~The Passing Time~ A Garmau FF

Chapter 23: Zane's lament

Zane's POV
My eyes turn from firey red to icy blue. I-I'm myself again?... It won't last long.

I snap into reality. At my feet is a beat-up Kenmer, blood trickling from his lips. His arm is splayed out at an akward angle and he's battered and bruised. Why? Why Zenix?

I have to play along to get out of here without trouble... I close my eyes so that the other three don't see they're not red. "You'll know better next time." I try hard not to flinch at my harsh words. I'm so sorry.. You'll never understand this...

I flick my hand over my shoulder and turn away as a sign that I'm leaving. I slowly walk out of the alley.

Once I am far enough away, I slip into the shadows and run. I run to where I go to calm down. My only happy place in this harsh world.

La Luna Lake

It means "The Moon Lake." I run through the darkness, even though the moon shines brightly in its waxing stage, the forest seems dark.

I fall down at the water's edge. I fall to my knees and lean onto my hands. The water slowly laps at my hands as they rest in the cool, moist earth. I feel a tear run down my cheek.

"Life can't be simple can it?" I whisper, looking over the shimmering lake. The stream that runs into it has formed the lake into a crescent shape, just like the moon in the sky.

I shake my head. "BUT WHY?!?" I scream punching the soft soil. It makes a soft squelching sound and it covers my hand. I close my eyes.

"Why?" I whisper quietly, sitting back on my knees. I look up at the sky.

"Mother? Can you hear me? Why has my life come to this?" I close my eyes as tears start to stream from them. "I'm so sorry..." I whisper to the sky.

I walk over to a flat rock, still warm from the heat of the day. I sit down on it folding my legs together as I look at it. I shake my head. The only time I ever have peace before I go back to one more full week of that... Form...

What is their problem? More tears roll down my cheeks. Everyone sees me as one of them... I'm so sorry to everyone... They wont ever understand what is really happening...

I lay down with my back against the rock. "Please, someone understand." I drift off into an uneasy sleep, my cheeks still wet with tears as I drift off.

...

I appear in a dark room.

I close my eyes and shake my head. This is no different than how I feel during the week. I don't even try to call for someone, no one cares about a monster like me.

"Hello?" I hear a distant feminine voice. It is slightly high-pitched.

"Malachi are you there?" She says. Who is Malachi?

I walk toward the sound with my head down. I am not trying to, but it seems as if my feet gravitate to it. She is just going to run off scared.

A tear falls from my eye and drops to the floor. As it hits it makes a small ting sound as if it were a crystal.

Great. My life must force me to have this happen. I look up at her, solemnly.

"H-hello?" She says backing up slowly, her voice is scared.

I close my eyes and turn my head away. Another tear falls down my cheek. I push my hair to cover my face.

"A-are you okay?" She says softly.