The Simon's Residence
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The drive back to the Simon's residence was a quick and uneventful one. Not that they could actually afford any more accidents more than the tragic shock they just went through. The tension ran thick between the Simons but it did nothing to quench the thirst for answers to all the questions bubbling in the surface. Dana still remained unconscious which gave the adults time to formulate a proper strategy to go about finding out what exactly happened while also making sure to protect her.
"I am beggining to lose the last hope I had Nick, I mean . . . this is not something that I was ever prepared for . . . No one told me it will be this complicated Nick" Sally said in dispair, feeling out of her depth.
"Shush my dear. If someone had given you a memo of her life, would you have made different choices? I ask myself, would I have chosen to be without her? The answer to these questions is always the same for me Mrs Simons, I wouldn't have decided to be without her, not then and definately not now!"
"That's not it Nick, that's not what worries me and I fear that what worries me is my selfish mind concerning this matter. I worry that I will lose the colors of life without her, that I may decide to uproot my life force to follow her. The urge is too strong for me Nick" Sally said starting to erupt loud sobs
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Nick
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I get what makes my wife question her sanity. We have been tried and tested this past few weeks. The test running deep to the core of our sanity but right now I can see that raising the same concerns as her will only increase the rate at which she is nearing the edge. I just decided to pull her to me and whisper words of courage. Words that almost felt empty because I also knew I had no perception of what is happening with my Princess.
"Don't be scared love, this too shall pass" I muttered under my breath and she moved her head to turn it so that she is facing me. Tears ran silently in her face and her eyes resembled the faint hue in the sky just before sunset.
"When does it stop Nick? you know . . . some people keep talking about hope but I've ran out Nick! I've just ran out. I mean-" I cut her off , she's almost hyperventilating and I know she's groping at straws right now, there is nothing much I can say to comfort her so I let her release the anger and confusion with her soft but audible sobs and hiccups.
Its hard to think of anything right now but I know there is light at the end of this dark tunnel, and if anyone is ever gonna find it, or even touch it . . . that would be Dana. We were all engrossed in our sour thoughts when we heard soft paddles on the stairs. I averted my eyes to look into Dana's bright unblinking ones. She had a crease on her forehead that looked almost permanent. Sally noticed her too and we all turned to look at her . . . my poor princess!
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Dana
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I had been in a dream-like state since I came back. I don't know exactly what happened but I know for a fact it's nothing good. I can'texplain it but there is something different about me that I just can't place it. I look at the two people sitting on the lounge with worried expressions and I . . . 'pain, regret, blame, anxiety . . . I can't do this anymore'
I clutched the stair rails and touched my temple. I can't really say whose feelings and thoughts were those but I can bet its mom. She looks like a battered soul and my heart just went out to her. I wonder what triggers this mind reading thing but it's just creepy. My head hurts. The piercing pain is unbearable, like it want to crack my skull. Thats when I felt my brains freeze in mortal fear. The crystal, I can feel the shards of crystal in my head. Does it mean I'm going to die? Has it always been the reason I can read people's mind? That woman . . . she must have been working with the arrogant cute guy whom she was trying so hard to be invisible to! Yes, that must be why she always claimed to want to help me. How remarkable of her to show her cowardice now, the one moment I actually needed her to come through for me! I felt dad touch my shoulders in cautious comfort and I reeled back to the reality of the situation at hand. How will I tell them? That my first kiss was crushed alongside the ribs of the kisser? That my first kiss was a woman? That the loss feels too deep? How do I even begin the raging fire that feeds off my desire for revenge in the pit of my skull? I felt the burning sensation in my eyes before I felt the rush of hot tears gushinv down my cheeks. I should have done something, anything! I closed my eyes in an attempt to force the tears back and I felt like someone was mocking my pain when I saw Sasha's last smile.
The howling of the wind outside did nothing to soothe or brighten my mood. I felt lost and the house was suddenly too small for me. I don't exactly know what happened to the black track suite I left wearing this morning so when I woke up I decided on a navy legging, a white V shaped t-shirt, my navy winter hoodie and black kicks so I just took off and ignored everyone's plea to come back, telling me its not safe and all that. I made my way to the unkempt trekking path that leads to the Mystic Falls. I started by walking and felt it still gives me enough space to think so I started jogging. I cut through the woods and saw the narrowing of the trekking path when u near the Falls. I slowed my pace and walked towards the swirling mist at the end of the Falls. I had the impulse to remove my kicks and I listened to my heart before my head will lecture me about common sense. The wind was less harsh here as it was on ground level, not steep slope or anything that needs musle to tour. I made a straight line following the flow of water using the coast line. I was about to turn back when I caught someone who was neck deep into the water, in the periphery of my sight. I made a full 360 degrees turn to make sure I saw what I thought I caught in my haste to head back home. The last time I saw something like this was in one of the Harry Potter movies. It felt surreal! Ha, who am I kidding? My life has lost any sortta normalcy I had left after high school. A bell sounded at the base of my skull but my feet seemed to have a mind of it's own as they inched closer and closer to the water.
"No!" a voice resounded in my head and I felt a force push me to turn around and walk backwards.
As soon as I felt it, I felt a gentler nudge urging me forward. This one soft but authoritative. I felt compelled to obey it. I threw my kicks as far as I could and let my feet guide me forward. My body tingled from the bite of the cold and my head revolted. I closed my eyes and wished the repulsion away, the next time I opened my eyes I was looking directly into the women's ocean blue eyes. Well thats arguably lenses, right? No eyes has the right to be blue like that. My God! They are gorgeous. I shivered again, my track was doing worse than less to protect me from the cold bite.
"Lose your clothes" The women with blue eyes said.
That's not right! How is she speaking in my head? This just can't be right! I tried to close my eyes to resist the compulsion but it was just too soft to deny. Like words said by a mother out of love and against my better judgement my hands started undressing me. I was left stark naked and my feet comenced their walk. I was helpless to resist any of this so I followed through. The bun I had tied came undone and my mind was too focused on the women with midnight black hair, chiseled facial features and ocean blue eyes as that was all I could see from her body. I came face to face with her. Strangely enough, the fear I had felt thinking about her standing position left me. I felt invincible but her cool demeanor remained calm and unchanging. She raised the one hand that was unoccupied by the staff I must have missed on her right hand at first glance and I reached for it. When our hands met I felt a static charge like I was touching raw elctricity. It felt like nothing I have touched before and I succumbed to it. I wanted more of it, like my very soul fed on it. I closed my eyes to savour the feeling and I felt my soul tingle with a bust of feelings. Belonging
Love
Strength
Power
Home
I am home! I opened my mouth to inhale through it since my nose was becoming overwhelmed with sensations. I felt the swirl of static and I was ontop of the world. I was lost!
The next time I opened my eyes, I was safely tucked in my bed and the clock at my bedpost read 02:30am!
was I dreaming?