See no evil - The awakening

Time is up

 looked at myself in the mirror and didn't recognize the image that it gave back to me. Physically I had changed. My muscles were bigger, stronger. My body was leaner. She looked like a better version of myself. Emotionally, it was the opposite. They say ignorance is bliss and that phrase made more sense to me at that moment than ever before. In that time I'd learnt I was extremely powerful, maybe more than anyone else in the world. But still, that power couldn't get me what I wanted. If I didn't have them, if I was still a human, I could have Idris. I could have the life I wanted. So what did it mean? What did power mean? Why did everyone want it so much when it brought nothing but sorrow.

I wore a short blue dress with a pair of black boots. I never dressed like that. The dress was tight and it showed my chest and shoulders and legs. I wore makeup. My eyelashes were now black and deep and my lips were reddish as if they were filled with blood. I looked memorable. You must love the irony in that.

I walked to the front door and passed James in the corridor. He had started walking again. —You look lovely. I'll miss you deeply–He said with sadness as we hugged once again.

I stood outside the house. The breeze danced amongst my hair. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. I raised my hand and cleared the sky. I opened my eyes and saw the clouds rushing to other people's stories. Mine needed a bright blue sky. I looked at the roses beside each side of the house and made them bloom. And how I love the smell of roses.

The grass, the sky, the roses and I, we all looked like a painting, something you'd keep forever in your mind if you were lucky to see in your lifetime. Ciara walked out and saw it. She asked me to stand still and went inside. She came back a couple of seconds later holding an old Polaroid Camera.

She snapped a few pictures and gave one to me. —I will never forget you dear.

I would never forget her either. She had been my teacher through this journey and had helped me do what I thought was impossible. I had freed Idris from myself.

I felt the sorrow pressing against my chest. I walked down the steps onto the grass. My legs wanted to give up and let me fall to the ground. But I knew I had to continue moving. One step after the other. Each one of them took me further away from him.

The car was already loaded with all my stuff. I sat in the driver's seat. And I drove away.