Prologue

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⚠️⚠️⚠️Warning: please if you are not 16+ wait till you turn 16 to read this book.

This book contains all types of violence, strong language, and even sex or sex topics related.⁉️

If you know you can or might be able to go through all of this, I hope you have a good time, thank you.✅

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In, one of the most known orphanages in the world in 2018 called (HEO) Heroes of Eden Orphanages was built by order of Leah Roosevelt, a role model, with a likable face hazel eyes, and long black hair covering almost all of her back most of the time.

Devoted, she takes care of others when they need her, and she can speak freely without taking sides or hurting others' feelings. She knows how others feel in a situation and acts accordingly.

Not Like some others, she always knows what her future might be like, bright, playing an important role in society well, since her parents owned almost all the buildings in town.

"Okay everyone reclaim your bed, Mama Leah is here and she wants to read you guys a story before going to sleep," barked one of the people in charge of taking care of the lower class of the building

The building is divided into 5 classes:

The fifth one is called the bottom-out sight

the fourth is called mid-profile

the third is called upper-middle

the second is called Class X

and the first one is the premium

The orphans were allowed into all forth except the premium, the only person who has access to it is Leah.

No one knows what is the color, what is inside of it, nothing.

There were rumors but they never had the chance to prove them.

"Yay, it's story time!!!"

"Just shut the fuck up, Leo. Ya'll act like a bunch of babies in diapers but in reality, you guys are 16."

"Just because you are acting like you were 18+ doesn't mean we gotta be the same, let us enjoy ourselves during our little times here,"

"Yeah, number one go cry to Mommy."

"May I also remind you that most of us did not have the chance to experience these kinds of things, right, cause our parents were dead by the time we turned 1 year old or during our births. So how old were you when your parents passed away?"

"5 years old, a whole grown-ass man," added Leo

"Fuck you, peanut, and you too Axel."

"No disrespect Marty, just leave them alone and take on someone your age."

Leah got into the room everyone was happy, they were so eager to hear what is the next story going to be about

"Hey my children, how was your day? did anything important happen?"

"Nothing special that is worth remembering Mama Leah since we are staying inside every day, can't even have a single sight of what is happening outside," Rambled Jigxie

Leah gives an amusing glance at her and she smiles "Believe me Jigxie you don't want to know what is happening outside but as I promised we will get to see it someday,"

She turns around, grabs a chair, and installs herself

"Anyway, who wants to hear stories?"

"Stories, plural?" asked Leo

"Yes, Leo I'm going to do it differently this time, instead of one story each week, I'm going to read you guys 3 stories and you will have the time to think about them and decide which one is real and which one is fake."

Suddenly some of the children from the other classes gathered around the doorway as they were impatient to wait for their turn.

Devonte bowed down and whispered something to Leah

"Maam, look around I think the others tonight can't wait for their turns"

She did as he said and took a look around her

"You know what? let them all in, I got a better idea"

"Are you sure, ma'am?"

"Yes Devonte and not only the children but everyone who wants to, call them all in"

"right away"

Devonte takes a few steps toward the door to open it and let the other children in then proceeds to call everyone to leave what they have been doing for some time to come and listen to Madam Leah's stories.

"As you can see today we're going to do everything differently, please move over and let your comrades some extra space on your bed"

As everyone was trying to find a spot to sit or lie down, Olivia went straight onto Axel's bed then she lay down with him.

Olivia is almost like that typical scottish-american young girl, except that she is also different, with green eyes, pale skin, and light brown almost curly hair and she has a way of speaking that will turn you on as Axel over there is acting will explain the theory, Olivia herself speaks several languages and can imitate several accents but what she knows best was the American English and a bit of Scottish Gaelic sound a bit similar from English being closely related languages but it has a very different grammatical structure.

She spends almost all of her time trying to learn it because of her mother, all she knows is that she was from the highland part of Scotland.

Axel keeps staring at Olivia's mouth as she tries to tell him something, but little does she know he is long gone he is out of this building while being here at the same time.

"3 stories How can we tell which one is true and which is not as long as I can tell any story can be true" she stated

"Hey, did you find what you were looking for earlier?"

He does not respond

"Axel - Axel - the world to Axel"

Snaps

And just like that, he came back to earth.

"huh"

"What is up with you today?"

"What?"

"You keep staing at my mouth spilling out some facts and you never respond to me - it's like a sigh of you liking my accent - did you like my accent?"

"It's as if you didn't know that already" He murmured

"What?"

"Hmm - I said quit playing with that British accent already"

"Hush, it's about to begin," said Leo

"Who are you shushing Leo?" rambled Olivia

Leah POV

Once upon a time, in a quiet town, when your neighbors would come out of work and you would never hear the engine sound of their car getting into their parking, you would never hear of them passing the key to open their door to get inside to get a bath and then relax with their wife, husband, and children.

You would never hear of an argument between two couples, you would never hear of cops or an ambulance's siren running at high speed into the street.

You would never hear the sounds of birds or chickens to tell you that it is the morning and a new day has come.

