Chapter 60. Her life flashed before her eyes

Ella opened her eyes slowly. Her head hurt and her eyes adjusted to the redness in the sky. She tried to move her hands and legs ,quickly realising it was her moment of doom. This was it. She was going to th afterlife. Her life flashed before her eyes. The good moments, the bad moments, the hurt, the pain and all the joy she has every felt in this lifetime.

The chanting got louder as the moon got brighter. The red rays of the moon ,lighting up her body.

She watched the high witch wipe the golden dagger on her red cloak facing it into the moonlight as it glowed brightly.

She raised it above her her head with both hands, chanting the spell.

It sounded familiar as if Ella had known it all along.

Digging deep into her thoughts she remembered reading it in her mother's book.

The book she had always known to be a fairytale.

Now that she hears it from her mother's mouth, loud and clear, realisation has dawned on her.

She was never just wanted by her mother, there was a purpose to her being