Lorelei by Melody Calder

Author:Melody Calder [Calder, Melody]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Melody Calder
Published: 2020-05-28T16:00:00+00:00

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I held Lorelei as she fell into another one of the flashbacks. Thankful that she was sleeping and would remember it as if it were only a dream, I whispered comforting words in her ear as I stroked her hair. This time she didn’t seem to be thrashing around and it seemed less intense than ever before.

The sun was just peeking over the horizon, the first orange rays dancing through the glass when she stirred. I tried to stay awake but fell asleep sometime during the wee hours of the morning. It was just too comfortable lying next to her.

She rolled over and faced me, and her eyes popped open. Her eyes were wide and darted back and forth. “It’s okay, Lorelei. You’re safe,” I soothed, and her eyes met mine.

“Klaus?” Lorelei’s faint voice tugged at my heart, and I watched a tear trickle down her cheek. “It wasn’t a dream. I remember.”

I knew it would be hard for her to gather her thoughts and with the caveat of me being unable to say anything that the fates might deem as telling, I carefully asked, “What do you remember?” I stroked her hair and urged her to go on.

“It can’t be possible, but I was here before. With you. It didn’t look the same. It was old but new. I remember hearing horses clomping on the streets and people shouting. There was a stove here, an old wooden one that I cooked on. And you painted at the window…” she trailed off.

I still didn’t know how much I could tell her and needed to tread carefully. “What else do you recall?” Part of me wanted her to remember everything, yet the other part knew that as soon as she did the clock would start ticking down on her death. Except this time, I didn’t know if the clock had already started.

“I wore a ring. We were married but I don’t remember anything about it. I could smell burnt food in my dream. Isn’t that an odd thing to remember? Klaus, I don’t understand this. How? How can I remember a different life with you?” She looked at me desperately, her voice pleading with me to tell her everything, but I couldn’t chance it.

I sighed and hugged her close. “I wish I could tell you everything, but I can’t. I was stupid and did something that you may hate me for. I know you’re confused but please just trust me. Everything will be answered soon.” I kissed the top of her head and to my sadness she pulled away.

“No!” her shout reverberated off the brick walls and stabbed me in the heart. “Here I am feeling like I’m losing my mind for weeks and you know exactly why. Yet you chose not to tell me and still, still you hide things from me. That isn’t love, Klaus.” Her hands were fisted in her anger that she had every right to have. I knew she would leave, just as she had so many times before.

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