I had always wondered what it might be like to have a sister.\u00a0 I realized in that moment that I\u2019d found one in spirit if not by blood.\u00a0 The kinship Neve and I shared was different than the relationships I had with my friends\u2014regardless of how close Kel or Jack or Care and I were, it would never be a bond quite like the one that Neve and I would share for the rest of our days.\u00a0 Part of it would have to do with the destinies we shared, part with the children we carried\u2014a legacy that Tala would enjoy, to some degree, though none of us would realize it until much later\u2014but it went far beyond that.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m scared,\u201d she whispered after we sat in silence for a few long moments, each of us staring at the flickering lamp.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m scared of what\u2019s going to happen next, that I\u2019ll lose Cameron, that something terrible will happen to everyone here.\u00a0 That something will happen to Teague or Phelan or\u2014or anyone I\u2019ve ever dared to care about.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCam will be fine,\u201d I told her.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019ve seen it\u2014seen enough to know that he will be.\u00a0 You don\u2019t have anything to worry about, just don\u2019t let him do anything incredibly stupid and everything will be fine.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd you and Thom?\u201d she asked quietly.\u00a0 \u201cAnd Phelan and my brother and your brother and all the rest?\u201d<\/p>\n
I exhaled, squeezing my eyes shut as they started to sting without my permission.\u00a0 \u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d I said, my throat tight.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019ve seen\u2026I\u2019ve seen things, but I\u2019m not always sure what they mean.\u201d\u00a0 How much do I tell her?<\/i>\u00a0 I chewed my lip, hoping Thom and Cameron didn\u2019t suddenly show up at the wrong moment.\u00a0 \u201cI know that Thom and I will have to leave,\u201d I told her.\u00a0 \u201cBut I already told you that.\u201d<\/p>\n
She nodded.\u00a0 \u201cWhen I wanted you to learn how to sing the dead to their rest.\u00a0 I still don\u2019t\u2026I don\u2019t think it matters that much.\u00a0 You\u2019ll eventually come back.\u201d\u00a0 Neve straightened a little, studying me.\u00a0 \u201cAnd until then, you\u2019ll be here and you\u2019ll take care of our children when Cam and I can\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n
I stared at her for a long moment before I squeezed my eyes shut and turned my face away.\u00a0 She wrapped a hand around my arm and squeezed it with all her strength.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know you will,\u201d she whispered.\u00a0 \u201cDon\u2019t doubt it for a heartbeat.\u201d<\/p>\n
I sucked in a breath and nodded.\u00a0 \u201cRight,\u201d I said in a bare whisper.\u00a0 \u201cYou\u2019re right.\u201d<\/p>\n
Remember, not even a Seer can see everything that will be in the future.\u00a0 Never forget that, Marin.\u00a0 Never, ever forget that.<\/i><\/p>\n
Neve hugged me again and it was all I could do not to cry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I had always wondered what it might be like to have a sister.\u00a0 I realized in that moment that I\u2019d found one in spirit if not by blood.\u00a0 The kinship Neve and I shared was different than the relationships I … Continue reading