Eaden Forever

Eaden's Memory: Shadow

Shadow: Memory #2

It was early when I first woke up, so early that even the sun still hadn't come up.

The inside was cold, but right now, it didn't matter to me.

I walked the halls searching for one person, and for the first time ever, it wasn't Lucia.

I couldn't shut my eyes and find him.

I couldn't sense him at all.

It was too unfamiliar, too new.

We had no real connection, at least not yet.

I didn't want to ask someone where his room was either.

I just wanted him to wake up and find me himself.

There was a low creaking sound, and I was quick to hide.

No words were spoken. There was only a quiet sigh.

I peeked to see who it was, and my heart thundered in my chest.

It was Boone.

He had just walked out of his washroom, and I could see his entire left arm. The arm that made him like me.

His arm was beautiful.

He was beautiful.

Lucia always told me to appreciate things that were beautiful.

She said people destroy beautiful things.

I couldn't think about anyone hurting him.

I would keep him safe.

Boone would be okay if he stayed here.

My feet trailed a bit behind him as he walked the stone hallways.

He took several turns before he stopped at a door.

This was a little out of the way for the others.

So this must be his room then?

He walked inside and shut the door behind him.

For as much as I wanted to talk to him, I would wait.

I waited outside of his room for a while, maybe an hour.

It felt like a long time.

He was probably asleep.

I felt myself frown.

That's where I should be.

I should be sleeping.

I left the cold corridor and made my way towards my own room.

My feet stopped before the stairwell, and I felt a strange, unpleasant feeling curl inside of me.

I didn't want to go up there.

I didn't want to be alone.

Has it always been like this?

My head shook as I turned around.

I made my way to the study.

It was too dark to see anything.

My hands blindly sought the lantern that was usually on the desk between two large shelves.

I nearly knocked it over once I finally found it.

It should be easy to light it.

I had fire inside me.

Lighting a candle should be easy.