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Authors: Marie Bilodeau
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bear that colour. The
only one that ever should.
“We have to go,” Hector whispered. The winds began
howling. Al’s braid whipped sideways, but the rosebush wasn’t fazed
at all. Like it didn’t belong to this world anymore.
To any world.
“I’ll come back. I promise,” she whispered into the
gale, helped Pete and Hector into the back and shut Percival’s door
to the howling winds.
Al clutched the steering wheel, watched the yellow
roses vanish in a sea of mists, and pulled the car off the road,
away from her friend, toward more mist, to face a world she no
longer understood.
The rosebush continued to bloom behind them, each
flower covered in a fine layer of freshly-cried dew.
Epilogue
The watch lay quietly in Hector’s hand. No matter
what he did, he couldn’t get it to wind up. He couldn’t even open
it.
Stella’s other great-granddaughter sat sullenly
beside him. He missed Molly, and he’d only known her for a short
time. He understood what the Taverner girls were going through.
What it felt like to lose your world.
To lose everything.
He understood the grief. The anger. The madness.
He held the watch in his hand and looked outside.
The spare sand he’d brought was almost gone. He’d used so much of
it already, just trying to keep them safe.
And if he used too much, he wouldn’t be around to
help them anymore.
He looked up to see Al, back in the driver’s seat,
observing him from the rearview mirror. Her eyes were still
grief-lined, but determined. She intended to see her sister safe,
if that was even possible.
The question was in her eyes now. Would they
live?
He held her gaze for a time before looking away.
He had no answer to give her.
The End of Nigh 1
The tale continues in Nigh 2, now available at online
retailers! Be
the first to get updates by signing up for Marie Bilodeau’s
eNewsletter: http://tinyurl.com/kqyl83n .
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only one that ever should.
“We have to go,” Hector whispered. The winds began
howling. Al’s braid whipped sideways, but the rosebush wasn’t fazed
at all. Like it didn’t belong to this world anymore.
To any world.
“I’ll come back. I promise,” she whispered into the
gale, helped Pete and Hector into the back and shut Percival’s door
to the howling winds.
Al clutched the steering wheel, watched the yellow
roses vanish in a sea of mists, and pulled the car off the road,
away from her friend, toward more mist, to face a world she no
longer understood.
The rosebush continued to bloom behind them, each
flower covered in a fine layer of freshly-cried dew.
Epilogue
The watch lay quietly in Hector’s hand. No matter
what he did, he couldn’t get it to wind up. He couldn’t even open
it.
Stella’s other great-granddaughter sat sullenly
beside him. He missed Molly, and he’d only known her for a short
time. He understood what the Taverner girls were going through.
What it felt like to lose your world.
To lose everything.
He understood the grief. The anger. The madness.
He held the watch in his hand and looked outside.
The spare sand he’d brought was almost gone. He’d used so much of
it already, just trying to keep them safe.
And if he used too much, he wouldn’t be around to
help them anymore.
He looked up to see Al, back in the driver’s seat,
observing him from the rearview mirror. Her eyes were still
grief-lined, but determined. She intended to see her sister safe,
if that was even possible.
The question was in her eyes now. Would they
live?
He held her gaze for a time before looking away.
He had no answer to give her.
The End of Nigh 1
The tale continues in Nigh 2, now available at online
retailers! Be
the first to get updates by signing up for Marie Bilodeau’s
eNewsletter: http://tinyurl.com/kqyl83n .
Keep in touch!
Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/kyp47lo
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mariebilodeau
Website and blog: http://www.mariebilodeau.com
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