Witness by Darnell Lori

Author:Darnell, Lori [Darnell, Lori]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Lori Beth Darnell
Published: 2012-01-11T04:30:00+00:00

Chapter 18

As involved as were with one another, we barely noticed when daylight dawned and the knock sounded on the door, alerting us it was time to go. We practically had to run out the door to catch up with James and Dean, who were already packed and waiting, wearing twin grins of mockery. James had to remind me to brush my hair as we walked out the door. Jill giggled and ran her hands lovingly through my locks, smoothing them into a more acceptable state. She had already pulled her long hair into a tight bun. It made her look severe, yet beautiful. Of course, she was always beautiful.

The car ride to the train station was quiet. No one had anything to say. It was obvious we were all uncomfortable with the idea of this new situation, with a Reverend there to watch our every move. We would have to be very careful. Jill and I went back to our more comfortable and complete form of silent communication. It was obvious that James and Dean shared a similar form of conversation. Every now and again I would catch Dean, who was driving, smiling at James knowingly - there was a private joke there, I could tell, though I didn’t know what it was.

"James, how come the Church doesn't use you and your gifts anymore?" The thought had just occurred to me. I should have thought about it before; I had absolute trust in this man, but during our last few days that trust has been sorely tested.

"Well, you see, when I twenty, there was an accident. More accurately, it was an attack on the compound. A bomb went off near the class where I was sitting, trying to focus my abilities on a subject - much like you saw Jill do, the first time you met. For months after the explosion, I couldn't hear anything - sounds or anyone else. I couldn't project thoughts. I was terrified that Dean would be lost to me forever. But about a year later I heard Dean... he was crying. He knew about the explosion." He glanced at Dean.

"You see, the people I was staying with - they were the ones that set the bomb off,” Dean explained. “They kept it from me; they knew about James, they knew what he meant to me. When I found out about the explosion, I described him to them. They told me he was in the class, that they thought they remembered his body, which was true - James’ body was lying injured on the floor. But they never stayed to find out if James was alive." He closed his eyes for a second, gulping, which made me nervous – after all, he was driving. But when he opened them, I could see fresh tears stream down his face. Despite the knowledge that James was alive and well, the year of loss obviously still pained him. I considered what it might be like to live so long thinking Jill was dead and physically shuddered at thought.

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