Hello! I'm back from having a writer's block a few days ago, but my computer was off for a little while.

Blue as the Nile by Boogermeister

Chapter 4-Painful Memories

"It's been a long time, Atem," said the man. Atem looked at him and nodded in agreement. "Yes, it is, Mr. Saphar. About ten years passed since I last seen you both."

Mrs. Saphar walked up to Atem and hugged him motherly. "My, you've grown so much," she smiled as she kissed him on the forehead. She then glanced at Anzu and Akai. "Is this your family?"

"Yeah," replied Atem, sightly smiling. "This is my fiancee, Anzu and my baby daughter, Akai."

"Oh, you're getting marry?" exclaimed Mrs. Saphar. "When is the wedding?"

About a month from now," Atem replied. "We're getting marry here, in Egypt."

"Well, that's wonderful!"

Atem smiled at her before lokking at Mr. Saphar, who was still standing in place. What made Atem uncomfortable was the man's glaring; it was if he knows something.

"Atem, do you want to come over to our house?" Mrs. Saphar smiled. "It's been such a long time and--"

"As much as I want to do it, we have to go back," Atem said quickly as he grabbed Anzu's hand and started to walk. "See you soon." He walked past Mr. Saphar nervously.

"I know what happened," Mr. Saphar muttered in Atem's ear, making the young Egyptian's blood turned ice-cold.

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Anzu understood why Atem walked away from his friend's parents. She knew he could had broken down in front of them, if not sooner. After they came home, Atem collasped on the bed, shaking as though a child saw a hungry wolf. Intense pain throbbed in his head as he curled up in a ball, trying to hold back his sobbing.

"Atem . . . ." Anzu said quietly as she laid beside him and wrapped her arm around him. She then took his hand and held it. She saw Atem broke down before, when she was pregnant. Atem suddenly stopped shivering and stared at Anzu, teary-eyed.

"They know, Anzu," he whispered hoarsely. "They know what happened to Bankhi."

"How do they know, Atem?" whispered Anzu.

"I'm not sure." Atem kissed his fiancee's lips softly. "Please don't leave me alone, Anzu. I need you."

"I won't leave you, Atem," Anzu said quietly. "I'm still here. Don't worry."

Atem kissed her lips again before kissing her face repeatedly. "I need you more than ever, Anzu," he whispered as he embraced her. "I want you." He kissed and nipped at her neck, causing Anzu to gasp softly.

"But I'm . . . . . you know . . . ." panted Anzu.

"Don't worry, it won't hurt our unborn child," Atem said soothingly.

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Atem gazed at Anzu's sleeping face and sighed as he sat up. Night time had been fallen just before they finished making love and they sayed in each other's arma afterwards. Still, Atem couldn't get those words out of his mind.

I know what happened.

Atem sighed again and got out of bed. After showering and putting on clean clothes, he went outside. The city of Cairo was just as busy at night time. Atem watched idly at travelers and tourists as he walked. It wasn't long until he walked out of the city and reached the bank of th Nile River.

He sat cross-legged on the sandy grounds as he stared at the black-blue water. Do they really know? he thought. If that is true, then why didn't The Society know about this? Do they have a grudge against me after all these years?

"I need to talk to you." A voice interrupted Atem's thoughts. He turned his head around and saw Mr. Saphar staring at him. Atem quickly stood up. "What do you want to talk about?" he asked nervously.

"How my son died, Atem," the man said angrily. "Ever since I met you as a child, i noticed there was something different about you from other children. For example, your eyes--"

"What about my eyes?" Atem cut him off.

"They're red; very unsusual. Almost demonic."

"What are you trying to say?" Mr. Saphar just glared at Atem.

"You brought bad luck to our family," he said lowly. "It's your fault, Atem, that my son is dead."

"No, it wasn't my fault, I swear," Atem said, feeling his heart torn into several pieces. "It wasn't me that killed Bankhi. I wouldn't do that to my best friend."

"That's enough!" spat Mr. Saphar as he turned to leave. "Now that young woman is cursed with your child. You deserve to be alone. Nobody should have died because of you." He walked away. Atem fell to his knees, holding his sides as his body shook violently in grief and fear. He then vomited just before sobbing uncontrollably.

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Anzu woke up just before dawn. She blinked and realized Atem wasn't in bed. She got up and put the light on. Atem wasn't in the room; Akai was already awake as she sat up in the bassinette. Anzu put on her bathrobe and picked up her daughter.

"Where's Atem . . . .?" Anzu said worriedly as she walked out to the balcony. "Did something happen to him?"

Just then, she heard the door opening. Anzu walked back inside and saw Atem. "Atem, where were you?" she said as she walked closer to him. "I was worried sick--" Anzu saw Atem's fce and gasped. Atem's face was gaunt and shallow and his eyes were full of bloodshots. "Atem, what happened to you?" gasped Anzu.

Atem said nothing as he slowly walked past Anzu and towards the bed. He laid down, not looking back at Anzu and Akai.

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