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The joy filling me is so light and sweet that I take his hand and lead us through the forest to find our new home. We wander for a while, but finally, something leads me to the rock cave.
Pleased, I smile at him as I guide us into the cave.
“You lost this,” he says, holding out the key. The crystal key dangles from the chain, making my heart palpitate. I take it from him, pressing it to my chest with gratitude. I look back at him, noticing he seems worn out.
“What’s wrong?”
He grabs his chest as if in pain. “I am all right, Cassandra. We should look for the way back, instead of staying here.”
A terrible feeling in my chest makes my skin crawl, but I am afraid to ask because I’m too scared to know.
Beep…
Beep…
Beep…
Whoosh.
A foreboding sense of an impending end frightens my heart into a panicked throbbing. We are so happy, I want to stay here forever.
“Why?” I ask, confused.
Disappointment reflects on his face, making my heart thrash. I try to read his eyes. What secrets are hidden in their depths?
For some time, I see the tired look on his face, though he pushes himself to appear happy in front of me. Is he falling out of love? Is this it? Our forever has only been a few blissful minutes. I expel the wail I can’t keep in my chest and run out of the cave, afraid to know the truth.
Logan catches up with me, only moments later. He lifts me off my feet, throwing me over his shoulder, and carries me back to the cave. Screaming and screeching, I try to get away from him. I want to get away from my nagging thoughts that are spinning like a storm.
“When did you start to doubt me, Angel? When did you begin to mistrust your heart? Why are we here? Do you remember where we belong? Who we are?”
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nbsp; Confused and mystified, I look at him, and my heart breaks out in a nervous gallop. My vision blurs, warning me of the anguish awaiting me.
“The cave is a temporary refuge, we don’t belong here.” He rubs at his chest again, as if in pain, and his eyes fill up with a mist shadowing their green depths.
Terrified, I lurch towards him, as if I want to stop the misty fog from consuming his being.
Beep… Beep… Beep… Whoosh… Beep… Beep… Beep… Whoosh…
I hear the resonance filling me, and the hair on my nape stands in a strange trepidation. Something nags my mind about forgotten memories, lost moments evading me. Phantom cords quiver deep inside my soul, as if someone strums them, creating haunting notes, calling someone back home.
The creeping desolation strums my nerves as I tremble with unease cascading through my body. I look up at Logan, seeing something wrong with him. Me. Us.
“We have to leave, don’t we?”
His grey-white skin, and eyes that are hopeful, now brighten.
“Help me. Logan. Show me how.” Anxious, I quickly add, “I want to be with you.”
He pulls me to him, whispering, “Always,” in my ear, clutching me to him as if I might evaporate into thin air.
Logan leads me towards the meadow and spins us as if we are kids. Throwing my head back, I feel my hair fly around me as we both fall into the arms of the wildflowers, laughing. At least his skin regains a much healthier hue as he watches me, hopeful.
“Hi.” He smiles, showing me his dimples after so long, and my heart soars.
“Hi.” My eyes fill with joyful tears, and my lip trembles. I’m filled with a love I want to cloak us with.
