Leaving The Past Behind

[Mal and Evie's home. 5:36 pm]

Evie's POV

After a long day, I finally returned home. I've always had long shifts, but for some reason, this one really tired me out. It started to rain when I left work and when I crossed the bridge crossing the harbor, it was pouring and people were driving crazy. Like they never seen rain before.

After coming into the house from the garage, I walked into the kitchen and placed my keys, purse and a bag of takeout on the kitchen table. Wait, there's a kitchen table? And chairs? Wow. Mal did a nice job.

"Mal?" I called.

I walked into the foyer, and saw Mal walking out of the hallway to the right of me where the two bedrooms and bathroom are.

"Hi, baby. I'm finally home." I said.

"I see. How was your day?" Mal asked.

"Crazy. Gabi was right. The design room was a complete disaster. Those people didn't know what to do without someone with experience to lead them. It took awhile to get them back on track followed by a lot of trial and error, but eventually things ran smoothly."

"Well, you're the only one I know who can do it." Mal said.

I smiled and put my arms around Mal and kissed her on the top of her head.

"So, I see you put the table and chairs together. And unwrapped the couch. And built the coffee table. I think you're right. Gray would look nice in the dining room with the gray table." I said.

"Yes. But that's not all I did." Mal said.

"Oh? What else?" I asked after letting go of Mal.

"I packed our clothes away in the closet and I also took a nap earlier."

"Yeah? Did you sleep well?" I asked.

Mal didn't immediately respond. Which tells me something's bothering her.

"What's wrong, M?" I asked.

Mal turned around and put her arms around herself.

"Do I tell her?" I heard Mal whisper to herself.

"You know you can tell me anything." I said.

Mal sighed and signaled me to follow her upstairs. She led me to our bedroom and Mal walked over to the open window and rested her arms on the small ledge in front, staring out into the rainy view. I gave her a comforting rub on her back and straightened the fallen nightdress straps near the top of her upper arms.

"I had a bad dream, Evie. And it did not make any sense whatsoever." Mal said which caused me to gasp.

"A bad dream?" I asked.

"Yes."

"What happened? Tell me." I said.

"I don't want to go into much detail. But it involved you and me. And then Carlos." Mal said.

"Carlos? Was he okay?" I asked.

"Physically. But he was possessed by an evil spirit."

"Oh no. Was it just like the dream you had that night after the school carnival?" I asked.

"You remember that?" Mal asked.

"It wasn't the best night for you." I said.

"No. No it wasn't anything like that. You and I were looking at a house near the ocean. Carlos came out of nowhere and I kept seeing a dark person running around the house. I don't remember much of it now. I didn't wake up screaming but I did walk around the house to make sure nothing changed. So it did bother me, just not as much as that dream." Mal explained.

I'm glad Mal told me about the bad dream. But I could sense something else was bothering her.

"Okay. Well, that's good. But, may I ask, is there something else bothering you?"

Mal scoffed.

"Wow, you are good. It seems I can't keep anything from you." she said, unamused.

"I've known you for quite awhile. I know what to look for." I said.

Mal walked over to her suitcase and grabbed something out of it. She faced me with her right hand closed, covering what she grabbed.

"M, what is it?" I asked.

Mal sighed and held out her closed hand.

"You want to explain why you still have this?" Mal asked with some irritation.

I looked at Mal's hand as she opened it and let out a nervous laugh.

"I forgot about that." I said.

"Clearly."

Mal was not happy. But there was a reason why I kept the rock. A very significant, close to the heart reason.

"Tell me why you kept it, Evie!" Mal said after I didn't speak.

"I kept it because it has a lot of meaning to me. Yes, it spelled you and turned you evil, thus bringing bad memories, but, in the end, I felt it brought us closer." I said.

Mal scoffed in response.

"I see what you're saying, Evie. But you really need to let go of this thing. I guess it did bring us closer, but this serves as a constant reminder of the pain I put others through and the depression that followed. Not only that, but this was created by my mother. So that's another reminder I don't need. This needs to go." Mal said.

I nodded.

"I understand, Mal. I'll get rid of it, I promise." I said.

"Please do. Because I'm trying to make a better person out myself, and live a better life. And I don't need that around."
"I'll get rid of it, Mal. I'll throw it into the harbor or take it to a landfill. You'll never see it again." I said.

"Okay. I'm trusting you to do that." Mal said.

"I promise."

Mal handed me the rock and I put it in my jacket pocket. I then held my arms out.

"Hug?" I asked.

Mal softly smiled.

"Sure." she said.

The hug felt really nice.

"I'm sorry." I said.

"It's okay. Just get rid of it, and we'll be okay."

"I will."

After the hug, we had a nice kiss.

"We good?" I asked.

Mal smiled and nodded.

"We're good." she said.

Mal then led me to our closet to show me what she's done.

"All of our clothes are in the closet as you can see." Mal said after she opened the closet door for me.

She did a really nice job. I saw that we need more hangers. So I added that to the mental shopping list I have going on.

"You did a really nice job, baby." I said.

"Thanks. I wish I could've done more, but I can't." Mal said.

"What do you mean?"

Mal grabbed and held my right hand. It was a little cold, but soft. Probably because she was touching the cold window.

"My magic. It doesn't work here." Mal said.

"What?"

"I tried a few spells. Simple little spells. And nothing happens. For some reason...my magic doesn't work here." Mal said.

I felt bad for Mal as I saw the hurt in her eyes from it. I gave her a comforting hug and had her sit with me on our bed.

"I don't understand. There's no barrier around here. I should be able to use all the magic I want." Mal said.

I wasn't trying to understand how Mal's magic wouldn't work here. Instead, I was seeing a reason why it won't work.

