Sorry it took so long, I lost my notebook!
Know That What You See Is Not All There Is
Malik wistfully caressed a picture of his now-dead sister. Apparently, she had shot herself in the temple and died. She had left a note, written in blood not her own, as a clarification of why. She had foreseen her death, and not willing to face death by a brain tumor, had taken her own life. (I'm not sure where that came from. TT) Odion was really depressed, but had sworn long ago that he wouldn't take his life.
Marik had disappeared after hearing the message, and even Malik couldn't find him. At the same time Malik was thinking of him, Marik was sitting in a tree, remembering when his brother had died. They had been poor, so Some had been buried in the desert sands.
Flashback
"Mariku, when I die," His brother, Some, had said, "Never forget, okay?" Mariku had only nodded dimly, only knowing Some was dying from a dagger by the hand of their own father. Endi, the man called their father, had hit his son with a knife just above his knee in a drunken stupor. Then he disappeared, leaving Mariku to tend to a very sick and delirious brother. A week later, Some had died.
The next day, Mariku had found his friends as usual, with Atemu's guards armed to the teeth. When he had cried, Atemu, Anzoria, Burkyno, and Khalid had tried to cheer him up, but it had scarcely helped. And when Mariku had complained of someone watching him, Anzoria had merely smiled and asked, "Do you believe in ghosts?"
Mariku had thought a while, then shook his head. Anzoria had only laughed and said, "Silly boy, you don't realize what faith is! Know what you see isn't all there is, youth..."
Ummm.... I was rereading this and realized how sad this was. I better finish this story before I go back and change it...
Know That What You See Is Not All There Is
Malik wistfully caressed a picture of his now-dead sister. Apparently, she had shot herself in the temple and died. She had left a note, written in blood not her own, as a clarification of why. She had foreseen her death, and not willing to face death by a brain tumor, had taken her own life. (I'm not sure where that came from. TT) Odion was really depressed, but had sworn long ago that he wouldn't take his life.
Marik had disappeared after hearing the message, and even Malik couldn't find him. At the same time Malik was thinking of him, Marik was sitting in a tree, remembering when his brother had died. They had been poor, so Some had been buried in the desert sands.
Flashback
"Mariku, when I die," His brother, Some, had said, "Never forget, okay?" Mariku had only nodded dimly, only knowing Some was dying from a dagger by the hand of their own father. Endi, the man called their father, had hit his son with a knife just above his knee in a drunken stupor. Then he disappeared, leaving Mariku to tend to a very sick and delirious brother. A week later, Some had died.
The next day, Mariku had found his friends as usual, with Atemu's guards armed to the teeth. When he had cried, Atemu, Anzoria, Burkyno, and Khalid had tried to cheer him up, but it had scarcely helped. And when Mariku had complained of someone watching him, Anzoria had merely smiled and asked, "Do you believe in ghosts?"
Mariku had thought a while, then shook his head. Anzoria had only laughed and said, "Silly boy, you don't realize what faith is! Know what you see isn't all there is, youth..."
Ummm.... I was rereading this and realized how sad this was. I better finish this story before I go back and change it...