one and only true love and that, without you, eternity means nothing to me but the passing of meaningless days.
Have fun, my sweet Cordelia, but be mindful of all of the evils in the world. Because of me, you are in constant danger, and it pains me to stay away knowing that I am the one person who can keep you safe.
At reading those words, a single tear slipped down my cheek. The last time. It seemed so final, even though I knew it wasn’t. For three pages, Chaseyn wrote about his undying devotion to me and how he envisioned a long and happy future for us together some day. He begged me to be wary of everyone I met along our trek and to let Eli protect me from any potential evils. But most of all, he urged me to take as long as I needed to find myself and, eventually, to return to him.
But, promise me, Cordelia, that you will return. I don’t care if you come back to me tomorrow or 50 years from now, just swear that you will come back to me one day. I am here if—when—you need me.
Only one part of me is truly human, and it belongs to you, Cordelia. My heart is your forever.
All my love,
C.
The sound of quiet sobs and obnoxious sniffles snapped my attention to Addie. While I had been absorbed by Chaseyn’s parting words, Addie had been wallowing in her own self pity. I had no idea how long she had been waiting for me to notice. Judging by the flight attendants pacing down the aisles with drinks and snacks, we had been airborne for some time. She would have hung up the phone long before our wheels had lifted off from the tarmac. I felt guilty for not noticing.
“Honey, is everything okay?” I asked, a hand gently patting her back.
“Sure,” she murmured between choked cries. “No.”
“Oh, sweetheart. What’s wrong?”
“Rob’s mad. “
Gee, I thought to myself. I could have seen that coming a mile away. He had always been a little hot headed, and when it came to Addie, extremely jealous. Still, I tapped my shoulder, indicating she should rest her head there while I stroked her hair.
“It’ll be fine. You know he can’t stay mad at you,” I said encouragingly. I left out the fact that I thought she should have come clean with Rob about Eli long before we left Evergreen, especially considering Chaseyn had apparently informed her of his plan to send Eli along more than a week earlier. There was little she could do to remedy that situation now. Rob was a teddy bear when it came to matters of the heart involving his relationship with Addie. He would be over it before the next time they talked.
“I know,” she agreed feebly. “I just hate knowing that I won’t hear his voice again until I’m an entire continent away. I miss him like crazy already.”
I sighed. Addie was such a girl sometimes. Then again, I’d been behaving a bit “girly” myself lately, and I wasn’t sure I liked the change in me.
Chapter 3 - Dreams
When I had watched every movie that didn’t require knowledge of a foreign language and had tired of flipping through the pages of the same two magazines, I began fidgeting wildly. All the while, Eli and Addie sat still as statues, breathing heavy in what appeared to be a delightfully restful state.
We were well into the nine-hour flight when I finally managed to catch some shut-eye. I had propped my pillow atop Addie’s pointed shoulder and rested my head uncomfortably against the rough fabric. Darkness filled the cabin—only the odd overhead light glimmered throughout. Over Addie’s slumped head, I could catch a slight glimpse of the fluffy, cotton-batten clouds that were lined with glowing gold fringes, on the cusp of twilight. Or was it dawn? The fact that we were fast forwarding seven hours into the future was wreaking havoc with my mind.
I had only been asleep a short time when I was jolted awake. A cold sweat washed over my body. Instantly, I knew I had again fallen victim to the tumultuous dreams that had haunted my sleep for weeks before Chaseyn first arrived in
Have fun, my sweet Cordelia, but be mindful of all of the evils in the world. Because of me, you are in constant danger, and it pains me to stay away knowing that I am the one person who can keep you safe.
At reading those words, a single tear slipped down my cheek. The last time. It seemed so final, even though I knew it wasn’t. For three pages, Chaseyn wrote about his undying devotion to me and how he envisioned a long and happy future for us together some day. He begged me to be wary of everyone I met along our trek and to let Eli protect me from any potential evils. But most of all, he urged me to take as long as I needed to find myself and, eventually, to return to him.
But, promise me, Cordelia, that you will return. I don’t care if you come back to me tomorrow or 50 years from now, just swear that you will come back to me one day. I am here if—when—you need me.
Only one part of me is truly human, and it belongs to you, Cordelia. My heart is your forever.
All my love,
C.
The sound of quiet sobs and obnoxious sniffles snapped my attention to Addie. While I had been absorbed by Chaseyn’s parting words, Addie had been wallowing in her own self pity. I had no idea how long she had been waiting for me to notice. Judging by the flight attendants pacing down the aisles with drinks and snacks, we had been airborne for some time. She would have hung up the phone long before our wheels had lifted off from the tarmac. I felt guilty for not noticing.
“Honey, is everything okay?” I asked, a hand gently patting her back.
“Sure,” she murmured between choked cries. “No.”
“Oh, sweetheart. What’s wrong?”
“Rob’s mad. “
Gee, I thought to myself. I could have seen that coming a mile away. He had always been a little hot headed, and when it came to Addie, extremely jealous. Still, I tapped my shoulder, indicating she should rest her head there while I stroked her hair.
“It’ll be fine. You know he can’t stay mad at you,” I said encouragingly. I left out the fact that I thought she should have come clean with Rob about Eli long before we left Evergreen, especially considering Chaseyn had apparently informed her of his plan to send Eli along more than a week earlier. There was little she could do to remedy that situation now. Rob was a teddy bear when it came to matters of the heart involving his relationship with Addie. He would be over it before the next time they talked.
“I know,” she agreed feebly. “I just hate knowing that I won’t hear his voice again until I’m an entire continent away. I miss him like crazy already.”
I sighed. Addie was such a girl sometimes. Then again, I’d been behaving a bit “girly” myself lately, and I wasn’t sure I liked the change in me.
Chapter 3 - Dreams
When I had watched every movie that didn’t require knowledge of a foreign language and had tired of flipping through the pages of the same two magazines, I began fidgeting wildly. All the while, Eli and Addie sat still as statues, breathing heavy in what appeared to be a delightfully restful state.
We were well into the nine-hour flight when I finally managed to catch some shut-eye. I had propped my pillow atop Addie’s pointed shoulder and rested my head uncomfortably against the rough fabric. Darkness filled the cabin—only the odd overhead light glimmered throughout. Over Addie’s slumped head, I could catch a slight glimpse of the fluffy, cotton-batten clouds that were lined with glowing gold fringes, on the cusp of twilight. Or was it dawn? The fact that we were fast forwarding seven hours into the future was wreaking havoc with my mind.
I had only been asleep a short time when I was jolted awake. A cold sweat washed over my body. Instantly, I knew I had again fallen victim to the tumultuous dreams that had haunted my sleep for weeks before Chaseyn first arrived in
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