Rain drops danced on my window, tricking my vision to see some beauty in the world. Suddenly there was a pounding at my door. I knew I shouldn't have stayed up so late. Maybe I could just pretend to go to sleep now and they will go away. No, I had to open the door. So I got up and smoothed out my pink nightgown preparing to open the door. 

      Right before I could reach the doorknob my door swung open right as the thunder sounded. A tall dark shadow stood before me and when it entered the room it was revealed to be my brother. He quickly grabbed my hand and sat me down in the corner with him. 

      "What is wrong Theo?" He held me close to him. With his large hand he smoothed out my ash brown hair. And that's when I could see it the tiny flakes of ash in his hair.

      "We must leave soon Jade. It is no longer safe here." A small tear left my eye. It painted a stream down my face like the window. I immediately jumped up and grabbed the suitcase under my bed. "Jade you can't bring anything you know better." Warm honey brown eyes searched mine. He finally got up and took my hand again. Then he led me down a set of staircases and through a series of hallways. 

      We now were out on a runway where the plane would take us to safety. The rain had drenched my once soft and wavy hair and had also drenched my soul. With a heavy heart my parents, the king and queen, loaded me on to the plane. 

      "Wait why is Theo not going with me?" More tears. More sorrow. But they had each other. I had myself now. The plane door closed and took off into the midnight air. Now high in the air I could see that the loud booming thunder was not that but actually bombs dropping down onto my kingdom. 

      Fire was spreading through the houses and the pounding rain could not even take them out.  My heart throbbed and ached. I didn't care if I died I just wanted to die with them. What surrounded me was luxurious padded seats and high end drinks. I couldn't take it any more.

      Slowly and carefully I got up and made my way to the door of the plane. Just a few inches separated me from the pounding rain. Again I moved careful not to make a sound and opened the door. Wind pounded at me; rain began to drench me again. My hands gripped the sides of the door and then released, so that I plummeted into my kingdom below.