It has been almost two years since she last saw Ward.
Ever since the day Coulson told her about Ward being a double agent, she has been hacking into every site possible to locate him. It was worst than looking for anything on her origin. He had simply vanished. No surveillance cameras anywhere in any city in the country or out of it captured any photos of him. She had dug into his previous aliases and hideouts and came out with nothing. There was no records of him anywhere.
Once, she thought she had made a break through. A check with registry of death showed a record of a Margaret Elaine Ward, aged 89 who had just died. Skye was beyond herself at the find. She told the team that Ward would definitely attend his Grampsy's funeral. They arrived at the cemetery grounds only to find that he was absent. Fitz let his dwarfs to scan the area locate Ward if he was in hiding or in disguise. But they came up negative.
Needing a moment of peace, Skye had decide to visit a place that she hadn't been for a long time. St Agnes.
The Sisters were happy to see her and they chatted until it was time for Skye to leave. It was then Sister Augustus presented her with the guitar that they had bought her for her 16th birthday . But Skye hadn't receive the gift because she had ran away two days before her birthday. Seeing the guitar in her hands, the children were excited and asked for a song.
They went out to the back garden and Skye played them a few songs. Soon it was time for the little ones to go inside. Waving them goodbye, Skye sat on the swing and subconsciously, strummed a familiar tune and started singing it. She didn't realized how meaningful the words were until she sang it through.
Seems like it was yesterday when I saw your face
You told me how proud you were but I walked away
If only I knew what I know today
Ward had told her how proud he was of her. But she had refused to listen. She didn't want to listen to anything he had to say. She didn't want to see his face anymore.
I would hold you in my arms
I would take the pain away
Thank you for all you've done
Forgive all your mistakes.
But now that she knew what he had sacrificed to keep her safe, she wished she could take all her words back. She wanted to hold him in her arms instead of just having his clothes held close to her each night.
There's nothing I wouldn't do
To hear your voice again.
Sometimes I wanna call you but I know you won't be there
Skye downloaded all the recording of his voice that they had recorded during missions into her iPod. She listened to his voice as a lifeline when awake and as a serenade when asleep.
Oh, I'm sorry for blaming you for everything I just couldn't do
And I've hurt myself by hurting you
Some days I feel broke inside but I won't admit
Sometimes I just wanna hide 'cause it's you I miss
Skye had thought she had cried her tears dry from regretting the way she had hurt him. But even as she sang, the tears trailed down her cheeks endlessly. Skye had thought that hurting him was his punishment. But knowing that she hurt him was the ultimate torture that she has to endure. The fact that she missed him couldn't hide the truth of the love that she still has for him
Would you tell me I was wrong?
Would you help me understand?
Are you looking down upon me?
Are you proud of who I am?
There's nothing I wouldn't do
To have just one more chance
To look into your eyes and see you looking back
Skye wished with all that she had that she could see him again. Even if it was just a glimpse for a second or two. She would forever etch his face in her memory. If only she could have one more chance to see him. Just one more. Just once.
If I had just one more day
I would tell you how much that I've missed you since you've been away
Oh, it's dangerous
It's so out of line
To try and turn back time
I'm sorry for blaming you for everything I just couldn't do
And I've hurt myself by hurting you
Skye wished that she could turn back time. Take back all that she had said to him. Let what he did just roll off her back. Let her heart leads her to the truth. She wished she wouldn't miss him but Skye knew nothing in the world will ever stop her from feeling lost without him. If only she could turn back time.
Skye let her tears fall. There was no use trying to stop them from flowing. Just as there was no hope in her forgetting Ward.
The soft creak of the door and rustle of clothing, alerted Skye of a Sister's presence. Fortunately for her, her face was turned from the door, so she quickly wiped her tears away. Skye could her Sister Augustus voice when she said, "See? I told you that her voice was made for the heavens."
Skye was about to reply to the Sister's comment but stopped short when she saw a man beside the Sister. Skye dropped her guitar when the man stepped forward and spoke in voice that she had longed to hear.
"Yes. But her eyes are not made for crying."
THE END?