The Resurrection

Puzzle Pieces

A young girl runs across the woods, grinning as the wind whips against her. There is no sun for it hides like a coward behind a glass orb high in the sky. Still, she avoids the trees perfectly as if the dim light offered by the night made the woods clear as day. A man who appears to be in his early twenties runs behind her. Not quite fast enough to reach her but he seems content to follow. Her blue flame-like hair is blown back by a sudden gust of air and they both stop dead in their tracks. Their grins are wiped clean off their faces and replaced by looks of terror. She is engulfed in flames and suddenly, all I see is the man's face as his dark eyes reflect the scene of his love dying before him..

I awoke gasping and with many questions buzzing around in my had been going on for a year now.. Ever since my fifteenth birthday I haven't stopped getting these images of a man with shoulder-length blond hair and stormy grey eyes. After a while though, the images became sharper and his eyes were no longer grey but a deep, bright crimson. The pictures changed too, changing from flashes to something more like films. This one didn't seem to go away though, and now it haunted me to the point where sometimes I lost my grip on reality and was dragged into the pits of pain that were his eyes. A while back I realized that these visions didn't come in chronological order, so It was more like being handed pieces of a mysterious puzzle and having to put it together. I was missing far too many pieces to say that I've made progress since these images started filling my mind. For example, I didn't know how his eyes had changed to red or who the girl he seemed so happy with was. Those two I thought were crucial in order to solve this puzzle, but I guessed that I just had to wait for the answers to come. I looked out the window wishing that I'd somehow been transported back to Texas and have the bright sun burn my eyes. Now it's not that I'm a masochist, but I remember how much I used to complain about the heat and stuff. Now that I live the gloomiest place on the face of the earth, I miss Texas's warmth. Though I didn't miss Texas itself, heck , I was probably better off here. I walked downstairs to get some coffee; it was about 5 a.m, maybe earlier, so even Charlie wasn't awake yet. My poor uncle had done everything to make sure I was okay. My cousin, Isabella, was currently visiting her mom in Phoenix but was due to come back today at midnight. My coffee turned cold so I set it down and went upstairs. I laid in bed, put my headphones on and closed my eyes until I heard my phone beeping. Groaning and rubbing the sleep out of my eyes I sat up and checked the time. 6 p.m., apparently I'd slept 13 hours. Muttering various curses under my breath I waddled to the bathroom and showered. An hour later I was all clean, my cousin's bed was less of a mess, and I was making dinner. I made white spaghetti, something that I was sure Charlie had never tried, which consisted of: spaghetti noodles, ham, cheese (the crumbly Mexican type), bacon, and sour cream. Sounds weird I know, but my mom used to make it often back home and I absolutely loved it. I also made pecan pie as a way of thanking him for taking me in after my parents died in a house fire while I was at school. I was serving the spaghetti when suddenly I heard a 'thump' on the door.

"Coming!", I yelled, wiping my hands on my apron and walking to the door. Door opened, I was greeted with Isabella's surprised face and a very pale looking guy behind her.

"Isabella", I smiled "Come on , it must be cold out there!" I pulled her in ,the guy followed behind her, and closed the door.

"You're early.", I stated still smiling politely.

"Um.. Yeah, we decided to come back early..Who are you?" She said looking at me with a mix of curiosity and confusion on her face.

I giggled, "Two years and you already don't remember me." She only looked more perplexed so I decided to shine a light on the poor child.

"Your cousin.. The one you pushed into mud when you were nine.." I said speaking as I would to a five year who didn't understand why Swiper always took Dora's stuff. I could tell by her eyes that something clicked.

"Haley!" she exclaimed hugging me tightly. Smiling I returned the embrace, "Took you long enough to figure it out." I said poking her cheek. Then the oven went off.

"Fu...dge! My pie's gonna burn!" I yelled breaking from her hold and running to the kitchen. I out the mittens on, pulled out the pie, and placed it on the table to cool off. I smiled, satisfied by my work, and continued to plate the spaghetti. "So how's Renee? And who's your shadow?", I asked inclining my head slightly.

"She's great! And this is my.. boyfriend, Edward." I scrunched up my nose as I observed him.

"Well..you could do worse." I said and winked causing her to blush.

"Anyways, hi.", I said smiling and half-waving at the pale boy standing behind my cousin. He smiled slightly and and waved as well.

"Not very talkative, huh?", Isabella giggled and even the statue cracked a smile. "No, not really.", He said shrugging. We fell into awkward silence and I was grateful when there was a heavy knock at the door. Isabella went to answer it and Charlie walked in greeting his daughter with a smile that fell the minute he saw Edward. I raised my brow in question at Izzy and she mouthed 'later'. I shrugged it off and smiled brightly,

"HEY CHARLIE!" He chuckled and walked in the kitchen saying,

"Wow, it smells good in here." Of course it did! Who did he think cooked?

I smirked and placed a plate in front of him.

Then I turned back to Isabella and the statue to see them still standing there.

"Aren't you gonna sit down?"

"Huh? Oh yeah sorry..", She mumbled as she sat.

"Why are you apologizing?", I asked as I placed a plate in front of her.

She just shook her head and started eating.

'Haven't you heard that I'm the new cancer? I've never looked better! And you can't stand it!..' everyone looked up, 'and I know! And I know it! just doesn't feel right a night out with no one sizing you up, I've never been so surreptitious so of course you'll be distracted when I spike the punch!', my laughing interrupted their hypnotized state and their heads snapped to me as I excused myself to go answer my phone. As I had ran up the stairs the phone was still ringing when I got to Isabella's room.

" 'Ello?", I waited for the person on the other side to reply,

"Hey Duuude!, How are you? We haven't talked in forever.", I giggled as my best friend ranted about everything and anything that was currently going on in Wichita Falls and the episode I'd missed of my favorite show.

"I'm fine. I know we haven't and I miss you and Skyy. How is he by the way? And What do you mean Glen's sick?! He can't die!" I exclaimed, maybe a bit too loudly,

"But he is! Damn Phenious ruined everything. And Skyy's fine, great actually, but we'll talk about him later. Right now it's about you. Any cute guys over there? Maybe that'll brighten up the weather for you."

"I doubt it, and I wouldn't know I haven't been out of the house much."

"You need to get your butt up and to the mall."

"Why should I? You know I hate shopping.. 'cept at Hot Topic but I doubt they have one here."

"Dude, they have a HT trust me. They have to."

"K, well I have to go I was in the middle of dinner."

"Oh! Okay, but call me later, k?"

"Sure, Bye.."

I walked downstairs with my phone in my pocket to find Isabella standing in the living room speaking in whispers. I walked past them and into the kitchen where Charlie was still eating and sat in front of my now cold food. He asked who'd called and I told him it was a friend, Karina to be exact. He'd nodded and smiled slightly before continuing to pick at his food and I followed his lead. Isabella walked in her shadow gone, and immediately I felt some relief. Why? I had no idea.

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