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It has been a long time coming but here is the second part of The Hidden,
Enjoy Sorrel x.
THE HIDDEN
Chapter 2
Standing at the stern of the boat she looked out at the sea, everything seemed calm and tranquil; the waves were slowly lapping against the side of the boat and there was a gentle breeze in the air, which still had the last remnants of summer heat clinging to it.
She sighed aloud to herself and sat down on the wooden bench, rested her chin atop the metal railing, and continued to stare out at the waves. She shifted uncomfortably on the wooden slats, shut her eyes for a moment and took a deep breath trying to get a check on her emotions. Everything inside her felt swirly and luminescent; bright lines of blue, yellow and pink seemed to be dancing through her mind, churning up thoughts and emotions that had been dormant for so long. These feelings had made her restless and as the others had sat down to eat she had separated herself from the group trying to get a handle on her emotions.
Something caught her eye out at sea and she tried to focus her vision on the shape on the horizon. She realised that it wasn't a singular something but many something's, and they were breaking through the waves at an alarming speed. Her heart began to pound faster at the unknown racing towards her and then began to slow as the picture in front grew in clarity. She smiled as she realised it was a family of dolphins playing amongst the waves.
The graceful creatures danced a waltz of pure joy in front of her, and every time they leaped from the water the droplets that fell from their bodies caused thousands of tiny rainbows to flicker across the sky. She was totally captivated by the creatures and continued to stare at them until they became nothing more than dots on the horizon.
Finally, she turned away from the sea and wrapping her arms around her torso she hugged her body. The family of dolphins had helped her to understand her thoughts and feelings, and she chided herself for being worried over them. It had been that long since she dared to feel them that when she had finally opened up to their possibility they had been tainted with an edge of worry.
The feelings inside of her were of pure happiness and renewed hope; emotions that hadn't been a part of her life for a very long time, not since the birth of her son. They were back and it looked like they were here to stay. Even Ebony's recent betrayal couldn't dampen them down.
"He's alive," she whispers aloud for the first time, and a smile played about her lips. And then to strengthen the conviction she shouts "They are all alive and we will be together and whole."
When she had first seen their pictures with the words DELETED written across them she had felt the world come crashing down. Alongside the destruction of the city and losing the only home they had known since the first virus had hit, Amber had felt that her life had been swirling down into a pit of darkness and oblivion. She had barely held it together as she had rushed to evacuate the city and her own tribe. On the outside she looked every bit the clear-headed and powerful leader she was meant to be but inside she had felt broken and empty. But then the long absence emotions had started to penetrate her like the first rays of the morning; they caress her soul and warmed her to the core.
It had all started when the tribe had realised that Ram was not the bad guy he had been made out to be...
