Just Like Her.

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by Atychphobia

by Atychphobia

Standing alone she stares into an abyss of broken, thoughts, hopes, dreams and people clawing their way out of this. Ready to drag her under with them because she don't belong in a world with NORMAL. Why is she so different? So broken. So callused. What's a fight without a battle? What's a battle without a war? There's so much to wait for. She has yet to open the gate. The gate to fate..Hate. Sadness. Confusion Illusion. Four things you can't live without. Love Happiness Knowledge Reality. Four things you can't always have. That's just life. Yes? Mixed feelings, emotions, thoughts. What's a life without dreams though? Nothing. Just like her.

Elle coughed into her sleeve, listening to Rylan babble on and on about his dumb football game. Boasting about his winning touch-down. Like she cared, she was more worried about the things going on with herself. Ever since her brother left, the house has been quiet, and tense. Every time her mother talked it was to talk down on Elle.

"You're not going to be like your brother." She quipped. "Never going to make it as far as he did."

Well, she could be right, but after Elles interest in her grandmothers old Cherokee story, Elle has done nothing but focus on research about it.

"Elle." Rylan whimpered, "Are you even listening?"

Elle looked at him and she could tell he was in need of acknowledgment. "I heard you, I'm proud of you." She managed to proclaim before hitting another coughing fit.

After she was finished with the disgusting hacking she looked up at Rylan questioningly. "Do you want to help me find an old cherokee demon?"

He scoffed at Elle, "Sure, I don't see how it could work though."

What Elle didn't know, was that more was possible that she thought.

Elle and Rylan sat on Grandma Alexandria's floor, who just happened to be Elle's grandmother and listened, mesmerized at the story of which she told. The quickening of Rylan's breath, and the goosebumps that trailed along Elles arm, gave their enthusiasm and interest away. Grandma Redbird spoke slowly..