He closed his soft brown eyes thoughtfully for a moment. "Immortals are not given the luxury to ponder where they go when they die."
"But you can die!" Phoebe exclaimed, slightly taken aback by his grievance.
"I am not so sure I can," he reminded her. "After all, we were only given the immortal life for every other day, each taking his turn on Earth while the other was in the underworld. I have broken that for so many years now, I doubt I could ever go back. Even if I could, would my brother take my place?"
"But...but...but..." Phoebe looked away, unable to gather her thoughts. "You will still be alive when I am dead."
It was never a question. He reached out and touched her hand with his fingertips. It was a simple gesture, but one that meant everything to her. "We shall see."
"Good morning folks and HAPPY FRIDAY! We here at KCAW want to remind you -"
Shea slammed her alarm clock off and rolled over to stare at the ceiling. It was Friday already? How had that happened?
She groaned and got to her feet. A few papers she had written the night before had fallen to the floor. Her mattress wasn't suited to hold such a large stack. She took the papers and shoved them back under, promising herself she'd find a more suited place when she got home from school.
Diana appeared in her bedroom door with a fresh stack of pancakes and smile that rivaled the sun itself. "Good morning dearest niece!" She sang.
Shea groaned, trying to hide her smile.
"I noticed you didn't get to bed until late last night." Diana laughed to herself. "Forgot that today was Friday?"
Shea shook a hand at her, then got up to take the breakfast. Diana handed it over enthusiastically, then looked behind her towards her bed.
"You going to let me read that essay?"
"What?" Shea looked behind her, the stack of papers creating a jack between the two mattresses. "It's a journal."
"A journal, huh?" Diana thought about that for a moment, then wiped her hands on her apron. "Sounds like a great idea. Maybe I'll start one as well." She gave Shea a large smile then headed back down to the kitchen.
Shea ate as she got ready for school, only finishing half of it. She brought the rest down with her and left it by the sink as she headed out the door. Diana happily wished her good luck, and Shea waved.
The air was colder than she had expected, and a soft dusting of snow covered the ground. She grumbled to herself as she walked over to the car and turned it on, letting the heater warm it up.
Something moved in the corner of her eye, and her head snapped up. Nothing was there, and she spun around to look out the back window of the suburban. Again, nothing. Shaking her head, she drove off to school.
 Kidagara · Mon Mar 10, 2008 @ 02:54am · 0 Comments |
