Part Two Of Returning Home (A High Price To Pay)

Will Cadey get to return to earth to her beloved husband, Logan?

     Each day and night  Cadey felt cold and lonely since she had returned to her kingdom.  She wanted to end her life, but killing Logan's unborn child was out of the question.  She knew she would have to tell her father about the baby, and she was afraid of what he might try.

     "If only father would have let me stay on earth I would  be a beautiful woman and be with my handsome husband, Logan," Cadey cried.  She peered into the lake, trying to decide if she were yellowish green or fungus green.  Either way she was ugly and unappealing.

     She closed her eyes and thought of her life on earth.  Cadey decided even though her father had forbidden it, she would take a look on earth just to see if Logan is alright.  She was just about to close her eyes and fade away when her father came up behind her.

     "And what do you think you're doing?"  He snarled.  "Did I not forbid you to look down below?" He asked.

     Cadey jerked her lizard head around.  "Father," she said calmly.  "I was just going to take a look."

     "I know what you're doing, and I will not let you disgrace our family any longer."

     Cadey stood on hind legs, shaking her front legs in her father's face.  "I love him, father."  She wasn't sure, but she thought she felt the baby move.  A small smile curled on her lips.  "I need to see if he is alright.  Please," she begged.

     Her father just stood there staring at her for the longest.  She hoped that meant he was seriously thinking about sending her back.  But she was wrong.   A male lizard had came up and stood next to her father.  His head was dark green, and the rest of his body was light green.  He smiled at Cadey, showing his long, pale green tongue.

     "Who is that?" Cadey asked, dizzy. She sat down on the ground.  Her father stared at her suspiciously.  She rested her pointy paw on her belly.

     "This is Bullins."  Her father paused.  "Your new husband to be," he said, patting Bullins on the back.

     Cadey gasped.  She was horrified.  "Never!" She yelled. "I refuse to marry him."

     Bullins walked up to her.  He placed his scaly paw on her shoulder.  "You're beautiful," he said in a low, husky voice.  Green saliva dripped from his lips.

     Dizziness swept over her again.  Nausea threatened to make her throw up.  Cadey took in a deep breath.  "Please, father, let me go back to my husband."

     "You will marry him!" Her father roared.

     Cadey without thinking blurred everything out.   "I'm pregnant with Logan's child.  She sucked in a deep breath and held it.  "Let me go back," she cried.

     "You're a disgrace! Go!"

     Cadey jumped  up in total excitement.

     "On one condition,  you'll go back as you are!"

     Before Cadey could protest she was back on earth in her husband's bed as an ugly green, slimy lizard like creature.  She stared at her sleeping husband wondering what she was to do.

 

 

Author's Note

Tell me what you think!

Reviews

[Raven Starhawk]

Its direction remains ever so compelling. The characters are fascinating to say the least and I can really feel for Cadey. There is nothing worse than a father who sticks his nose in where it doesn't belong. ^^*

[Ruth]

Interesting..I like the direction love..imagery used well for the challenge love! Enjoyed from beginning to end :)
xx