Promise me.
Survive to the another day.
For us.
For me.
A soft whisper flies out from her blood stained lips and something in her forest green eyes fade out. Her last breath is a mix of the salty sea water and the tall pine trees,which grew around her house,same ones she was fond of. Her last heartbeat is a strangely nice cacophony of cries of the terns, birds she loved to watch and the song of a young maiden,searching for her beloved.
And her smile,her beautiful smile! Whenever it was a sad one or a happy one,he waited,he longed for it every second,every moment! It always shone on him like the sun at dawn,like the moon at those nights when they ran to the forests,holding hands,imagining that something is running after them,but that something can't catch them,because deities guard both. But now only one is here. He can feel it, he almost hears the long tongue stabbing the already lost heart...
And then the woman in long black robes takes her.
"Promise me,okay?'' a soft voice chirped.
"Promise what?" Toris said, combing his sister's hair.
"Well,that you won't get in any trouble. I already did...Ow,ow!" she answers while crying out from pain "Why you pulled out my hair?"
"Because it's not your fault. It's Gilbert's. He killed those poor people. You couldn't do anything. And besides..." Toris turned Kotryna around and pressed his forehead to hers." I would have done the same. They came to our lands with a purpose-to turn us to an another God. We don't need them,so brother Gilbert did a good thing. But,you won't understand...You are younger than both of us..."
"So will you promise me?" the girl said,not minding her brother's last words. He sighed and smiled.
"Okay,okay. I will be a good boy"
"It's a promise!" she jumped and grinned,her eyes beaming like sun bunnies.
"Bruoli,bruoli! Wake up,please,wake up! Don't leave me!'' a long sob echoed around,but Toris just stood there,looking in the distance,while Gilbert dragged her to his side." Bruoli,why are you doing this?!''
"Silence,Katre! Your brother did this because of obvious reasons. He doesn't need you,since you are a lousy pagan. But,you have me as a brother!" the white haired boy said,as Toris suddenly ran to them and hugged her.
"Survive and soon I will take you back." he whispered to her silently as Gilbert yanked her hand again
"Bruoli..." the girl said and nodded,walking away.
"We meet again,sister" Toris said. Is this really his younger sibling? Her hair is longer, her eyes were dark,her always smiling face full of anger.
"Yes..." Kotryna whispered and bowed her head. Is this really her brother? He was so tall and strong. The girl's heart raced. She was here,with her beloved older sibling! A smile bloomed on her face. She always hid her smiles while living with Gilbert. He wasn't her brother anymore,only Toris was! Her legs ran to him by themselves,wrapping her hand around his neck.
"I missed you so much...But,we will be together now! Always!
"Always." he nodded.
She laughed,her voice as free as a wild flower.
Lies,lies,her whole life was a lie!
Something stumbled inside his chest and salty water ran down his cheeks. She was to live with him forever,but... He grasped her lifeless body,which was already turning into dust. He wanted to turn into nothing with her! He...He was nothing without her!
The boy leaned down as he remembered those moments,those words,those promises...
He promised her he will live when he was a child,he did the same when he was a older,but still...
Why he has to bow down to the devil while she is stored in a chamber,locked by lies and smiles, heartbeats and stabs, laughs and tears...?
It's not fair,but...
He lifts his head to the sky,holding his dear sister as a warm breeze carries her ashes around the land.
I promise again.
Third time's a charm,right?
He can almost hear her laughter again.