Linger
Chapter 11
Each day that past after that first nightmare Phoenix became more and more isolated. And the nightmares became more violent, at least I could see the nightmares that were causing her isolation. I was at lost to why she would block out me, each time I tried to get close to her she would block out her mind totally.
That is not what got me worried the most; I could only feel Phoenix's emotions. It was like I was in a pitch black room with only a faintly lighted candle that was burning out as time past.
I watched Phoenix from the kitchen; she was curled on the living room recliner watching reruns of Monk. I got up planning to try another soon to be failed attempted to talk to Phoenix when Jenny walked into the kitchen.
"You know Connor tomorrow is her 19th birthday"
I knew of this but my mind was elsewhere, like trying to get through to Phoenix. "Yeah, I know that. So are you feeling better?" I said trying to change the subject, talking about Phoenix only made me more frustrated with myself.
"I'm not the one you should be worried about; I don't know how Phoenix is going to take the change."
"What do you mean 'change', I thought she was just going to get a power boost?"
"Connor, Phoenix is very unique and the powers she going to develop is going to be strong. Stronger then mine, my parents and there parents-basically she going to be the strongest in many generations."
I knew this first hand too, Phoenix got a taste of what her new powers were going to be like and I was the person to invoke them. That still doesn't explain how she getting such strong powers though, Jenny was only human…but what about her husband?
"I thought you were a normal witch with the unique power to control the element of water? How did Phoenix get to inherit such strong powers?"
"Connor, what you and your father don't know is that I'm royalty and Phoenix is the runner up for my spot."
"Wait, what are you trying to say she a princess or something?"
She merely nodded walking out of the kitchen and up the stairs. I turned around in my chair looking in the exact same spot my gaze was seconds ago. The remote dropped to the ground, and that was when I knew she had fallen asleep
I walked out to the living room recliner picking up the remote and turning off the TV. When I turned around I was staring into Phoenix's beautiful eyes, "Hey, I was watching that"
"Oh, sorry…Phoenix I'm reall-"
"Don't, please stop trying to get into my thoughts, I know your worried Connor, but I'm going to tell you the same thing 'I am alright'"
I shot up, "You are not! If you were you wouldn't be blocking me out. Phoenix please tell me what's wrong-"
She shot up in front of me crossing her arms, trying to hold back the tears that were coming. "Well, if I do it's not going to change anything!"
"Change what, change the nightmares? Phoenix there only nightmares! I'm not going to die!"
Once the words left my mouth I knew I should've said that. She didn't know that I saw every nightmare because she didn't have the ability to block her mind when she was asleep. I took a step closer to her pulling her into my arms; I couldn't bear to see her hurt.
Phoenix pushed me away, "Connor, we can't do this anymore"
She ran up the stairs leaving me to feel as if I got the wind knocked out of me. I began to believe the words my father said to me. Forbidden love never worked out…