Can Love Be Happiness

Chapter 16: Leave Me Be

Thank you readers! I can’t believe you actually like my story I thought I was a shitty writer. It makes my heart all warm and fuzzy knowing that you like it. I’m sorry I haven’t been updating on time I just have a lot going on right now. From school and family issues my life is kinda wobbly right now. Hope yall have a lovely weekJ.

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Dream:

 

            I laughed as we ran through the forest. Throwing random things at each other and chasing each other through the tall trees. I hid behind a bigger tree while he was looking for me. I peeked around the tree trying to see where he was. I couldn’t see anyone just the trees placed around the forest. I felt a pair of hands grab around my waist and I screamed. He chuckled as he brought my back closer to his chest. We held each other’s hands and started to walk to the pond. I looked at him as we walked along the dirt beaten path through the forest. He was wearing less fancy attire than what he usually wore but he still hand jewels and gold around the edges of his shirt. His hair had the whip in the front and looked like he spent a lot of time on it. He looked very handsome today his eyes such a beautiful brown. I was glad to call him my friend, he was handsome and so nice to me. He twirled me on the road and I giggled. We finally made it to the pond and it was amazing. We sat on a log near the pond and looked at the scenery.

“This is so beautiful John.”

“I know but nothing can even be compared to your beauty.” I blushed and looked away trying to hide it. When I looked back at John he was on one knee and holding something in his hand.

“Anna I know we have been friends for the longest time. Actually to be exact five years and twenty three days and it has been the best five years and twenty three days of my life. I want to spend the rest of my life with you and I know you’re only seventeen but I will wait for you until you are ready but I am still going to ask. Annabelle Marie Josephs will you marry me?”

My chest felt like it was on fire and my head was spinning out of control. I stood up and ran to the forest. I swear I heard someone laughing off in the distance as I stumbled against the trees. I got back on the dirt road trying to look for a place to run. I heard someone come from up behind me, John must of caught up to me. I turned to look at him in his face and saw Pan. He had his arms crossed over his chest and had a smirk on his face.

“No one will ever love you Anna you little naïve child! Now you’re all mine and you will never leave me!”

His face started to twist and vines started to move closer to me wrapping themselves around my body. Pan walked closer to me and his face started to turn into Bov’s.

“See what I can do to your love.”

He moved out of the way to show me a dead body covered in blood with bugs crawling around it. I looked at the clothes and saw the fancy jewels that I was looking at not so long ago.

“John!”

I woke up screaming and hitting my head on the top of the cage. My breath was a horse race and my heart beat faster than that. I felt my face and they had tears streaming down it.  My dream ran through my head over and over again. I have had nightmares on Neverland but never this bad, it almost seemed real. I feel so rattled I just curl up in a ball in the corner of the cage and rock myself back and forth and go back to sleep.

Eight days have passed since Nate has come to my prison. Pan made orders that he could not come back after we talked, what a prick. Just because I could have a casual conversation with a person doesn’t mean it’s a bad thing. I hate being in here there is literally nothing to do. One day I really wanted my Romeo and Juliet book to read and it appeared in my cage like magic. It was weird but I guess this island was filled with magic. I have read the book about six times cover to cover while being locked in here and I can quote the book just off the top of my head.

“Come, night; come, Romeo; come, thou day in night;

 

For thou wilt lie upon the wings of night

 

Whiter than new snow on a raven’s back.

 

Come, gentle night, come, loving, black-brow’d night,

 

Give me my Romeo”

Has to be one of my favorite lines, it has a mixture if dirty but sweetness to it. I heard the footsteps again and closed the book and hid it behind my back. A body jumped down the hole and walked to the cage. Felix stepped out of the shadows striding to my cage.

“Pan says that he is letting you out.” He started to open the lock on the door.

“What really?!” I smiled, I was going to be let free.

“On one condition, you have to leave the camp and never return.” He opened the door and I slowly stepped out, my muscles were throbbing. He just gave me a hard look and handed me his hand for balance.

“Felix that means I won’t see you again.” He nodded and for a split second he looked upset but his face harden again.

“You have an hour to get your stuff before you leave.” With that he turned around and walked out. I picked myself up and started to walk to the opening. I saw wooden steps nailed to the wall for you to climb up with if you were too short to pull yourself up out of the hole. I climbed up the step and emerged out of the hole. The hole seemed to be in a tree of some sort, I walked to the opening of the tree. I opened it and looked out, it was the new camp that the boys have moved to before I was thrown in that damn cage. I went to my previous tent and grabbed all my clothes and left for my treehouse not even saying good bye. Tears threaten to run down my face as I walk to my home. Am I happy that I’m leaving? Or am I sad? I just have to stay strong no matter what. It’s not like I can just leave the island so I have to deal with it.

 

“parting is such sweet sorrow.”