Reuniting With Lost Time
Chapter One
Words From Far Away
By Inuyashas Youkai
The snowflakes descended slowly towards its accumulating companion, upon the frozen soil, and the aura of the storm's presence illuminated everything within the boundaries of the creek with a dismal grey cloak. Today marked the first day of the initial start of the many duration's where the time snowfall was evident reigned its ugly head, and the beginning of winter. This also meant that many of the students , friends whom befriended upon a pact made during their senior year to be once again fulfilled once they returned to the place where their journey into adulthood began, and whether they came from furthering their education while on break , or continuing the life they found, most all of them came with the exception of a few . For various reasons , certain circumstances prevented some from coming from time to time, and one who hadn't came since leaving the roots of the beloved creek. Although it was understood , as to why it had been seldom that any words hadn't been heard from the one always missing from participating in the return to reunite with lost time taken from their lives when they left the days of their childhood, but it was apart of them , and the spirit of each one carried with them , as the memories had to cherish in the following days after.
When the familiar surroundings met with the most piercing eyes, watching in nervous anticipation from the seat of the vehicle that she drove, Joey couldn't get there fast enough , and at the same time the woman was also looking for the nearest exit. Within her head , numerous contradicting thoughts had fought to claim victory over the last , and rushed with another to join the battle with the arena inside her brain, but everything else felt numb . It wasn't the known event of meeting her friends once more , because it was something that she looked forward too, it was sometime else, and it didn't have anything to deal with her return , but what had was the very words sent to her by email the night before that had her heart pounding in hesitation. The sign alerting her to the letter recieved upon her laptop was a shock in itself once Joey had learned of its sender , because it had been many years that this person had been even heard from since the last time , or even that they had been granted of his presence , Then of course , the last time he had , wasn't something she'd like to remember only for it was bittersweet , not that the time that it last occured wasn't desired , but it had been hard to find the painful truth the past visit presented between them.
It had taken bit of a procrastinated day before Joey had even opened the new message , as it was rather difficult to see after so long not hearing from him, and now out of the blue it was more of a inner stuggle for the unknown words hidden in the sent passage of greetings, leery in not knowing the reasons it was , but somewhat scared of what contained within. Although , the moment she had , Joey regretted it , almost. It really wasn't the letters forming sentences on the page meeting her vision that made her wish that she didn't open it in the first place, but the decievingly underlying intent emerging within,and following in more increasing meassures when its whole had been delivered to the woman's sights.
Joey, Hello.. Its been so long since we last spoke , how are you ? My deepest apologies for allowing so much time go by without any word to my best friend , but my busy life lately doesn't usually grant me with the time to chat with my most missed companions , so I lost contact with so many of you.. Anyway , I wanted to let you know some time off has allowed me to return home to the creek , and if you would still be coming down to yet do the yearly visit too , I would love to see you again .. I don't know if all of you guys still do that anymore , but I hope so , and that you'll be coming down this year.
Look forward in catching up with you soon
Yours Always ,
Dawson
Presently , as Joey pulled into the drive of her sister, Bessie's home , a little boy about the age of four came running excitedly towards that of her car repeating the chant of her name , at least what the boy could say of it.
" Oh-ee ! Oh-ee! The child cried happily..
Killing the engine , Joey then unbuckled herself smiling at the boy , and her sister now walking to stand behind him , as she exited the car from its door , then opening the one immediately behind it to grab a hold the car seat holding the slumbering bundle securely protected within its restrained hold. Accepting afterwards the offered assistance from her sister , in taking the one year old , oblivious in her expectant sleep with the luring pull of a car ride, as Joey grabbed their bags then following her joyful nephew , and a cooing Bessie sweet talking her daughter to wake.
"Bessie , don't wake her , she's sleeping.." Joey chastised.
"I know , but she's grown too cute since you last brought her , and I might as well make the most of the little time I have my niece.. " Bessie reasoned.
"And that's more than her father does , since the split.. So be thankful.."Joey offered.
"Still haven't heard from Pacey ?" Bessie questioned.
"No , and I rather not talk about it , so can we talk about something else ?" Joey sighed.
"Guess who's coming back home , Joe ?" Bessie teased with a grin while settling on the couch with the two kids , and urging her sister to do the same with a wave of her hand. .
" Let me guess, Dawson.." Joey huffed from the buffer of her face resting upon her hands, now sitting on the couch while taking her dozing child from the car seat to lay upon her lap.
"Wait , how did you know?" Bessie openly spoke the shock within her thoughts.
" Ya know there is email and unlike you , at least he gave me the common courtesy of a warning. "Joey spoke annoyedly towards her sister..
"Wow.. What did he say , and how did you respond ? Are you going to tell him?" Bessie stated overwhelmed over the knowledge presented within their conversation.
" In short , he said that he was coming back home , and I didn't .. The truth is I don't know.."Joey offhandedly responded.
TBC..