In a town like that it is possible to dream and make them come true, dream and not wake up from this dream until you say so.

This is going to be the case of Messa and Leroy two best friends whose parents were so close that if you see them you may think they were families but the truth is their mothers were in the same high school, Messa's mother got bullied in her first day Leroy's mother stood up for her since then they never go somewhere without the other being there as well.

As for their Fathers, they were on board the ocean and there was also a little lake. Leroy's father takes his shovel and starts digging trying to connect the lake to the ocean, he digs and digs and digs but at some period it's beginning to get late and everyone is ready to go home and he is nowhere near connecting them, that's where Messa's dad comes and he saw him then he asked:

"what are you doing?"

"I'm trying to see what's happened when the lake meets the ocean so for that to happen I gotta try to connect them"

"But you are nowhere near to doing that and it getting late"

"I won't give up even if it's taken me overnight to do this, I won't give up" Leroy's dad stated

"Where are your parents?"

"They not here and I came here by myself"

"So do I - you know what I'm bored so let me grab my shovel and help you, stronger together right?"

And just like that the two of them continued their work till the lake met the ocean, and they saw what happened and were happy with the result as dirty as they were, they sat together admiring the fruit of their work as the sun was rising on the horizon and begin to laugh. They are all going to meet in college and that is where they got together and became almost like a family. Turn out they were in the same neighborhood, the quiet neighborhood, but you know they went to college and began experiencing a different type of ambiance.

When they came back to that town they found that it wasn't the same as being in college so they spent almost all their time out of town and came back when they wanted to study and focus on a project they wanted to work on without being disturbed.

But that is going to change with the arrival of Messa and Leroy, this town becomes theirs and what is yours you do as you are pleased with it. At one period of time, after their 14th birthday, their voice was all you could hear, they were that engine you couldn't hear of, the birds and the chickens that signal you when it is morning cause if they awake, you are going to be awake as well.

On a Friday afternoon, the 17th of April after school on their way back home in the street, they begin to converse about one tropic.

"Weekend is coming and your parents are coming to get you, if they are not here already, now tell me what is it where you live looks like? Surely it's not the same as this?" Asked Messa

"Not the same, this town is dead now look at this creep looking at us in the window and scared to show all of his bodies"

The guy who was at the window heard that and he suddenly stepped off the window

"Leroy, that is not a kind thing to say to someone"

Then she turned to face the house where the guy was looking at them in the window, and she said "Sorry, he didn't mean it"

Right after she said that the guy reappears.

"Yes I did, be for real Messa the only place I've seen as quiet as this one is a cemetery in my dream"

"Ewww, this sounds like something I would never want to dream of, this can mean something bad is happening"

"Yeah, right"

"And when was the last time you had that dream?"

"I don't know, 3 days ago"

"Very not suspicious at all"

"You act like, you've had better dreams than I did"

"Well, it's because I did"

"Okay, tell me something you dreamed that is cooler than a cemetery."

"I've dreamed so many times of me as a princess being trapped in a castle"

"Aww sounds like a snow white type of dream"

"More like a Rapunzel to me, because I had long long hair. Now your turn, tell me something you've dreamed of that is not a cemetery-related type of dream"

"Okay, I dreamed that I was a superhero and I was flying like Superman"

"That's a cool one, I told you that I was trapped in the castle but I never saw who did this, and there was never a hero to save me every time I did but now you said you are one maybe you can come into my dream and try to save me one night"

"That is impossible, I never saw that happen and I don't think it will ever happen"

"Shut up, nothing is impossible"

Arrived home Leroy's parent was already there waiting for him, as soon as he got there, they did not wait for him to put his bag down to relax for a bit and eat, they said goodbye to Messa and her parents and they headed toward the car and waiting for him to get out the bathroom.

"Think about what I just told you and let's try to make that happen tonight," exclaimed Messa

"No promises but yeah I'm going to think about it" he replied then he rejoined his parents, got in the car and they were out.

Later that night after Messa's parents put her to bed and gave her good night kisses, they left the room and shut the door behind them and Messa's eyes locked to the ceiling till he passed away.

And things happened as she said, she saw herself in that same castle but this time as a more grown-up and beautiful version of herself, her hair was shining bright, reflected on every part of the castle, floating and becoming even longer than before.

She was there for a while trying to figure out how to get out of there but with no success. She begins to lose patience, she just sits there on the ground waiting for the dream to end as it always does.

But eventually, she heard someone scream down the castle.

"Hello Rapunzel, let down your hair"

She suddenly jumps up to the ground and runs toward the window, with the most beautiful smile she ever has.

She sees Leroy as well as a grown-up version of himself, but more handsome than ever. Blue eyes, bulk up, 6 feet tall, and have you ever seen a white male with 3 long braided hair that goes to the back, yes this is off Leroy we are talking about.

He was holding a long sword with a red stone attached to its handle and two knives on the side of his pants. His shirt almost did not fit him at all cause you could see the shape of his body in it.

