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We all get lost sometimes
And some days it’s hard to find
The missing part of you
That turns your whole life askew
Search deep in the water
For you’re the only daughter
Who’ll find the missing part
And piece together your heart
-Lilliana-
O
ver the past few days I’ve started losing control. It’s only been in small ways, but it still scares me. Is this how Evey felt when she couldn’t stay in control? I couldn’t imagine being in her shoes. She lost control quite often before. I never even thought about how scared she probably was.
We’ve had a few guests stay over recently, all of them being descendants of realms. Allie invited them over to fight Nukpana. Everyone couldn’t come because there needs to be someone to guard each pathway, but roughly twenty people are here so far.
Most of them are nice. I met Aoife, the descendant of Vita. She’s really kind and has been teaching me some cool tricks she’s learned. She has strawberry blonde hair and vivid green eyes.
Allie has been consulting with the others about how to open the mirror. No one has been successful so far. I know I should tell them, but I’m a bit scared. How are they going to react? What if Evelyn was wrong? What if I do it wrong? These fears run through my mind like an endless river.
I know I have to tell them. I have to do it now or else I’ll back out.
I excuse myself from the dinner table and head upstairs. The room is bustling with arguing and shouting over who’s right. I try to sneak through to Allie, but I keep on bumping into people. I feel a bit panicky. I’m not comfortable with crowds.
Once I squeeze through, I tug on his sleeve. He turns away from his debate with Aithne, one of the few people I recognize.
“Allie, I need to talk to you.”
“Aithne, I’ll be back in a moment,” he excuses himself with a bit of annoyance in his voice.
I follow him out and we stand just outside of the shut door. My anxiety sneaks out, but is immediately replaced with a different type of fear. I’m afraid that I’ve disappointed him or that he’ll hate me for hiding this from him.
“What was it you needed to speak with me about, dear?”
“Allie….when Evey appeared in my dream, she said something about how to open the mirror.”
His face lights up. “That’s great news, Lilliana! What did she say?”
“Umm, well, she wasn’t sure if it would work. It was more of a feeling.”
“Lilly, at this point we’ll try anything.”
“....she said that I have to do it,” I mumble under my breath.
His eyes widen and his expression morphs into a contemplative one.
“That makes sense. I can’t believe I didn’t see it before!”
I feel like my skin doesn’t fit me. I want to shrink back and shrivel into the shadows.
He takes a good look at me and concern paints his face.
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