Reliving the past

Chapter 4 - Part 1

Sorry! I know it's been a really long time since the last update. I've been busy with my education and my other stories. Hopefully, the next chapter won't take so long to be posted :)

Enjoy the chapter :p

And please remember, I wrote this years ago so I'm really sorry for the out of character stuff and bad grammar and boring dialogue.

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Rose

After our rather short food break, we assembled back in the room.

"So, who is reading next?" Abe asked.

"I'll read," Mikhail volunteered. "Chapter four..."

AND WHEN I SAY THEY blew up, I mean they blew up.

"That's what you said the first time," Christian complained.

I rolled my eyes.

Flames and smoke unfurled like petals from a newly opened flower as those poor monarchs exploded into pieces of rock.

"Wow, Rose." Sonya said, looking shocked, "I didn't know you had a poetic mind."

Everyone chuckled.

"I don't." I said stubbornly.

"Whatever you say, Rose." Eddie teased.

For a moment, I was stunned.

"You were caught off guard?" Sydney asked, looking bemused.

"Just for a moment," I said defensively.

It was like watching an action movie, the explosion cracking the air and shaking the ground.

Everyone looked at me.

"What? It was like that! I said defensively, even though majority of them had witnessed it.

Then, guardian training kicked in. Critical observation and calculation took over.

Dimitri, mom, Eddie and Mikhail nodded.

I immediately noticed that the bulk of the statue's material blew toward the outer sides of the garden. Small stone pieces and dust rained down on the funeral procession, but no large chunks of rock hit Lissa or anyone standing nearby. Assuming the statues had not spontaneously combusted, whoever had blown them up had done so in a precise way.

"Very good, Rose." Mom said approvingly.

I swelled under her praise. It was similar to receiving praise from Dimitri. Neither of them was quick to praise but when they did...well, it meant a lot.

The logistics aside, huge billowing pillars of flame are still pretty scary.

I glared at Eddie, Adrian and Christian, daring them to comment.

They didn't.

I smirked in satisfaction.

Chaos broke loose as everyone tried to get away. Only, they all took different routes, so collisions and entanglements occurred. Even the pallbearers set down their precious burden and took off.

"What?" Adrian asked, scandalized that Tatiana's corpse had been abandoned.

"Honestly, Adrian. What else could they do?" Sydney asked sensibly.