Life's different for all, some in luxury, some in strife,
Some dream of heaven, some live it in life.
Why such disparity, aren't we all equal to start?
We are, but not quite, humans set apart.
We crave power, wealth, lust, and more,
At what point do we become the devil's core?
A Dream Of Paradise
Sitting in General Setka's office while the sun was about to set, footsteps hurrying in the corridors could be heard. Lifted her dress to walk faster, Seraphina wore a cream dress with flowers around it, made with white netting like cotton. Her hair was done up perfectly in a bun as she kept sweeping the hair on her head backward. She opened the door to walk into General Setka's office.
"I am here, General," she said urgently as she entered the room. Inside, she saw a little girl wearing a dirty, old, ragged-up dress, turning brown in color. The girl's hair was messy and unclean, yet she smiled as she drew on Jack's face with some ink, drawing a mustache. The group laughed and cheered while Seraphina walked to General Setka's table.
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"Oh, welcome, Seraphina," said Setka.
"Yes, General," she replied, "You needed my help for something?"
"Oh yes, Seraphina, meet this little girl. Her name is Aya. We recently were conducting a top-secret mission, and somehow she ended up with the Royal Army. I need you first to make her in proper shape and check her health," said Setka as he walked around the room.
"Of course, General. I will do so," she said kindly as she walked up to Aya and held her hand. "What's your name?" Seraphina asked.
"My name is Aya," replied the little girl.
"Wow, that's a nice name. Do you want to get cleaned, and then we can go out and eat some treats?" Seraphina offered.
"Yes, please," Aya said eagerly.
"Do you like honey cake?" asked Seraphina.
"The only thing I have ever eaten are bread and apples that my father gave me," replied Aya.
A shiver ran down Seraphina's spine as she listened to the sad life of this girl. She couldn't imagine what horrors this girl had gone through. Summoning her courage, she asked, "Where is your father?"
"Papa said he will return after he does a mission for our City," Aya explained. "He told me when he comes back, we will have all the money we need, and then we will go outside Egypt and live in Paradise."
"What does Paradise look like?" asked Seraphina sweetly.
"Paradise has a big clean water lake with green stuff. My papa called it grass," Aya described.
Tears were about to form in Seraphina's eyes, and to avoid this from happening, she quickly got up and took Aya outside to fulfill her duties set by General Setka.