Tying Loose Ends

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

 “Sometimes a story starts from the end” –M.R.

Home…

The word popped to my mind as soon as I saw the little house, I looked at Gabe; he was still asleep. I wondered how the poor little creature had managed to stay alive all this time, after all he was just a young one.

I managed to climb out of the sled, I was shaking, I could barely carry Gabriel, and my hands were all numb and frozen. I walked toward the little house; to my surprise the door was unlocked, I opened the door and entered, I made my way through the corridor, into the living room I heard some noise coming from it, as I got closer I saw people, I got closer to them. I wonder if they were ignoring me, but nobody seemed to notice I was there.

I saw a man with a red sweater waving at me, I decide to get closer, I needed someone to help me, I was having a hard time to stay awake, I walked toward him, he stretched his hand out to help me, but the moment I touched his hand, they were all gone…

I was alone on that house, it was all an illusion.

The room was empty…the house was empty…

I had received help my whole life, but now that I needed there was nobody to get help from. I depended on myself, Gabriel´s life depended on me…

I was terrified, I had no food left, I was alone at this world. I couldn´t feel my legs anymore, I stood still on the floor as tears fell from my eyes as waterfalls. I thought something I had never thought before: “I wish I just died, I wish I was never chosen as a Receiver…I wish I hadn’t escaped…”