Historical Fiction


by Aimee S.


Trip To Rome

Characters:
Aimee-Maya- main character
Samantha-Hera-Traviling companion
Courtney-Calico- Best friend
Ben B-Aryan- Gladiator
Zak-Adilles- worker at hotel
Ashley-Chimera- worker at hair salon
Britton-Crhonus- Gladiator
Joel-Eros-Gladitor

"Finally we are here. That plane ride was to long, and choppy." I said.

"Talk about choppy, Hera hurled all over her seat." Calico said.

"OK, lets stop talking about hurl or else I will hurl all over you." I said.

"Lets go find our hotel before we have to much fun." Hera said.

"I agree." said Calico.

"Me too" I said.

"Me three" Hera said.

Then we went to find our hotel.

"I think we are lost." I said.

"Look I see someone who can tell us where it is. He's cute to." Hera said.

Hera went over to ask the man. The man was a gladiator. His name was Eros.

"Hello" said Hera in a shaky voice.

"What do want little lady. I need to get to the Colosseum." Eros said.

"Why do you need to go to the Colosseum."

"Iım a gladiator and I need to go train for my fight tomorrow." said Eros.

"Will you get hurt?" Hera said in a worried voice.

"Maybe. Why do you want to know." said Eros.

"Just because I want to." Hera said.

"WILL YOU HURRY UP OVER THERE HERA?" I said

"Give me a break peoples." Hera said in an angry voice.

"She is flirting with him too much. Iım going over there to ask him where the hotel is." Calico said.

"Hi, my name is Calico. Do you know where the Rome Hotel is?" Said Calico

"Yes, you go West two blocks, then North two blocks, then turn right at the light, and then turn left and you are there." said Eros.

"Thank you Eros." said Calico

"Your welcome Calico." Eros said.

As Hera and Calico were walking back to me, Calico made up a little song for Hera.

"F.L.I.R.T. Hera." Calico said giggling.

"I was not flirting Calico."

"Yes you were. Iıll even imitate you. Will you get hurt. Sides you said he was cute. Big hint." said Calico.

"Maya was I flirting?" said Hera.

"Big time Hera. You just went over there to ask him where the hotel was." I said.

"You have a point." Hera said.

A few hours later

We finally found our hotel, checked in,then went to check out the city.

"Maya, Calico we should go to the Colosseum." Hera said.

"Why, so you could see Eros fight." I said.

"No Eros fights tomorrow." Hera said.

"No we are not going to the Colosseum. lets go the baths." Calico said.

"I agree with Calico. We can relax in the saunas, steam rooms, and check out there pools." I said.

"Well that sounds better than sitting on stone benches and watching buff men fight." Hera said.

Me, Hera, and Calico went to the baths. Calico decided to cut her hair. She went in and sat down in a stone swirly stair. A tall, thin, short haired girl walked out of a room in the back.

"Hello there girly. How do you want your hair cut. Short, shoulder length, ear length, what." She said in a Roman accent.

"Shoulder length please." Calico said.

"By the way my name is Chimera." She said.

"My name is Calico." Calico said.

While Calico was getting her hair cut Hera, and I were relaxing in the saunas.

"Ah this is nice." I said.

"Yea this the life. Slaves waiting on you, steam rooms." Hera said with relief in her voice.

"Thanks for the hair cut Chimera. I love it. I may come again." Calico said.

"How long will you be here Calico?" Chimera said.

"About a week" Calico said.

"Bye." they both said at the same time.

It was know 6:00 and we thought we should start heading to the hotel. When we got there we put on our P.J.ıs, wrote in there journals, told jokes, then went to bed.

The next day was Heraıs birthday. In Rome birthdays are really big deals. They are celebrated as festivals. Hera got to chose what the girls did that day.

"MAYA, CALICO, WAKE UP ITıS MY BIRTHDAY!!!!!" Hera said in a happy, and loud voice.

"Ok, Ok, you donıt have to yell it so everyone in the hotel can hear it." I said.

Ring, Ring, Ring.

"Iıll get it. Hello, this is Maya, how may I help you." I said.

"This is Adilles from the office. I just got a complaint from your neighbors that someone yelled and woke them up." He said.

"That would be Hera who did that." I said.

"OK, thank you." Adilles said.

"Hera that was Adilles from the office. He said that you woke up our neighbors with your yelling." I said.

"Sorry,I was so excited." Hera said.

"Hera since it is your birthday we will let you chose where we go today." Calico said.

"YIPEEEE. First we go a really fancy breakfast, then we get to watch gladiators fight." Hera said.

"Ok, that is fine with me." I said.

"Me too I guess." Calico said.

We did not have a fancy breakfast but we went to find the Colosseum. We bought tickets and went in.

"Todays fighters are Aryan, and Eros. They must fight to the death." the announcer said.

The two went to the middle of the ring and started fighting.

"Go Eros" Hera yelled.

It was a bloody long fight, but somebody finally won. Aryan won. Two people came out and dragged Eros body out of the ring. Next Aryan had to fight Crhonus. Nobody could kill Chronus.

"Please donıt make me fight Chronus, he will tear me to pieces." Aryan said in a scared voice.

That is what Crhonus did. He tore Aryan into pieces. Then the fights ended.

Next we went to the Circus Maximus. There we saw chariot races.

Then we went to the Forum. The forum is the main market place and business center. There we just strolled along and looked at things all different shapes and sizes. Some things were blue, yellow, maroon, and all different colors. They had things that were hard, soft , mushy, smooth, long, short, fat, skinny, and sharp.

Then we went back to the hotel and got on our p.j.ıs and fell asleep from the long day in the city.

The next day we woke up all refreshed. For breakfast we called down to Adilles and told him to bring up breakfast for three people. Adilles brought up some fresh meat, fish, fruit, vegetables, different kinds of bread, and honey to sweeten some of the foods.

"Donıt you eat pancakes, eggs, waffles, toast. You know the good stuff." Calico said.

"What are pancakes?" Adilles said in a puzzled voice.

"Oh never mind" Calico said.

"Today is our last day here, what should we do?" I asked.

"Letıs go to the baths then figure out what we are going to do after that." Calico said

"That is a good idea. Lets do it" I said

"To bad I canıt say bye to Eros. Heıs dead." Hera said.

"Yea to bad you canıt say bye to your dead lover boy." I said.

"Very funny Maya." Hera said.

"I know Iım funny." I said.

We spent most of our day at the baths. That is where most of the things to do are. Calico said bye to Chimera. Then we went back to the hotel, packed, said bye to Adilles, then left to the airport.

The End


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