When Darkness Sets In - Part 9
By Madeirey
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12th Sep 2012 •
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“Hello?” I said excitedly into the phone, hoping it was Sue, John, and Kailee.
“Good! You’re here,” came the voice of Sue, “Now I’ll put Kailee on the line...” she drifted off and I heard a ringing. After three rings a weeping voice came on.
“He’s gone, gone forever...” said the voice cried.
I was struck, no. No! Nikey couldn’t be dead!
“Oh no, oh Kailee...” this time it was John’s sympathetic tone. “We are here for you Kailee.” he said slowly.
“Thanks. I just really need to be alone right now...” Kailee whispered hoarsely and then quickly hung up. Tears came streaming down my face, I couldn’t imagine the pain she was going though. When I even thought of Midnight dieing... I would never be the same again.
“Oh no...” came Sue’s soft voice over the phone. “What are we going to do guys?” she asked us. We all knew what she meant. How were we going to help Kailee get though this?
“I can help her,” I told them firmly. I was going though something they both could never understand, maybe I could tell Kailee some things and she would understand.
“Are you sure?” they both asked me at the same time.
“Yes, I gotta go now guys, I think dinner is soon,” I said and we said our goodbyes. I hung up slowly and slid to the ground in my room and began to cry.
This wasn’t how it was supposed to go! We were supposed to stay connected, all together. Me, Sue, John, Kailee, and our horses: Midnight Dancer, Sundance Lane, and Kick On. Who we had always called Nikey. I wiped my tears away, I had a duty now, I knew I would never be able to ride again, but as long as I could help get Kailee though this, maybe everything would turn out ok. I got up and made my way to my bed and promptly flopped down on it. As I was bouncing gently I began to think of what I was going to say to her. If I was sympathetic she would just be even more sad, but if I got firm, she would be hard headed and resist my words. I felt deep inside me for some idea, but all I found was the truth on my predicament. Would that work? Surly it wouldn’t hurt to try it. I sighed and rubbed my tired eyes, I knew what I was going to do now, it was just a matter of getting the message to her. I made my eyes swivel around in their sockets, the dark void followed and prevented the light of the room coming in. I narrowed my eyes in frustration and got up, the door was to my right... I walked slowly over to it and my foot hit some foreign object, I stubbed my toe and tripped forward. I yelled and threw out my arms, I was falling into a void! To my surprise, I hit the ground and rolled over on my back. A mixed feeling surged into my heart, frustration, anger, relief, and sadness rolled in a jumbled mess and left me breathless. I felt around for the object and grabbed it, I recognized it as my riding boots. I grabbed them and let the anger take me and I threw them across the room, everything was trying to torment me. I made my way downstairs and listened for my mom; she was in the living room so I walked in and announced, “I need to go Kailee’s house, mom.”
“Why, honey?” my mom’s surprised voice relayed as she made her way over to me from her chair.
“Nikey died today and I need to talk to her,” I said, poring a bit of emotion into my voice, I knew she would feel bad for me if I did, which would make her lax but in this situation I had no choice.
“Oh no! Ok, does she know you’re coming?” she asked me.
“Yeah, she said she could bring me back as well,” I lied, I made my words as even as possible so she would not suspect my false words but true intentions.
“Ok, let’s go then. Are you all ready?” she asked me. I nodded and I slipped on my mud boots on the porch. We drove in silence, my mind racing for ideas but all of them eluded me. I ended up putting it in the back of my mind and to just go with the flow, some rapids were ahead though. My mom drove slowly up to the house and I got out of the car, “Bye, mom,” I said and took my stick and walked up to the door. I waited for the sound of the car driving away before I knocked on the big wooden door. A moment later, Kailee’s mom answered, “Oh! Anna, I didn’t know you were coming over!” she exclaimed.
I smiled, using a bit of the charm I secretly possessed, “I think Kailee just forgot to mention it. I am so sorry about Nikey...” I said sadly. It worked.
“Oh I know, please, come in. Kailee is in her room. Do you... need any help?” she asked me with concern.
A prick inside me made me irritated but I didn’t show it as I said, “No thank you, I can manage,” and turned my back and walked down the large hall with my cane to Kailee’s room. I readied myself for anything, surprise, anger, or worse. I didn’t knock, but just walked in, knowing Kailee wouldn’t let anyone in anywise.
Another minus to being blind, not being able to see a pillow being thrown at you. I slammed back against the door in shock and fear and threw my hands out to try and hit an invisible enemy that was not really there.
“Anna!” Kailee said breathless with shock, the shock didn’t last long though, “What the heck are doing here? I don’t want to see anyone so just go away!” she yelled at me and then began to cry again. I was very glad her room was far away from where Kailee’s mom was, that would have been bad if she had heard that shrieking.
“My mom left, so I’m afraid you’re stuck with me and we are going to talk whether you like it or not,” I snapped at her. So many weeks of irritation and anger was spilling out of me in a flood, she was not going to turn her back on me! She was not going to refuse my efforts, not this time! I clenched my teeth and began, letting all my feelings flow out of me in the words, “You don’t think I know how you feel? You can see! You can ride! You can do anything you want to but you sit all huddled up in your room. I won’t ever be able to ride again, Midnight is wasting away and I'm only keeping him out of pure selfishness. You just lost your horse, I feel your pain, I feel your anger, and I feel you ebbing away inside. But you cannot leave, I need you Kailee.” The tears flowed fast and furious down my flushed cheeks as I finished.
“Anna...” Kailee said, her heart breaking inside. She got up and wrapped her arms around me and cried into my shoulder. I replied in kind and cried with her, letting the pain and all my emotions flow out of my wrecked body. We stood there for a while, but once we could not cry anymore Kailee stepped back and wiped away her tears. One last tear dripped down my face and fell to to the floor.
“Thank you,” Kailee said in a hushed whisper to me. I didn’t reply, not sure what to say, so I stood there and imagined what Kailee looked like. Her face was probably red, her eyes puffy, and her hair a bit messed up. I cocked my head and lifted my hand up out in front of me and grabbed Kailee’s hand.
“I’ll stay strong, I will,” Kailee said weakly.
I smiled, I did it but another thing popped into my head. I had had told her that I couldn’t ever ride, and it was true. I would have to sell him now.
“Kailee, would you like to have Midnight?” I asked her seriously and waited for the shock to settle in.
“But-what-no! she stuttered at me in surprise, “He is your horse! You can ride him!” she told me.
“No, I can’t Kailee! I can’t see a dratted thing so I’m never going to be able to jump again and I can’t bear to part with him either. He can take you so far in your riding and I’ll just ruin him,” I went on.
I could tell Kailee was fighting with herself, I knew she loved Midnight, “Please,” I finished and leaned back on the wall, waiting.
“Ok, Anna, I will for you,” she said calmly.
I rushed forward and wrapped my arms around her, Midnight was safe! “Thank you!” I cried and squeezed her tight. Kailee laughed a little and hugged me back. I knew losing her horse would take a long time to get over, if she would ever get over it, but now Kailee had a duty. She couldn’t waste away all alone now.
While she was in a better mood I decided to ask my next tentative question, “Do you mind giving me a ride home?” |
Related: When Darkness Sets In - Part 1, When Darkness Sets In - Part 2, When Darkness Sets In - Part 3, When Darkness Sets In - Part 4, When Darkness Sets In - Part 5, When Darkness Sets In - Part 6, When Darkness Sets In - Part 7, When Darkness Sets In - Part 8, When Darkness Sets In - Part 9, When Darkness Sets In - Part 10 - The End,
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