Two Truths and a Lie; Elphis Pradis

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Elpis Pradis was wanted in almost every country. Except Russia. Elpis didn’t know why, all she knew is Russians were just plain weird like that. All the other countries had posters hung everywhere, saying “Wanted: Elpis Praidis.” In large, bold, print. She felt like a freaking celebrity with all this attention.
Elpis had perfectly good reasons for doing what she did. She had no choice sometimes. Others, she did, but crime seemed like the reasonable choice. Elpis’s current excuse was that she was trying to stay alive and save her friend, Juliane. The smartest, and richest teen in the world was known as Juliane Zenaide Nathalie Dufour.
Her enemy, which she would dare not speak their names, had kidnapped her and taken Juliane hostage. Elpis put her hood over her head, and kept walking down the streets. Paris was a beautiful city. Too bad she wasn’t here on vacation. She looked at the building in front of her. Christian’s Flower Shop. She busted inside.
She started yelling French, but in English she was saying, “Where is Juliane?!” She smashed flower pots, threw her hammer at the walls, tipped over tables, ripped out plugs, and much, much more. After all of that, she only found an eight year old in the corner, whimpering. “Where is she?!” Elpis screamed. No answer. Elpis gritted through her teeth, and said, “Fine, then....” She got out her knife, and pointed it at the child’s chest. The child begged, “Wait, wait!” Elpis showing no mercy, pulled the child up and pointed the knife at the kid’s neck. She knew that the kid knew something, she was in Paris, and the kid spoke English. It could be casual, but it was suspicious.
“Down the hall from the Raven’s Road,
The Hydra abode,
A truth and two lies,
One will li...

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...seemed like the most tactical approach.
She made camp a few yards away from the tracks. She had her bag with her, so that helped. Elpis took out a flint stone and started a fire. All she needed now was food. The grassy terrain was probably loaded with gophers and squirrels. In only fifteen minutes, Elpis had successfully captured and killed ten large and plump field mice.
Her dinner was far from gourmet, but it would have to do. Shelter wasn’t needed for Elpis. She would sleep under a tree, with her bag close to her. Sleep scared Elpis more than anything, but she knew she would need it for the days ahead. Elpis had a lingering feeling that she wouldn’t be resting much for the next few days.
Elpis lay her head in the grass under the weeping willow and looked at the world once more through her light green eyes, before putting her self to rest, reluctantly.

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