Proserpina's Frozen: A Short Story

Proserpina was terrified as she entered Pluto’s world. Everything was so dark and cold, and she felt very lonely. She missed her mother terribly and all she kept thinking is how she disobeyed her mother and what would’ve happened if she would’ve just listened. As she rode beside Pluto in his chariot she looked around. Everything was grey. The trees had no leaves, and the sky had no color. It was a complete wasteland. The entire world looked like it had caught on fire, yet it was so cold. She noticed a small river and asked Pluto about it. Pluto told her that if she drinks from it then she would forget everything. Proserpina was not happy about this, she swore to never drink from it no matter how thirsty she was. She also noticed that Pluto
She didn’t sleep not one minute that night, and it paid off too because she thought up the prefect plan. Proserpina remembered Pluto as an armory in the bottom of his palace. She learned about it when Pluto was giving her a tour of the palace. She planned to sneak down into the armory and grab a spear, a small knife, and a sword. She then planned to sneak out of the palace and steal Pluto’s horses to make her way back to her mother. The weapons were just in case someone crossed her path and tried to stop her. She believed in herself that she could really pull off her plan. She couldn’t wait to leave and get back to her mother’s safety.
The next morning Proserpina didn’t say a word to Pluto. She sat outside on the stairs of the palace going over her plan over and over again in her head. She was excited that this would her last day in this disgusting underworld, but she was also worried. “What if he catches me?” Proserpina thought to herself. “He’d probably lock me up for good, or even worse... he’d kill me.” Proserpina shook those awful thoughts and kept a positive attitude. Pluto came outside and saw Proserpina just sitting on the steps looking out into the