Chapter 14 "Suppressed Memories"
It was now three in the morning, Rosy had just turned to go to sleep ignoring the silent moments that followed since their argument.
Tyson was going to leave but the lava had moved in his path again so he had to sleep near by.
Lalo laid on his side regretting every moment he snapped at Rosy but being too stubborn to apologize.
Sometimes people just were not capable of being reasonable.
Tyson's eye was hurting, he'd rubbed it many times but it was still uncomfortable; only being able to see out of one eye.
Rosy's eyes dropped slowly and she began dreaming.
She saw a vision of the past in her dream both good and bad but something was bothering her.
A sudden remembrance was overshadowing her mind:
"Hey! Girl!" Lalo had yelled.
Rosy was in the middle of a fiery lake on a stump of ground, moving as much upward as she could.
Behind her was a village being consumed, the ground crumbling from underneath it a sad sound following until it got silent.
Rosy covered her ears closing her eyes and panicking.
Lalo stood across from her calling for her, his feet were firmly planted into a stable ground but the lake was blocking Rosy and his way.
Suddenly without thinking Lalo ran through the lake not even stopping to look down, lava circled him.
And Rosy suddenly looked up and saw it, an amazing sight she couldn't believe she'd forgotten; Lalo separating the fiery stream without touching it.
When he got close enough to her he picked her up; her feet sunk down over his arms with her head resting at his chest holing on for dear life.
As he ran back the fiery waters moved again, separated from the flow and when Lalo got to the other side he saw Rosy dying before him.
"No not like this." Lalo pleaded. "I just got her over here."
He pushed against her side and tried to get her to breathe in and out but Rosy was having a tough time of it.
Until she suddenly started chocking and coughing and eventually, breathing.
Lalo sighed as he wiped the sweat from his brow and Rosy looked up at him.
"You saved me. "Rosy said happily but faintly.
Lalo found himself looking backwards at the lava that was no longer separated and realized he hadn't looked down once, he'd run straight into it without thinking and didn't know how it was he survived.
Lalo had not even seen the way he moved the flames and manipulated it, only Rosy knew this.
"Rosy…?" Lalo said as he saw Rosy waking up.
She rubbed her eyes, had that all been a dream?
There were suppressed memories because of the way her city had died and how she had lost them all so suddenly and at such a young age; but it all started coming back to her now.
Rosy felt more compassionate to Lalo this morning, he looked like he'd stayed up the whole night thinking.
His fur was messy and his eyes were red and watery.
"Rosy I know what I've been doing is wrong…but what can I do now that I've already done it?" Lalo said.
Tyson darted an eye quietly eavesdropping on the other side as his hands were keeping his head up.
And Rosy rose to her knees looking at Lalo who had the saddest expression on his face.
"You have to realize I did that so you wouldn't have to worry about things like that…" Lalo said. "But you're right…that doesn't make it right."
The young girl showed a sign of maturity, she understood the seriousness of the situation.
"I guess all that's left now is to, move on." Rosy said sweetly. "But promise me you'll never steal again."
Lalo suddenly wore a smile nodding his head. "I promise Rosy."
Tyson rolled his eyes being sickened a little; turning on his side to continue sleeping.
End chapter