village lie

beautiful villagestory

– PROLOGUE –

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It was a peaceful day in Corongo Village. The adult villagers were finishing up their work for the day, and the children that were playing parted ways and returned home to their families.

“See you tomorrow,” Luke said to his friends. “See ya,” They responded.

He headed home, in a better mood than he had been in in a long time. And he couldn’t wait to tell his parents why.

Luke ignored him.

He slammed the door behind him as he walked inside. His dad, sitting at the dining table, put the book he was reading down and stared at him. Luke sighed.

“Sorry.”

He picked up his book again, not saying a word. Somehow his dad hadn’t noticed the stain. Or he didn’t ask where it came from. Either way, he was relieved.

It was a one room house, as almost all of the villages. The main difference was the size. Though his family was wealthy, they still didn’t have the nicest house in town. But it was still better than most. The dining table sat on the right side of the single large room. Three beds sat at the back, one for each family member. Other than that, there wasn’t much else. But in a village, houses were judged better or worse depending on their room size, and they had a reasonable amount of room.

Luke took his muddy tunic off and tossed it in the laundry basket next to the door. He hoped his mom wouldn’t ask why it was muddy. Where was she anyway?

“Where’s mom?”

His dad closed the book and sat it on the table, then stood. It was then that Luke noticed his father was still wearing his work clothes.

“She had to do some extra work today. It seems like everybody in the village wants a new bow. The rumors of zombies around here probably scared them.”

There’s zombies around here?”

Luke had heard stories of entire villages being destroyed by these rotten creatures.ag on the way out.

Since the schoolhouse was only about a block away from his house, he made it there in record time. He stopped to pant at the doors, as he had run the whole way.

He hoped there wasn’t a replacement teacher today. His regular teacher, Miss Lavalina, had been talking of going on a vacation. If a replacement teacher was behind the doors he stood before, he was in trouble. Big time.

Though he dreaded knowing for sure, he had to go inside. He opened the door slowly. Sure enough, a new teacher stood behind the desk at the front of the classroom. As he slipped inside, he had some hope that she wouldn’t notice he was late. But no luck.

“Ah, Luke! How good of you to show up. Finally.”

Some of the kids turned in their wooden seats and stared. A few snickered at him.

Without responding, he walked over to his seat on the far left side of the room and sat. He didn’t know how this new teacher would punish, and the last thing he wanted was to stay after school.

“Do you have a reason to be late?”

“No, ma’am.”

He expected the worst. After all, replacement teachers were cruel. At least in stories he’d heard.

“I could have you stay after school today…”

– CHAPTER SEVEN –

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Groggy and weak, he sat up.

His stomach ached.

He attempted to stand, but a sharp pain in his gut caused him to fall back to the ground in agony.

What’s the matter with me?

After a few minutes, the pain relented slightly, allowing him to sit up from the dirt floor. He’d never felt so sick in his life.

Then, his head began to throb. His vision wavered, and he felt as if he was going to pass out. Another pain in his lower stomach caused him to gasp in pain.

Something’s wrong… Need… Help…