“do you actually believe him?”
“yes, i got to…” bodaway sighs looking up at the night sky, he is just admiring the stars of the universe. “...i must believe him, for if she’s actually gone i don’t know what i’d do.” he exhales.-you could hear his heart ache.
“what if this is all a part of his broken heart for two trying to cope with her death?” bodaway turns to his life long friend ganesh, he looks up at him with heavy eyes.
“i’m not getting my hopes up for her still being alive,” he tells his friend, “I’m giving my niece the fighting chance to be found dead or alive by putting my trust into-”
“the luna beasts can’t be trusted,” ganesh cut off bodaway with a heated tone in his voice. “we haven’t ever spotted one since-” he trails off, shaking his head. “t
lara “the world is going to be taking a turn for the better, and it will be all thanks to you and your pups.” i said nothing in response to what he was rambling on to me as we sat in an all white room that had white everything. he had forced me to sit with him for dinner. i haven’t touched my food, it just was going to become cold and be wasted. i didn’t know what was in it. it could be laced with poison or drugged. “there will be less problems, less diseases, and a cure for cancer,” he said with a smile as he sliced a piece of his steak. “just less to worry about.” he winked at me as he placed a slice of his steak into his mouth. everyone since i woke up has been telling me that i was so vital to this lab, and their rese
lara “let’s get your heart pumping and your blood moving, belle” doctor hiroshi says as he led jasper and i into another white room with workout machines. i knew what was coming next, i’d have to take off my gown and bring this cream-like stuff and massage it -in a creepy overly handsy way- into my stomach and upper chest, he said it was something that had to be done in order for the circular monitors to successfully attach to my skin. he’s been forcing me to run five or more miles a day saying that i should be able to run faster and longer before nearing to pass out. he ignored me regarding the reason why i was in the hospital and that i couldn’t have my body to be stressed out. “you work for them?” i blurt out as i watc
Lara For as long as I can remember I have been infatuated with the moon. The moon, and the ocean—specifically what the moon did to the sea. The light beaming from the sky so simply but causing so much chaos, strong salty gusts of wind, the thick low hanging clouds, in the forbidding empty sky; and the low rumble of thunder that echoes through the air and wraps itself around me, like the wind. That's what loving him felt like, or maybe losing him. Maybe I never had him...maybe loving him was losing him. The chaos of the angry ocean, with the looming uneasy sky, that felt like him. My eyes watch the frothy waves rush to the sand, washing away anything left behind by the previous rush of water. and the dark sky above feels as though it's dripping down around me as I let my teeth sink into my lip, my thoughts escaping me. The thought of his kiss made my cold and pale fingers reach to my lips, swearing I could feel it for a split second, only for the imaginary sensation to disappe
Lara My phone rings behind me sitting on the edge of the countertop, snapping me out of the memory-filled haze I was in. The hurt from that day, when Elijah told me about Kol, started to creep back into my heart. I could feel the shock settling into my veins, and flowing through my body even though it had been months now since I found out. I stood next to the kitchen counter, my feet planted on the cold wood cracked floor. my eyes scan the screen seeing familiar names and pictures. My eyebrows furrow. He hadn’t called in months and now here he was calling for the third time since yesterday. I sigh staring down at the picture as my thoughts run away from me. I remember that day like it was yesterday actually. He had surprised me with a trip to watch the sunset, the cotton candy clouds posing behind him…almost hiding. The clouds knew they were nothing in comparison to him. The playful look on his face. I think about him not wanting his picture taken…he never wanted me to tak
Lara We stood on the wood porch-chipped white paint from the salty rough weather. He wasn’t going to drop it. When he wants an answer, he’s stubborn; he'll keep pressing about it until the person in question caves. He looked at me with eyes that were tinted with just a little bit of sadness—and there he goes again making me feel things I didn’t want to be feeling. I don’t want to feel sorry for him. I couldn’t feel sorry for him, especially not after what he did to me, but yet here I am feeling bad. He looks down at his empty hands, littered with rings and scars. I sigh and mentally roll my eyes. I really don’t know why I feel sorry for this man. We just stood there silently, and all I wanted to do was leave. “Lara,” he pushed my name out of my mouth. “I just..” I didn’t know what to say or how to word it exactly. “I just want to know why you let me believe you drowned and died that night...I just wanna know if you had ever planned on telling me? and-and why, why are you back?
