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Date Posted: 18:07:19 10/01/01 Mon
Author: Mitra
Subject: walks up

She knew she wasn't supposed to be here. But a girl of 14 turns has to have some say in her life. It was her foot that kept her from becoming the apple of her parents eye. In an accident her foot was maimed, now almost sideways on her leg.She remembered her last conversation with them before she left.

She had said it subtly, her parents didn't know what was coming. "I want to Impress a Hatchling." She said it as if it were a matter of factly but she knew it wasn't.
"Stop this foolishness, you know that no dragon would ever chose you. The only thing you will be doing in your life is helping around here." her mother had said sharply.
"look at your sister, Soraya, you don't see her complaining." said her father
"Thats because shes a mindless zombie!" she lashed out, surprising her parents.
"Don't use that kind of tongue with me Mitra or you have a whipping in store for you." Ah yes the whippings, she knew them well, her tongue brought many of them onto her back.
"Besides even if you did go, your foot will surely keep you from Impresing, the leaders will not like your foot. You will stay with us, once Soraya is married we will need someone to take care of us once me and your father are old. Think about us. You cannot do anything respectable with a foot like that so stay here." her mother answered "Now start cleaning. Sasyaon will be here tomorrow and if all goes well your sister will be a bride."
She started cleaning but thinking to herself. "I will Impress. You can't stop me."

Now she was here and there was no turning back. She covered her foot with her robe, just to be sure. She sat down and waited until the time she would have her turn.

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