Lost Not Forgotten Novel: Midas Story

chapter 9

I gasped as I saw Maya way far on my left view unconscious on the ground, with Skye posed, now a golden statue. She had a pistol in her left hand with her right arm posed as if she was pushing against something or someone.

Then I figured it out. Maya had probably tried to kill me behind my back as Skye swooped in at the last minute and pushed her away. I can't believe she actually tried to save me! I felt so much guilt and sadness at that moment.

"Skye no!" I shouted as I ran closer to her inanimate body. I cupped her cheeks as I noticed all the details of her golden self, shining and reflecting the light off the hot sun.

Just seeing her like this made me want to cry. It was too late to get help. She was dead now, and at this point, I would be lonely all my life. She was all I had left....

I stepped back from her, and with all my guilt, sadness and anger, I fell to my knees, "WHAT HAVE I DONE?!?!"

As soon as I hit the ground, I caused a big wave of shock and turned the whole ground around me to gold. It went as far as the eye could see from my point of view.

My emotional pain had taken over me. I felt guilty and furious that I had this curse. It only caused harm to the world and the ones I loved. This stupid curse had taken everything from me, no matter how hard I tried. I had tried to kill myself many times before and I had failed. For some reason I couldn't die. And now, because of my abilities, I was now lonely.

I broke into tears. Here was absolutely nothing that would cheer me up. All I was is a mistake. Everything about me was terrible. All these negative thoughts in my head was all I could focus on.

Now, what would I do? The plan to restore things failed. Why couldn't I control myself? Why do I have this curse? Every question I had, or the only question I had to ask was, Why? Everything would only be worse further than this point. How would I live now?