Dragon Lillies

‘You go’

‘No way… you first’

‘Nope you threw it, you can go and fetch it’

‘But what if she is there…’

‘Then you better get in and out quickly’

Emily walked up to the walled garden, took one look back at her sister, let out a long sigh and scaled the wall. Davina looked on, the corners of her mouth unsure whether to bloom into a smile or wither to concern.
‘Can you see it?’ Davina called out as Emily dropped down into the garden. But she received no reply, Emily was either ignoring her or out of earshot. ‘Is the witch there?’ She called a little louder. But again there was no response, her options of ignoring and unheard changed to under a spell or dead. ‘Are you okay?’ She started to shout, but failed to finish as her subconscious mind prevented the words from leaving her mouth, afraid of drawing attention to her sister on the wrong side of the wall.

Out of my Skin

At some point you just have to start.

I knew at some point I would have to grow up. I had followed her, listened to her and copied her all my life. She was infuriating, but inspiring and I loved her very much. But and I am not sure exactly when, I realised that I was not ‘just’ her little sister. I was me. I was my own person and I could be what I wanted. I could be different from how I thought I should be. So I leapt out of her shadow, the little sister no longer.