wideeyedone
Baby did a bad, bad thing
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Alice stood in the open window of the train car. The wind whipped her flame colored hair around her face. The wind was hot and she watched the sand swirl on the dunes. Arabia was different in every way from the rolling hills and fog of her country home in England.
Gerald, her fiance, stood beside her. Their parents were sitting behind them having tea. But Alice wanted to see everything. Her mind was racing with the smells and images of the marketplace where they had started the day. Her father had bought trunks of silks and spices.
"There are riders." Alice cried out excitedly. "Look out those horses. They are magnificent."
A troop of riders on Arabian steeds charged towards the train. Alice's father and Gerald and Gerald's father, jumped to their feet.
"Get the guns!" Her father yelled.
Alice was confused. Her father hollered at her to get away from the window. She had no idea what was going on.
There was panic. And then she felt the train starting to slow. Their mothers were cowering together. She heard shots fired. Alice went back to the window to see what was happening.
The riders had their faces covered. They all had red sashes tied around their waist and they were dressed in black. The horses were gleaming in the sunlight.
Gerald, her fiance, stood beside her. Their parents were sitting behind them having tea. But Alice wanted to see everything. Her mind was racing with the smells and images of the marketplace where they had started the day. Her father had bought trunks of silks and spices.
"There are riders." Alice cried out excitedly. "Look out those horses. They are magnificent."
A troop of riders on Arabian steeds charged towards the train. Alice's father and Gerald and Gerald's father, jumped to their feet.
"Get the guns!" Her father yelled.
Alice was confused. Her father hollered at her to get away from the window. She had no idea what was going on.
There was panic. And then she felt the train starting to slow. Their mothers were cowering together. She heard shots fired. Alice went back to the window to see what was happening.
The riders had their faces covered. They all had red sashes tied around their waist and they were dressed in black. The horses were gleaming in the sunlight.