End of Eternity by Loretta Lost

Author:Loretta Lost [Lost, Loretta]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-11-01T16:00:00+00:00

I am pacing back and forth in my sister’s hospital room, but the walls are beginning to spin. I am half-asleep on my feet, and terrified to be alone with the voices in my head. If only Helen would wake up again and talk to me, I feel like she could chase my demons away. My thirst for information has kept me awake and wired, and I am desperate to hear even a few words from her. If she could just regain consciousness for one minute and tell me what I need to hear... but could I even handle knowing?

You already know, Grayson’s voice tells me. I killed myself because I couldn’t have her. You weren’t enough for me, Carm. She was the one I always truly wanted.

Turning on my heel, I pace briskly back and forth in the room. No. You’re just a figment of my imagination. You’re not real, and you don’t know anything about me or my husband. Get out of my head!

Figment or not, I’m here to stay. I’ll be here every day until I get what I want, Carmen.

And what do you want? I ask wretchedly.

You know, Grayson hisses into my mind. I want her. I want Helen. I’ll do anything to have her. Only when she joins me will I finally be at rest. Only then will I leave you alone and be silent.

I look toward the unconscious girl on the hospital bed. She looks so tranquil and pure. I move to stand next to her, and feel a heaviness settle in my heart. Not so long ago, I used to call my sister my best friend. We had a happy childhood together, and the blissful freedom of being tomboys perpetually covered in mud. Then, once we were teenagers, we managed to maintain our closeness by sharing long conversations about our troubles into the wee hours of the morning. Of course, with my vast penchant for mistakes, I always had far more troubles than Helen did; they were only ever neutralized by her ability to offer the best advice.

“What do I do now, Hellie?” I whisper softly. “I can’t fix this. You always knew how to fix everything, but there’s no coming back from this.”

You were a greedy bitch, Carmen. You wanted too much. The perfect family, the perfect life. You were just a spoiled little rich girl who couldn’t accept that no one loved her.

“No. Shut up,” I snap angrily. Then I realize how ridiculous it is that I am talking to my dead husband. My face contorts in disgust as I grip the sides of my sister’s hospital bed. “I needed you, Hellie,” I say in a shaking voice. “Why did you go away? You could have prevented all of this. If only you could have told me sooner that Grayson was dangerous and unstable... I would have listened.”

Your sister never loved you, Grayson says mockingly. Don’t you understand that? She never would have disappeared for years on end if she really cared.

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