The Awakening: A Short Story

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The Awakening

You awaken in a bright room it takes a few moments for your eyes to adjust to the new harsh light. Your body is numb lying on its side.

“Death, death is something that is that is so familiar, yet it will never happen to you. You will never die that is your curse, to watch the people you love die right in your arms.” She whispered this in to your ear as she pulled the four foot sword out of your stomach. “You will not be able to sleep, dream or age.” Her voice lightened with delight, “But this means I have to give you something in return. it’s the rules that I will grant you three wishes. Of course you don’t have to use them all right now. you have thousands upon thousands
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The room had about ten or eleven more people in it. they all looked like their ages ranged from about 14-19 or maybe even 20. Most of the people in the room had; blond curly locks, brown or almost black eyes, tanned skin, with white dresses or tuxedos with spots of crimson. But to there were two boys, one with black shaggy hair covering his right eye, bright blue eyes, pale skin, he wore a black dress shirt partly undone on the top, with a black pair of skinny jeans, and a purple suspenders. The other boy had short white spiked hair, vibrant bright eyes; he wore the same close as the other boy, but red suspenders. The woman that pulled the four foot sword out of your stomach handed the sword to the first boy. he stepped forward, and kneed down beside you, and started to pet your head as he said, “don’t be scared for I am your protector.” When he touched you felt all the memories start to come back to you. The day in the mountains, 4th of July, that time at the Christmas party just after you turned four years old. It was him the boy who was promised to your family when you were a child. When he was suddenly trust back by the first woman. As she ripped him of she whispered in a honey coded voice "so what is the wish?" You slowly sat up looked her straight in the eyes and choked out, " I-I want full access t-to my whole brain and the highest I.Q. i-in the world. Also I want to use my first wish. I wish to …show more content…
Day and night I waited by the pond like we agreed." He didn 't answer "My mom got worried. She said it was unhealthy, and that I should stop waiting. She said that you weren 't real, that you were just my imaginationn, that you never actually saved me when I was drowning, and that you are just a story." More silence “Am I really crazy? You’re not real are you?"

“I am", he said I sit there on the hospital bed in shock.

"What?"

“Im real. So was what you think was a dream was real, and so is Gabriel my brother, and Archer.”

“Who’s Archer?”

“Archer is the woman who told you everything, white hair, pink eyes, she was pretty much an albino.” he looked over at you smiled and gave a little chuckled.

“Yeah, the chick who ripped a sword out of me.” I gave a little giggle back.

“So anyways how are you?” He said still smiling.

“Im good for what the sucumstantses.”

“ me to”

“jack do you still love

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