midenian-lostie

I know Apen’s behind me, but I ignore him all the same. If he can vanish for two years, he can handle being invisible a while longer. He shuffles around the stables trying to catch my eye, pretending to check his stall, stopping to rub Melly’s head, idly picking up the manure fork as if he might do some mucking. I tighten the girth on Niagara and pull the stirrup down. Sparkles, Chara’s horse, leans over to nibble at my hair. “Off!” I can’t help but smile as I push her away. She shakes her head indignantly and rattles her bridle. I wish Chara would hurry up so we could leave. “You going on a ride?&

A Letter, and a Death Wide, blue eyes. Cheek fading from rosy to porcelain in the space of two breaths. The fragile paper in her hand trembled, then slid from her limp fingers. My own voice rang hollowly in my ears as I said, "What is it?" One thudding heartbeat, pounding against my chest. Another. My sister's eyes wandered, as if she found herself lost, her hands drifting towards her lips, down to her skirt. I wanted to stand, to take her by the shoulders and wake her from the daze. But a whisper in my head told me it was too late. A brother could do nothing to mend a heart, broken now like the waves on the New England coast. She stepped