Airous (cont…)
A Dream
How is it that I have come to this Earth?
Have I transported?
I must have.
Otherwise I would still be in
Horrible, frightening, deadly
Eucolyptus.
I am no longer at my home.
I am in a strange and foreign world.
How is it that I have found such nice strangers as Miss Yernilia?
Have I been given a break, for once?
I must have.
Otherwise, I would still be
Running, sprinting, collapsing, fainting.
Perhaps I would be dead or terribly ill if not for these kind-hearted
Teen Titans?
I am in a safe and warm…what did they call it?...couch.
And I feel safe too.
But, Raven.
This Raven girl.
She knows about me.
At least somewhat about me.
She knows about Audrelia.
She knows that I have her same pendant.
She knows,
She knows,
She knows…
Perhaps I can make her forget?
Maybe I can make her think I could never be this "horrible" Audrelia
She thinks.
Audrelia really isn't a bad person…
Audrelia is me.
But I, to everyone else, am Airous.
Is it bad to lie?
Who knows.
I must lie,
To survive.
I must show Raven that I did not kill my parents, that I do not have this power she thinks Audrelia does.
Audrelia, Airous, me, I does/do not have this power. She did not kill her parents.
Because I did not kill them.
It was that eclipse
That horrible eclipse.
That eclipse ruined everything.
I would still have my mom and my dad
If only for that eclipse.
Why, why?
Why does everything bad happen to me?
Now Raven may think I am bad.
But no, I am not!
I did not hurt my parents,
I do not have a power.
I am normal.
I am from Eucolyptus.
I am hunted there…though I do not know what for.
I am not a bad person!
I do not want to run!
I do not want to run again!
I must be accepted here, in this Earth, in this tower, with these strangers.
I must, must!
To survive.
I must become one of them, must be their friend.
They have powers…all of them…I am sure.
But me…I do not.
Still, they will accept me. I will join them.
I am good.
I did not do anything
Wrong!
Startled, I jump up from my sleep. I am lying on the couch, breathing deeply. BB comes up to me; he was sitting on a stool in the kitchen.
"Are you okay, Airous? You look scared," he asks.
How thoughtful. How very kind of him. They are all nice people, here. I like it here. Even if I am not accepted by all…I will be. I must be.
"I am fine, BB." I have picked up the language. "Thank you."
BB smiles slightly at me. He then goes back to the kitchen, motions toward a brown thing in silver wrapping.
I nod.
He brings over the brown thing and puts it in my hand.
I hold it, unsure of what to do with it.
He smiles bigger, pops the brown thing into his mouth and licks his lips. "Mmmmm….I love chocolate!" he mumbles with chocolate in his mouth.
I take a bite of the chocolate…like it…then put the whole piece in my mouth. "I love chocolate too."
BB smiles again. Then he gets up, stretches, says, "Goodnight," and goes to the door that swishes open.
"Goodnight, my friend." I lean back on the couch, close my tired eyes, and drift back to sleep.
Unaware to me, two green eyes peek out of the swishing door, huge smiles within them.