Forgiveness and Explaining
It is a year on and I haven't seen Apollo since. But tonight that changes. Zeus is forcing us to meet. I look in the mirror fingering my necklace. Orion gave it me. A small silver disk on a simple chain. It represents the moon for he said he'd give me the moon. Only now can I relate what happened. Only now can I forgive.
Apollo called to me. He said he'd found a target I couldn't hit. I laughed at him. He pointed to a small object out at sea. I drew my bow and arrows and shot. For once in my life I wished I hadn't hit the target.
I heard Orion's scream and turned to Apollo, but he was gone. He had run like the coward he was. In my terror, for I did not know what I had hit, I called on Hermes, to go and see what I had destroyed. He flew out and dragged the body back to land. My shout echoed around the mountains. Several of the Gods rushed down to see what terrible thing had happened, but when they saw a mortal had died they left, grumbling and shaking their heads.
I took a last look at Orion for I couldn't carry him back to Olympus. I ran all the way, my heart pounding. I burst into the throne room. "Father!" I begged him. Twice in my life I have begged him. Never have I succeeded. He put Orion in the stars, the furthest possible place from me. Father didn't see it like that. He thought I would mean people remember him. I would be happier if he had given him back his life, but he didn't and here I am remembering the times of grief after.
I neglected my godly duties and people suffered. Apollo stayed in hiding, fearing my wrath. I couldn't have done anything to him except for cry at him.
Tonight I am supposed to forgive him and I will. Time has passed and no matter how badly Apollo has acted toward me and Orion, he is still my twin and I need him. Do not take this as weakness, take it as the will to live and remember.
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