Our family's Hope

Hope

I sat there painting, waiting for uncle Elijah to come back without my dad. I heard a soft knock on my door over the months I had become accustomed to it. I knew who it was without looking. But how was it possible? I turned to see, my prediction was correct there stood my dad leaning on the doorway a smile on his face. I got up and rushed towards him I crashed into him with such force that any human would have been knocked down. "How?" I managed to get out through all the sobbing. My dad took a breath and answered "Elijah. He took my place. He brought along a powerful witch and took the dark magic out of me and put it in himself." I looked up to see sadness darken his eyes.

As we went down towards the rest of the family I found out uncle Elijah had already said his goodbyes. My dad told me he was now with my mother in peace. Out of curiosity I asked my dad. "Do you regret uncle Elijah's choice?" My dad looked down and smiled. "He wanted me to be with you." As he said this he dropped a kiss on my forehead.

When we arrived downstairs everyone had a sad look in their eyes but their faces were set in smiles. They all hugged my dad. I was so thankful he was alive but I never had the chance to say goodbye to uncle Elijah. I had hated him for so long and now he was gone. It was mostly my fault. This entire family falling apart was my fault. I had been the reason they had been separated for 7 years they lived in agony not able to see each other while I lived comfortably with my mom. Oh god! I had lost so much this year my mom,uncle Elijah and so many more. But at least I had my dad, Aunt bex,aunt Freya and uncle Kol.