Revenge - Prologue
The air around me is crisp. The wind brushes my loose strands of hair over my eyes and I quickly reach up to push them behind my ear. My feet stand solid on the ground. Frozen in place as I watch everything I know go up in flames. I'm not sure how to feel. I'm uncertain whether I should be happy that all my childhood memories are being erased for me, or if I should feel devastated, heartbroken even that I'm watching all that's left of what once used to be my "happy" family melt away. Making me finally realize that what once was is no longer at reach to me. I would never be able to flip through the old photo albums I had stashed hidden under my floorboard. I would never be able to cling onto the light gray sweater I had shoved deep into my closet again. All the things I loved are now gone. Forced away from me once and for all. There was no more pretending that everything was fine. There was no more wishful thinking that maybe things will change and that things will go back to how they used to be.
All that will be left with me are my haunting memories and the ashes of my childhood. I guess now instead of allowing myself to live in a daydream I am forced to face reality. What will become of me now? Can I get away from this? Can I escape the nightmare I've been trapped in? Will I succumb to what I've tried so hard to avoid, or will I embrace this change and let it alter me into something better? That is if I'm even alive to reach this new undiscovered feeling nestling its way deep inside me. Like I said before... Am I happy? Am I devastated? Or am I just completely useless as I stand here and watch everything finally fall completely out of place?
Standing there as the wind whistles against my ear I let my feet sink further into the soft mud. I am frozen in place. Completely unsure of what is going to happen next, but there is one thing for certain. He's not going to be happy. He is not going to find this amusing. I will be punished. I feel the heat finally reach my body as the flames get hotter, brighter, and bigger. There's nothing left for me to do. I am being forced away as I can't seem to tear my eyes away from the disaster in front of me.
His grip on me becomes tighter as my body is pulled backward making me slightly trip and forcing me to finally look away and turn in the opposite direction. There's no turning back. There's no going back to how things used to be. My feet are forced to continue to take steps away from the only thing I've known. I am completely terrified of what is to come, but I keep quiet as I follow suit into the darkness as we leave everything behind.
I don't dare utter a word as we continue to make our way further into the unknown. His hand is not budging as I'm pulled closer to him. My mind is numb, but my heart aches for what I wish would be different. "I swear Raeelynn if you had anything to do with this." He whispers in a harsh tone as I'm thrown into the back of a car that is waiting at the end of the road.
Bracing myself, my hands catch my fall as I crawl into the backseat. Looking up to meet his stare all I see is dark. I've never seen them this dark. My stomach drops. I go to open my mouth, but quickly shut it as he raises his hand. A hard thud echo's into the small space. My face stings as the aftermath of his hand leaves a mark on my cheek. Tears slowly swell and tease their exit.
"I didn't tell you you could speak." He states as he slams the car door in my face before making his way around the car and jumping in on the passenger side. My hand races up to cup my swollen cheek as I let out a silent cry. Oh, how I wish things were different. Glancing out the window I can only hope that you will come and find me soon. I miss you. I need you. Please come and find me soon.
