Friday's Story

THE GIRL WHO WENT INTO WAR

Chapter Four

  

 „ So, let's meet properly,“ I smiled, „ my name is Ellen, El for short.“

The boy with the eyes like emeralds turned his head slightly to the side, grinned and said:

 „Nice to meet you, El. My name is Luke. Just Luke. And this guy here,“ he poked the boy against us but before he could end his sentence his friend said modestly:

 „ I am Nate, nice to meet you, Ellen.“ 

 I smiled in my thoughts. I guess i have two new friends now and I hope that we can be friends for a long time. I don't have much of a clue about what is going to happen when we arrive at the military centre.

  So we sat there, talked and stared out of the window. It was funny how these two boys could make you feel so weightless and careless just by being there, next to you. Even if I had some worry thoughts they were buried deep in my consciousness. Resting to awake when least expected.

 I was tired and I just couldn't keep my eyes opened so at one moment my head just nestled against my chest and I was asleep.

  The journey to the Military centre was long. We had to cross the mountains and the Lake Lands. The train was supposed to get to our destination in three days.

When I woke up, I was all alone in the coupe. Luke and Nate were gone, but somebody had put a small blanket on me so I could have not dreamed about meeting them. I yawned and looked at the tiny wooden table that was standing under the window. I noticed a big chocolate muffin and a glass of milk. How nice of them to bring me some food. I was so hungry that i practically ate the whole muffin with two bites and the milk- it was still cold- was gone in the matter of seconds. When I was finished I rose up to find the boys.