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I woke up in the middle of a field. Where am I? How did I get here? I got up and looked around. The field stretched out for as far as the eye can see. I walked towards the flowers on my right. They looked interesting. I kneeled down and smelled one of them. The smell reminded me of home. I wanted to go home. I cried. I wanted to see him again. I looked up at the sky. The blue sky was staring to get clouded by dark grey clouds. It would rain soon. I ran. I wanted to get away from the field. The rain started to pour down on me. Within a few minutes I was soaked. My thin dress didn't offer me any protection from the cold wind. I shivered. The tears flowing out of my eyes mixed with the rain. I kept running. I didn't know where I was or where I was going. All I knew was that I wanted to run. It got so dark that I couldn't see where I was running, but I kept running nonetheless. I had to get away from here. I needed to go home. Suddenly I tripped. I looked down to see what had made me trip. There he was lying. His face looked so calm. I wanted to whisper his name. But I couldn't remember it. I couldn't remember my own name either. I wanted to poke him, so that he would wake. Yet at the same time I didn't want him to wake up. He looked so beautiful. I looked at his body. He didn't have any clothes on. I took off my dress as well. I looked up at the dark sky. It had stopped raining. The sun broke through the clouds. I felt the water evaporate of my body. I sat down next to him. I fell onto my back and closed my eyes. We were together again. Together at last. My time alone without him was the worst time of my life. But now we were both dead. And now we would be together forever. I got up and kissed him. The sun shined down on us. The boy opened his blue eyes. When he saw me he smiled. Then we started to fall apart. First our legs then our arms, but I wasn't scared. Our atoms would mix and we'd finally truly be one. We would float through the skies together until the end of time.

*

The sun shined through a hole in between the curtains. It lit up the dark room. Mark was already gone. He sat on the ground. He was holding Otto. He looked like a little kid. I smiled at him. He looked up and saw my smile. 'Good morning.' He said. 'I want you to have him.' I told him. He looked at me with a confused look. 'What?' 'Otto.' I answered. Mark got up and gave me a kiss. 'First you give me wings and now your old teddy bear, yet I cannot give you anything in return.' He said. I just smiled at him. 'I don't need anything in return.' He shook his head. He desperately wanted to give me something in return. Then his face brightened. He seemed t have an idea.

*

I took of my ring. I wanted Mira to have it, after all that we have been through together. I walked up to her and took her hand. I put the ring on her finger. She looked at it with a shocked look on her face. 'I cannot accept this gift...' She mumbled. She put her hand up, wanting me to take it back. It was an old ring. It was the only thing I had left of my childhood. I shook my head. She should have it. She gave it a closer look. It was a thin gold ring with the Wintarian symbol for snow on it. It had been a gift from my only friend. I had always kept it close to me. Mira walked towards me. She was crying. I wrapped my arms around her. I let her sob into my chest. My shirt was getting soaked but I didn't mind.

*

The moment that I accepted the ring as a gift, Mark's entire life flashed before my eyes. I could feel his emotions. All the sadness, anger and happiness he had felt in his childhood. It was a happy time, until they came. The ravens. I felt tears roll down my cheeks and into Mark's shirt. He held me close. The ring he gave me, I knew I had to keep it close to me. It was the best gift he could have given me. He had given me his memories.

*

I sighed. I looked at the back of Sam's head. I had always know that Sam wouldn't fall for me. But the truth hurt me anyways. He had chosen that stupid Italian boy, Mario, over me. When I found out about their relationship I was devastated. I had had a crush on this boy for so long. 'Charlotte!' My friend called me. I looked at her. 'Don't fall asleep! The teacher will punish you!' She said to me. The teacher looked at her. 'Elizabeth! Quiet!' The teacher told her. I smiled. Then my phone started to ring. Shit! 'Charlotte, please leave this classroom at once! You've stepped over the line too many times now!' I nodded at the teacher and ran out of the room. I looked at my phone. It was my sister.

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