........*sits on a chair at a decorated corner*

he added, Come sit here, it's warm and cosy for you and your child and let's see what your child has awaiting in the future.

hmmm......... so it seems your child will be bright and beautiful and she is th-

*too stunned to speak*

(Arron and Velora felt a drop of heartbeat when they looked at the horrific pale face of the joyful soothsayer)

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