A/N: We're on chapter 16 in Karma's story...enjoy, and please review!
Screaming, laughing, crying, she
plunges into dark
save her, wishing so badly that I could.
But she's with her mother,
with the roses,
and the ghost is telling her it's not her time to go.
Karma, come back,
don't let Ecl take you.
My hand is clenched around her wrist,
but she's staring at me,
daring me
to let her go.
Bitter laughter, pink eyes on mine.
"Here I feel no pain."
Yes, you do, I'm screaming in my head
But aloud I remind her of her father.
Acelan's here,
And then her father—
Brave to come to Ecl
He loves you oh so much…
And we pull her out.
Back in the Now, she's waking, and
I'm watching Acelan in her room.
He kisses her forehead, they talk
softly, I'm covering my ears so I
don't hear them speak;
It's only polite.
Sweet roll still good when it's cold,
He smiles at her but she's already asleep.
And I meet him outside,
look him straight in the eye
with my lavender stare, and smile.
"I knew you liked her."
He smiles, hits me
playfully
on the head.
"You knew before I did, didn't you?"
Yes, I did.