Elizabeth Jones
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" "Alright Alright, Georgios what did you say?" I try eyeing him in the dark and eventually see the outline of his red hair as we stand outside the living quarters of the 7-year-old paides. "I have a plan!" "What is it?" I ask with Nero placing his hands on us. "Nero, what are you doing?" Nikolaos pushes his hand away. "Man, you know how I am in the dark!" He replaces his hand and Nikolaos gives a sigh. "Guys focus on Georgios." I flick Nero's hand and push Nikolaos. "Thank you, Damon,…-
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"What's up with you? Ya cryin' cuz ya can't get food?" Nikolaos smiles through his question. " "Then what's wrong? "The 3 paides that died today were my friends and I'm the one who informed Eiren Adonis about it. I "It's not your fault and it wasn't their fault either.." I add a hand to his shoulder as well. "Then who's is it?" Nero brushes his hand through his dark hair. "That will be revealed in due time," I tell him and he nods as do the others. "Well thank you all for consoling me.…
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I now stand face to face with Eiren Adonis, my teacher who is chronologically around half a decade younger than me. "Ahh you're the boy from earlier, I see that you have finished. Are these the beds from you and your friends?" "Yes, Eiren Adonis." "Well, you and your friends may now eat dinner and eat as much as you want. Bear in mind the more you eat the less there is for the others. The dinner is inside the barracks just traveling further South." "Yes, Eiren Adonis" I repeat. I look back…
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Now all the boys keep their faces permanently upside down as we begin to walk in disarray to the Evrotas river. Many start to fall behind allowing Nicholas to yell into their ears as they struggle. Up front leading being our Eiren Adonis in complete silence. Eventually we make it to the river that leaves most of the children scratching their head not knowing what to do further. I look on as the river rushes harshly if a child gets in too deep they very well may get swept away. The river's only…
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We venture back to the house and separate. Likely the last time I will see Anastasia for a very long time and same for little Silas. I travel to Nikolaos's house and tell his mother and him everything but rescuing Silas. His mother accepts my temporary stay as in just a few short months I will be heading to the agoge. "Are you okay Damon?" Nikolaos asks, his face showing softness a very rare occurrence. "No but I will be since my father would've wanted me to live a strong life." Nikolaos gives me…
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Today is just another normal day as I dart to breakfast with Father already heading out the door to go back to the barracks to eat with his communal group of syssitia as required in Spartan law. Laurel rubs her belly now already being 6 months into her pregnancy meaning I will have a younger sibling.. like I did back in my past life. I quickly eat breakfast and Anastasia gives an approving nod to my eating habits. My diet mainly consists of eggs, cheese, and bread but I also venture outside to find any…
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"You will make a fine spartan someday," he tells me and then walks off afterward. I notice some crowding after the whole ordeal. "Oh my, your boy really took some. He must have been doing the proper prayer to a god. Which one have you been praying to, boy?" An old spartan asks me with his eyes sparkling. I firmly don't believe in the polytheism of the ancient Greek world following a womanizer in Zeus and a family with more drama than the gossip girls back in the modern day. "None that you are…
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"Mother, do you want me to open the door?" "Quickly" I stand up and quickly go to the door being knocked and open it. A man stands and quickly enters with what possibly could be a tear going down his face even if it is though he quickly wipes the side of his face. The man wears a stubble with long blonde hair and fair skin. He has notably striking blue eyes that lock onto my own pair of eyes. "I'm glad you look so excited, Darius you must've turned 30, yes?" Laurel enters from just around the…
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"Young master please wake up, it's time for breakfast." Anastasia comes into my room as I sleep, she is a beautiful woman that would turn the hearts of any man. I'm under the assumption that she works as a domestic servant instead of a laborer like most helots due to her fragile build. "Thank you Anastasia" I nod my head and smile. "Oh you are too sweet young master, I just might eat I travel to our plain dining room and eat with my mother across from me. Anastasia doesn't eat breakfast with us as…
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People ghastly yell and cry around me as I lay on the road after getting hit by a Ford truck and each breath becomes fainter and fainter. "D-d-d-ad am I going to be okay?" "Yes son, "Is that a "I don't understand, why just why did my life end like this?" I scream for a response and the blinding light dims allowing me to eye the 7-foot figure in front of me. A beautiful feminine body and face with ever-expanding wings of pure glowing white an angel through and through.…
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