Mudslide

Me: yes another mudslide chapter. I hope you will enjoy this one as the others.

Chapter 5 : This is not Our Farewell

Virgil opened his eyes. He couldn't see where he was because the light was a bit too bright. He blinked a couple of times with his eyes and then he saw a shadow above him. When his sight got better, he saw Jessica looking at him.

"Where am I ? What happened ? " mumbled Virgil while rubbing his head.

"Back in my grandfather's home. You passed out, when you saved that boy in the fire, remember ?" said Jessica.

"How is he ?" Virgil asked while looking at Jessica.

"He's fine. Thanks to you though." Smiled Jessica to him.

Virgil smiled and then went sitting right up. When he was sitting right up, he saw a little boy laying in bed, awake. Virgil stood up and walked to the child. The boy looked up and smiled.

"Are you the one who saved me from the fire ?" said the boy weakly.

"Yeah…" said Virgil while going to sit down on a chair.

"Thank you…" said the boy with a smile.

Virgil smiled back and looked at the boy's face. It was lightly burned by the fire he was in. "Are you in much pain ?" Virgil suddenly asked while studying the boy's position.

"A bit…" said the boy. "But I would be worse if you didn't save me."

"Yeah…" smiled Virgil and then there was a few minutes of silence.

"I'm going out now," said Jessica who was watching Virgil and the boy talking. " I still have to help re-build the village."

"Okay, Jessica." Said Virgil and he watched Jessica as she left them alone. Virgil felt somehow safe around her. He didn't know why, but he just did.

"What is your name ?" a child's voice suddenly said, causing Virgil to wake up from his daydream, which he was having when Jessica went out.

"Huh what ? " Virgil said when he was awake from his daydreaming.

"What is your name ?" repeated the small boy again.

"Virgil…" Virgil said. "What's your name ?"

"Tommy." Tommy said.

"Nice too meet you, Tommy" Virgil said with a smile.

Tommy smiled and there was silence again. "You are the person, who was found by the river, right ?" Tommy suddenly asked.

"Yeah, why are you asking ?" said Virgil while looking strangely at the boy.

"Because, most strangers wouldn't do that. They don't care about the people here." Tommy said with sadness in his voice.

"Some strangers are not the strangers like you are saying, Tommy. There are some good strangers in this world. Strangers who want to help other people, people who need their help, like you needed mine when you where trapped in that fire." Said Virgil while laying his hand on Tommy's hand.

Tommy looked at Virgil with big eyes and then swallowed. He knew what Virgil was telling was true. He needed Virgil's help when he was trapped in that fire. Even when Virgil was a stranger to him, he needed his help. While thinking over it, Tommy's parents suddenly stormed in.

"Mom ! Dad !" said Tommy happy when he saw his parents.

"Oh, Tommy" said Tommy's mother and father while they ran to their child and hugged him tightly.

Virgil had got out of the way when Tommy's parents came in. Virgil was standing on the background, smiling down at the parents who where giving their love to their child. Tommy's father saw Virgil standing and went to him.

"You're the man who saved my little boy ?" he asked.

"Yes, I am, sir." Said Virgil. Suddenly the father pulled Virgil into a hug.

"Thank you…" whispered the father in his ear. "Thank you so much. I don't know if we could live without him. Our lives would be destroyed then."

"Your welcome, sir." Said Virgil and the father pulled away from Virgil. Virgil could see tears of happiness in the father's eyes. The father of Tommy let Virgil go and went back to his son and wife. Virgil smiled and left them alone.

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After a while, Virgil and Jessica had helped many villagers to repair their home. "Nice work." Said Jessica to Virgil with a smile.

"Thanks, you did a great job too." Said Virgil.

"So what are you going to do now ?" asked Jessica

"Well…" said Virgil when suddenly, Tommy came running to him.

"Virgil !" Tommy said.

"Hey, what's up ?" smiled Virgil at him.

"Well, I have need to take it easy says dr. Mitchell. So I was wondering if you want to hang out with me and my friends." Said Tommy, while blushing a bit.

Virgil looked up and saw a small group of children standing a few meters away. Virgil looked back down at Tommy and smiled. "Sure." He said.

