Worlds Apart

Chapter 18

I decide to go for a walk so I put on my thick red coat and my light brown knee-high boots and go out the door for a nature walk. The fall leaves are stunning shades of red,orange,yellow and occasional green. I have walked a peacefully two miles when Nixon crosses my mind, and tears start to fill my eyes but I quickly wipe them away and continue walking. After about five minutes I see the strange figure again I stop. "Hello?" I ask. Nothing. So I turn and walk home. When I get home I look at the clock. 12:00pm. I sigh and Nixon comes to my mind again and instead of fighting away the tears I let them come. After about six minutes of silent tears in the kitchen I hear the door open but I don't acknowledge  it. Then I hear light foot steps coming toward me, I start to turn around but instead I slowly grab a long knife from it's holder in front of me and hold it close to me hoping that the person behind me wouldn't notice it. Next I hear a familiar voice. "Kate?" it asks. "Who are you? And how do you know my name?" I ask sternly. "Kate, don't you recognize me?" The voice slightly deep and very accented. Nixon  I think. No,no, it cant be remember? I tell myself. "Did you like the roses I gave you my love?" It asks. Now I've had enough. I clutch the knife tightly in my hand. "Who are you?" I ask. "Kate i'm Nixon, remember?" "Nixon is dead and if you don't leave now I'll make you leave my self." I say sharply. He walks over to me and starts to touch my shoulder I whip around with the knife pointing at who ever I meet. "Hey, easy,easy, I mean you no harm. it's me Kate" It says. It's a boy that looks identical to Nixon. "What's your name?" I ask not putting away the knife. "Kate, it's me Nixon" He says. I'm shocked but I don't show it. "Tell me something we recently did, my full name, age and the names of our horses." I say. He smiles. "What we recently did was go into battle against the voice, we won, Midnight died, and I went into a coma for two weeks then I went looking for you for a week. Yesterday I found a bush of yellow roses with red tips, their meaning is friendship and falling in love that's why I give them to you, I picked the roses and put them on your piano, then this morning I wrote you a note now we are here." He pauses. "Your full name is Kate Alana Haddock my full name is Nixon Thomas Willows, we have two horses one is mine the other is yours, mine is a chestnut brown stallion named Jackson, yours is a palomino named Rose." I slowly lower the knife. He starts to walk forward slowly with his hands up. "Ok, i'm just gonna take this ok?" He says as he gently takes the knife from my hand and sets it on the counter to his left. "Y-your alive" I say. "Yeah." He says looking at me. Tears flood my eyes. "Your alive" I say. I run into his arms as he hugs me tightly "Your alive, I can't believe it" I say thought muffled sobs. "I told you i'd be back" He says. We hold each other for five minutes. Then we release. I gently place my hands to his cheeks. "I can't believe it" I say then put my hands down. "Were's Luna?" He asks. "I don't know she ran off and didn't come back" I say. "We should see the horses and take a ride i'm sure they miss you and are tired of seeing me alone" I say. "Alright" He says as he smiles. So do I as we walk hand in hand to his house. As soon as we get close to the stables Rose and Jackson go crazy with excitement. Jackson comes running toward the fence and jumps it flawlessly and then comes barreling toward us, but slows to a stop when he gets close to Nixon. Nixon lets go of my hand and rubs the stallions muzzle saying. "Did you miss me boy?" Then the horse nestles his neck around Nixon giving him a hug as Nixon hugs him back. "I missed you too boy" He says. His accent is adorable, especially when he gets frustrated. I think to my self. Then I relies he's looking at me "Ready for our ride malady?" He asks. "Why yes I am my good sir" I say as we both laugh. He gears up Jackson and I gear up Rose and we both meet at the edge of the woods. "Ready?" He asks. "Well what are we waiting for?" I say and set Rose into gallop, "Hey!" I here Nixon say as I leave him behind. "Come on slow-poke!" I yell. But soon he is right next to me, smiling and going ahead of me. "Who's the slow-poke now?" He says as he stops to let me catch up. Then we walk our horses the rest of the way until we reach a spot to rest then we get back home after putting the horses up. As I close my eyes and slowly drift off to sleep I think to myself. I'v got my Nixon back, and I wont let him go again.