The dagger over J'onn J'onz's neck she was going to kill him, or as she had said, he was going to die a soldier's death, but I could not allow it, I could not let her do it, for I knew everything it was going to unchain then, I saw it in Alex's face, so, it should be prevented.
"Astra, no," I shouted, trying to get her attention. "Don't do it, you don't have to," I said, making her to look at me for a couple of seconds, before turning her gaze to him, finally releasing him.
The moment that happened, I felt as Alex grabbed my arm to pull me back, standing in front of me watching my aunt advancing toward me.
"Do not go near her," she said, keeping me behind her.
"She's my niece," she pointed out as if that were enough for Alex to pull away.
"The last time you tried to kill her, I don't think you would care that she was your niece," she reproached her, but she was aware that my aunt was not going to give up so easily.
She threw the dagger to the ground, indicating that she was not going to hurt me, that she was not going to hurt me, a fact that seemed to continue to be insufficient for Alex, who did not hesitate to turn away to look at me as if she expected me to give her the answer. The truth is that I could give it to her, I trusted my aunt, she was not going to hurt me. Finally she pulled away, allowing my aunt to hug me, which surprised me, since I did not understand what was happening.
"No," I whispered, noticing that she was removing the necklace from her neck.
"I need you to keep it," she said taking my hand to put it in my palm.
"No," I whispered again, feeling tears welling up in my eyes again.
"I know yours, the one your mother gave you, you gave it to your sister," she said to my astonishment.
"I don't want the reason you're giving it to me, that's the same one I had to do it," I sobbed. "I can not accept it.
"Kaelah, I love you and I need you to keep it" she asked again with my palm in a fist. "Please" she begged kissing my forehead. "I'm going to do something I should have done a long time ago and this is a way to tell you that I am with you , that I will return" she explained at the same time that I was separated from her.
I sobbed hard to see her leaving, I could not lose her too, I simply could not. She was going to face Non, I knew it, she was going to stop Myriad from starting, but for that she was going to let herself die, for she was fully aware that he would not leave her alive if she betrayed him.
She turned to look at me one last time, trying to smile before leaving, causing me to scream her name in despair, weakening my crying, while Alex hugged me trying to calm me down.
I threw myself on the bed holding back tears as I squeezed the necklace tightly, knowing that the probability that it had been the last one time I have seen her was very high, a fact that shattered me inwardly.
I closed my eyes tightly allowing them to go outside, trying to reassure me, but, above all, wanting to be alone with my own thoughts. However, it seemed that this was not going to be possible, as my sister appeared in the room, sitting on the edge of the bed.
"I don't want to talk," I whispered, looking at the ceiling.
"You don't have to," she said.
"Seriously, I want to be alone" I looked at her.
"And I want answers," she answered back. "Starting, What is it happening to you? You have never disobeyed in this way, Kaelah, you have never left where you were told to stay, or decided to do something you knew which I was against" she began to speak angry.
"Kara ..." I tried to interrupt her, but continued to throw that face, increasing my anger. "Leave me alone!" I shouted, getting her to stop talking, to look at me. "I'm tired of being told what I have to do, that I can not decide what I want" I complained. "I have been following my rules, without complaining, doing what I was told. I thought that this was going to be different, that the freedom I would have was going to be different, or rather, it would exist, but I was wrong, "I explained, feeling the tears returning to my eyes.
My sister looked at me silently without uttering a word, as if she understood everything I had said, showing pain in her eyes. I turned my back, because the truth is that right now I wanted to be alone, I did not want to talk to her, or listen to her, since I did not want to hear more often that everything was for my sake, that it was to protect me, because no, I was not going to believe it one more time.
"Kaelah ..." she sighed caressing my arm, getting me to jerk her away. "Okay, I understand that you are angry, that you don't want to talk to me, okay, but you have to understand why I did it" she started at the same time I denied. "When Kal-el called me I felt disappointed, very much, I did not expect you not to trust me and he, he seemed so worried that you would have done that I overreacted, I know and I'm sorry" She said honestly. "I should not have asked you that way, nor should I have been introduced to high school as Supergirl, but I was hurt and ... and worried, very much. I still am, I need you to explain why you did not tell me, "she said in a whisper.
"Cat asked me not to," I said, still back to her. "She was supposed to tell you, and I ... I was so convinced you were going to stop the whole process that I was afraid to tell you," I explained nervously.
"But don't you think it would have been the best?" She asked, receiving a statement from me. "Did you like it? I mean, would you do it again? "She asked, turning me to her.
"I do not know," I shrugged. "It was fun, I had a good time," I said with a small smile.
"So that's the important thing," she smiled. "What's the matter? What happened?"
I looked at her for a couple of seconds without being sure if I wanted to answer that, if I wanted to explain what our aunt was going to do. I closed my eyes, thinking, trying to relax before I could utter a word.
"Astra ... she's going to face Non, she's going to turn against him" I whispered, watching the confusion on her face." I think ... I think she's going to ... when Myriad starts, "I explained." I started to cry. "He will not allow it, he will do everything possible to prevent it and all he has is killing her. I don't want to lose her, Kara, I know she hurts you, but ... I can not, "I sobbed, causing her to dry my tears.
"Shh, shh, calm down, it's not going to happen, okay?" She brushed my hair away. "We're going to be there to support her when she does, we're not going to leave her alone, but now you have to calm down," She said holding out her arms to hug me, so I sat up allowing her, sobbing against her shoulder.
She caressed my hair comforting me, trying to reassure me, but allowing me to relieve myself, that little by little I would stop crying, closing my eyes with my head resting on her shoulder.
"How about doing something tomorrow?" She asked, pulling me away from her.
"Yeah," I whispered, smiling slightly.
"Great" she smiled back. "You should sleep, tomorrow you have class and I have to go to work" she commented while I lay down again . "Do you remember what mom always said when something bad happened?"
"Stronger together," I replied, making my sister smile.
"I love you" she kissed my forehead while I close my eyes trying to sleep.
I pressed the necklace tightly, but this time with a smile on my lips, because my sister was right, we were going to stay by her side, supporting her, since we were stronger together.
Thanks for reading,
Ayrin
