The fall

"I was so CLOSE! I had the rune paper and the bag and the coins! My mothers weren't supposed to be back until much later. So why in fariths sky are they coming up the steps?!"

I dove through the door to the living room and away from the kitchen just as they threw open the door. I heard mama stomp furiously through the kitchen and down the hallway whilst slinging insults in anger. Mother followed behind her very obviously trying to stifle her laughter. As they rushed down the hall I ran out on my tip-toes through the kitchen and out the door catching a glimpse of muddy footprints as I went. I gently pushed opened the door and closed it behind me before running off down the steps and behind the house. I gathered my skirts and poured a ring of porlain around me and quickly pulled out the spell paper and whispered to it my destination before pressing the center of the paper between my fingers, feeling the paper burn away between them. I dropped the paper into the ring just as it lit up in flames. The circle lit up white and I hurried to gather my skirts within the boundary before the portal opened. I closed my eyes as the portal opened and a flash of light appeared. I felt myself fall through the portal and down into the void but then everything stopped and I felt my body tilt and fall to the right.

Hard.

I was thrown around like a rag doll. Flung forward and back, left and right. My head was spinning. I crossed my legs and wrapped my arms around my head, desperately hoping for some kind of safety. I spun in circles for what felt like forever. Lights flashing randomly before my eyes. Then I was flung down and into another portal, then the ground.

Thud.

I knew i shouldn't have used that stupid rune spell…

I woke up to an impossibly bright light shining right in my face. My body felt numb and cold. I wiggled my fingers and lopped my arm over my body and shoved myself up to my knees t