Brooke says nothing. I hardly notice she's even there, but I feel her presence. She hovers above me, watching me whimper. She doesn’t offer any relief. I don't really expect her to, but come on! How can you create such agony, and not say or do anything?
I try to think of something horrible to yell at Brooke. But, my stupid brain won't think of anything useful.
Sparks shoot straight through my eyes to the center of my brain. I shriek in pain. I scrap at the foam that covers my eyes as hard and as fast as I can. But it doesn't seem to help or worsen the pain. My head wrenches back as I scrap. Hitting my head agents the rock, but, I keep scraping.
When the pain deepens, I hear a scream excape from my mouth. I hope, with everything I've got. That Brooke knows the pain she’s caused. That she can somehow feel it. But as soon as my breath leaves me, there's another sharp blade of lighting and the pain smooths. The foam over my eyes melts into water, leaving my eyes swishing around in the remaining water.
As the water runs down my cheeks I slowly open my eyes. I’m surprised they even work after such pain. But they not only work, they’re perfect, maybe a little too perfect.
I see the fresh thick grass dazzling in the sunlight. A ladybug catches my eyes and rushes towards some small white trees with little white flowers. The flowers have a touch of coral in the pedals. My old eyes would have never been able to see the pink in the flowers. But now, they zero in on each cherry blossom.
Each one has a slightly different tone of pink. Another thing my old eyes wouldn’t have been able to see. The trees go on for miles, the colors white, pink and a touch of brown dance around together in a cherry blossom parade as far as I can see. -Which is surprisingly far.
A small river escapes over to the right of us. The water glides over rocks and nestles in a small bank. The smell of lily overwhelms the air like cheap perfume. I take a breath and look around to the left of me.
There’s a small hill with all kinds of lilies. They blanket the hill so well, that I almost miss the hill interly. But my new eyes don’t let me miss anything. The rock I lean against, has a carpet of moss that almost blends the rock into the hill. If the lilies grew on rock, I don’t think even my new eye would have realized there was a rock there.
Brooke still stands above me. Her long blond soft curls rests near her picky face. Little white flowers weave in and out of her hair. Her dress looks like a fresh green leaf that was just picked off the tree. The leaf seems to attach to her body with vines and flowers. The grass covers her feet.- making her look like she’s planted into the grown like the cherry trees. On the vines that hold her dress together, there are little leaves that dance in the breeze that races across my body.
The only thing on her that isn’t from the earth is a ring on her right hand. A ring with a star. It sparkles of soft violet from the center. – It transfixes me.
My head is still swimming with questions when Brooke bends down. -breaking my trance from her ring.
“I’m guessing you don’t have one of these.” She holds up a long red leaf and with her soft sweet voice she says. “Here. Eat this.”
I'm not really understand her words, but I watch her in slow motion put the leaf inside my hand. The leaf feels like nothing I’ve ever felt before. At least nothing I can remember feeling. Which when I think about it, not much comes to my mind. Who am I? I think for a moment, I feel the crease in my forehead beat upon my head. But nothing enters inside me brain. I don’t spend too much time on this question. I know it’s important, but the leaf inside my hand captures me. The delicate scales on the leaf is ruff and fluffy at the same time. My fingers float across the scales easily.
“It will help you remember.” Brooke’s voice comes from the background of my head.
I wonder for a moment if the leaf is some kind of poison, but I don't really care. My mouth waters for it. Even longs for it. I slowly guide leaf to my noise and breathe it in. My head swirls with the smell of berries and lemons. I lick my lips. My eyes close as I breathe the sweet luscious leaf in again. My stomach moans in response and my lips quiver. I don’t even notice, when the leaf moves closer to my lips. My taste buds lite up with electrifying warmth.-Bliss, thrilling, velvet, warmth. The silky leaf slips down my throat as if it belongs there. It's finely home for the first time in years.
I sit glossy eyes looking at the grass. I feel a smile crease on my face and a small giggle escapes from my lips. I chuck it back and smile bigger. But then it happens. My brain instantly kicks into rapid force. Memories rush like a waterfall into my brain. Stephanie’s smile first comes. Then Jayden's kiss. But, then it shoots to Zailor’s eyes piercing my brain like a laser. I gasp and turn around so fast I almost lose my balance. The rock is still behind me. I slowly lift my head above the rock. But the street, the school, the kids, everything, is gone. I only see more cherry blossoms.
“What’s wrong?” Brooke’s voice comes from beside me.
I jump. -She moves like a freaken ninja.
I can’t make any words come out of my mouth to answer her. But, my star feels like a ten-pound weight daggling around my neck. I wrap my fingers around it with a sigh of relief.** It's still here. **
Brooke is standing beside
me, looking past the rock the same way I am. Well almost like me. Her body molds into the rock as if she’s apart of it.
“What is it?” She worries.
“Zailor.” I look at her, hoping she understands what I'm trying to say. I hope somehow her ring can talk to my necklace and there's some kind of connection that binds us together. That can tell her what I saw, how I feel and just how much in trouble we are.
Brooke takes a moment, stepping backwards a little. She breathes in a deep breath as she rest her hand on the rock.
“No.” She says. “You’re the only one who jumped.” She smiles with her big blue eyes. "At least the only one who came back the second time."
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