A Walk

Phoenix

"Oh it's good to be back," I sigh as I take a deep breath of fresh air.

I look around me. Hmmmm I don't recognize this place.

"Now what have you gotten us into little Ember." I chuckle. It's been so long since I could see and move and speak. I stretch reveling in the feeling of muscle and bone moving inside of me. In pure glee I take off running. The dry air whips around me, I am in ecstasy with the ability to feel and interact with the world again. Finally in exhaustion, I throw myself in a patch of grass on the ground. Oh the dirt the grass, I can feel and touch it all. It is mine. A laugh comes bubbling from within. It erupts from me, throwing my head back. Oh to laugh again. After several minutes I finally compose myself and examine what I have to work with.

"Oh Ember, dearest twin. What have you done to our wardrobe....." I cry out in mock disgust. Looking down at the old tank top worn shorts with a t-shirt tucked in the waistband and sneakers combo. "This just won't due, it simply isn't decent. Oh Ember, you wouldn't mind if I, uhh, changed us up a bit now would you?" I cock my head as if waiting for an answer and knowing there would be no reply I smirk. Well then to work.

Rip, the threads of the t-shirt come apart. "I like the sound of that," I mutter to myself. A few tweaks here and there and then I put the shirt back on and look down to admire my handiwork. The sleeves and several inches of the bottom are gone and the strips are braided to tie up the back. My stomach shows and my chest has become much more pronounced. Ahhh much better. I chuckle again,"Ember you must take my advice, this is a much better look for us darling." I laugh again. The brat's gone again, you're in control now. A smirk dominates my face.

Now to figure out where the hell I am. I skip out to the middle of the road. To the north, road, to the south, road. Road, road, road, road, road!!! I growl in irritation at my helplessness. I don't like being helpless. "Hmmm....let's see if I can get anything out of you Ember. Tell your sister where you are, why don't you?" I call out my voice soft and dangerous.

I sink to my knees and close my eyes and begin to breath. In out, in out, in out........ I slip into a phase coma, focusing all my energy on my breathing. Eventually something appears in my mind. A door. It's wooden and heavy and I've seen it many times before. Ember is carved in pretty looping letters across it's middle. With my focus, I reach for the handle and pull it open. The scene in my mind is static. It's like the signal is going in and out but I can still just barely make out the picture before me. Mother dearest stands in front of her. She's yelling. She points out and opens the door to our house. The image shifts as Ember starts to move. She's going outside. The closed door is the last thing I see. Then the image goes black. I focus harder, I need more information more memories. Focus Phoenix. In out, in out.....

I'm at Issac's house. I can see him at his door. The words "Always and forever" echo through the image. I roll my eyes, alright enough gushiness, fast forward already. The image shifts again, I'm leaving the house. But Where, where, where are you, where are you going? I put even more focus into my question. The image goes dark. Then the road appears, the one I'm on. It is glowing along the path that goes north. A phrase is written slowly in the horizon, To Avarett, Go to Avarett. The image goes black.

I collapse in exhaustion, breathing heavily. My face is pressed against the ground. I can feel the sharp loose rock piercing into my skin and the pain forces me up again. I rub my cheek trying to wipe the sting away. My breathing has slowed, but exhaustion weighs my limbs down. My arm drops back into my lap and my head ducks down to my chest. My eyelids are screaming to close,begging. Just one minute, just a little rest, they seem to whisper.