I suppose you could call this a modern day Romeo and Juliet. I’m
not quite sure if that’s what it is, but it seems fitting. The date is
October 31st 2010 a Halloween I will never forget. Leading up to this
night I would have never expected this to happen. It seemed like every
other Halloween except the moon was full and illuminating the dark
night. Even the stars were brighter tonight. It all seems connected, as
if it was fate. I am like every other guy my age, excluding the numerous
cuts all over my body. Mostly from sharp rocks from hiking and cliff
diving. People had started to arrive for the Halloween party my friends
and I were holding. We grew too old for trick or treating because
apparently sixteen year olds are too old to do that. My parents left for
the weekend so we had the house to ourselves. People kept flowing in
like a stream of water. People kept mentioning how the moon is so much
larger tonight. It’s almost like the old stories we hear around our
little valley town about the connection to the spirit world on
Halloween. They’re just stories though, which I had to remind many
people who showed up. Soon enough we had a dancing house filled with
drunken teenagers. I didn’t drink anything, I couldn’t stand the feeling
that alcohol gives me. I walked around trying to find her. I wasn’t
sure if she was able to come at all. I asked everyone, checked every
room but no one had seen her. I decided to go outside for a quick
breather after giving up on finding her. I slipped through the crowd and
found the front door. Right before I opened it someone tapped me on the
shoulder so I turned around and saw who it was.
“Where’re you going?” He asked. I could smell the alcohol on his breath so strong I wanted to hurl.
“You scared me a bit there Rick, I’m just going out for a walk in
the moonlight.” I quickly explained wanting to get out the door as soon
as humanly possible.
“Alright Buddy! Just don’t get lost!” He laughed and stumbled off.
I shook at the thought of being so intoxicated and made my way out
the door. Once I was outside I could smell the moisture in the air and
found myself thinking that it would be raining later. I walked down my
street always lacking in people, no one ever came here. The tall pine
trees seemed almost ominous as they towered over me. I reached the river
that flows through the town; my street goes right to it. I started to
admire the way the moonlight reflected on the water and how the beauty
was somehow enhanced with the smell of the pine needles. It felt like I
was where I belonged for the first time. I stood there and did nothing
else for at least an hour just absorbing it all. Then suddenly I heard a
noise to my left. I quickly turned to see what had caused it. Then I
saw her. She was also admiring the river without noticing that I was no
more then twenty feet away.
“Admeta! Over here! It’s Innocenzio!” She quickly looked around and when
she saw me she started to run towards me. I ran towards her and caught
her in my embrace. “You got out? What if your parents find out?”
She hushed me and said “For now I don’t care. Innocenzio wake up, we’ve
been dreaming about seeing each other again since we met. Now the dream
is real. I don’t care what trouble I get in, for now I have you and
that’s all that matters to me.”
I decided she was right. Every night was filled with the same dream
of the water lilies and us sitting together by the river without any
fear of the consequences. We would just sit there and gaze at the stars
the smell of pine filling our noses. The perfect night together that we
dreamed about every night had finally become real. Just then as I
thought about it I realized that reality is never as good. She whispered
something in my ear. I couldn’t understand her but I knew what she
wanted. I pushed her back just enough to see the eyes that burned with a
passionate fire. For a second I could hear the cracking of flames and
could smell the smoke. Then we closed our eyes and I pulled her in for a
kiss. Our lips pressed up against each other and suddenly our deepest
most desperate desire was answered. Then we heard a scream that pierced
our ears like a dagger and we fell to the ground attempting to block the
sound out. When it stopped I realized where the cracking of flames same
from. I jumped back up and looked to the sky noticing the smoke. Then
came the yelling, the angry kind that would scare anyone out of their
wits. It was coming from Admetas’ house. Her parents would find us soon
and the entire town is awake. She got to her feet and gave me a worried
look and I told her to hide. Once she was well hidden I took off at full
speed heading back home. When I arrived I could feel the heat from the
road and was engulfed in smoke. I found my way to where everyone had run
to once they realized the house was on fire. I asked everyone what
happened and if anyone’s still inside. Luckily no one was left inside. I
sighed when I heard how the fire was started; Rick did something stupid
and ended up lighting the place on fire in his drunken stupor. Rick got
lucky no one was killed; only one person was burned badly.
*Time passes, Innocenzio starts reminiscing about the first day he met her*
I remember when I saw her for the first time. It was around a year
ago at our school, the only place we were even allowed in the same
room. Our class had been playing Pictionary because our teacher decided
to give us a break from our school work. She was the only person who
just sat in her seat and waited until class ended. I had been tired that
day and I’ve never been a big fan of Pictionary. I mostly kept silent
with my head down. All it took was one glance up to look around to see
her. I was immediately captivated by her beauty in the dim light. The
look on her face I will never forget. She looked at the others in such a
way I forgot she was even human. She seemed like a goddess that had
come down to watch us and protect us from ourselves. Her blonde hair and
blue eyes only convinced me more that she was different. Her eyes
looked a much deeper shade of blue, like the great blue of the oceans. I
quickly got lost in her eyes and I lost track of time. In what seemed
like a second the bell went and brought me back to reality. I couldn’t
get her out of my head. She was like the incurable disease of my mind.
Every night I dreamt of her for weeks following. Yet all that time I
never could work up the courage to go speak to her. Luckily for me I
didn’t have to. About a month from the day I first saw her, we by chance
had to see the teacher about a piece of work he assigned us. He asked
me where it was and I told him it was in my locker. Then seemingly out
of no where she said with as smirk that it was at the bottom of my
locker. I stood there shocked. Even now I have no idea how she knew. I’m
sure she can read me like a book and she loved to read.
*A couple months after the fire*
Like always she looks like a goddess. Today her white top and
beautiful smile made her glow. It was almost impossible to look away
from her. I’m a moth drawn to the light. Today she is the reason for
every positive thing in the universe. It’s like the sun rose just to see
her today. I would love to capture her beauty and never lose sight of
it but, I know her beauty must be free. No picture could ever capture
her glow yet alone her sheer beauty. I spent nearly all class gazing at
her from across the room mystified by her glow. Then like always the
bell rang and that meant class was over. My only class with her this
week ended in what felt like minutes. I knew that soon she’s moving far
away. I don’t know where just yet but, it’s far. I hoped I could merely
gaze at her a while longer but, it turns out she’s moving in around
three weeks. It’s too soon for her to leave. I don’t want to be
separated from her at any point in my life. Only being able to see her a
few times a week kills me. The thought of never seeing her again is
destroying me. Once she leaves, she’ll be gone forever.
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This is the first piece of writing that involved Admeta as a character. She was loosely based off of a friend of mine from back in 2009. It was initially a novel idea, but I forgot about it within a year. Right before I started Camp NaNoWriMo for August, I started to consider continuing the novel. Of course, my sick morbid mind twisted the idea and changed the story. I thought that I might as well continue the story anyways. I have fallen behind temporarily, but I have no intentions of allowing myself to not achieve victory. I shall keep this short and end it here. Until next time,
-Zero
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