I did not want to be seen. I did not want to let her watch me die But Farley is right. I want to be with her and she deserves to be with me.
I feel no pain as I speak with Eve, trying to memorize her face for whatever comes next. I don't know what it is, but I know it is a place she won't be, and one she shouldn't come to for a long time still.
And so I stroke her hair gently as I struggle to keep my eyes open.
I want my last words to be something sentimental, something she can treasure. But in the end, they end up being a reassurance, one as best as I can manage.
"I love you Eve. This isn't your fault. You couldn't have stopped it."
The last thing in the world that I want is for her to stop sleeping too. For her one escape from pain to be haunted by visions of me as I am right now.
"I love you."
I whisper it again as I feel myself falling, not into darkness, but light. Light all around me. I know the light. I feel the light. It is familiar. And so I am not afraid for myself as I fall. My only worry is for Eve, for the horrible things her mind will twist this into.
I try to whisper my love again but suddenly my body is not my own. My lips are not my own and all I can feel is the warmth around me, a pleasant warmth. And my thoughts fade too, as does my vision. The last thing I see is her face, her beautiful face looking down on me.
Goodbye my sweet. You are the love of my life.
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New Dawn
FanfictionMare goes back to Norta months after the events of War Storm, along with Evangeline, Elane, and Farley. This is the story of Mare rekindling things with Cal, Evangeline trying to deal with the current issue facing The New Free Republic of Norta, an...