Disparaging thoughts

A gasp escapes Elsida’s lips as Anne’s body falls to the floor.” Anne!” she bellows as tears slide down her face.

Raphael’s face blanches as he takes in the blood pooling around them. In a fleeting second, he’s on his knees. He cradles her limp body in his hands desperately as he starts to sob.

“You’re not supposed to die, Anne, it was meant to be her,” he murmurs with one hand placed firmly against her skull.

“Raph I..” Anne sputters as blood rushes past her mouth. “I love you… save my Father please,” she says with one last pleading look at him before her body goes still.

“No!” Raphael bellows as he shakes her limp body.

“Do something Elsida, don't just stand there.” he sobs as his eyes bore holes into her skull.

Elsida remains stiff as she takes in the bloody scene. Her hands tremble at her side but she is unable to move. In a haze, her mind catapults back to the death of her mother. Her limbs give in on her and she falters to the ground. Sobs vibrate within her as she crawls to Ann