"Leroy, you made it"

"I did I guess, and I don't even know how that happened"

"I told you, just believe in yourself and trust the process"

"Even with that, I still can't believe that just happened but anyway, how can I help you cause I can't fly in this dream for some reason instead I got that stupid sword that I don't even know how to use it"

"I told you, it doesn't work like this, that kind of story doesn't want a superhero, it needs a hero so obviously your powers aren't going to work" stated Messa

"Okay, what do tou suggest then? Just let down your long and beautiful hair and get out of here cause this place gives me the creeps"

"yeah, about that I can't"

"what? Why?"

"I don't know but instead of going down it keeps floating up and glowing"

She puts her hair out of the window and it keeps doing the same thing

"See"

"fuck, okay then - let me see what I can do"

He walks around the castle trying to analyze it and then all of a sudden he stops.

"What?"

"let me try to climb with these two knives, cause they must be here for some reason"

He tries and arrives halfway he misleads a bad step and then goes right back down

"Leroy, noo"

But fortunately for him, He manages to stick the knife into a rock with a small hole preventing him from going all the way down.

"Don't worry princess, it's Leroy the Prince charming who was promised to save you from this nightmare"

She smirks at what he just said then she proceeds by saying

"it is true that you'll manage to climb up there but what about how we are going to get down, you need to think about this," said Messa

"You're not helping"

"Well, It's not going to help if we're both stuck up here, is it?"

"Fair point -- "

He stops climbing for a moment then he looks up

"What about that door tho, what is it there for if it's leading nowhere? Those Architects who lived back in that time must be stupid as hell"

"Well said, cause where I am at is the only open space, I don't think there is another room in this castle not that I know of"

"Think, when you see a door in a dream, it's not a door but if it's here, it must be there for a reason - let me finish climbing up then we'll figure this out"

He finally manages to reach where the princess at in the castle, and they hug tightly like two people who have not seen each other for a long time.

"I'm glad you are here"

"I'm glad I'm here too - now let's get the fuck out of here but for that to happen I'm going to have to mess up your beautiful dress"

"Do whatever you want as long as it helps us"

He reaches down Messa's dress takes out one of his knives, makes a hole out of it then tears it off. When he has a good amount of what he needs, he ties the pieces together and then ties them to his knife then flung it down to the door till it completely hooks the door's knob

"yes"

He turns toward Messa, glances at her then says "Now princess hold on to me we are going down one way or another"

"Wait- don't tell me we are doing what I'm thinking"

"You don't have to think about it if you don't want to" he chuckles

She did as he said then he grabbed the rope made of the dress pieces then he pulled it up. The doorknob swallows the rope and pulls them down with it.

"Noooo"

"Ahhh"

They scream on their way down

The doorknob swallows the rope completely but they still manage by grabbing the doorknob.

"Now I think that was a bad idea," said Leroy

"Oh, you think?"

They were swaying there while she held on to him as tight as she could and him on the doorknob as best as he could. Seconds later the rope wasn't the only thing the door swallowed cause it swallowed the two of them as well.

"Why is it so dark in here?" asked Leroy

The door began to slide down till it reached the ground.

"is that supposed to be an elevator?"continues Leroy

When it finally reached the ground, it threw them up.

"Hey, what kind of disrespect was that, are you saying that we weren't yummy?"

It took the door a minute till it slid right back up to its place while they were cleaning themselves up.

"Come back here you some-"

"Shut up, let's just get the hell out of here" suggest Messa

"Where, exactly? We are in the middle of a forest"

She looked up once more and said "Let's go the way you came from, which was the direction toward the castle's window"

While walking in the middle of the forest something spooked them but only Leroy was able to see it.

"What the fuck is that?" asked Leroy

Not entirely cause the thing was hidden as soon as he laid eyes on it. And as soon as Messa turned to see what he was talking about.

"What is it?"

"Something dark, like a shadow - you know what forget about it, I must be tripping"

"So - do you think there is a town in here?" added Leroy

"Only one way to find out"

After a few minutes of walking, they finally laid eyes on what was supposed to be the end of the forest.

"Did you hear all this noise or is it me?"continues Messa

"It's not only you, to hear them"

The approach to the edge, near enough to see where all these noises coming from and what they find will leave them speechless.

They found out that it's not only a town but a pedestrian street, where people gather all around to sell things for others to buy.

"I did not only hear things I also smelled things and what I smell right now, smells so good. I'm hungry, aren't you?" confessed Leroy

"Yes, let's go"

And then they ran down the road till they were lost in the middle of all these people.

As Messa mentioned earlier in that dream she saw herself only trapped in the castle but she never saw by whom, as every story like this happens to have a villain and a hero, she was seeking her hero but never thought about the villain and this theory going to prove itself cause something unexpected also happened, the dark thing Leroy told Messa he saw in the middle of the forest suddenly reappeared in the clarity of the edge of the forest.

It is a shadow shaped of a part woman and part man together with a black cloak and 4 faces with not too long not too short white hair but with dark energy floating in its back.

It glances at them disappearing in the middle of these people. It laughs and then steps right back into the forest's darkness.

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