*I posted a little early today because I know you guys have been wanting it and I have to help work at the large group competition at my high school. Guess who gets to open and close doors for two hours? This girl!*
Chapter Fourteen- The Last Words
"Everone grieves in different ways. For some it could take longer or shorter. I do know it never disappears. An ember still smolders inside me. Most days I don't notice it, but, out of the blue, it'll flare to life." Maria V. Snyder Storm Glass
Patricia walked back into the room smiling, if whatever was happening was out of insanity, you might as well enjoy it while it lasted, right? She sat and listened to Sami tell her friends of faraway places and lands that seemed more like dreams than real life. She babbled on about her adventures and life. She chatted with Patricia about how things had been going, but neither got too personal since they were in front of the others. All in all Patricia seemed happy to see her sister. There was something weird about Sami though; when you were around her, you just felt safe. Even with them being caught up in all of the Knowledgeable One stuff, they forgot their worries about the it and were actually able to put aside their uneasiness for a few minutes.
"Patricia, how have you been fairing for the past three years?" Sami asked. Patricia looked at her sister. Sami had this look in her eye that she knew more than she was letting on and Patricia intended to figure out whatever it was she was keeping.
"It's been a bit rough, but nothing that we didn't get through," Patricia said looking at her friends. They all gave her the look of 'what do you think you're saying' but Patricia looked right back with an 'I know what I'm doing' glance. They trusted her not to completely spill the beans and let her go on.
"What do you mean?" Sami asked with curiosity.
"First things first, I want to hear more about your vacation until I tell you," Patricia said with a cunning look in her eyes.
"Well, I had a lot of freedom, but I was under the command of a man who was really powerful, so I had to do what I was told at all costs," she said.
"What made you decide to come and see me without even giving me any warning? I am happy to see you, I just wish that you had told me," Patricia said trying to make her motives for questioning her seem innocent.
"Alright little sister, let's just cut to the chase. We both know something that obviously these five don't so I'll tell you what you want. On one condition…"
"What's that?" Patricia asked curiously. She knew that the other five had no idea what they were talking about, but she'd catch them up later.
"Do you even think about me anymore? I've seen you from afar and it seems if you have forgotten me. I don't want you to forget about me, please. It would hurt too much if you did," Sami said suddenly getting sentimental.
"Why would you even think that?" Patricia asked defending herself. "When you first left, I was empty, all I could do was think about you. I never talked or did anything. It came to a point where all that pain dulls and you have to move on with life even though you weren't there. I can tell you one thing though; there's never a day that went by that I didn't think about you and all that you were missing."
KT exclaimed, "Okay, I seriously have no idea what's going on… will someone please explain this to me?!" She didn't shout, but here frustration showed through her voice.
"Patricia will have to explain all of this to you when I go; I don't have much time left. The Knowledgeable One does not know this but they sent me to give you a guide to your journey. He/she doesn't know their power, they just saw the frustration that you guys had at not getting any information and they sent me to help you." Everyone looked around in amazement at her words; how did Sami know this? "He/she also saw that Patricia was upset and sent me. He/she will be revealed in good time. They also have no knowledge of sending me, but they have powers beyond your wildest dreams. After all, if they can do all of this and not know that they did it, think of what they can do when they realize it's them."
She handed Patricia a letter, "Clues and an explanation; you guys have beaten evil before, you'll know what to do," she said while taking a step back and disappearing like the ghost she is as her last words reverberated through the air, "You'll know what to do."