Kol slams the door behind him, his eyes closing as he leaned his head into his hands for a few moments. He just gave in to the hurt, and that resulted in him losing control over his emotions, and the rage set in—before he knew what he was even doing, he balls his hand into a fist and swings his arm, hearing the sound of drywall breaking beneath his fist. “Fuck!” Flies from his mouth and into the air as he watches the small pieces of drywall fall to the floor. He stared at the hole in the wall, his jaw clenched and anger pumping through his veins. The overwhelming stinging that started in his knuckles seemed to climb up his arm. Blood trickles down his scarred knuckles as he trudges through his house. He stopped at his bedroom door, reaching for a picture on the wall— Lara painted it. His fingers wrapped around the top and pulled it off the nail only to let go of it with force and he watched it fall to the floor, glass shattering from the frame— he moved past it, and into his dresser
Lara As soon as I open my eyes I'm greeted by the sun streaming through the blinds and onto my bare stomach. I couldn't help but smile, staring down at the warm rays of sunlight illuminating my stomach. I rarely wake up without the rain pounding on the tin roof above me. either rain or fog rolling through the whole town, the sun was a nice change. I needed change. I rolled onto my side staring at the window that faced my backyard. My eyes stared at the sky, mentally thanking the sun for making an appearance today. My warm, sunny thoughts are interrupted by my phone vibrating. I reach my arm behind me on the nightstand and grab my phone, still ringing. I rub my eyes as I answer the phone. "Hello, good morning," I said softly. "Good morning sunshine. Do you know what today is?" Elijah’s rough voice flows through the phone as I smile at the nickname, it was my favorite out of the few he had for me. "Uhhh- my day off?? Friday?" I ask as I close my eyes and lay flat on my back, n
Lara I added blush to my cheeks and I heard the front door open as I brushed my teeth. “Laraaaaaa!” I hear Elijah’s voice ring up through the small apartment. He had a key and always let himself in, which I didn’t mind. I look down over the loft railing seeing him on his phone. I stare down with the toothbrush in my mouth. “I’ll be right down,” I mumbled as the minty suds dripped down my lips onto my chin. I eventually made my way down the stairs grabbing my purse from the kitchen counter. “Ready?” I smile softly, trying not to let the thoughts of Kol creep into my mind and ruin today... What if we see him there? What if he’s with someone else? What if he ignores me? I mean I did tell him I hated him. My thoughts come to an immediate stop as I step outside and the sun hits my skin. I smile, looking upwards with my eyes closed and letting the sun wash over my face. A few moments later I opened my eyes and saw Elijah smiling. “You’re such a weirdo sometimes,” he rolls his e
lara “let’s get your heart pumping and your blood moving, belle” doctor hiroshi says as he led jasper and i into another white room with workout machines. i knew what was coming next, i’d have to take off my gown and bring this cream-like stuff and massage it -in a creepy overly handsy way- into my stomach and upper chest, he said it was something that had to be done in order for the circular monitors to successfully attach to my skin. he’s been forcing me to run five or more miles a day saying that i should be able to run faster and longer before nearing to pass out. he ignored me regarding the reason why i was in the hospital and that i couldn’t have my body to be stressed out. “you work for them?” i blurt out as i watc
lara “the world is going to be taking a turn for the better, and it will be all thanks to you and your pups.” i said nothing in response to what he was rambling on to me as we sat in an all white room that had white everything. he had forced me to sit with him for dinner. i haven’t touched my food, it just was going to become cold and be wasted. i didn’t know what was in it. it could be laced with poison or drugged. “there will be less problems, less diseases, and a cure for cancer,” he said with a smile as he sliced a piece of his steak. “just less to worry about.” he winked at me as he placed a slice of his steak into his mouth. everyone since i woke up has been telling me that i was so vital to this lab, and their rese