"Really ? Cool !" said Tommy happyily. Then he turned around and yelled; "Hey guys ! He's coming with us !"

Virgil chuckled a bit at Tommy's reaction and looked at Jessica who still stood next to him. Jessica was laughing a bit at Tommy's acting, then she noticed that Virgil was looking at her. "You better watch out with that left arm, you know." She said to him.

Virgil looked at his left arm. It was still wrapped in the bandage when he came here. His arm still was a bit sore, but too much to say he would die of the pain…

"Don't worry, I will." He said and winked at her.

"Come on, Virgil. Let's go !" said Tommy, who was still standing with them.

Virgil smiled and went with Tommy to his friends. Jessica watched them, when Tommy was introducing Virgil to his friends.

Meanwhile near them in a house, two pairs of eyes were watching them, when Virgil and the kids went into the long field.

"I don't trust him, Bill." Said a person who was dressed in black.

"I know, Philip. But you need to trust him once…He isn't like the others." Said Bill who had walked away form the window and was now sitting in a chair.

"Bullshit, Bill ! He is like the others ! It doesn't matter to me that he saved someone." Said Philip angryily while looking at Bill.

"Philip, calm down….you can't judge people when you don't know them really. And what I saw now, I don't think he's bad." Said Mayor Bill relaxed. Philip threw a tantrum infront of Bill.

"Now, let's calm down and look for the party in two days." Said Bill when he took a sip from his coffee.

"Oh yeah, the Halloween party. I hope he won't affect the party terribly." Said Philip dryily.

"He won't. I just know." Said Bill while looking at Philip.

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It's later in the evening. Virgil was sitting in the living room, looking around in the room. He suddenly spotted a piano in the room. Virgil went to it and laid his hands on it. The piano looked like those in west stars movies and was made out of pure oak wood. Virgil sat down on the bench that was standing with the piano. He quietly opened the lid of the piano and looked at the keys. The keys looked like ones every piano would have, but as a expert in piano's, Virgil could tell that the piano hadn't been played anymore in years. Virgil placed his hands on the keys and started to play a song. Virgil started to sing softly the song.

In my hands

A legacy of memories

I can hear you say my name

I can almost see your smile

Virgil closed his eyes and saw in his heart, Scott sitting in front of his piano, smiling at him.

Feel the warmth of your embrace

But there is nothing but silence now

On Tracy island, Scott was sitting in front of the piano that once belonged to his younger brother. Scott placed his hands on the keys and closed his eyes. In his heart he saw Virgil playing the piano, smiling at him.

Around the one I loved

Is this our farewell?

'Virgil…' thought Scott…

Sweet darling you worry too much, my child

See the sadness in your eyes

'Scott…' thought Virgil…

You are not alone in life

Although you might think that you are

'Please…be okay…please be alive…I need you…'

Never thought

This day would come so soon

'Don't worry, Scott…I am okay…I'm still here….I won't leave you…'

We had no time to say goodbye

How can the world just carry on?

'Please…don't let me do this…I don't want to say goodbye…'

I feel so lost when you are not at my sight

But there's nothing but silence now

'Scott…You don't have to say goodbye…I will be next to you…'

Around the one I loved

Is this our farewell?

'Don't leave me…This can't be…our farewell…'

Sweet darling you worry too much, my child

See the sadness in your eyes

'Scott I can see the sadness in your eyes…Please…don't be sad….'

You are not alone in life

Although you might think that you back….'

So sorry your world is tumbling down

I will watch you through these nights

Rest your head and go to sleep

Because my child, this is not our farewell.

This is not our farewell.

'I'll be back, Scott…This isn't our farewell…'

At that moment when the song was done, they both felt their presences in their hearts. They knew they wouldl see each other again…

"Goodnight, Virgil." whispered Scott, while he was looking outside at the full moon.

"Goodnight, Scott" said Virgil, while looking outside of the window of his room.

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Me: Sorry it took so long…I didn't have much ideas when I was writing this. The exams are coming now…I hope I can write some pieces then…Oh yeah before I forget, the song was from within temptation: Our farewell. I love that song !