I will continue feeling bad until my attitude improves.
"Catori, can you stop messing around and help me make dinner?" Her mother called out.
Catori gritted her teeth as to not say something back in front of her siblings.
''Catori!" Her mother burst into the room toward her.
Catori stared back at her.
"Get up. You must learn to cook. And don't you dear say you already know how to. There is never such a thing as too much." Farrah said. She threw an apron at Catori's head.
Catori sighed but got up.
She didn't have it in her anymore to argue with her mother, but there was one thing she wanted to say.
"I just hope you don't put Kai through all this nonsense. All this can cause a mental strain on one's mind," Catori told her mother.
Farrah turned to look at Catori. "you have just too much to say, and speaking of which. Kai come, today you'll learn to set the dinner table."
Catori rolled her eyes, "and what of Nuka, what will he be doing?"
Catori and her mother went back and forth, arguing about whether or not a boy should help around the house.
Catori ended her point with, "yes mother, raise a lazy cunt, see if any woman in this day and age will waste their time taking care of a grown baby."
"What's a cunt?" Kai asked.
Farrah's face went red from anger. "Catori Winona Murdoch, I will not stand for this."
Catori bit back a remark, then busied herself with cutting some carrots.
She showed Kai what to do as well, teaching her how to make the batter for the dinner rolls.
"Nuka, come on over." Catori waved at him.
Farrah gave her a look but Catori ignored her mother's stare, thinking that it is the 21st century and no woman would want a man who can't do things for himself or help out if she's sick. Or not know what to do if he should live by himself.
Catori gave Nuka knives and forks and told him how to place them beside the plates, along with the spoons and drinking glasses.
Nuka did just that, waiting for more instructions.
Lucian walked into the dining room at the same moment dinner was finished.
He was out busy chopping wood for the fireplace.
The town's crier had said the days ahead would be harsh.
Courtesy of his daughter's fortune-telling, of course, most times her predictions never came through, and often if it happened, people would say it's luck.
Either way, Lucian still stacked up on firewood. He was one who never liked the cold.
Catori ate in silence as her mother rants on the leaking roof, (which wasn't a leak at all) the pipes were just sweating from the heat of the water they use, and it had happened only once, and about the flooding of the small creek just behind the house.
Catori was the first to get up from around the oval dinner table, not waiting for dessert. She just couldn't listen to her mother's voice anymore, growing more and more annoyed.
Catori noticed it ever since she became thirteen, and as the years went by, most things her mother said and did annoyed her. Maybe it's because Farrah was still set on the olden days.
Her views and thoughts were simple-minded, and her reasoning made no sense. And often it was Farrah's way or no way.
Catori washed her plate, then set off to the bathroom.
She took care to wash herself and her hair, feeling lighter as she made her way to her bedroom.
Catori settled on her bed, finally getting the time to read the book Sister Angelica gave her.
To her surprise, the pages were blank, except for the page in the exact middle and the two pages that followed.
They were dismaying.
(You must understand that there was not much that we can say. We have been sworn in secrecy to never utter a word. But if you are reading this, then you have been the first in a century to have asked to join our convent.
No, we do not accept newcomers, and we never will. For reasons, we can't even begin to put in words.
All you need to know is that this town is not as it seems, not the people, not the Chief, not even this convent.
Yes, we are a sisterhood, but for a different purpose, always remember that there is more than meets the eye.
If possible, leave as soon as you can.
There are far worse things in the town that our minds can't quite comprehend, so I must implore you, whoever is reading this, to leave before it's too late. Before they return and bring destruction to Desolation.
P.S. Never trust a Murdoch.)
Catori was behind disbelief, shocked by the words but yet pissed that some old so-called Prophet would say something so undermining about her family.
"Why would those nuns give me this?" Catori asked herself, then threw the book across the room.
She knew few people weren’t fond of her father and steered clear of him.
There was a rumour that he was the rightful Chief of Desolation, but it was nothing more than that.
Lucian never spoke of it, and the history books said all Catori needed to know.
She closed her eyes, listening to the soft creaking of the house, soon fallen into a deep sleep, dreaming that she was in a castle that was in clouds.
****
"Ok, Catori, it's time to get up now," her mother announced as she hurried around the room at half-past ten. She opened the windows and curtains. Light burst into the room, causing Catori to squint and cover her eyes against the morning glare.
"Mom, what are you doing?" Catori asked, feeling groggy as she shielded her eyes with an arm.
"I want you to watch your siblings, your father and I will be going to the Capital today." Her mother replied with her hands resting on her hips.
Catori hugged her pillow to her chest.
What she would give to visit the Capital.
But she knew her mother would have something silly to say about that.
