Emerald Eyes

Epilogue.

I felt the cold, red liquid drip down my face and down my neck. All the sound around me began to become a sharp ringing noise. My vision blurred with tears as I looked down at the floor, all of my senses leaving me. "YOU ARROGENT-" the deep and raspy voice continued to yell at me before a sweet and soft voice protested to stop. I felt like I was going to throw up. My hands curled into fists, and I looked up. "Mum...dad...please stop." And that would be the start of the never-ending terrors. Hello there, the name's Sapphire Lorna. I'm just your average teenage girl in your average teenage world. Well...used to be. This is my story of how a nobody like me accidentally saved the universe.

 The back-and-forth arguing filled me with intense guilt. Maybe if I had just shutten up and let them manage it, none of this would have happened. I started to go lightheaded. "Mommy...?" They stopped and my mother looked at me with a concerned gaze. "Yes sweetie?" she asked, slowly walking over to me. My father crossed his arms and rolled his eyes, shifting his weight to the other foot. "I'm sorry..." My mother smiled at me, putting her hands on my shoulders. Her touch was warm like the sun. She would always warm me up when I was cold. My father is the fucking definition of Antarctica however...

"Don't apologize my little Jem...it's not your fault." Easy for you to say. "Ok." I said plainly, my voice was awfully bitter and rough. My mother slowly backed up. "I'll go get you some gauze and then you can go to sleep, ok?" she said, somehow keeping a smile on her face. I hesitantly nodded and made my way to my room. I walked down the dark and empty hallway, the sounds of screaming echoing. I finally made it to my room after what seemed like an eternity. I grabbed the door handle and opened it. I walked in, well barley...It felt like the weight of the world crashing down on me all at once. I've dealt with this before, why does it just feel so prominent now? It's scary. It feels so wrong. Like something bad is about to happen to me. No no...I'm probably just paranoid. Right?

Enough with the chit chat. Let's just this over with. I closed the door, more like slammed, however. I slumped onto my bed, sinking into the rough frames. I could still hear the muffled yelling from my parents. Are they even my parents anymore? I don't know anything anymore. I don't know anything about it. It just seems like a blur. HAH! Just like how the world looks like without my contacts. I curled up in my raggedy sheets, the smell of Downy filling my nostrils. Takes me back I guess...to when they wouldn't fight. When everyone loved each other. You know? Well enough with that sloppy shit. I slowly closed my eyes, curling up into a doughnut shape. I just want things to be normal again.

 It's annoying. Deadly annoying. Maybe...one day ill wake up to see everything how it was 10 years ago. Yes...I'm 17. Don't come after me. But hey. Maybe it will happen...if I just believe. Like those old Disney movies. Well then. I sighed and slowly, but surely, drifted off into a deep sleep. One that is going to feel like forever.