“What’s a soulmate?” She asked innocently still playing with the grass. She continued to pull and rip the grass from the ground to hear the satisfying sound of roots breaking. Her caretaker looked at her for a long time before turning away. “A soulmate? Well,” She paused and looked at the river.684Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7GuOA5Kk4
The water rushed by with white fishes swimming with the current. They seemed to be in a rush to get somewhere, somewhere important. Somewhere that mattered and meant something. Important. Important. Something important. How sad they weren’t going anywhere important but rather vanishing into thin air once they passed the barrier.684Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYtZmTmobGm
“A soulmate is sorta like your best friend-” She’s interrupted. “Does that mean you’re my soulmate.” The child giggled and held the woman’s hand. She shook her head and smiled making the child let go. “They’re someone who know you better than anyone else, they make you a better person.” She said softly though her voice trembled.684Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9vxhnzGXAU
She didn't speak a lot, mostly slept through the day for another day just to fade from her memory as if it never existed. It wasn't always like that. She used to be strong and powerful and remembered everyday of every year. Someone people feared, children feared.....not so much anymore. Now here she is taking care of child who can't remember anything from every day from every year.684Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58VKp2yvXw
“Actually no, they inspire you to become a better person and push you through the darkness. They’re there for you when no one else is. They take care of you and believed in you when no one else would.” She stopped and sat on the grass with the small girl.684Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs6wywWyu26
Somehow the young girl grew on her and has a special place in her heart for her.684Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9cAuQu7fK
“Someone who you can carry with you forever,” She closed her eyes and the world around her began to fade to darkness. “You can feel a spark, happiness around them.” She sat criss-crossed next to the child.684Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZ3ZGC2JWh
She raised her hand up in the air high and did a tapping motion with her fingers. Lights began to glow over them. So bright and warm, they flew buzzed around the both of them. The child stood up and tried to capture them in her grasp. “No matter what you will always love them, even if it hurts, nothing can change that.”684Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzNx2E9sm8F
“Even if it hurts?” She asked. Her eyes so pure and innocent. So bright and cheerful. Her caretaker nodded. “Why would it hurt?” She asked, fiddling with her red locks. “Ahh, I don’t know that, child. Now,” She got up and cracked her back. “Let’s get some rest, shall we child?”684Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQHLjxEUPvA
If only she had know that the world was crumbling around her, if only she knew she could stop it all. If only she could tell the difference between a white lie and the truth. If she had just died, then maybe no one else would have had to suffer. If she had said no and went outside, helped, tried, done something, then just maybe…..maybe…..maybe…684Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIqc5qYaKHq