Trying to prove something to someone is never a valid reason for doing anything. The moment Catori's parents came back from the Capital, she left the house. Not only did she want fresh air, but she needed human interaction other than her family. Catori walked down to the old pond situated just behind the schoolyard, the usual hang-out spot for people her age. Of course, they didn't work because their parents never let them. They can't leave either and no one wanted to get married yet. So they all did the next best thing, went out from dusk until dawn, tell stories, drank stolen brandy from their parents' cupboards and goofed around, with the occasional destroying a few properties. “Are you coming to the forbidden mountains with us?’’ Halona asked in a sing-song voice, as she danced around Catori. “It’s called forbidden for a reason,” Catori informed her best friend, as she draped a slender arm across Hal
Life will work for me when I realize... I Cannot breakthrough until I have a breakdown. Catori ran until she was breathless, sweaty, and her icy pants cut at the lungs. She had never run so far and fast in her life, not even when that polar bear chased after her. The small group didn't stop running until they were at the base of the mountain, all too scared to utter a word or glance behind them. Maybe from fear of the man, maybe in fear of his people or something worst. Catori glanced over at Calian. His face was blank and unreadable as he stumbled over his feet. His usual sleek back dark hair was now messy and blown out from the wind. Kateri had a bored look on her face. In fact, she yawned, trying to be as nonchalant as possible, but Catori could see her trembling. Her eyes drifting back and forth, looking for any unseen danger. "Who the hell was that?" Halona was the first to speak
Here are some names of the characters in this, what they mean and their origins. Catori- Means spirit Calian- Means warrior of life Kateri- Is a beautiful Mohawk version of Catherine Winona- Means first daughter Halona- Means happy fortune Kai- Means willow tree Istas- Means “snow” for a winter baby. Nuka- Means little brother Meztli- Means moon And these are all Native American names. ********* Lucian-Means light Arabella- Means Lovely; elegant And both are Latin names ******** Farrah- Means happy (Arabic) Eleanor- Means Bright, shining one; sun rays (Greek) Alice- Means Noble; kind (English) Rydstorm- Means law unto itself; very active (Sweden)
Catori's dream...... There was no ground beneath my feet. I was clawing at the air. Falling. We both were falling. Our fingertips touch and I saw green sparks in the darkness. Then I slipped through his fingers, and all I could feel was a loss. "Come back, I try to say," but my voice never came. I watched hopelessly as dragons tear at his skin with their teeth and claws; he fought them off but his effort was feeble. Catori jerked awake with a stare, her head spinning from the rush of getting up too fast. She hawked around her bedroom, noting that it was still night. Catori's sheets were drenched in sweat, her head throbbed as she fell back down on her bed, waiting for the dream to recede. Her dr
Life is always accommodating my requests... ___________________________________________________________________ Elsewhere in the Alpina mountain of Desolation, Rydstorm, the leader of the Rexona clan. Paced back and forth in the frosty room of the bathhouse. Still not believing that he had finally found his mate, he hated the fact that she was clinging to a human and the fact that she seemed terrified of him. But he knew that either way he will get her, even if he had to kill her human counterpart. She was his mate and he would do whatever it took to get her. Rydstorm thought about shaving to seem more appealing to her, or maybe smiling more. His mean look was what made him so unapproachable. Just then, the doors were pushed in roughly and in walked Rydstorm's second in command and best friend, Fang. Standing tall and mighty, walking with nothing but confidence. "What's this I hear about going to that place?" Fang asked, taking
I can always recreate what I believe...__________________________________________________________________That same night, Catori laid on her bed with her stomach grumbling but yet she refused to get up and get food.Catori refused to eat anything that her mother had prepared; she didn't even feel like staying in the house anymore, but simply because she had nowhere else to go. Catori will continue to succumb to the treatment of her mother and the nonchalantness of her father.Catori sat up in her bed to read some more of her book, but her door being pushed open made her pause.She placed the book under a pillow only to see that it was her brother, with a plate of food."I know that you always tell me to stay out of your room, but I brought you food." He said,
I am in a different part of the same boat as everyone else...___________________________________________________________________With Halona in mind, Catori made her way to her house by taking the long way. Walking down by the ocean where she saw the dragons not so long ago.While making her way to Halona, she was hoping to see one again. Wondering if it was her father, or the mysterious man that now haunted her dreams.But she wasn't so lucky. She spotted none, and not before long she was at her friend.Before Catori could knock, the door was opened with the messy brown haired Halona standing in the doorway."Did you know that I was coming?" Catori asked."No, I was only coming out for some fresh air." Halona said, not meeting Catori's eyes.
Catori's heart raced as she got closer to where a circle had formed around the new arrivals to the village. It was as if Rydstorm was waiting for Catori, because the moment she arrived, he turned his attention in her direction and smiled. Catori's heart raced faster, and the dream of last night came back to her. Rydstorm made his way over to her, but Leona blocked his path. "Hi, I'm Leona." She smiled, twirling a strand of her ginger hair around her index finger. Rydstorm made a face, "excuse me but I'm not here for you, now move." Leona gasped, "that's rude." "Rude is you forcing yourself on a man because you think you look good, you don't." Rydstorm sneered. He turned his full attention to Catori. He ran a finger down her cheek, then played with a lock of her hair. "I told you I'll come back for you." He gave a half smile. Catori opened her mouth but couldn't find her voice. "Your people