I let my legs carry me, turning numb to the hurtful body of the earlier training, I was crying, the sun was setting, I was drawing closer to the edge of the waterfall, 'Father, father'' that is all I could think, he was back, when did he passed on? How long has he been back, I blame this training, no! I blame my mother; I doubt she is my mother! If she is than I do not want her anymore, the clashing of the waves was very much strong and audible, I stood at the edge of the water fall and I stopped.
''why I'm I even here?'' I asked myself, my father, the pain was so unbearable, I held my chest, as tears started burning and they streamed. He is gone, too soon, I do not even remember the last words we once conversed. It hurts deeply, I hardly remember the picture of him, but I do remember few features of him, the queen who calls herself my mother had burned him before I could see him for the last time.
I doubt I could leave without my father, his is the reason I put up with my mother's cold shoulder, I can't do this anymore. ''Father I'm coming to you,'' those were my last words, before I let myself fall over the edge, right to the unknown water which its source is the water fall. It did not take long as I felt every breath, leaving my being, as I struggled to reach the surface, my mind filled with regrets, scared of the death, but darkness was slowing starting to cave in, but it seems to take longer, as I pied myself again, I did not miss a silhouette approaching me fast, I could not swim, I'm already dying but before I could take a last choke, I had seen myself being surrounded by the longest thing ever, a snake?KANE POINT OF VIEW:
I set outside the shelter with my mother. I had been worried sick about her, since she has been gone to long, I could not help but to feel like I had lost her, I could not open up about it because Patina was also going through her frustrations about her father. I could never handle Patina's emotions they too much, she gets happy too much, angry too much I mean everything about her is a bit hard to handle. I love my friend though no lie.
''what you thinking about?'' my mother's voice snapped me out of my thoughts,
''I am thinking about my friend?'' I said honestly.
''where is she anyway?'' she said sitting down next to me.
Ever since the return of my mother and Erix she had not greeted my mother or even come to see her. After all they get along very well.
I shrugged my shoulders,
''After all, king Erix is buried and she is not back, she ran away since from yesterday when she came back from training, I hope she is okey.'' I said as I draw stupid lines on the ground.
Maybe she is home now.
''well, this must be hard for her,'' my mother responded.
I sighed. I nodded my head. Maybe I should understand that she is hurt I mean my parent came back alive and her father did not and she gets along very well with her father more than her mother. So, things are really that bad. And I do not want to lose my friend.
''Azur! I hope I am the first to congratulate you on the next mini-Anakin,'' one the neighbours, who always have the eyes and ears open for the greater good of the gossip.
''what?" I exclaimed, I cannot believe my mom hid the truth from me that I will be the big brother I wish it was the boy, a girl, I could only imagine a little sister like Patina, we would never get along at all.
''Selina, stay away from my business.'' My mom said throwing daggers at her. Yes, I know she is too much with new, but I am just shocked that she will get mad for congratulating her, I mean these are the news that will bring joy to my father in fact it's good news to spread around the village.
Aunt Selina shrugged her shoulders and she left, mumbling incoherently under her breath.
I turned to look at my mom, I could not help but smile due to excitement,
''wipe that smile and do not tell your father about this.'' She said in a serious note, my heart sank, I am not good at hiding anything accept what Patina says, I exhaled. ''you want to surprise him?'' I asked hopefully. She smiled and nodded. I wonder how long will this take but I can try,
My father came back with two boys who always help him to hunt, dead animal on his shoulder with woods with other boys, I was about to break the news but I quickly stopped, I can't stay her, so I greeted whilst I ran to the Queens shelter,
''where you off too?!'' my father shouted.
''Patina!'' was all I said until I picked up my pace, racing to the Queens shelter.
I arrived at the queen's yard; everything has been cleared as if nothing happened. By this time usually the queen should be doing something or sitting if I am not mistaken, but I went to the door, I worshiped her by calling her out of the shelter of which she did, she seems okey or maybe I cannot read her expression, ''Kane,'' she answered. I bowed. ''is Patina back,'' I asked,
''Nope, she left yesterday and ever since,'' she explained as if she cared less. Which makes me wonder if she really loves her daughter, I mean she is a mother, she should be loving her, no I must never question a mother's love for her daughter, it is totally wrong, I should just be there for my friend. I bowed my head. ''thank you, my Queen.'' I bowed again before I left the premises. I decided to check her at our favourite spot, now was becoming worried, so I rushed to the water fall, when I got there, it was empty, it was hot today, I set down, and I wondered where could she have went.I mean yes, she is going through hell, but she is worrying me and I feel like she deserves to be yelled at when she is back, 'if she comes back' the negative thought intervened and I quickly shook my head. No, I should always think positive, tomorrow, we should be going back to training, apparently the queen wanted the village to function as it was when the king was here or not.
Its hard to understand the queen, nobody dares to say much or go against her wishes, people think she enjoys the tittle that she became too immune to the loos of what she claimed she loved and once the queen hears about these rumours, they will wish they had swallowed their words, gossiping is dangerous at some point.
I set there for quiet long, hoping she could come back but I got tired and hungry, so I stood up heading home and thinking that after food I will come back and wait for her again.
PATINA POINT OF VIEW:
I gasped for air, as I set up than I coughed, my chest burns and hurts, I could hear birds chipping and I realised that I was around the forest, fuck!!! I survived my suicidal method. Its not fair. I stood up but ever fibre in me hurts, I could still hear the strong waves clashing, and I could catch a glimpse of it flowing to the direction that has always been unknown for me where it leads.
It was not hard to come to a conclusion that I had to take the steep path in front of me that could lead me back to my favourite place where I spend time with Kane. That means I will be above the water fall since it is on my left side. I huffed. I wasted no time as I climbed.
How did I even end up at the edge, maybe the wave carried me to here, that should be impossible, I mean they had to carry me to the unknown direction of where the water flows to. I want to leave this village anyway. All I remember is drowning and that is it. If I had been gone too long than I am a dead meat to my mother, I need to rest and I am hungry, so I picked up the pace.
I do not know how long it took me to reach my spot but when I did, I was relieved, it felt longer though, but I am glad that I am alive because the thought of bumping to weirdest and scariest things cross mind of which it never crossed my mind till today.
Suddenly it was becoming too hot, too hot that I felt being naked, but than my skin would still get burned, ''what the fuck'' I said when I drenched in sweat instantly, this is not good, when I looked behind me, I saw Vapour? That was wired. I slowly approached it, when I got to the edge I could not help but to scream as I could feel my skin burning too much, my left arm started to get pealed, my skin was wearing off and it hurts me so I ran back home, and the skin hurts less and it was not pealing, I was scared shitless, the water was becoming the source of heat and how and when that happened I have no idea, but this is the first time in any years since I was born for it to occur, they never told us this when they told stories, and I was running home with tears streaming down from feeling the burn, the thunder occurred, when it strikes the ground near me, I increased the pace even more, I could not help but to call out mama, and soon I would be appearing to the village region but meanwhile I had to run that is he only option I heard. The sky turned bloody orange with thunder rumbling in between the changed clouds from its original colour, when I saw my home, I could not hear what mama and Kane were saying but they seem to be beckoning me to run as fast and when I turned my head back, I saw a rain falling but the traumatising part was everything touched by the rain, burned out and turned to ashes and the rain was coming on me fast, that's when I let out my last speed screaming, drawing closer to the village, while they screamed, ''run, run'' hearing those words I knew I was close but I screamed as drop fell at the corner of my, the whole village people, I saw them picking up their children and things, probably running home, what is going on?