Chapter 5 - Rain Falls at DawnA Chapter by Ryonar MelephisChapter 5:
The Rain Falls at Dawn
“Rise and shine!” Her voice blasted
me out of my sleep like hearing a cannon being fire right beside me. In that moment, several things
occurred: As I jolted into a sitting position,
she ripped the sheets off of me and because of my sudden reaction; she lost her
balance and stumbled forward. “AHHHH!” She shouted as she fell. I could barely react by reaching out
to stop her fall, but all I did was make her fall on top of my left side. She
slammed into me and I hit my head on the wall. “Ouch.” I muttered while rubbing the
back of my head. Thankfully she’s rather light so no real damage was done. I opened my eyes “Are you oka-“ At that point I pretty much froze. She lay on top of me, right over my
left arm, her eyes mere inches away from mine. “Owww…” I was already blushing, but when she
opened her eyes I flushed in a deep crimson. “Huh?” She opened her eyes and gazed
directly into mine. They were outlined with confusion,
but as I looked deeper into her brown, earthen eyes it made me feel like a
flame, a soft, yellow flame, was ignited within her that held the most
beautiful compassions, hopes and desires, with the silky traces of a bright
yellow and orange that represented her kindness and patience. I was too entranced to notice that
she was blushing by now as well, but surprisingly enough, she wasn’t
struggling. Rather, I could hear her heart was beating as quickly as mine. “Not…again…” This made me snap to reality and it
made me aware of the current situation. Before I could do anything she said “Ummm… could you please let me go?” In all that confusion, I didn’t
notice that I firmly held her with my left hand. “Oh, right…” I removed my hand
quickly. She took a couple of deep breaths afterwards, it seemed like it was a
bit suffocating. “S-S-Sorry about that, I had no idea
what I was doing.” She got up and spoke: “It’s alright,
don’t worry about it.” Her voice was frail and vulnerable
like a bell made of glass. I could of sworn it reminded me of someone… * * * After several minutes I was down in the
kitchen and helping her make breakfast. She was mostly silent and I could
feel that something was wrong, even though I knew her for less than a day. Wondering what could of caused it, I
looked out the window and saw dark clouds gathering overhead. They looked like
ominous incorporeal warriors filled with sorrow, contempt and anger. We ate in silence, so I could feel
seconds drag on like an eternity. Was this a punishment? It certainly felt like
one. But why was I being punished? Even though we just met, I hated
seeing her so sad and weak. Above all, I hated myself for making her this sad.
She doesn’t deserve to grieve, only to smile and be happy. Wait, I can’t think like this! It’s not yet my time. With the chaos running rampant in my
mind I could barely hear her as she got up and told me in a quiet voice: “I’ll need your help to gather the
Rain Lotuses. Without them, I can’t make most of my paint.” Her voice was calm and quiet but it
had a tune of a broken note played by an old violin. I could only nod in compliance and
warn her. “We should hurry; it’s likely going
to rain soon.” She didn’t respond to that, rather
she laid away the plates and waited for me by the door, her look pointed
downwards and her beautiful brown eyes lined with a soft, deep blue sorrow. I knew I had to make this right, but
how could I fix that which I had no idea where it was broken? Could I fix it at
all? I went over to her and opened the
door to the heavy wind before the rain * * * It was the first time I went out into
this world, so the sensation felt refreshing, like I was confined to a prison
for months and have been released at last. The plains of this world have grown
darker for me, as the sky throws upon us a cold, mournful shadow that is served
by the roaming cold winds which cut through the air like blades of executioners
long since fallen. She led me forward, down the hill and
into a glade of pine trees, towards a small river that, by her words, is the
biggest area that has Rain Lotuses blooming, but that’s the most information I
got from her all day. As we walked down a path made of
dried dirt and stone, she remained quiet and kept her fair distance from me. Or
did I keep my distance from her? It was all so confusing, how could a peaceful
morning turn into such a mess? The air was humid, the moisture
without rain was suffocating, similar to a cave with no way out. Today, the
whole world was like that cave, a big trap that through silence takes your life
away. Soon enough we reached the glade’s
entrance and the grinding of boots against the dirt was muffled by the earthen
brown carpet of pine tree needles. With a sure step, she went onward
into the forest, and I followed in her wake, unsure, but with a strong desire
to make this right. * * * We passed into the forest border
silently like the falling of leaves, and under the thick branches that created
a natural roof over us. Before we ventured in too deep, I
could of sworn I heard the first drop of rain fall. But then again, it could be just my
imagination.
