Darkness Befell Us

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(PREVIOUSLY ON DARKNESS BEFELL US)

"Honey you could never guess who the leader of the Karan security duty is," he said looking at me and touching my cheek, "Well who is it?" I said following him around, "It is Rik," he said turning to me and I almost screamed from the shock of my past but hoped maybe it was someone else with a similar name, "....yes Nen it is Rik my former best friend," he said and came straight at me pulling me in for a hug

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(NOW)

Nen (narration)

"Hey hey hey!" I looked at Karth as he was shaking me hard, "Karth stop I am alright," I said and tried to stop him

"I am sorry but you zoned out for over 20 minutes and I was worried, " he said checking my face looking worried, I just touched his face to reassure him that I was fine and then he let go

"Can we go down for breakfast I am starving," I said pulling him through the door and he just smiled at me, for some reason I just knew he was just pretending I knew he was worried about this Rik thing but who am I kidding I was worried too, just hearing the name made me feel like passing out I did not want to remember what happened that fateful day but I guess some things just keep coming back

When we reached downstairs I saw everyone at the table, it put a smile on my face, the only thing people in this tower come together for is dinner so seeing everyone there for breakfast was nice, at least I forgot about Rik for a second

"Nen," I heard my name being called by the voice I had taken long without hearing, I turned slowly and I saw my brother Caz, he was smiling at me with open arms but I just looked at him

I remember clearly I was still in the hospital recovering when Santi told me my brother was gone, the moment I wanted him by my side is when he left and now he is back like everything was okay

"Nen I am back," he said coming at me while smiling,

"I can see that," I simply replied taking my seat at the table next to Karth,

"Did you know he was back?" I asked Karth looking at him and he just shrugged making himself a plate, "I have just seen him now too, I had no idea he was back," he said

"Does he think that I can just forgive him just like that, like he left last week and is back," I said avoiding to look at him I felt at the corner of my eye that he was looking at me

"Nen you will have to talk to him whether you like it or not, he is your brother," Noth told me from my side and I looked at him and he gave me a small smile, Noth was my friend he would always reassure me everything was going to be okay even in a bad situation

I just smiled and ate my food in silence and dreaded the moment I would have that talk with Caz.

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"I am going out with Noth, I will see you later," Karth said kissing me and left, I was still sitting on the bed thinking when I heard someone knocking on the door,

"Come in," I said and Caz came in and I just rolled my eyes, "Please Nen let me explain," Caz said running his hands on his face

"Explain what, that you left me at the time I needed you most, the time I almost lost my life, the moment where you could reassure me that everything was going to be okay, but you left me for years.....years!!!, there is nothing you can say that can make me understand Caz....nothing." I said yelling at him, that is when I realized how much anger I had toward him

"Nen I am very sorry I was stupid I wasn't thinking but I knew you would be safe with Karth, I just could not stand seeing you like that," Caz said looking down