It felt as if I was living a dream.
No. No, not a dream.
A nightmare. The nightmares that had haunted me as a child. That had followed me from my bed, the night I left home. They had hidden in the shadows, watching as I grew. Feeding off my emotions. My feelings. Writing a book of my life and, ultimately, the endings.
The endings of everyone, it seemed. They were demons, not nightmares. They took in Clouds life, Ivy's life, Fox's life. They toyed with my head, mashed up reality at times. Made up different downfalls for the people most important to me and-
Once they found the most life shattering way for someone to end, they cut the strings, started their little game. The game of Life, I guess. I was merely a pawn in their games. A pawn they could make bleed and cry at will. We all were.
I cried, that night. Cried a river of tears, screamed even, into my pillow. I could hear Ivy moving about her room, above my own. Could hear her tossing things about, and muttering as she walked aimlessly. She wasn't sobbing as I was. Or as Cloud, merely across the hall. Cuts healed to quickly for her own good, even the deepest such as this.
This went on…slowly, after Fox's death. There was no cheer in the house. It seemed gray, and dark, and gloomy, like any color that had once rested in its halls had been drained. Smiles were rare among us for days.
Shinra guards had come to the town again. They surrounded it, and were substituted in and out when one got tired. They shared shifts. Rick claimed that they would be there only for a week. After, they would leave even if people were still inside the town. He said Shinra couldn't be bothered with such small matters. They had more important things on their mind.
And, so did I now. I was to return to Midgar, soon. Cloud as well, for he had been assigned as a body guard of me ( something I had pushed for long ago. I think Shinra was frightened of Ivy's rage, if the two of us should be separated from her, and not together). Ivy claimed she wouldn't leave her home, not even after the town had been emptied. Soon, the guards left, and so to the towns people. I took Ivy's truck, some clothes, a few belongings, and so did Cloud. We left for Midgar the same night as the guards, with heavy hearts. It was only seven days after Fox's death, and Ivy was alone.
We had… lied… in a way…lied to this woman who brought us up. Who took us in after we had left our warm homes to come to the cold city of Midgar. We broke a bond that was never meant to be broken, and in doing so, we silently broke ourselves.