An occasional patch of grass rustled
when she passed over it, while I took care to remain silent, as per an old
habit. And again, silence fell on us like a
cloak of darkness, but now I didn’t try to spark up a conversation, knowing it
would be futile, so I had little but to hope that when we’d stop, she would
speak to me again. Focused on the path ahead, I kept my
eyes on her back covered by her hip long brown hair that waved to the sides
with each step she took, but that motion was ever so slight and gentle that
without focusing hard enough I’d miss it easily. As our walk continued, the numerous
pine trees were slowly being replaced by white willows which lowered their vine
like branches to our heads, some even lower. This mark made me realize that we
weren’t that far away any longer, because the pine trees were quickly losing
ground to the willows. Soon enough, nothing but willows was in sight from our
serpentine path. With the sky now visible, I could feel light drops fall on my
face from the darkened sky. We both quickened our pace as to find
shelter from the coming rain. I can’t comprehend the amount of time nor the
length of the path we ran across, as it all quickly faded into a blur. A long time passed as we were
buffeted by the remote drops of a storm, but in the end we stopped. As soon as
she stopped, I was heavily breathing. “We’re here.” She spoke with a melancholic tone as
she looked forward. I could hear the sound of running water, so I thought it
was a river. At first, I was unconscious of my
surroundings due to my exhaustion, then after a mere moment, a rather sweet and
refreshing smell of water flooded my sense, similar to an overflowing stream. Looking in her direction, I saw a
very wide river across which slowly drifted an innumerable amount of lotuses,
their outer petals colored pure white, which changed into different shades of
blue at their tips. These petals hid behind them something I haven’t seen yet
so my light wonder drifted towards them, carried by the same stream they sailed
on. Now that I notice, the other side of
the river was invisible due to the thick fog gathering like a veil of white
shadows at sunset. It felt as if the veil was creeping up on us, threatening to
devour everything in its path. But then I saw something strange; a
small, blue light descended into one of the closed lotuses with dark blue tips
and with a ray of dark blue light it opened, its center still glowing faintly. She stepped into the river along with
me and we started gathering the open flowers that shone in the whole blue
spectrum. After a while, we had four containers
filled with the flowers that were glowing, carefully placed as to not damage
the petals. We sat down under one of the willows, waiting for the now strong
rain to stop. Now was the perfect opportunity for
me to say what I’ve had on my mind for so long. “Listen.” I spoke out “I really want
to say sorry for what happened this morning. It’s been on my mind ever since it
happened and even though I don’t understand what made you react like that, I can
see clearly it’s still a sore wound, so I won’t ask. That’s all I wanted to
say.” After that, complete silence took
over again. For several moments nothing happened and I was worried if she heard
me at all, but I couldn’t look at her. Suddenly, I felt a light pressure on
my right arm and after so long, I finally heard her soft, sweet voice speak “Thank you, but it’s not your fault.
It’s just something that happened long ago.” A sense of relief flooded me and I
relaxed, feeling a heavy load fall from my shoulders. We sat there for a while,
watching as more of the Rain Lotuses opened and sailed towards their next
destination. © 2015 Ryonar Melephis |
Stats
227 Views
Added on February 5, 2015 Last Updated on February 5, 2015 AuthorRyonar MelephisNis, SerbiaAboutI am an all-round writer who doesn't shy away from a challenge. I am prone to writing fantasy, sci-fi, horror, romance, comedy, action, you name it. Also, I am something the people from 4chan would ca.. more..Writing
|