Asterids Alternate Ending

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“Ugh! James where are you?! Get out here now!”
“Okay, okay, I’m here, calm down. Jeez!”
“Where’d you go?”
“In the tree.”
“Why didn’t you tell me?.”
“Because I saw you behind me, I thought you knew.”
“That wasn’t me I was still back at the house.”
Hahahahahahahaha… a young girls laugh turns into the hoarse cackle of a witch. A figure appears, a girl. She wears a filthy torn white dress that sways gracefully as she skips along the lake’s edge. She was around four or five years of age and holding a doll that bounces as she skips. The doll wears a dress similar to the girl’s once snow white one. The girl had long black hair and pale olive skin, a true beauty compared to the beaten doll. The siblings slowly approach the girl, who is now facing
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He stands tall, he doesn’t run. He knows it was the girl, but he also knows that she is too far away for him to hear her. Only now does he understand what Asterid was talking about. This “Mei” had invaded Asterid’s mind, and now his. Where is your sister? She says in her sweet young voice. She maybe far but he can see a grin grow across the young girls face.
“What did you do to Asterid!?” The girl appears before him in seconds, she no longer looks four or five but around 10. The doll now has deep blue eyes and a warm smile, tan skin, black hair, and clothes identicle Asterid’s.
“Oh so that was her name, she is simply enjoying my play house. Would you care to join her?”
“Your play house? What’s your play house? What have you done to my sister?!”
“I told you she is in my playhouse.”
“Take me to my sister!”
“As you wish, but you must pass trials to get to her.”
“What?”
Asterid
“HELLLLOOOOOOOOO???? Mei where am I. Where is my brother? What am I doing here”
“You are in my playhouse,” Mei calls from above, “I hope you enjoy it.” Her young sweet voice now growing sour to Asterid’s ears. “You must pass the trials to get out. I believe your brother will join you soon.” BANG! A loud noise followed Mei’s statement. It was all her fault. Her big heart is what lead to this. If she just left Mei there she wouldn’t be stuck in this rainbow

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