Lost In Time (Druig)

Chapter 16: Stranger Things

(An event or idea seems very strange or surprising)

It was a high pitch tone that entered my ears because of the sudden silence taking over me, knowing my screams had stopped. Anyhow, my heart still started to beat faster in an instant because of this moment, as I came to a realization what I just did to that Deviant.

It wasn't certainly what I expected to be, but happened anyways. 

I don't know if I killed the monster, but I know I did hurt it in my way, as I see it's still laying inside the collapsed building on the other side of the village, not being able to get up yet. The rumble of the cabin certainly made him weaker than he might have thought he was.

And still, this moment made my whole body tremble to suddenly realize what kind of power it looked like I unlocked to let this happen; to hurt the Deviant like only the Eternals were able to do this. 

Did I really just do that?

But instead of wondering how it happened, I came to a quick realization the young little boy is still laying in my arms, as I immediately placed my gaze yet again onto Thomas. He didn't move, which makes it even harder to accept the fact he's gone. 

Tommy. 

Why Thomas? Of all people, why him? 

I do remember everything about him so clearly, I don't want to believe he's gone. From the moment he came into my class as a shy little boy, desperately wanting to learn all different periods of time during history class, to a ten year old who wanted to protect his sister at all costs.

I just can't accept the way it all came together, as he's not able to do all of this anymore. 

It's the way the tears finally found their way onto my cheeks again, as if they were doing this already, but this time I feel myself sob uncontrollably. It's a pain that aches my heart, and it hurts. 

It fucking hurts so much. 

I don't know where his family is, and I don't even want to look up to know where they are in my surroundings, but I know they're probably unaware of their son's death, which is also a thing I can't get my mind to hold onto.

They're probably still inside of the conference room, hiding for the Deviants that came to destroy this village, to probably hunt down us or the Eternals. I can imagine them freaking out in this closed cabin, wanting to get out to get their son as they know he's in danger, but I know Sersi wants to protect all of them.

She's not going to let them wonder of in the wild when there's danger outside. 

"Chloe!" 

This worried voice suddenly came closer to me, panting in their way as I slowly tried to come to my senses, but not really as I thought I was going to be. I am too focused on the dead boy who's laying inside my arms, feeling I can't let him go.

I can't!

But besides the voice, who I quickly recognized as Sersi kneeling beside me and Thomas between the debris of the cabin, I somehow heard gunshots coming from a few meters in front of me. 

The gunshots are loud, feeling myself shake everything someone pulled the trigger, and in the meantime the screech of yet another Deviant in pain came across these sounds. I immediately know I didn't kill the Deviant just yet, or it is another one.

I really don't care to be honest. 

"Chloe, are you okay?" Sersi suddenly asked me worriedly, as I tried to lay Thomas onto the wooden floor very carefully to not want to hurt him. The matter manipulator could only look at her in frightened way, as she probably shouldn't have asked that question, but she doesn't know what to say else in a situation like this.