Forgetting what it's like to fight when no one understands
Close call there in the shadows
There's a fear in the dark
There's one out there
All those memories, pain and anger, flood back one by one
They must be just around the bend, they always come
At night as I lay sleeping they come to me in herds
Their lies remain, the dreams the same, it's only fleeting words
No one calls there in the shadows
There's no end to the dark
But there's one out there, no one but me....
Sorry it too so long to get the second chapter uploaded. I wasn't going to continue the story until my friend begged me to keep writing.
Adina looked at herself in the long, glass mirror. Black bags hung under her eyes, and the scar next to her collarbone hadn't seemed to fade at all. Her body hadn't felt like hers since the accident. The pink scars seemed like they'd never leave, and the dark circles under her blue eyes were new to her. She grabbed her concealer, and smoothed it under her eyes.
"Hurry up Addie, we're going to Mama Joy's for breakfast, and then we're going to Rocky Moutain National Park," Delia announced as she put on her Rockies baseball cap. Adina quickly pulled on her old, blue sweatshirt her mother had bought her when they went to the Jersey shore for vacation.
"Ok Lia," Adina responded, as she followed her little sister out the door,"Hey, do you always wear those hats?"
"Yup," Delia answered, as she led the way to Main Street.
"You know what? Tomorrow I'll go pick some stuff up, and will have a girl's night. I'll give you a facial, and a manicure, and do your hair....." Adina was the girlie type, much different then her tom-boy sister. Ephram laughed at her from behund.
"Good luck," Ephram chuckled, as he caught up with his younger sisters.
"Hey, it'll be fun. Don't listen to him, Delia, you'll love it," Adina replied, looking at Delia's unsure face.
As the entered Mama Joy's, Ephram spotted Laynie. *Oh great* he thought to himself. Laynie looked up at him from across the room. At first, he thought she was looking at him, but then he noticed she was really starring at Adina, who was standing next to him. Adina's eyes studied the room, and then wondered into Laynie's direction. Her mouth suddenly dropped, and her eyes widened.
"Laynie?" She asked loudly, a smile spread across Laynie's face, as she rose and began to walk towards Adina. They embraced eachother in a quick hug, before parting.
"Adina, what are you doing here?" Laynie asked in amazement.
"Oh, I'm just visiting my family for Spring Break," Adina answered.
"Is Ephram your brother?" Laynie asked raising an eyebrow.
"Yup, my annoying, brother. You know him?" Adina responded, as they sat down in Laynie's booth.
"You could say that," Laynie answered. She was happy to see her old roommate from boarding school, but shocked that she was related to her "ex".
"Well, Laynie, I've gotta be going, maybe I'll see you around," Adina said, as she got up to join her siblings.
The mountains were beautiful. This had to be Adina's favorite part of the trip so far. New York didn't have anything that could compare, well it had the Catskills, but they wearn't nearly as grand, as breathaking as what she was looking at.
"It's great, huh?" Ephram asked.
"Oh yeah it's great," Adina said, still in awe.
"Well we have to be getting back, Dad's picking us up at the parking lot," Ephram explained.
"Ok," Adina answered, her eyes still glued to the mountains. As he studied his sister he noticed something, she was a lot smaller and more tired than he had remembered her. Before their mother died she had been the loud, obnoxious one. Now, she was somewhat reserved, and quiet, almost shy.
"Are you alright, you seem kind of different," Ephram said, instantly wishing he hadn't. Adina jumped off the rock she had been sitting on.
"I'm ok," Adina said nodding, as she began walking down the trail.
Close call there in the shadows
There's a fear in the dark
There's one out there
All those memories, pain and anger, flood back one by one
They must be just around the bend, they always come
At night as I lay sleeping they come to me in herds
Their lies remain, the dreams the same, it's only fleeting words
No one calls there in the shadows
There's no end to the dark
But there's one out there, no one but me....
Sorry it too so long to get the second chapter uploaded. I wasn't going to continue the story until my friend begged me to keep writing.
Adina looked at herself in the long, glass mirror. Black bags hung under her eyes, and the scar next to her collarbone hadn't seemed to fade at all. Her body hadn't felt like hers since the accident. The pink scars seemed like they'd never leave, and the dark circles under her blue eyes were new to her. She grabbed her concealer, and smoothed it under her eyes.
"Hurry up Addie, we're going to Mama Joy's for breakfast, and then we're going to Rocky Moutain National Park," Delia announced as she put on her Rockies baseball cap. Adina quickly pulled on her old, blue sweatshirt her mother had bought her when they went to the Jersey shore for vacation.
"Ok Lia," Adina responded, as she followed her little sister out the door,"Hey, do you always wear those hats?"
"Yup," Delia answered, as she led the way to Main Street.
"You know what? Tomorrow I'll go pick some stuff up, and will have a girl's night. I'll give you a facial, and a manicure, and do your hair....." Adina was the girlie type, much different then her tom-boy sister. Ephram laughed at her from behund.
"Good luck," Ephram chuckled, as he caught up with his younger sisters.
"Hey, it'll be fun. Don't listen to him, Delia, you'll love it," Adina replied, looking at Delia's unsure face.
As the entered Mama Joy's, Ephram spotted Laynie. *Oh great* he thought to himself. Laynie looked up at him from across the room. At first, he thought she was looking at him, but then he noticed she was really starring at Adina, who was standing next to him. Adina's eyes studied the room, and then wondered into Laynie's direction. Her mouth suddenly dropped, and her eyes widened.
"Laynie?" She asked loudly, a smile spread across Laynie's face, as she rose and began to walk towards Adina. They embraced eachother in a quick hug, before parting.
"Adina, what are you doing here?" Laynie asked in amazement.
"Oh, I'm just visiting my family for Spring Break," Adina answered.
"Is Ephram your brother?" Laynie asked raising an eyebrow.
"Yup, my annoying, brother. You know him?" Adina responded, as they sat down in Laynie's booth.
"You could say that," Laynie answered. She was happy to see her old roommate from boarding school, but shocked that she was related to her "ex".
"Well, Laynie, I've gotta be going, maybe I'll see you around," Adina said, as she got up to join her siblings.
The mountains were beautiful. This had to be Adina's favorite part of the trip so far. New York didn't have anything that could compare, well it had the Catskills, but they wearn't nearly as grand, as breathaking as what she was looking at.
"It's great, huh?" Ephram asked.
"Oh yeah it's great," Adina said, still in awe.
"Well we have to be getting back, Dad's picking us up at the parking lot," Ephram explained.
"Ok," Adina answered, her eyes still glued to the mountains. As he studied his sister he noticed something, she was a lot smaller and more tired than he had remembered her. Before their mother died she had been the loud, obnoxious one. Now, she was somewhat reserved, and quiet, almost shy.
"Are you alright, you seem kind of different," Ephram said, instantly wishing he hadn't. Adina jumped off the rock she had been sitting on.
"I'm ok," Adina said nodding, as she began walking down the trail.