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a piece of glass lodged in her side. She yanks out the glass and blood begins leaking.
The markings grow red. Sonya stands up and loads another clip into her sidearm. She walks toward her brother and says, “Stop now, Isaac.”
Rahna’s hand begins to rise, and Isaac opens his eyes with excitement.
“No!” screams Sonya as she fires three times, hitting Isaac twice in the chest and once in the head.
Rahna’s hand falls down and Sonya feels limp, defeated. The glow of the markings slowly fades away. Then Sonya feels hands on her, helping her to sit up.
“Are you hurt badly?”
“I’m fine—arhh.”
Joseph looks at the wound her hand is covering, then he places his hands on the wound and begins chanting. His chanting is soft and pleasant, unlike Isaac’s. She feels the warmth of Joseph’s hands as he heals her.
“There. All done. How do you feel?”
Sonya stands.
“My body is not what you should be asking me about. I just killed my brother.”
“Sonya, you did what needed to be done.”
Joseph walks over and picks up the statue.
“I just killed my brother and—”
“And he was going to kill thousands of people to bring back my sister. Don’t stand there and act like you're the only one who’s hurting. You think that I didn’t give a second thought to let him bring back my sister?” Joseph turns from Sonya and walks toward Isaac. He pulls his body by his arms and lays it next to Rahna’s.
Sonya accepts this as his statement.
“What are you doing to the bodies?”
“The bodies still contain incantation power. They must be sealed and destroyed.” He begins chanting.
Sonya walks away.
“Where are you going?” Joseph asks.
“I can’t stand here and watch while you destroy my brother.”
She exits the lab and runs down the hallway into Noel’s room. She maneuvers around the small toys on the floor and enters his bedroom. She doesn’t see him in the bed but hears whimpers from underneath it. She looks and sees Noel crying.
“Hey little guy,” she says. “It’s okay. Auntie Sonya is going to look after you for a while.”
He slowly crawls out from under the bed. Sonya picks him up and sits him on the bed. She twists and turns around and finds what she was looking for. She climbs up on a chair and opens the air vent.
“Here, Sweetie,” she tells him. “You have to climb in.”
She picks Noel up and he gently crawls in, then she closes the vent and locks eyes with Noel.
“Be very quiet, okay? I’ll be right back.”
Noel nods bravely.
“That’s my boy,” Sonya says smiling. She jumps down and leaves the room.
Sonya enters the lab again to see her brother and Rahna’s bodies lit up in blue flames. She watches as they burn and she can’t help but feel a little envious at the love they had, the promises and dreams they made together. Isaac finally found love, a feeling he didn't want to let go of, but it’s now lost.
****
A Zone bus travels down a street. Noel is asleep on Sonya’s lap. He positions himself to a more comfortable spot on her lap. Sonya softly rubs her head.
A rumbling sound in the air causes Sonya and many others to look outside. A large ship flies high leaving the atmosphere. Sonya watches as her ride to the Gauntlet leaves the planet forever until a beam of light hits the ship and explodes. Hundreds of pieces descend from the sky. Another beam strikes the ship, sending a shockwave that hits the bus. The bus pulls over and everyone exits, their faces staring up at the falling debris.
“Auntie Sonya, what was that?” Noel asks, rubbing his eyes.
“Trouble Noel,” she says. “Trouble.”
To be continued…
SOME THINGS DON’T COME BACK
Billy-Joel and Russell lock eyes on the thirty-eight-special lying on the muddy ground. The gun is solid black with the exception of its dark brown grip. The trigger is
The markings grow red. Sonya stands up and loads another clip into her sidearm. She walks toward her brother and says, “Stop now, Isaac.”
Rahna’s hand begins to rise, and Isaac opens his eyes with excitement.
“No!” screams Sonya as she fires three times, hitting Isaac twice in the chest and once in the head.
Rahna’s hand falls down and Sonya feels limp, defeated. The glow of the markings slowly fades away. Then Sonya feels hands on her, helping her to sit up.
“Are you hurt badly?”
“I’m fine—arhh.”
Joseph looks at the wound her hand is covering, then he places his hands on the wound and begins chanting. His chanting is soft and pleasant, unlike Isaac’s. She feels the warmth of Joseph’s hands as he heals her.
“There. All done. How do you feel?”
Sonya stands.
“My body is not what you should be asking me about. I just killed my brother.”
“Sonya, you did what needed to be done.”
Joseph walks over and picks up the statue.
“I just killed my brother and—”
“And he was going to kill thousands of people to bring back my sister. Don’t stand there and act like you're the only one who’s hurting. You think that I didn’t give a second thought to let him bring back my sister?” Joseph turns from Sonya and walks toward Isaac. He pulls his body by his arms and lays it next to Rahna’s.
Sonya accepts this as his statement.
“What are you doing to the bodies?”
“The bodies still contain incantation power. They must be sealed and destroyed.” He begins chanting.
Sonya walks away.
“Where are you going?” Joseph asks.
“I can’t stand here and watch while you destroy my brother.”
She exits the lab and runs down the hallway into Noel’s room. She maneuvers around the small toys on the floor and enters his bedroom. She doesn’t see him in the bed but hears whimpers from underneath it. She looks and sees Noel crying.
“Hey little guy,” she says. “It’s okay. Auntie Sonya is going to look after you for a while.”
He slowly crawls out from under the bed. Sonya picks him up and sits him on the bed. She twists and turns around and finds what she was looking for. She climbs up on a chair and opens the air vent.
“Here, Sweetie,” she tells him. “You have to climb in.”
She picks Noel up and he gently crawls in, then she closes the vent and locks eyes with Noel.
“Be very quiet, okay? I’ll be right back.”
Noel nods bravely.
“That’s my boy,” Sonya says smiling. She jumps down and leaves the room.
Sonya enters the lab again to see her brother and Rahna’s bodies lit up in blue flames. She watches as they burn and she can’t help but feel a little envious at the love they had, the promises and dreams they made together. Isaac finally found love, a feeling he didn't want to let go of, but it’s now lost.
****
A Zone bus travels down a street. Noel is asleep on Sonya’s lap. He positions himself to a more comfortable spot on her lap. Sonya softly rubs her head.
A rumbling sound in the air causes Sonya and many others to look outside. A large ship flies high leaving the atmosphere. Sonya watches as her ride to the Gauntlet leaves the planet forever until a beam of light hits the ship and explodes. Hundreds of pieces descend from the sky. Another beam strikes the ship, sending a shockwave that hits the bus. The bus pulls over and everyone exits, their faces staring up at the falling debris.
“Auntie Sonya, what was that?” Noel asks, rubbing his eyes.
“Trouble Noel,” she says. “Trouble.”
To be continued…
SOME THINGS DON’T COME BACK
Billy-Joel and Russell lock eyes on the thirty-eight-special lying on the muddy ground. The gun is solid black with the exception of its dark brown grip. The trigger is
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