Chapter 14: The Hardest Good-Bye
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(8/28/2019) So I am writing this from the comfortably of my university dorm. Anyway, it was nice to get a lot of new followers to this little story. I hope I haven't gone off track too much. Due to how my schedule is and the seriousness of my classes, it might take me a while to update my stories.
This is most likely going to be a lot shorter than normal.
Let's get back to it!
I must have stared at my Scroll for what felt like hours. Salem's offer was no doubt real; but the question was will she keep her word? She could just kill me. She basically called me expendable. My plan was obtaining power to get away from her, but now I realize just how foolish it was. Even if I had the Fall Maiden's power, it would not have been enough. I kept looking back at my Scroll. Why did you have to be a part of my life? Being with Opals brought back something I didn't think I could find love. Now Salem wants to take him away from him. I set my Scroll down on my coffee table.
I cursed. "I was too emotional. Now she'll kill him." My Scroll vibrated. I looked and my heart sank. Do I let it go to voicemail, or answer it? What do I do? My Scroll already made a decision.
"Hi, Cinder. It's Opals. I just wanted to let you know that I'm doing okay. You're probably doing something important, but I'd figure I check in. I hope you're day goes well." He hung up.
I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding. Why didn't I just pick up the phone? What could've been holding me back? There was so much that I wanted to tell him. To be careful, safe, and to stay away. I fear that if we were to be together, She would kill him. He may be strong, but he can't stop Her.
X-X-X
It had been a few days since Opals last called, I think he had a week and a half left before he went to Beacon. Over time, I gave myself the courage to call him. I was about to when it rang again. It was him.
"Hello?"
"Hey! It's great to hear your voice again. There's something I wanted to tell you."
I swallowed. "Is everything okay?"
"Yeah. My teacher is taking me on a small Grimm Extermination Mission. We might be gone for a couple of days." I paled. "Cinder?"
"Huh?"
"You didn't say anything for a while." I didn't respond. "Hey." Suddenly serious.
"Yes, Opals?"
"I can tell that you're worried. I know you don't think that I am strong enough. I get it. It's why I spent the last two years training myself. So I can be confident in myself and be able to defend myself. But most importantly, it is to protect the ones I care about. You are very important to me, and I want to see you one more time when I get back. I promise to call you when everything is done. Okay?" It took me a while to respond. I breathed deeply.
"Okay."
"Cinder. I want you to believe in me."
"Huh?"
"I want to ease your worries. Normally I would talk to you about this for however long that was needed, but I need to be going. So I want to believe in me. I want you to know that I will be okay. Okay?"
I let his words digest, and I smirked. "Okay. I know you will be okay. But please be careful."
"I will. Good-bye, Cindy."
"Bye, Goofball." He hung up. It felt like an eternity before I was able to set my Scroll down on my table. I felt like that whatever was going to happen to him was going to be my fault. I wasn't sure if he would forgive me. If he even made it back in the first place. No! He will come back! He will be okay! He has to. So why did I have a sinking feeling that something awful was going to happen? I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to sleep well for the next few nights.
As I lay in my bed, staring at the ceiling, his safety was the only thing I could think about. This pain in my heart was crushing me. I felt that even if he made it out alive, he wouldn't forgive me. But the worst thing was that Salem would not keep her promise.
BRZT BRZT
My Scroll suddenly vibrated. I turned it on, and saw it was a message from Opals.
[Hey. I know it's late and you're probably not going to see this until tomorrow, but I wanted to get this off of my chest. There are a lot of things I want to tell you, things that I can't put into words. So there will be nothing stopping me from wanting to see you again. You have been such an integral part of my life, that I couldn't do half of the things I can do now. If you are still feeling doubtful, I want you to know that I will always, always cherish the time we have spent together. As I said before, there is something else I wanted to tell you. So hold on until I get back. 3]
I smiled. Holding my Scroll to my heart, it was hard to hold back my tears. If you only knew just how much I needed you here.
(September 3rd 2019) And with that, the next Chapter is done. Sorry that this Chapter isn't as long as I normally write. In hindsight, it might have been better if I added this to my previous Chapter; but that's in the past. My time here at university is going to have an affect on when I can write and upload future Chapters. Luckily, I already have the final two Chapters of this Arc planned out in my head. It'll just be a matter of finding the time to write it. As I said last time, I want to finish up this Arc before I start working on my other stories.
This has been TheTriforceofAwesomeness, and I will see you guys next time.
Peace!
