UnTamed [Book 3]

We Have Something in Common

So I'm assuming y'all liked the last chapter so have another one!

"The loneliest moment in someone's life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly."

~F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

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Chapter 24: We Have Something in Common

Luke

Someone was singing, but Luke couldn't tell if it was in his dreams or not. Part of it was in another language. But it was soothing nonetheless. They kept repeating the song too, so Luke soon learned the words:

Close your eyes; I know what you see

The darkness is high, and you're in ten feet deep

But we've survived more terrible monsters than sleep

And you know I will be here to tell you to breathe

Tu sei il mio soldatino

La ragione per cui vivo

Non ti scordar di me

Io veglierò su di te

Stumbling lost; the last choice of all that you meet

It's the cost of ruling those 'neath your feet

Paths you've crossed, and trust you're trying to keep

You're exhausted, listening for a voice that can't speak

Ma nico, mio caro

Tu sei il mio soldatino

La ragione ho vissuto

Non ti scordar di me

Io veglierò su di te

So you run; through shadows you roam

Seams undone by the love you thought you could own

But he's just one of many that you might call home

And maybe someday, the bitter will fade from your bones;

Fade from your bones, oh

Eri il mio soldatino

Ora un principe oscuro

Ma anche per te, c'è una luce

Che ad un'altra vita ti conduce

He shifted in his sleep, and the singing ceased immediately. Luke opened his eyes a sliver but everything was blurry. He tried to say 'hello' but it came out as more of a grunt. Shuffling on the other side of him caught his attention. Whoever it was opened the door and disappeared. A few seconds later he heard his dad say, "Luke? Are you awake?"

"Dad?" Luke murmured.

"Hey bud, how are you feeling?"

"Exhausted. What happened?"

"You saved Bryn's life but got your back ripped to shreds in the process. Lost a lot of blood too. If it weren't for Bryn, you would've bled out. Your back is pretty much completely healed now. We gave you some ambrosia and nectar when you woke briefly but you probably don't remember that."

"I don't. Which one of you was singing?" Luke inquired, rolling slowly over onto his back.

"You know I'm completely tone-deaf so it wasn't me," Mr. Jackson joked.