“do you actually believe him?” “yes, i got to…” bodaway sighs looking up at the night sky, he is just admiring the stars of the universe. “...i must believe him, for if she’s actually gone i don’t know what i’d do.” he exhales.-you could hear his heart ache. “what if this is all a part of his broken heart for two trying to cope with her death?” bodaway turns to his life long friend ganesh, he looks up at him with heavy eyes. “i’m not getting my hopes up for her still being alive,” he tells his friend, “I’m giving my niece the fighting chance to be found dead or alive by putting my trust into-” “the luna beasts can’t be trusted,” ganesh cut off bodaway with a heated tone in his voice. “we haven’t ever spotted one since-” he trails off, shaking his head. “t
kol based on how i’ve studied octavia during the past three months, there’s no reasoning with her. you’ll have to give her what she wants, if one doesn’t...she will make your life a living hell. i was already living my personal hell since lara passed. “what about i bring you home and we drink a glass of wine when we get there?” i suggested, already annoyed. “whatever,” she responds and points a finger at my chest playfully. “let’s go to yours.” “let me get a taxi.” i murmured, raising my head up to stop one that was about to drive past us. i didn’t help her get in the backseat and walk around to get in on the other side.
kol “let’s get another round of shots! we are getting married tomorrow!” octavia exclaimed, wrapping her arms around my neck as i just sat motionless at the bar. she was pregnant, yet she still chose to party for this one night before my impending doom became a reality. i’ve been drinking, to the point santo had a sit down with me, two weeks ago, saying that i’m not becoming the man that lara would’ve wanted me to be. i didn’t give a fuck. she was gone...she left me. while i’m stuck
kol i don’t remember a single second of anything from telling lara daisy-jane i loved her to waking up to a blinding ceiling light and the sound of a ceiling fan spinning. bodaway and this other man were chatting by the door that led to the outside. i opened and closed my eyes a few times, and my surroundings didn’t change. i tried to move my arms and i couldn’t. i tried again, but I couldn't. i look over to my wrists and saw that i was being restrained in a bed. “are you going to kill me?” i blurted out, my voice raspy. my eyes darted over to them once again, and they quickly looked over at me.
kol day dreams of her and i keep coming into my mind, like fast waves, not like the slow gentle waves of the tides of the ocean that gently hit the store. who was i to deny my sweet daisy a jar of pickles and a milkshake at the fine hour of ten in the evening? if she had wanted fresh crepes from her favorite small french cafe for breakfast every morning. i’d gladly order her crepes, and go get them every morning before she woke up. she was munching on the sour food i never found appeitizing while we laid in bed watching the television. i heard her crunching over the volume from the mounted screen and i chuckled. she turned toward me with a questioning glance as to why i was laughing when the topic of the movie was a family experiencing a terrifying haunting in their ‘new’ house that was built in the year 1963, th
kol bodaway took me to the location where they found elijah’s car. it was completely wrecked, it had fallen into a deep creek that was at the bottom of a short clif. bodaway just watched me as i paced back and forth scanning the creek’s bed and murky water. i kept shaking my head, as i was unable to catch a scent of her, or see anything that belonged to her. “i know it hurts, kol.” bodaway said softly, as he lit a cigarette. i just looked over at him and he was looking at me as if his eyes were trained on me. i walked over to the elijah’s half-sunk car, stepping into the creek doing so. i swam up to
kol ~ last year, july 30th ~ i didn’t realize lara was back until she had shaken me awake, and when that barely worked she sat herself on top of my torso, causing slight discomfort enough to wake me. i let out a groan as i squinted up at her, she had a cheeky smile and her bottom lip was bitten between her teeth. her loose sandy blonde ringlets atop her head framed her beautiful face better than i could have imagined in my sweetest dream. “hey there, mr. sleepy head.” god, her voice was what i lived for, and i could never hear it enough throughout the day, she could talk my ear off, or talk me into slumber and i would still crave to have the silky melody to consume me.