"I know its
hard for you to accept, but its the truth." Uncle Henry later told me.
"I am also from that dimension; sent over by our father. It was to explore
the land and prepare for an invasion. The Invasion was called off, and so was
myself. I could not find my way back but I could communicate with them. Hinkley
told me he was sending you over sometime back, but I did not ask why or what?
Instead he came over with you, and left me back there."
"The bastard
brother left me there for years while he is here to see to his last darling
daughter grow." Uncle Henry spoke in anger. "You were his last but
you were not from the same mother. Your mother was the King's daughter."
"The King
forbid the relationship and they eloped. Or rather she eloped with him."
Uncle Henry continued. "You were born and there were two enemies; your
grandfather and your father's other wife."
I looked in
disbelief.
"She caused
your mother's death. Your father confronted her. She was sent into limbo; their
version of a prison. Then your grandfather took on a war in your mother's name.
They fought and he lost. Your father split the land into four for his surviving
daughters." Uncle Henry paused. "Then he tried to made amends for
you. He brought you here. He told me. He had hidden your memory, and replaced
with one of his creation."
"You mean my
father changed my memory. How can he...." I shouted out in anger. The man
intruded into my mind.
"I had to,
Dorothy." Its him standing behind me. My own father was standing there;
listening in and keeping quiet. He also caused my grandfather to lose a
kingdom. I stepped up to him and threw him a punch. He took it like a man. Then
I stood there as he composed himself.
"I loved your
mother. I did not expect her to be done by the other one." The one named
Hinkley spoke like we are having a dinner conversation. "I placed the one
in limbo. It was the least I could do."
I don't what or
why, but I needed my father now. My real father.
He held out his
arms and I went for it. We hugged while I cried my emotions out. I am not sure
who I am now.
"Dorothy, you
have to stopped your sisters. Or rather the one who would destroy your
inheritance." Hinkley told me.
"Do you think
I care about the kingdom?" I spurt it out. "I just ......want to find
out my past. Who is my mother? I need to know."
"Your mother was a...." I stopped him.
"Don't tell
me about the kingdom. I am not keen on it. I just want to free the
people." I pulled myself away. "I don't know why, but I owed them
that."
"You are
their Princess. Your grandfather is dead. You are the one they can rely on.
" Hinkley barked back.
I had heard
enough. I pushed him off and walked away.
"Dorothy, you
can walked away from me, but you can't walked away from your people."
Hinkley shouted at me. Then I felt the pain in my head. Its the images that
passed by my eyes. Then came the sounds and voices. It was followed by the
scents and aroma; whatever that smells.
I went down to
my knees. It was very painful.
Hinkley picked me
up and held me. This time I did not pushed him away. I remembered it all.
My mother. My
childhood. My kingdom.
"Father, I
want to see mother's murderer." I told him off. "I want to see her or I won't
fight.. Not only see her but how she murdered my mother. "
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