Away From the Sun by Jason D. Morrow

Author:Jason D. Morrow [Morrow, Jason D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Tags: Horror, Young Adult, Science Fiction
Amazon: B00KP05K32
Goodreads: 22427505
Publisher: Smashwords Edition
Published: 2014-05-31T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11 - Waverly

The white light blinds me for just a second. Now I’m looking in through a tiny window of the future, only this time it is Remi’s.

There are five people standing together. The sky is a mix of orange and purple hues as the clouds shadow the setting sun. I recognize all of them but one person. There is Remi, Gabe, Evie, and myself. The stranger is a woman that I have never seen. She is walking to the group of us from an SUV in the distance. It’s hard to tell, but it looks like there are others in the vehicle waiting.

Gabe rubs Remi’s back as she holds Evie tightly. Remi has tears in her eyes as she looks to Waverly. “Is this it? Is this what you saw?” Remi asks.

Waverly nods at her. “It’s the only way,” she says. “This isn’t a future that we should try to change. Evie has an important job to do.”

Remi wipes away the tears from her cheeks with her left hand. In her right arm, Evie stares at her.

“Why are you crying?” Evie asks.

“Because we have to go away,” Remi says.

“No!” Evie cries out.

“Oh, kid,” Remi says as she pulls Evie in to hug her tightly.

The woman approaches us, respectfully keeping her distance as Remi says goodbye to the little one. Waverly watches the two of them, a look of sadness, mixed with determination in her eyes.

Remi holds on to the child for a long time, almost as if she is refusing to let her go. Eventually, she turns to the other woman. “Swear to me that you will do everything you can to give her a good life.”

The woman steps a little closer and wraps both of her hands around one of Remi’s. “She will be protected, and I will raise her as my own. As long as I am alive, Evie will be cared for, and will know only love.”

Remi swallows hard and gives the child another tight squeeze. “You’re going with Jenna now, okay? You’re going to have a great time. Can you be a strong girl for me?”

Evie looks at Remi and nods. “I can be strong,” she says.

“Good,” Remi says.

“Strong!” Evie says with a smile.

It’s difficult for Waverly to watch this unfold. She turns from them, and walks a few paces away. There are no tears in her eyes. Her jaw is set firmly as though she knows what she has to do next.

Waverly doesn’t turn her head to watch as Jenna takes Evie into her arms. No more words are exchanged, and Jenna walks with Evie toward the SUV as Gabe and Remi watch them. There is nothing but silence until the final car door closes, and Evie leaves them.

Remi buries her head into Gabe’s chest as he rubs her back gently. He whispers comforting words to her until she finally composes herself. Finally, when Waverly knows that the time is right, she turns to face Gabe and Remi.

“It’s time,” Waverly says.

White light.

I’m still holding my sister.

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