He's Awake (Second Draft)

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[Todd]

Is this still right?

I'm still floating thru all these memories. Catching faint glimpses of voices, of emoshuns, of all kindsa different thoughts. Of everyone. And I don't know who or what. I don't even know who these people are...

Well, except one-

(Viola?)

'Cuz now I'm here, in a memory of being on a spaceship, with other kids, (they're so tiny) and I'm watching them sneak into an unused room, some sorta ventilashun shaft or something, and I see them mark it up with all kindsa different letters and words, words I can almost read-

And they're giggling and I almost feel like I know these people, like they used to be my friends from long, long ago.

(But I do recognise one of them-)

(Is that her?)

And them I'm in this memory, but I think it's my own, because I'm in this tent with this girl and she's kissing me and I think I can almost-

I think I can almost remember who she is-

Is that Viola?

I know I need to find her-

And I've been searching-

Searching for a long time-

(And I can hear her calling for me-)

"My dearest son-"

Like that! I've heard this before, I just know it. And I feel my way through and I think I'm even getting closer.

And everything's becoming so much clearer, much clearer than normal.

Like they ain't memories no more, like-

Like I'm really there-

And then I see them-

I see them, their honest-to-God real selves-

Not memories-

But I don't know who they are-

(Do I-?)

A man, a man with a beautiful voice, like a sound that I just want to press myself into-

And a girl-

A girl?

I know this girl-

Was she the one who-?

I see them.

And I start running towards them.

And I'm getting closer.

But I feel tired-

So so tired-

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