English Assignment

Dustfingers POV:

Our Escapade from Capricorn’s Village

What have I just done? First, I deceived Meggie and Mo and damn it, now I’m hurting Resa too. Just lie, lie, lie – that’s all I do! I hate going behind Mo’s back.

It all started when I found out that Resa was the wife of Mo and that little girl’s mother. I swore to myself that I would tell Mo and we would break Resa out, but then they decided to escape… Everything happened so fast that I just didn’t have a chance to tell them. I still remember her; she was desperate for my help and trapped in that tiny room. I could have done something but I just left her there! Mo will never read me back into Inkheart now, not when he finds out I left Resa behind in Capricorn’s village. Am I meant to feel happy that I escaped, or terrible because I left Resa behind?

To be honest, I feel terrible. Do I betray Mo by not telling him? Or should I tell him the truth and risk never seeing my own family ever again? I hate this feeling but I know I must tell Mo. He’s going to find out one day now, so I guess it’s better for him to find out the right way. Giving Mo the truth will mean we might be able to break back into the castle to help Resa escape, then Mo will forgive me and read me back into the world of Inkheart! Yes, this sounds like the perfect plan. I’m going to talk to Mo.

 

My Journey Back into the World of Inkheart

I landed in the meadows and watched everyone working on the hills below. It made me realise how different the world of Inkheart is compared to the world I just returned from. All my memories of this world flooded back to me, mostly memories of my family and I playing in the meadows, or teaching my children Dragon’s Breath. Then I saw her. My heart stopped. I watched her closely as she gathered flowering daisies. It was my wife, Roxanne! Barely containing my excitement, I stumbled and tripped down the ragged hills right into my wife’s arms. I am so ecstatic to be home at last. For years I searched for Inkheart and for Mo, and now finally all of my hard work has paid off.

 

Roxanne and my children are thrilled to see me, and I feel much the same way.  At the moment, all I want to do is return home and carry on with my regular life in our little lean-to with my family, working as a fire thrower in the town square. I don’t think I can do that though. Something inside of me is telling me that the danger is not gone; that something or someone is going to attack. This time I will be prepared. I will not leave anyone in my family behind. I will not the same mistake I made with Resa, Mo and Meggie.