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“Yes you can! Stop saying I can’t and start saying I will. What has happened to you? You used to be full of spunk, faced the world head on and made whatever decisions you needed to based on what you felt in your heart was right. Feel it again T, you know how. You always have.”
“I lost Damien. I ran him off. I don’t know how to get him back. It’s too late. I said things that I shouldn’t have out of anger.”
“Are you sure? The connection you have with him is so much stronger than ours ever could have been.”
“Connection? Some fucking connection. He says it and now you say it and I still have no fucking idea what you mean with that. I am not a master of riddles. I don’t get it.”
“Taylor you do get it. Think about it. Remember when I wanted to rodeo and you were so mad at me you didn’t talk to me. You thought that if you gave me the cold shoulder that I wouldn’t go through with getting on that bull. Remember?”
I wipe the tears from my eyes. “Where are you going with this?”
“You told me that if I got on that bull, you would divorce me. That hurt Taylor. Worst
thing you could have ever said to me. I knew you didn’t mean it but it still hurt. Then right before I was up you came and made everything all better. You told me you were sorry. Remember? Just tell him. He may be a vampire but he still needs to hear it.”
“He’s gone Chase. He broke the connection we had. He can’t hear me anymore.”
“Even death can’t break a connection. Think about it. You are talking to me now. Talk to him. I have
to go T.”
“No wait don’t go. You can’t go. Don’t leave me again.”
“I never left you. I’m always here T. Follow your heart and T, let Santa come this year.” His voice echoed off and then he was gone. The bright light no longer shined. The warmth that had surrounded her was gone and she shook from the cold air around her.
She pulled herself back together the best she knew how and went back to the Tahoe. She sat there for a minute using the sleeve of her hoody to wipe away what tears remained.
“Taylor, do you want me to drive?”
“No, I want to. I’m fine. She wiped her tears one last time, drying her face. “North or South?” Taylor questioned.
“Let’s head north. Ashley wants snow for Christmas. If we head north maybe we can give her that at least.”
Agreeing with her she turned north on I 55 and began their journey into the new life that they had no choice but to live right now. There was no turning back. They had no option. Her children had no other option.
The music played quietly. Liz and the twins slept peacefully. Six hours into the trip Taylor was fighting to keep her eyes open. She had just stopped at Effingham, Illinois and filled up the tank. She had to catch some shut eye.
“Liz, wake up.” Taylor whispered not wanting to wake the twins or alarm Liz.
“What? What is it?” She jumped as if a cannon had just gone off in her ear.
“Nothing. Shhh. I’m tired, can you take over?”
She rubbed her eyes and calmed her breathing before they changed seats. “How far do you want to go?”
“I thought maybe we could make it to Chicago tonight, get a room somewhere and spend a few days there maybe. I don’t know. I just want this to seem like a vacation to them more than what it really is.”
“It’s ok Tay. Get some sleep. When you wake up, we will be there. Rest now.” It didn’t take much for Taylor to do exactly what Liz had told her to. She went right to sleep.
“Sweet, hear me, hear me now. You mustn’t stay long in one place. They can find you. Keep moving. Only a couple days at each stop. Don’t even think about working. The means to survive will be provided. Until we meet again.”
She woke as if Damien were sitting right next to her the words were spoken so clear. Was he really talking to her or had it been yet another dream. Did he know something that she didn’t?
I shouldn’t have run you off the way I did.
The sun was rising as they reached Chicago.
“I thought we would be here sooner. We should have been here by like two thirty this morning. It’s almost eight.” Taylor looked at Liz waiting for her answer.
