Chapter 13
Nora didn't know what to do. Her head was crammed with loads of thoughts. If what John said was true, she would have to watch one of the worst things she was ever forced to watch again. The door stood before them, far before them. Nora was breathing hard, and her head was pounding from lack of oxygen. She hadn't had any sleep in close to four days. She looked side ways at Brains; he didn't look too good, kind of the worse for wear. She slammed the exit open and handed the boy to Garen and began to rush everyone out. Brains stood on the other side of the door. John was the last one out.
"That's everyone Nora. Let's go," John said. They ran out the door just as the explosion started. The three of them were thrown forward. Nora cartwheeled, then lay flat on her stomach. Brains caught the side of one of the tanks that seemed to have been left behind by the evacuating army. John slammed into a tree, a broken branch going through his stomach. He struggled to remove himself from the tree.the pain was overwhelming.
Brains got up and held his arm tightly. He looked at John and started to run towards him, his broken arm forgotten.
"John, are you all right?" Brains yelled. John started to laugh.
"Tell me-does it look like I'm okay---? Funny it doesn't hurt." John's eyes closed. Brains' heart began to hurt. A tear fell from his eyes as John's body became transparent and disappeared; the crystal fell and shattered into pieces and melted.
Brains turned and noticed Nora face down in the mud. Brains felt something move him faster then anything ever could have. He reached out and with one hand, turned his daughter over.
"Nora?" Brains said. Nora's eyes opened and she smiled.
"It was nice seeing you again." Nora could only muster a whisper. Brains nodded and stroked her black hair.
"It was great to have met you-Tell me about your mother." Brains choked back a sob. Nora pulled up her hand and put it to his cheek.
"I can't---You know too much about the future as it is," Nora said. Brains nodded and looked up to the stars-every one of them the same as in 2065.
"Say hello to Jeff for me." Brains looked down just in time to see Nora pull the trigger on a small handgun that was aimed at his chest. Brains fell back and sighed. Nora looked sideways at him.
"I'm sorry, father. I just want didn't want to see anyone else hurt you again.unless it was me."
"I wouldn't have it any other way.Funny John was right.it doesn't hurt." He fell silent and he disappeared leaving the crystal behind. Nora grasped the crystal in her hand and smiled.
"I love you, father."
Nora didn't know what to do. Her head was crammed with loads of thoughts. If what John said was true, she would have to watch one of the worst things she was ever forced to watch again. The door stood before them, far before them. Nora was breathing hard, and her head was pounding from lack of oxygen. She hadn't had any sleep in close to four days. She looked side ways at Brains; he didn't look too good, kind of the worse for wear. She slammed the exit open and handed the boy to Garen and began to rush everyone out. Brains stood on the other side of the door. John was the last one out.
"That's everyone Nora. Let's go," John said. They ran out the door just as the explosion started. The three of them were thrown forward. Nora cartwheeled, then lay flat on her stomach. Brains caught the side of one of the tanks that seemed to have been left behind by the evacuating army. John slammed into a tree, a broken branch going through his stomach. He struggled to remove himself from the tree.the pain was overwhelming.
Brains got up and held his arm tightly. He looked at John and started to run towards him, his broken arm forgotten.
"John, are you all right?" Brains yelled. John started to laugh.
"Tell me-does it look like I'm okay---? Funny it doesn't hurt." John's eyes closed. Brains' heart began to hurt. A tear fell from his eyes as John's body became transparent and disappeared; the crystal fell and shattered into pieces and melted.
Brains turned and noticed Nora face down in the mud. Brains felt something move him faster then anything ever could have. He reached out and with one hand, turned his daughter over.
"Nora?" Brains said. Nora's eyes opened and she smiled.
"It was nice seeing you again." Nora could only muster a whisper. Brains nodded and stroked her black hair.
"It was great to have met you-Tell me about your mother." Brains choked back a sob. Nora pulled up her hand and put it to his cheek.
"I can't---You know too much about the future as it is," Nora said. Brains nodded and looked up to the stars-every one of them the same as in 2065.
"Say hello to Jeff for me." Brains looked down just in time to see Nora pull the trigger on a small handgun that was aimed at his chest. Brains fell back and sighed. Nora looked sideways at him.
"I'm sorry, father. I just want didn't want to see anyone else hurt you again.unless it was me."
"I wouldn't have it any other way.Funny John was right.it doesn't hurt." He fell silent and he disappeared leaving the crystal behind. Nora grasped the crystal in her hand and smiled.
"I love you, father."