Fate in my hands

Fate

It has been 16 years since I was born and since my mother died, I never met her so I don't know who my family lost, who they yearn, cry, and beg for still, although they don't say it, I can see it in their eyes when they look at me this look of hatred, and envy but also sorrow for what they lost, today was supposed to be about me, and no one can seem to acknowledge it.

Still, I'm used to it, today I get to see her, and try to beg for her forgiveness, what would I even say to her? Properly that I wish me and her could trade places, and how I wish that it was 6ft under not her.

I got out my white dress made sure to lay it down carefully, got my bath ready, plucked some roses for the bath, and got a fresh bundle of eucalyptus leaves to hang above the bath, "you need to smell the living so you don't get lost", everyone in my life repeated those words for the past month except my family they don't care about me,

"Get ready for the ceremony, you need to get your gift and support yourself and move out" was the last thing Dad said to me, at least he bothered to say something, unlike my siblings who all went out for dinner most likely to celebrate my expected death.

The bath was amazing, I made sure to leave the bath when I felt all the anxiety drain from my body, thanks to Mrs smith and her potions, she is the only person in my life who seems to care about me, she believes I will be something big one day; the breeze of the wind seemed extra strong tonight, pushing notes of oak, rain, and grass toward my nose, the path of the forest glowed with this strong purple light, and the amethyst slab path seemed to be ignited with fire which rarely happens, must be a bad omen, as I got closer to the rocks I felt Mrs smith potion wear off so I speed up my steps, hurrying up before the anxiety catches up to me, once I laid my eyes on the rocks this gut feeling tugged on me deep down, as I got closer the ground changed from soft grass to cold hard stone just like the spindle in my hand, I switched it to my left hand and took a breath, than with a blink of an eye I pined my hand down and said the word:

"blood through my veins, here me out, on this great night I call back to my bloodline, give me my gift and life", just as those last words left my mouth I fell to the ground and was transferred to the world of the dead, straight away I could feel that my life force was draining and my mortal mark was changing, the sensation was wired I never felt it, it's like my body telling me that I am worth it, I am good enough despite the years of being put down by my family.

Before I could comprehend my feelings an old frail voice pulled me away from my thoughts and said "Hello dear, I have been waiting for this day my whole afterlife,", I turned around so fast thinking it was Mom, but sadly it was not, but the woman did have her soft silky hair and her deep colored eyes just as in the picture,

"You said you waited for me, so you are my ancestral guardian? ", I asked the woman while looking around, we were in my room but it had to be before I was born, the walls were the same just a tad bit brighter, other than that everything was the same,

"Why did you choose me?" I asked the woman finally looking her in the eyes,

"You and I have a lot in common, both powerful women with a ruthless upbringing " she replied,

"Yeah sure I am powerful, no actually why did you pick to help me, why wait so long?" I asked, really why did even a person wait for me,

"You, my dear lived a whole life without your own control, always being controlled, it's time for you to take control of your own life", the woman replied,

"So what is my power?" I asked the woman,

"Your whole life nothing has been in your hands, not even fate can control what has happened to you" the woman replied, " you are the fate reincarnated, Lachesis the decider, is weathering away and you are the next fate",

"Fates like the ones in Greek mythology," I asked my voice quivering in fear, from what I read they are powerful,

"Yes and you are the middle decider of one's life Lachesis" she replied,

"ones you wake up my dear you will be the fate" she added,

" I am afraid that your time here is running out you need to go back or you will be stuck here with nothing" the woman added,

"What about my mom," I asked tears streaming down my face,

"I am afraid there is no time for that" she replied.

I woke up with a major headache, as I opened my eyes two young women were staring at me in disbelief, I guess they had never seen someone crying,

"So you are the new Lachesis? , not as stern as the old one," the red-headed one asked,

"Yeah I am the replacement, so now I am one of the most powerful beings? , I can do whatever I please, I can even meet my mom" I replied,

both went silent and handed me a piece of thread when my hand met the thread I wept, because even I the powerful fate could not change what had been fated before me, me and her were never destined to meet.