Chapter 9 – Suddenly
Eva got a few more letters from Aikka in the next two weeks. She loved them all and treasured them.
'I would like to invite you to Nurasia. Please reply soon and maybe I can meet you at last. Aikka,' the final letter ended.
Eva jumped up and down with joy when she got that letter. She had gotten it on a horrible day for her. But this had cheered her up by a lot. But it still wasn't enough for this day…
She had sat through Art and was ready for her sword lesson. She was so happy she could burst.
Eva slammed open the door.
'Canaan! Look at the letter I got!' she yelled at him.
He smiled weakly at Eva. He then went back to what he was doing.
Eva realised something was very wrong. Canaan usually shared her joy. What was wrong? She knew she had argued with him a while ago…but surely it was ok and he had forgiven her?
She saw the boxes.
'Why are you packing? You don't leave for another month!' Eva yelled.
Canaan looked sadly at her and sighed.
'Nurasia had formed an alliance with the Crogs. Earth has turned against us. I am being forced to leave by the order of the president and…and you…' Canaan went back to packing.
'Nurasia can't have done that!' Eva yelled.
Canaan kept packing. Eva wanted it to be a joke. But hadn't Canaan been about to tell her something else?
She didn't want to know but…
'What were you about to tell me?' Eva whispered.
Canaan finished packing a box. He took the letter from Eva and read it. Tears filled up in his eyes.
'I thought it would last but now…' Canaan sighed.
He finished reading the letter.
'If only the King and Queen hadn't been so foolish. You both will never forgive them for doing this. I wish I could change their minds,' Canaan looked sadly at Eva.
Eva was then left to think about it for a few minutes. She then realised what he was talking about.
She wanted him to be wrong. Her day went tumbling out of control. It was bad enough on any day but today wasn't her day. This was devastating for her. She started to cry.
Eva had only cried a few times in her life. This was so strange for her. She felt a deep pain as a true connection broke.
'You mean the…' she couldn't stop sobbing.
'All of it. They refuse to transfer it from the planets. They aren't even thinking of anyone. They want to be apart,' Canaan hugged her.
Eva thought of all those moments that lately seemed too good to be true. They were…she just hadn't looked closely enough.
Someone came through the door. It was Naomi.
'Canaan, I just got told to say, the hover car is ready. I don't want you to go back to Nurasia either!' Naomi joined the hug.
Canaan left go of the hug first.
'Can you help me?' he asked.
Eva and Naomi slowly nodded. They picked up a box each. There were only four of them and Canaan took the other two. They went outside. It was raining. It matched Eva's mood.
They loaded the boxes on. Eva gave Canaan one final hug.
'Please don't go,' she whispered.
'I have to,' Canaan said tearfully.
'Could you pass on a message?' Eva asked.
Canaan nodded. Eva whispered the message into his ear. Tears rolled down Canaan's cheek.
'I will make sure it gets across safe. You can count on that,' Canaan told her.
'Wait! What about my sword?' Eva asked.
'You can keep it. It counts for all the things I am sorry about. I will make sure you meet him one day. You can depend on that,' Canaan smiled.
He got into the hover car. It flew off into the distance. Eva felt another pain as another link was gone.
'Why today?' she asked herself.
Tears flowed freely down her cheeks.
'It will be ok,' Naomi hugged her.
'No it won't. Today is the worst day for this to happen. My mum died on this day five years ago! I was dumped a few days later! Canaan has left now! And…and,' Eva couldn't say it.
'What?' Naomi asked.
Eva took a deep breath.
'Because of this crap alliance, our own shit planet won't transfer mail from the two planets. They won't think of anyone but themselves, the bastards. I will never be able to go there now…' Eva sighed sadly.
'Oh my god…you don't mean it? It can't be right! Why do witches and bastards rule our planet? They don't have the right to!' Naomi shouted.
Eva was still crying. She didn't care when she stopped. She just wanted her emotions to show.
She sadly looked at Naomi. She felt an anger flare inside her.
'I can't see Aikka. I can't even fucking write to him. His shit parents made that alliance and broke us apart. I won't ever forgive them. I won't ever forgive our own leaders. They deserve to burn in hell,' Eva muttered angrily.
She turned around and went inside. Naomi went inside after a few minutes.
Eva caused chaos all day. Her teachers asked her what was wrong. Guys were attacked and pushed around. Girls ran away screaming every time they saw her, even the oldest and toughest ones.
Naomi was the only one who understood Eva.
She tried everything to make Eva feel better about it. But even she was turned away and she felt the flames of Eva's rage.
'Leave me alone. I don't want to forget him. Let me do my own crap and you do your shit. I want to be left all alone for today,' Eva cried angrily.
Naomi knew it was no use after that. She left Eva alone.
Eva couldn't believe how stupid her planet was. Why did they have to do this to her and her friendships?
She ran into her dorm and slammed the door after the day was over. She turned on the mini TV she had bought ages ago. There was her father, smiling.
She smashed the TV screen in anger.
'What gives him the right to be happy? His wife died on this day! His own daughter is suffering the worst day ever! And still he smiles like he hasn't a care in the world…it is so stupid…' Eva glared at the broken screen.
She lied on her bed and let her anger go.
It felt better. She felt more calm and more herself. She stared at the broken glass. That hadn't been like her…
She quietly thought to herself.
Eva knew Aikka and Canaan were gone form her life. They may come back, but for now, they had disappeared.
She knew the next days were going to be tough. But hey, that was life, wasn't it? It was too late now. She wouldn't forgive anyone who was to blame but she couldn't change it. It had happened and things still kept going.
She just knew it would be hard to get over.
She closed her eyes slowly. The day had taken a lot out of her. She was soon asleep, happy and peaceful in her dreams.