Avaline Donaldson POV
I shriek and sob as Lydia hurls herself off the bridge. I sink down onto my knees and weep as I hear a faint crack and a splash somewhere far below. I am a coward. My thirteen year old friend just hurls herself off the golden gate bridge so that I could live. I didn't even bring up jumping myself. Not once. I didn't really even try to stop her. I shaking look down over the railing. Far below, I can see a ripple, and a lone sandal floating on the water. Somewhere far below her lifeless body lies in the murky water. She died for me. I feel dizzy again and I know that the monster us keeping her promise and transporting me back to Xavin. What will he say? He'll know I'm a coward. My one condolence is that I know Lydia, sweet, brave Lydia, will go to Elysium. She died a hero, and so she will live on with the heros. That's more than I'll ever be able to say. I realize my eyes are clenched shut and I slowly open them. Xavin is staring from my tear streaked face to the empty space next to me.
"What happened?"
"I constant to talk. I don't want to tell him what happenes. But I know that he's the only one in the world right now who can help me, so I begin to tell him. I tell him about Gwevyne, how one of us had to die. I tell him how I said We should both, and Lydia said I should live, and she would jump. I tell him how she sang one last little song before she jumped. I sing it to him, my voice cracking.
"The sun will rise, the grass will grow, the clouds will drift, the wind will blow, the leaves will fall, The spring will cease, the flowers will die, and so must I." Then I jyst stand there crying. His eyes well up with tears but he says nothing. Then, he pulls something from his saddle bag. I'm not sure what it is. Then I realize it's a gold drachma. He makes am iris message and talks to some half goat/half guys for a few minutes. Then we wait. I don't know what we're waiting for, but I think it's to memorialize her. I can't stop thinking how it should have been me. Finally, three hakf goats, I guess satyrs, arrive. They silently play something on reed pipes and as they play a huge field of aqua coloured flowers spreads around us. They grow up from the ground in beauty. Aqua. Lydia Aquillo Ramirez. They're like her middle name. It makes me sob again, But she's at peace now, I suppose. My brave, beautiful thirteen year old friend can rest in peace. A field of flowers, symbolic of her words. The flowers will die, and so must I. Now the flowers will live, and she will, maybe, be given new life on this planet if she chooses. She won't remember anything. She'll be a totally new person, different, but somehow the same. Because, if she chooses to live again, She will still be brave, and courageous. She will still be Lydia. And I think I'll known if someday I see a new girl or boy, and they're brave, just like her. My tears fall among the flowers, watering their new life. Goodbye Lydia, rest in peace. Goodbye... and come back.
Alright guys, I have somefhing to break to you. Okay, so, I hatched up this idea as soon as I got two characters: Lydia and Victoria. They were both very brave, and smart, and actually pretty alike. So guess what?! Avaline is going to meet Lydia again, and she IS going to know. Especially once a plot twist that hasn't happened yet happens (Im not telling you now..) What I'm saying is, Victoria is Lydia's reincarnated self, from ten years in the future. I mean, theyre totally different people, but they both have this bravery... Lydias bravery. So yeah, that should clear up some future stuff.
I'm putting a poll on my profile! I'm definately doing a sequal, but I need your opinions on what plotline I sould use. I have a few chouces, you choose the best. Anyway, I'd love if you went and filled it out, so please, help me out. Though the sequal is far away, I'm hoping to gather a lot ofB-) otes so I'm ready when the time comes. No worries, this isnt even close to done! So, how are you liking this? Do you think its a good syoc?
Opinion question- which character on the bus do you think is going to die? (Hint: Viccie is temporarily immortal...)
Trivia question- what colour is the cover of the book Catching Fire?