"Watch, I'll try a spell right now." Mal said.

She got off the bed to get her spellbook off the floor, but I stopped her by grabbing her arm. Mal looked at me confused, while I looked at her with a smile.

"It's okay. I believe you, M. And I think it's a good thing your magic won't work here." I said.

"Huh?!" Mal exclaimed.

"Well, you said you're trying to be a different, better person. Living a better life. And if that's so, you don't need magic anymore. I don't have it, and now, neither do you. And it's okay that it's gone. It doesn't make you who you are. And it won't make me love you any less. I never loved you because of your magic. I love you for who you are. You having magic, was just a little bonus. But now, we are where we're supposed to be. We have a home, and enough income to support us. It's up to us to fill in the little blanks on what we still need. Our own car, furniture, decor, and eventually a remodel. After that, we'll move on to whatever will be the next thing. And we won't need magic for that."

Mal looked at me with an angry expression, but she quickly calmed herself.

"Wow. Well, you're right, Evie. You're absolutely right. I used my magic to get us here, and after it did, it served its purpose and went away." Mal said.

"That's what I'm thinking." I said.

Mal returned back to the bed and sat closely next to me.

"Besides, have you noticed something different about me lately?" I asked.

"Um, no. I don't think so. What do you mean?" Mal asked.

"I'll show you." I replied.

I unzipped my jacket and took it off, revealing a black and dark blue stylish shirt. I then pulled my shirt off me and left my black bra on.

"You're still the same size." Mal said.

I softly laughed.

"No, not that, silly. Look above them." I said.

Mal quickly realized it.

"The scar. It's gone." she said.

I smiled and nodded.

"Wow. I didn't even notice."

"Remember when you said "as long as it's there, I will always be bothered by it."? Well, you have nothing to be worried about or be bothered by anymore. It's gone. And it'll never come back." I said.

"Thank goodness." Mal said.

"And I'll get rid of that rock and then there will be no memories of that event around here. You'll have nothing bad to worry about. And I believe you won't have anymore of those kinds of dreams, feelings of depression and sadness relating to it ever again."

"I believe so too. That rock is the key to me leaving the past behind me, forever." Mal said.

"Indeed." I said.

We smiled at each other for a moment before having a small kissing session.

"Okay, baby. I got us some dinner." I said after a kiss.

"Really? What did you get?" Mal asked.

"Chinese food." I said.

"Nice!"

"Let's go eat."

I quickly changed into my nightdress and Mal helped set up the table for our first meal at our new table. It was a nice dinner. I told Mal I noticed something about her. Her hair was getting longer and I liked it. Mal said she's going to keep it long from now on.

After dinner, we got ourselves ready for bed and had a little sex before we both fell asleep. However, at four in the morning, I got up and quietly got myself dressed. After I was dressed and ready, I put my jacket on and reached in one of the pockets and pulled out the rock. I stared at it before putting it back away. I walked downstairs to the kitchen, grabbed the car keys, and quickly, but yet quietly as possible, left the house. Luckily our bedroom was on the second floor, opposite side where the garage is. Therefore the garage door opener wouldn't wake up Mal.

I arrived at a large shipdock not far from where our yacht is stored around five. I don't know how I got this idea, but when Mal and I were eating dinner, I thought of it. My plan is to sneak the rock onto a ship that is going to travel far away. The farther, the better. It was dark and cold out, but I didn't care. I parked the car in a parking lot not far from the entrance into the yard. At the entrance was a security barrier arm with a small building by it. Trespassing is something Mal has done more than me, so I'm going to have to do my best. One goal is to not get caught.

The night sky gave me an advantage. Seeing no vehicles on the road, I ran on the road and hid behind some large bushes after I got a closer view of the small building. The blinds were open and one security guard was inside. I smirked as I saw the guard distracted on his phone. Seeing this as an opportunity, I ran as quickly as I could up to the building and leaned myself near the ground and against the building. I slowly walked past the building as I was almost crawling on the ground. I sighed as I resumed running away from the security checkpoint.

I was amazed by the amount of massive cargo containers. But as I got closer to where the ships were, I saw a problem.

"How am I going to sneak a rock onto a ship with all those people around?" I asked myself.

The easiest way would be to just throw the rock onto the ship. If someone finds it and throws it into the water, oh well. At least it will be out of my possession. A loud ship horn scared me and almost made me scream, but I covered my mouth and was relieved when the sound of crashing metal was heard instead of me. In fact, metal sounds, the sounds of ships, sea gulls, and vehicles were heard constantly. Along with occasional sounds of that beeping noise when a truck backs up.

After walking through a row of cargo containers, I peeked around the corner of one and saw a group of workers, luckily with their backs turned to me, talking about a certain ship that was scheduled to depart to Osaka, Japan at six. I looked at my phone and saw it was five thirty four. Perfect. That's the ship the rock will be on. That's a distance of almost five thousand miles. And I believe that's the farthest distance I can make the rock go. After listening to the workers more, I was able to find out which ship it was.

I made my way to the other end of the place and set eyes on the ship. It was a very large cargo ship. And no one was around. Probably because it was ready to leave. Taking extreme caution, I walked closer to the ship and pulled the rock out of my pocket.

"Goodbye rock. You have caused me and my family enough pain. Especially to Mal. No longer will you bring pain to us and may you be gone forever." I said to it.

I saw a wide opening between two rows of containers and aimed the rock at it. And with all my might, I threw the rock and watched as it flew into the air and saw it land onto the ship.

"Yes!" I exclaimed.

The rock is on the ship. And now, it's time for me to take my leave. As I made my way back, I felt happiness and relief. The source of our pain is gone. And not only in my mind, but also in my heart, I believe that now there will be only happiness in our lives from now on.