The Trip into Darkness
14
I stop abruptly and my skirt flows before me at the sudden movement. I gasp at a figure covered in shadows that stands only about 10 feet before me. Even though it walks closer and into the light, the shadows don't vanish. It is just a black statue before me.
"What it is, Caty?" Nick asks me, pulling on my hand.
"Why did ya stop? Don't you want to go over to the water fountain?" Nate suggested.
I stare at the black figure. "I feel that I know you some how."
"That's because you do." The voice was deep and dark, very masculine.
Nick and Nate hug my legs once hearing the man's words. "Caty? What is that?" they say in unison. I stare at him some more. I know him, but from where? He couldn't be Darien; his voice was different.
"Who are you?" I ask.
"Simple Catalina. You haven't changed a bit." He replies.
"What do you mean I haven't changed? Who are you?" I repeat.
"I can't tell you my name, but I can tell you my title. I am your future husband. That is why I am covered in shadow. The others—Mina, Amy, Raye, and Lita; they all can't see their husbands either."
"Why, why can't I see you?" I ask.
"It is for our own good. If you see me now, you may try to change what we already have now on earth. You might try to make a move to soon and our relationship could get set in the wrong direction. If that happens, these little guys won't exist." He replies.
"I…I understand." I say. "So, you are the one I marry."
"What else would I be if I'm your husband?" He laughs.
I laugh too. "Yeah, you're right. Wait a minute, if I can't see you; why can you see me?"
"I can't. You are in shadow also." He returns.
"Then how did you know it was me when I walked towards you?"
"I can see our boys. That is the only thing of relation that I can see. I can see everything around me except for you. I know your name, yes, because I was told you where here. I don't know what you look like either. I just have a memory."
"That's kind of sad." I reply.
"Not really." He says with out a bother. "Because I know that some day, I'll be able to see you for who are you now. I won't see a black figure shaped to be a grown, sophisticated woman. I will see Catalina, and nothing else."
I am touched by his words. I don't really know what to say back so I remain quiet. Nicholas and Nathan let go of my legs and run over to my husband and hug his. He bends down and rubs them on the head, messing up their red hair. He straightens as the boys run over to me again. "Caty."
"Yes?"
"There is one thing I'd like to give you before you leave and go back down to earth after the party." He said.
"And what is that?" I ask.
He walks even closer than he was. He is taller then I thought he was. He stands no closer to me then an inch apart. I stare up into a dark face that I know shines with love and is probably very handsome. He leans over and his lips touch mine. Even though all I see is black, his pink lips are tender. I never want this kiss, or this night to end. I want to stay like this—here forever.
14
I stop abruptly and my skirt flows before me at the sudden movement. I gasp at a figure covered in shadows that stands only about 10 feet before me. Even though it walks closer and into the light, the shadows don't vanish. It is just a black statue before me.
"What it is, Caty?" Nick asks me, pulling on my hand.
"Why did ya stop? Don't you want to go over to the water fountain?" Nate suggested.
I stare at the black figure. "I feel that I know you some how."
"That's because you do." The voice was deep and dark, very masculine.
Nick and Nate hug my legs once hearing the man's words. "Caty? What is that?" they say in unison. I stare at him some more. I know him, but from where? He couldn't be Darien; his voice was different.
"Who are you?" I ask.
"Simple Catalina. You haven't changed a bit." He replies.
"What do you mean I haven't changed? Who are you?" I repeat.
"I can't tell you my name, but I can tell you my title. I am your future husband. That is why I am covered in shadow. The others—Mina, Amy, Raye, and Lita; they all can't see their husbands either."
"Why, why can't I see you?" I ask.
"It is for our own good. If you see me now, you may try to change what we already have now on earth. You might try to make a move to soon and our relationship could get set in the wrong direction. If that happens, these little guys won't exist." He replies.
"I…I understand." I say. "So, you are the one I marry."
"What else would I be if I'm your husband?" He laughs.
I laugh too. "Yeah, you're right. Wait a minute, if I can't see you; why can you see me?"
"I can't. You are in shadow also." He returns.
"Then how did you know it was me when I walked towards you?"
"I can see our boys. That is the only thing of relation that I can see. I can see everything around me except for you. I know your name, yes, because I was told you where here. I don't know what you look like either. I just have a memory."
"That's kind of sad." I reply.
"Not really." He says with out a bother. "Because I know that some day, I'll be able to see you for who are you now. I won't see a black figure shaped to be a grown, sophisticated woman. I will see Catalina, and nothing else."
I am touched by his words. I don't really know what to say back so I remain quiet. Nicholas and Nathan let go of my legs and run over to my husband and hug his. He bends down and rubs them on the head, messing up their red hair. He straightens as the boys run over to me again. "Caty."
"Yes?"
"There is one thing I'd like to give you before you leave and go back down to earth after the party." He said.
"And what is that?" I ask.
He walks even closer than he was. He is taller then I thought he was. He stands no closer to me then an inch apart. I stare up into a dark face that I know shines with love and is probably very handsome. He leans over and his lips touch mine. Even though all I see is black, his pink lips are tender. I never want this kiss, or this night to end. I want to stay like this—here forever.