~ Sep. 23, 2008
Chapter 1 ~ Dismal Thoughts

   Ten year old Adelina, dressed in black, walked home with her mother and father from her brother’s two funerals who had died from the terrible disease that swept through Germany. Adelina, in a daze, had tears in her hazel eyes, but she refused to let them fall. Her long, shiny, brown hair had been braided, but now mostly hung on her shoulders.

   Just a month before, they had lost most of their crops from drought. “The whole town was going to help each other, how could this happen?” she thought.

   “We’re leaving in a week,” her father said, interrupting her thoughts, “we’re going to England along with other to start anew.”

   “Okay, how much can I bring?” her mother replied quietly.

   Her mother had been forced to marry her father but she always did exactly what her husband told her to do and stood behind him a hundred percent.

   Both her parents were dazed, just like Adelina. Adelina was a spitting image of her mother of who now had tear stains on her cheeks, and her dark, wavy hair lay on her shoulders. Her father, she just now suddenly noticed, had begun to put himself in a hole from his grief for his only sons, she knew he would have rather had her die than her two brothers.

   She had heard talk of families leaving, but she never thought her mother and father would leave their homeland.

   But she had no choice, she would be leaving her homeland and that was that.

   Adelina thought of her new life in England, “What would it be like? I don’t even know their language!” Then her thoughts wondered to Jordan, her best friend. He had lost both his parents; they had all been planning to leave too.

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   “I must go,” Jordan, a frisky young boy of eleven decided. He had his hands in his pockets and he was walking along a muddy path. It was raining and it looked like it was night even though it was the middle of the day. The day matched his dreary thoughts.

   When his parents died the day before he had been thinking on what would become of him ever since. They had been planning on going, so it would already be paid for. Besides, most of the village was leaving sooner or later.

   Yes, he would go on the voyage to England in just seven days.

   He hurried off to his home to gather his belongings.

   Jordan opened the door of his small home to find nobody there. He was accustomed to his mother’s smiling face, supper on the stove and the sound of his father working in the back of the house.

  Suddenly tears came to his eyes, he felt so alone, and he was, but now he would have to take care of himself.

   But still that haunting feeling of being alone nagged at the back of his mind as he continued to pack things up.

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• Oct. 1, 2008
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Posted by luckyme

Very nice!!!!! I try to wright stories but most of the time I can't think of anything to wright about, but I have a good Idea 4 one so I might wright it if I have time

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• Oct. 3, 2008
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Posted by Anonymous

I knew that you enjoyed Lord of the Rings so I thought you might like this rather whimsical sketch or what Nazgul might look like in the future.

http://creagination.blogspot.com/

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• Oct. 5, 2008
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Posted by MargoMargolia1

maybe this blog should have a lighter sidebar or maybe a ray of lighter color or maybe a silver slit or OOOHHHH PURPLE!!!!!!! sorry I love purple. =D
you also might want a lighter color for your words since they are rather a burnt orange and while I really like that color it does get kinda dark, if you know what I mean.
whatever you do with this blog I'll still come over to read the story!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


yours
Margo
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Margolia

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• Oct. 7, 2008
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Posted by MargoMargolia1

OOOHHH I know just the colors!!!!!!!!!!
okay outline the sidebar in light purple and put the words in sliver and then for the words on your blog use Brighter purple!!!!!!!!!!!!
ooooh that will look soooo pretty!!!!!!!!!
let me know if you need more info!

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• Oct. 25, 2008
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Posted by ChristineDaae

PLEASE KEEP WRITING!!!!!!!!!!

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• Oct. 28, 2008
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Posted by Princessleia12

I know I lived up north till about 4 years ago... I can stand cold weather in the 50's but nothing below 49 degrees..lol

Samantha

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• Dec. 14, 2008
Cool!

Posted by oliviasc

That story is great so far!

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• Dec. 16, 2008
Tag

Posted by oliviasc

1. If you could change your name, what would it be?

2. What's your favorite animal?

3. What room are you in?

4. Do you have any magazine subscriptions?

5. What's your dream job?

6. What color are your bedroom walls?

7. How many much longer until your birthday?

8. What did you have for lunch yesterday?

9. If you could live anywhere, where would it be?

10. What's your favorite song?

11. What color is your shirt?

12. How old will you be in 12 years?

13. What's the last thing you read?

14. Is this tag weird?

15. Who will you tag?

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• Dec. 17, 2008
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Posted by oliviasc

Hay, you know what? If I could here the rest of the story, I could help with tittles. Keep up the good work!!!!!!!!!

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• Jan. 14, 2009
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Posted by SamanthaC

Thanks for letting me know, if you looked under my Princessleia12 accont that might be why it didn't come up, other then that i dont know :)

I kind of designed it by my self.... but I was having some problems with it so hopefully with my new blog I wont run into that problem.. :)

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