{"id":2275,"date":"2014-10-24T00:00:49","date_gmt":"2014-10-24T04:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=2275"},"modified":"2014-10-23T19:55:17","modified_gmt":"2014-10-23T23:55:17","slug":"thirty-seven-03","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=2275","title":{"rendered":"Thirty-seven – 03"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cMatt, wait<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNot waiting. Walk faster, Marin.\u201d<\/p>\n

My brother walked with his head down, hands shoved deep into his pockets. He was headed straight for the bridge and I had to jog a few steps until I caught up. He didn\u2019t look at me as I fell in with him, his expression grim and tight and his eyes hard.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s wrong?\u201d I asked, all but breathless. The cold was almost enough to steal the air right out of my lungs. \u201cMatt, talk to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNot until we\u2019re out of earshot of damn well everyone,\u201d he said, barely looking at me. \u201cThe last thing I need is everyone thinking I\u2019ve jumped off the deep end with the rest of you.\u201d<\/p>\n

I glared at him. \u201cCut the act. You believe us.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course I do,\u201d he said in a bare whisper. \u201cYou\u2019re my sister. I love you. I wanted to doubt it for a long time but I know that I can\u2019t. I know I can\u2019t deny what the lot of you can do, I know that I believe<\/em> you. That doesn\u2019t mean I want to believe that I\u2019ve got some kind of crazy destiny or past or whatever.\u201d He blew out a breath. \u201cAt least, I don\u2019t want to admit<\/em> it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMatt,\u201d I whispered. He reached out and squeezed my arm, sighing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I know where the missing pieces are,\u201d he said, his voice a little stronger now that we were crossing the bridge, out of earshot from any of our friends. \u201cI have some ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHow–\u201d I stopped, staring at him. \u201cYou don\u2019t have to tell me how you know if you don\u2019t want to.\u201d<\/p>\n

The bare ghost of a smile touched his lips. \u201cI dream about being the Ridden Druid, sis. I loved being your brother then–I loved my sister. I love<\/em> my sister.\u201d<\/p>\n

He hugged me fiercely then and I hugged him back, not knowing what to say.<\/p>\n

How do you respond to that?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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