The Black and White Angel

pte

t

ome, grabbing hold of both the handles

of lanterns that hung above the dark streets, and everything was utterly still. T

e dark town. From her back wings erupted, and she soared throu

lit

ned her

oice again, singing

ng on her side. Sitting up slowly and lifting

oing here?' she

same thing' the figur

red her eye

owed up here' J

m the pest before her and tow

ith said 'to hide away all th

Joseph replied, 'is irrelevant. Think of

n. 'No doubt you will scurry to the teachers and tell them of my sins.

serve' Jos

ly be punished also' Lilith said. 'If you tell t

would bel

ul man' Lilith told hi

mall. Only your father and your servants can tolerate you. I have both my parents and their parents, and a

a she sat upon. Her upper lip twitched as she though

on. 'Yours is nothing compared to mine. You'

he had had grey hair, dirty like smoke. And all her life she

, when you look different. It's hard to live in a city where the people are so judgemental

urther. 'My family never treated me like that. People see you

d powerful family, and using their success to your own benefit, as if y

re better than me?'

travelled, and done far more good for this world than you ev

tured

apped

moment, head still turned

back towards him; then rose

allenging the other, and for t

ium stone statue of a naked woman that happened to be in arms reach, i

OUG

ched as she had been ready to swing. She glared at Joseph.

the same voice.

re striding towards her across the open hall. His tall black boots echoed with each

sight of him. It was

us, glaring at her as he stopped beside her. His dark eyes, oiled poin

action, he just gazed back at her calmly. But below the surface, Lilith could s

he teacher

ad, placing the statu

uld be killed for being here. I wish you would act

h sneered und

ha

replied clearly

on. 'This is a very serious crime. You do know that onl

s s

high lords and ladies

s s

udents

si

eks growing red in anger. 'You should be beaten. You deserve to be beaten. But lords don't beat ladies; I will have to think of a more

haviour from a student towards a teacher. She carefull

f noticing him for the first time. 'You sh

ay from the teacher. As he passed Lilith, he couldn't r

overtook her, striding across the marble

she knew that even if the teacher behind heard i

feeling a deep sorrow in her heart. It was a beautiful place, with an impossibly high ceiling made only of glass. Na

the place again, if she would eve

teacher, standing a dista

gaze, and left t

self. What is class in a world like this? W

atched the king and queen themselves. The most obnoxious, selfish and arrogant people in the world, groomed to be blind to everything beyond their

books on her head for two and a half hours. If she lost concentration, and one of the books were to fall, one of the other students in the room were to endure the same

f Joseph's. He sneered up at her regul

ker. The room the classes took place in were very large, and often one teacher would teach nearly a hundred students. All

as not the first time she had to endure this. Lilith dared a glanced to the side of her, and towards the teacher who sat at the podium

, a young girl seventeen years in age, the same age as her. Her name was Victoria. She smiled u

her eyes began to glaze over, the books o

wly tick

leave with the rest of the class, once she was given p

g them on the stage and walking carefull

ol, through its many halls and long corridors,

lief. It felt good to be

at the world

tmosphere, but one became accustomed to the dirt they breathed in. After a time, one stopped noticing it altogether. There were many building crowded here into this little area of land, and the streets were very narrow. Many large towers and tall building grew from its cement; the taller richer