Sparrow
How? I don't understand! How does he know Rose? Ever since that day, I haven't been able to sleep. I can't think, I can't work, I can't eat! I haven't even seen him since he kicked me out. The way he acted was so... unusual! I don't know if I'm imagining things, maybe the Spire is playing tricks on me. Or maybe it's just me wanting to see things that aren't there. But I could have sworn I heard a hint of pain and regret in his voice.
No. Commandant? Pain? Impossible!
Improbable?
Perhaps I really don't know him. Because of what happened, I've been asking questions. Questions that I want to know answers to but I'm afraid to ask. He can't have been this way all the time.
He knew Rose.
Which means Rose knew him.
And Rose tole me everything.
Damn it! Why can't I remember?
Theresa is gone now, too. I can't hear her voice anymore. I've gotten so used to it. It was my only comfort and now it's gone. I wish someone would give me answers!
And the Commandant...
I can't seem to get him out of my head...
Am I going crazy?
Am I crazy already?
And then it came to me.
It was on the day we bought the stupid music box. Rose had been gone since morning and I was wondering where she was. I remember searching for her. It was getting cold but I didn't care. I wanted Rose. She promised to bring food. But when I found her, she wasn't buying food. She was hiding in an alleyway between houses, kissing a boy.
I remember being angry, accusing Rose of not caring. And I remember the boy. Danny is what she called him. He wouldn't have made much of an impression if it wasn't for his eyes. Fierce and defiant, a brilliant green, even in the dim light of the alleyway. And he wore the same expression he wears to this day.
He was a human once. He was Rose's. He loved. Was once capable of it.
What had happened?