Blood and wings by J Wells & L Wells

Author:J Wells & L Wells [Wells, J]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Blood and Wings
Published: 2015-05-19T22:00:00+00:00

The afternoon is like a breath of fresh air as I try to run far away from my thoughts. I feel weighed down by Lucian, by yesterday, and even more so by his proposal.

My head spins as my stilettos dig into the pavement with every stride I take. My stone-washed jeans rub together at the knees. I undo the first two buttons at the neck of my pale-green shirt. I turn up my iPod and let James Blunt’s You’re Beautiful drown out my guilt. It doesn’t stop me questioning why I kissed Tristan in the way that I did or why Lucian still sits between my temples. I have a constant headache that won’t go away.

What is wrong with me? I can’t get that man out of my head. The thought of Lucian, almost a total stranger, is able to bring butterflies to my stomach. I feel like a schoolgirl experiencing her first crush, yet I also feel an utter betrayal to Jai.

The black iron gates of the cemetery stand ominous and wide. I remove my earphones, and the sound of birds and the trickle of the small stream tell me I’m getting closer to where he lies. Coming here is beginning to feel like more of a ritual, and although I don’t want to admit it to myself, there are some days I don’t want to be here. I don’t want to remember. There is a constant battle raging in my head. If I don’t come every day, it’s as if I’m forgetting him and the love we had, the life we shared, but if I do come every day, I’m not allowing myself to move on.

The grey-shingled footpath narrows. I’m almost tripped up by my feet at what I see and for a second I stand open-mouthed. Yesterday Jai’s resting place was decorated by only a couple of daisies, but now the plain grass is covered by a thick bed of tiny white and yellow flowers that gaze up at me; they are blooming.

“Are you kidding me?” I gasp as I look around.

Apart from Jai’s plot, I see only green grass and the odd flower peeking out amongst the wreaths and cards that have been laid.

“It’s how the dead communicate with the living.”

Spooked, I jump upon hearing a familiar voice and tense as fingers rest upon my back.

“But then you already know that, don’t you?”

“Tristan?” I turn around.

My legs falter; losing my balance, I fall into his open arms.

“I don’t understand; these weren’t here yesterday.”

I point towards the daisies and take a tentative step closer, but Tristan grabs me by the arm.

“No, leave them.”

The daisies, Tristan’s words, his being here, it’s all scaring the shit out of me.

“Rose, can’t you see? Jai’s trying to tell you something; it’s a warning.”

I frown, shaking my head.

“Jai’s dead, Tristan.”

He takes my hands within his.

“Haven’t you ever sat in a room where a light flickers without explanation, or you think you’ve seen somebody from the corner of your eye, turn and there’s nobody there?”

“Tristan, stop it, will you? You’re going to give me nightmares.

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