Darkness at the Heart of My Love || Wenclair

Chapter 33: Life After Death

Enid's POV

I wake up on a dirt path, dense fog surrounding me. Before me is a tombstone and I immediately get the creeps. But as the fog lifts slightly, I see writing on the Tombstone.

"    S. Addams"

I have to find out who this S. Addams is. I think back to the sheet music addressed to S. Addams and almost as that thought enters my mind, I hear the music. The same piece I played. It sounds even more beautiful than I remember. "Enid?" I hear a soft voice behind me say and I turn around but no one is there. "H-hello?" I say wearily. I don't remember much but something is making me extremely aware of my surroundings. "Why are you here Enid?" The voice says again and I look around frantically trying to find out where the voice is coming from. "I... I don't know" I say honestly, although I feel like I should remember what happened and how I wound up here. "Wednesday needs you, Enid. Honestly, we all do." The voice is starting to sound familiar and the tone is sad. Whoever or whatever that voice belongs to is sad. "Yoko?" I say trying to see who's speaking to me  but I don't get a response. In fact, after I ask for a name, everything goes silent and the moon is starting to come out.

I look back at the worn down gravestone and I can't help wonder who it belonged to and why me, of all people, was given the ability to read the sheet music. "It's almost like I was destined to be an Addams. Except Wednesday probably doesn't want that..." I mumble to myself sadly. "Wednesday absolutely wants to spend her life with you"  A very soft voice says beside me. "But you need to wake up to do that." I look over and it's an older woman, probably in her early 40's. "W-what do you mean? I'm awake aren't I?" I say absolutely confused, tilting my head slightly. "Wednesday needs you. More than you are aware of. An Addams loves for life." Before I can even open my mouth to respond, the figure vanishes. I look back at the tombstone and my face goes white. It's not the same stone that was there mere minutes ago but sit in front of it. It's a very pretty tombstone though, a deep black stone with pink accents, covered in black roses and well taken care of. But I scream and tears flood my eyes with horror as I read the name that is now plastered on it.

Enid Sinclair

Beloved partner of Wednesday Addams.

Yoko's POV

I am standing next to Enid's hospital bed, holding her hand and sobbing. She was one of my first friends I made at Nevermore and we quickly became best friends. But ever since Wednesday showed up, I feared for her safety, but at the same time... I didn't care. For the first time, in a very long time, Enid seemed truly happy. You could tell she was being taken care of and that Wednesday cared about her, in her own very spooky way.

Enid's family were jerks. Even her dad honestly. But, you could always tell when they were going to be visiting her or if they just left. Her entire demeaner changes and it hurts to watch, but she doesn't talk about it even if she needs to. But as her friend, it was obviously hurting her and I didn't want to push. But with Wednesday, even after family weekend, she seemed happy. And I heard she stood up for herself to her mom about summer camp, which is a bonus. But now, as I sit next to my best friend, holding her cold hand, waiting for her to wake up, knowing she probably won't, is not something I had on my bucket list. Divina is waiting for Wednesday's parents, Eugene said he's coming down with honey for both of them, but who knows if Enid's parents will show...

"Yoko?" I hear a soft but cold voice from the doorway. I look up to see none other than Morticia Addams and Divina. I only nod in response, knowing if I cry, I am not only crying out of sadness but I would also be crying in front of the Nevermore legend herself and I refuse to do that.

Omg I kind of sound like Wednesday... Maybe her personality is contagious?

I watch through my glasses as she takes a seat on the other side of Enid and Divina sigs next to me. Then the dreaded question I didn't want to answer, but knew it was going to be asked. "What happened?" Morticia says, not taking her eyes of Enid. After a few moments, and a supportive squeeze of my hand from Divina, I finally speak. "Tyler took Enid from the hospital while convincing everyone she was dead. I took Wednesday out for food and coffee since she hadn't left Enid's side in days... But he used her as bait and Wednesday and the Hyde got into fight. The word is, Enid broke free and killed him. Saving Wednesday."

"Again..."

"But they don't think she's going to pull through... Wednesday's is in room 110." My words were honest, but I could not hide the slight anger I hold against Wednesday. If it wasn't for her dating Enid, Enid wouldn't be dead or... dying... She would still be alive... "She will be okay, Yoko. She has come back from wor-" I look up at her and I see her visibly take a pause, realizing she may have made a mistake. "What do you mean... Worse?" I ask through gritted teeth. Her gaze goes back to Enid and sighs. "When she was staying at our home over the break, she had... a couple close calls" I feel my blood slightly boil. Wednesday nor Enid ever told me about that. "It's not Wednesday's fault... It was Esther and Tyler working together."

"Esther... As in her mother?" I say looking up at her as she nods. How in the world could you do something like that to your own daughter?!

"But each time they lured Enid away from Wednesday. Similar to what happened here..." I watch as she takes Enid's hand slightly. "I will always see Enid as my daughter and hope one day to see her as my daughter in law. But I am afraid Wednesday's and Enid's time has been cut short. I will leave you alone now. They say Wednesday will be waking up anytime now." I watch as she leaves the room. I didn't know Wednesday Addams could even feel the emotion love... My anger toward Wednesday weakens, and my self hatred for pulling Wednesday away from Enid sets in. Not only do I need Enid... Wednesday does too...

Wednesday's POV

I find myself near the woods, black roses growing nearby. It looks very similar to the roses my mother has planted on our property but the path is different. I decide to follow it and see where it leads but it just goes deeper into the woods until a small clearing with a willow tree. Underneath was a gravestone, black with matching roses. My heart drops. Willow trees are some of Enid's favorites, the black roses are exactly the ones I gave her when I asked to court her... "She loves you, you know." I try to find the source of the voice, while also looking for my knife incase it was the person who hurt Enid but I don't see anyone. "There's a darkness to your love, Wednesday. One only Enid can bring light to. You need her, and she needs you." As I step closer, her favorite pastel pink color is the flowery accents on the stone. As much as I don't want to read the name on the stone, I know I have too... I step closer and finally see the name...

Enid Sinclair

I feel myself start to cry but I try to stop myself when I see an apparition of Enid sitting in front of the grave. "Enid!" Just as I yelled her name, I wake up suddenly, sitting up rapidly as if I just woke up from a nightmare. I'm sweating, breathing heavily and I frantically look around expecting to see our dorm room and to see Enid, but all I find, is an empty hospital room. I rip my IV's out and try to move but I feel excruciating pain in my back but I don't care. I need to know if Enid's okay. But just as I am about to walk out the door, I am stopped by none other than my mother.