I woke the next morning to darkness. Except it didn't feel like the dark of when you turn of the light, it was more violent. Like there should be light, but I wasn't able to see it. It was suffocating, I was helpless to anything to stop it.
Then I knew.
I was blind.
"Alec? Are you okay? You're acting strange." A concerned voice broke through the suffocating darkness.
Magnus. I reached out into the darkness, towards his voice. I couldn't find him.
"I'm over here. It's okay." I felt a hand touch my shoulder, a hand I knew well, a hand so familiar.
"Why can't I see?" I was surprised by my voice, it was so calm.
Magnus moved his hand and grabbed my hand, "Alec. You know why, you know the reason."
I moved my eyes in the darkness, it did nothing, "No. Magnus. I don't."
He sighed, "It was during a hunt, you guys were surrounded, there was no way out. You sacrificed yourself to save Jace, Izzy and Clary. It was horrible, you nearly died, but we saved you. We saved you but your eyes, they were.. Hurt... you could say."
I pulled my hand out of his, "Why didn't you just let me die? I'm sure it would be better then this." I hadn't meant for it to come out as harsh as it did, I could feel him physically pull away from him, feel the shock and hurt radiating off of him.
"We have to go, there's not enough time, the Light is coming." Alfie's voice sounded around me, Magnus was gone, I could no longer feel his energy.
"Where? Where is the to go? It's always going to find us." My voice was quiet.
"Why are you giving up so early? This is only the beginning!" Alfie's said.
I turned to face him, even if I was still blind, "What do you mean 'the beginning?'"
I could practically hear Alfie smiling, "The beginning of your punishment, of course."
"What exactly is my punishment?" Should I feel this calm about this?
Alfie was silent for a moment, before he sounded afraid again, "Being trapped in your own mind."
Ugh. It's so short!
~Alessandra