Bee
Something was wrong with me . I felt odd and I knew back at the butchery something strange had happened . How I knew was evident enough .
I lay on the floor inside my room at Nymph's mother's house . I was concentrating , trying to sort out something strange in my mind . I had noticed it only when we had returned to Mrs Rosi house .
Mrs Rosi had been very upset and Nymph had received a punishment for being late for dinner . Nymph said he had gotten hurt on our way back and showed Mrs Rosi his arm . There were slight burn marks on his arms and Mrs Rosi had given him bandages . But he was still to be punished ; He was now forbidden from going to any location without informing Mrs Rosi first . Or Gus .
Nymph had appeared sad but as Mrs Rosi went into the kitchen , I had seen him sigh with a look of relief . So maybe Nymph wasn't completely sad , I had thought . After this , everyone had eaten dinner and Nymph had stayed with me as I ate some meat pieces .
It was as I ate them that I noticed something strange . Or rather , I saw something strange .
As I chewed the first piece of meat , my mind went blank and then I began to saw images . They had just appeared out of my mind and I had become confused as they played around in my head .
Nymph had asked me if I was alright , I had nodded my head and said I was merely not hungry . He had looked concerned but I had convinced him to not worry about me . He had nodded his head and then gone to bed .
Now I lay in my room , on the floor , watching the images that appeared out of nowhere ;
I saw people , many people . Women , Men and children ... I was hunting them . When I caught them , I would eat them . But I wasn't me , I didn't know how but I knew I wasn't me .
These weren't memories , or rather , they were not my memories . So where had they come from ? I wondered .
I opened my eyes and sighed heavily . I was sad again . Not from loneliness but something else ... I didn't know what but I knew it made me feel sad .
Especially when I looked at Nymph . I remembered nothing solid about what had happened in the butchery . When I try to draw the memories back , it all comes back broken and in fragments .
But I remembered rage , my rage at that Pestilence . When it had hurt Nymph and I heard him cry out , all I had wanted was to make it suffer . To make it pay for hurting him.
But when I heard Nymph cry out , I regained my senses . The next thing I knew I was infront of Nymph and he was ... afraid of me . It had broken my heart to see that look on his face .
I didn't want Nymph afraid of me . I loved him and wanted him to know I would protect him . But then I had lost control and frightened him , I thought dejectedly , I scared him .
I got up from the floor and stood in the center of the room . I walked up towards the window and looked outside .
The sky was an ocean dark blue , with a spiral of stars . I opened the window and looked outside , breathing in deeply . I couldn't smell anything or feel the air in my lungs but I just needed the stimulation .
" Penny for your thoughts , Corpse ."
I frowned puzzled , where had that voice come from ?
" Up here , in the air ."
I looked up and saw a woman in the air . She was hovering above the ground in a relaxing position . She had a white dress that shone like diamonds , and a grey veil that sparkled like the stars .
" So , Corpse , what are you thinking about ? " She said nonchalantly .
She hovered lower until she was infront of the window and me . I could not clearly see behind her veil but got a strange tingling sensation in my mind.
" So , what is it ? " She asked again .
" I ... I ... It is nothing ." I answered .
" Really ? You seemed quite depressed there . " She said , " Do you not want to simply share your burdens ? "
" I ... I do not know you. " I replied , " I am - "
" It's okay if you feel nervous or unsure about me . " She said softly , " My name ... well , I don't really remember my real one , but I go by the name Diana ."
" What are you ? Why are you here ? " I asked her and she hovered up and down for a moment .
" I'm ... a memory for someone . Someone who won't let me go . " she said in a soft voice , " I wander around , looking for someone who I don't remember . So , we can talk about something I also don't remember ."
" I am sorry . I also know how it feels to look for what you don't know . " I said thinking about my unfinished business .
" Unfinished business . " She said as if reading my mind .
" Yes , my unfinished business in this world . " I said looking at her .
" It's a cruel thing , I tell you ." She said floating closer , " What the three hands of fate have done to those who come back . It's simply cruel . "
" Who ? " I asked her and she chuckled .
" The hands of fate , Corpse . " She said and then she came so close to my face that a breath separated us.
" Take care , Corpse . Take care of what you have now and not what you had. " She said quietly , " And don't let what was , change what you want now . It's only a choice on your part that can change everything . "
I frowned confused but before I could ask her what she was talking about , she vanished . She simply disappeared in a twirl of air .
I looked around but she did not reappear . I sighed and looked up into the night sky . More mysteries , I thought dejectedly , more confusion .
" Where are you Olibia ? I am ... getting confused , again ." I said out loud and saw a shooting star .
....
" Okay , I'm ready . " Nymph said smiling from the stairs . I turned around from the sofa and looked at him .
He wore black sneakers , dark grey jeans , a white shirt and red and black plad t-shirt ontop . He twirled around and laughed .
Today Nymph was going to school again . I was staying behind to keep company with Gus and Mrs Rosi was going to drop Nymph off before going to work . I was very sad but I didn't show it , Nymph would not be happy to know I was not happy .
" So how do I look Bee ? " He asked me and I did something he had taught me , I put up a fist and stuck my thumb out . I gave him a thumbs up .
" Nymph looks very good . " I said and he smiled wider .
" Thanks Bee . I promise I'll be back home before you know it . " he said and went into the kitchen to talk to Mrs Rosi .
" Hey Bee , You good ? " Gus said taking a seat onto the sofa . He held a bottle of beer in his hand and I looked at it with minor disgust . I did not like beer at all .
" Well Bee , you good with Yuree gone for the day ? " he asked raising a brow .
" Nymph says he will return soon after school . " I said softly, looking down at my hands .
" Yeah , yeah . " He said , " It's just Thursdays and Fridays that he won't be here so soon . "
I looked at him , " What do you mean ? "
" Yuree's drama club stuff is on Friday and Thursday . He'll be back home around sunset or later . " he said taking a deep drink from his beer , " Now that he's been gone a week , he might even take extra hours . "
I frowned upon hearing this . Yuree might not return soon , I thought anxiously , How long would he be gone ? what if something happened to him ?
" But if you're interested , " Gus said smiling and patting my shoulder , " I could help you get to that school and you could be around him . If you interested that is ? "
" I cannot be a student . " I told him and he chuckled .
" Who said anything about being a student ? " He said smiling and I felt like he was planning something . Would be happy though ? I wondered as Gus told me his plan .