Land of the Enchanted Rings

By Sko Fourroux 

 
 

Three true friends in their last year of high school in Mobile Alabama have survived the torment from the bullies that turned their lives every day. Auburn, Emily and Sam formed a bond that had endured from grade school.  Auburn loved Sam but Sam didn't know it.  Emily loved both Sam and Auburn but knew Auburn loved Sam. One day on their way to school the three find themselves being attacked in a alley way, only to have Sam hit with a wine bottle ending him up in the hospital in a comma.  After many weeks by Sam's side Auburn hope he would wake up Auburn finds herself wondering downtown Mobile Alabama and winding up in Mr. Chins Antique shop.  Mr. Chin her good friend gives her a wooden box found down in his secret basement  that contained three rings. After reading the inscription on the box Auburn and Emily put a ring on themselves and Sam which started a fantastic journey into the Land of the Enchanted Rings. 

  

Four of Sko's Models are on the cover and illustration in this book.

Auburn is Model Carmen

Emily is Model Chelsea

Alaba is Model 6 year old Erica

Quilla is Model 17 year old Erica

Sam is 17 year old Ryan

 

 

 
 

    A Reading from Chapter one the start.

 The light grey moss clinging to the deformed branches of the old Oak, shifted to one side as the gentle southern breeze passed. It had found its way across Mobile bay, over the freshly mowed lawn and finally sifted through the bushes in front of a small white wood framed house. With every gust it caressed the tiny flowers capturing its essences, guiding the sent of honeysuckles through Auburn’s partially opened window. With the morning Sun warming her petit 17 year old body beneath her Grandmother’s patchwork quilt and the aroma of the sweet blooms luring her from a deep sleep, Auburn stretched, pushing  her crimson toenails out from the bottom of the covers. As she slowly opened her eyes, she pulled one hand free, pushing away her shoulder length blond hair from her face.  She smacked her dry lips and swallow hard.  She could still taste the popcorn she had devoured the night before while watching “A walk to remember” on DVD. As She lie there half asleep, she couldn’t help comparing her complicated life to the young girl in the Movie.  Like the character, “Jamie Sullivan” she also found herself a bit charismatic and strange to her piers.  Auburn had been brought up by her father, and like Jamie, the grief that once filled their hearts had faded into a distant memory after loosing her mother in a car crash.      

  
 

 

  
 

 

Another Reading

    After the long hard ride Auburn and her captures approached a large gray Castle.  The towering structure seemed to grow out of a lopsided hill with huge boulders and dead trees poking out of the mud that gave Auburn a sense of dread.  She sat tied to the beast with her swollen eyes fixed on the molt that surrounded the castle.  It was filled with a florescent red bobbling liquid that contained floating corps of dead animals and skeletons of human type beings.  As her heart raced Auburn twisted her wrist and hands trying to free herself from the leather ropes that bond her.  She stopped momentarily as one of the creatures looked in her direction.   Her eyes darted towards the other creature as he reached in his belt and retrieved a device that he put to his large protruding lips. Taking a deep breath he blew, creating a base sound that vibrated through Auburn’s tortured body. Bong………………. The thunderous tone sent chills rippling down her back.  After a brief moment, a humongous door, hinged at the bottom, swung down and hit the ground pushing a cloud of dust in front of them.   Auburn choked as the creatures started over the bridge with her in tow.  When they entered Auburn’s eyes watered as a stench of death consumed her senses.  The smell was like the rotting flesh of dead Animals after hurricane Katrina.  She tried to hold her breath but soon found herself getting light headed so she gave in to the awful aroma.  Fear overwhelmed her, she scanned all around as she entered the wide gate into maze of high walls with hundreds of windows with creatures hanging out looking in Auburns direction.  She felt as if she were naked.  Drool splashed down on her hair and shoulders and slithered down her back.  The ordeal was more than Auburn could take so she finally let go, leaned forward on the beast, bowing her head and started sobbing.  She closed her eyes but the grunting tones of her captures and the slobber now streaming all over her body tortured her to the point of losing conciseness.

 

Another Reading

On the way back to the food kitchen Auburn rounded a corner and heard the most terrific sound that she had every heard.  The echo came from behind a red door marked with a symbol that Auburn didn’t understand.  She crept closer and put her ear to the wood and listened as the sound subsiding.  Just as Auburn was about the leave, a gurgling noise echoed from the other side of the door.  With Curiosity finally getting the best of her, she reached for the handle and entered.  Once inside a large room with beds lining both sides of a long hall, Auburn caught sight of a Beast lying on one of the beds choking and trying to reach a glass of liquid on a nearby table.  He looked very pale for a beast with bloodshot eyes.  He tried again to reached for the liquid but this time he almost fell out of the bed on to  the harden floor.  His head and one arm dangled as he tried to pull himself up.  The more he tried the more he choked. Auburn could not handle her feelings any longer, so with the compassion of a Florence Nightingale she rushed over to the beast and gently helped him.  As she lifted his head she guided  the pillow under him, she could feel the heat of his sick body.  As he choked once again he opened his eyes and watch Auburn retrieve the glass of liquid and quickly returned to the beast.  She gently lifted his head and put the goblet to his lips.  Very little of the pink fluid actually went into the beast mouth. Most ran  down the side of his face.  Auburn reached for a towel hanging on a pole next to the bed and patted the side of the creature’s cheeks.  The creature stopped coughing and watched contently as Auburn tented to him.  His body relaxed, sensing that the female Being wasn’t there to harm him.  He gathered up enough strength and reached up and touched Auburn’s hand.  Startled at first, Auburn reeled back, then looked into the eyes of the beast and realized, that he knew that she was his caretaker at that moment.  Auburn looked around and saw what looked like water bucket.  She reached down and put the towel in the cool liquid and came back to the beast.  Caringly she laid the wet cloth on the beast’s forehead, then reached down and held his hand.  As she touched him, a sick caring smile parted his cracked lips and in a low whisper he bellowed, “Thank you.”  Auburn looked the beast in the eyes and smiled and patted him on the cheek.  With his large protruding eyes, bushy brows, large lips and harden face. Auburn was surprised to feel a soft texture to his skin.  was all

 
 

 

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