Infinity

Chapter 1

        I've died a million times. And yet somehow he was always there. Always telling me I wouldn't have to worry. Yet, I worried. Each and every time. And I guess I was right to, because this time, he wasn't here. "Lillath, I promise you, I'll be there. Don't worry." Those were his last words to me. Because when I woke up, there was no one there but me and the rain. I called out his name several times, but I never got a response.

        I fell to the ground and my face got hot. Tears fell down my cheek as hot as steam. Maybe I was hallucinating, but I felt a hand grab my shoulder. I sprung up and turned around only to see mud forming. No one was there, but me and the rain.

                                                                        ~10 years ago~

        "Lillath, why are you crying." he asked as he layed his hand on my shoulder. I didn't want to tell him why I was crying. I thought it was stupid and girly, yet I didn't hesitate to tell him the truth. "I don't want to loose you. Not like I lost my sister, not like I lost my parents. I don't have anyone anymore, and you keep telling me not to worry. But how can I not. We still have 5 more travels. And you know, each time we do one, there's a risk of one of us not making it... And-" He cut me off before I could finish. "Lillath! You know I'd never let it happen." He grabbed my hands and pulled me off of the couch that was soaked wet with tears in a spot. "Let's go get some chinese food. I know it's your favorite." He handed me a towel to dry my face and we headed to the car.

        "Chris, you do know..." I decided not to finish because I could see his eyes beggining to shimmer from getting watery. He never liked discussing these things, yet he would always help me get through it all. I hopped out of the car and went in to order our food. When I came out he was crying. "Chris! What's wrong." He wiped away his tears and in a quiet voice answered, "You." I didn't understand what he meant. I took a step backwards and slipped on a puddle of water from the rainstorm we had earlier.

        I was hoping I'd hit my head and forget everything. Him, because he obviously didn't love me or care about me. But to my surprise, two arms caught me. His arms. "You're so stupid," he told me, "I meant I don't want to lose you. If I didn't want to be around you, I would've abandoned you ages ago. But I guess your just to special.

        That was it. I couldn't believe what I had just heard. He cares about me. He thinks I'm special. I gazed into his green eyes and wondered why he had stayed with me all this time. I was a cry baby, I was unorganized, messy, clumsy. Maybe I was special. If he thinks so I must be.