To say they knew each other well would be like saying gravity didn’t exist; it was a vast understatement. At times, the twins knew each other better than they knew themselves. That knowledge is exactly what terrified Hayden. He knew his twin, his beloved sister, would pick him over herself. But it wasn’t only because they were family, but because she knew that Breenit would mourn him. Because many others would mourn him. Because she wouldn’t be able to stand her own mind if he was gone. But what about him? Would he even be able to look in the mirror without being reminded of her? “Ada, don’t do this.” Hayden gave her a pleading look. “Please.” “I… I’m sorry, I can’t let you die.” She pressed the cold barrel of the gun …show more content…
“Ada,” his voice was surprisingly steady, given how unstable he was feeling. He could feel her fear. Her despair. “Please, don’t leave me alone. You promised, remember?” Those words caused her to hesitate. He knew it was futile to stop her. If she tried to do anything but shoot him or herself, it would result in the death of both of them. The guards around them insured that. And he knew she wouldn’t shoot him. But no matter what, he would succeed. He had to. Letting Adaliah die wasn’t an option. “Adaliah, put the gun down. Point it to me. You know I love yo-” The sound of that fateful gunshot would never leave his memory. Neither would the pain that seared through his body as a result of their shattered bond. It felt as if lava was being poured down his throat. His vision faded and he blacked …show more content…
The eyes that looked all too much like Adaliah’s. He dropped his gaze to his hands. They had tattoos covering them. Except, they weren’t his tattoos. They were his Ada’s. They started appearing on his hands after she… died. He scratched at the tattoos And thought of how Pleoh had stopped talking. Ones of how Phrixos would look all too lost. Ones of how Aeron never smiled. The sight of his hands was replaced by the image of Adaliah, lying in a pool of her own blood. Blood that originated from the hole in her head. Her eyes were still open and staring at him. Hayden breathed in sharply and ran out of the room. Out of the Council Hall. He didn’t know where he was going until he got there. He sank to his knees in front of Adaliah’s grave and pressed his forehead against the cool stone. “You’re not really gone, are you?” He imagined Adaliah rolling her eyes at him. “You… You can’t be gone. The world can’t take you from me. Not this easily.” He laughed without humor; a grieving man’s laugh. He lifted his head and looked down at the lake below him. Below them. His reflection stared back at him and forced him to turn his attention
To a certain extent, I agree with Tannen's with shes see’s and feels that is true. Overall women talk about there problems way more then men do. Deborah Tannen states, “Once the problem is understood, improvements come naturally” and I agree with what she is saying. She backs up this statement by showing and explaining how a college couple solved the difficult problems they were having by just having the boyfriend sit up straight instead of lying down and actually look at the women without being distracted while she is speaking. Women and men have very different impressions of communication aseptically on certain levels. Tannen states that , "Intimacy is the fabric of relationships, and talk is the thread from which it is woven” but then,
The blood freezes in her vains. Her whole body freezes in shock as she could feel the barrel of a pistol against the back of her head. Hearing at the same time that significant sing-song voice. She holds her breath, it feels like her heart stops beating. The disbelieve and shock in her mistress´ eyes and the fear on the face of her son are making it even worse.
His body. His… his body was just…lying there. In a position and coldness not foreign to him. His eyes pierced my skull so painfully as if to be a return action to the bullet I put through his head. I meant to do it, I did, I really did. I mean, how I was I supposed to let that bloke get away with murder again. But something about his last words and how sharp and cold the trigger felt under my finger and how fast my heart was beating and how his body hit the ground and how all that blood could come out of a person, as if his evils were escaping through the liquid. I can’t lie that bed was soft but the only thing I could render doing in it was sit with that damn gun sat between my legs and my bony hands still shaking. Something about it felt
She wrapped her fingers around his wrist to stop him. An image flashed of her face, upper lip bloody, color returning to her skin. “I thought you were dead. I saw you get shot.”
He could still remember it vividly. The loud, quick footsteps, the swing of the baseball bat, the flash of red. The crumpled body of his ten-year partner, the blood pooling from her head like a hose. Her broken form laying in his arms. The wailing of sirens, the endless questions of the police. He could still remember it like it was yesterday.
“No, I’m just making sure she knows what she took away from me! I’m making sure she knows the pain she’s causing me! I want to make sure she feels that same pain!” He raised his voice as a wild look appeared in his eyes. I backed away faster, only to trip backward on the root of a tree. I quickly sat up and watched the man, my heart racing. I took a deep breath. I’m gonna die. I thought. This is how I go down. The man stepped closer and with every step I could smell strong whiskey. He was drunk and irrational. I started shaking from cold and fear. The man stopped, raised his gun, and spoke.
He saw her look out the window toward the cemetery where her dead children lay buried and he knew she did not want to leave them. The sight of the white
Audra marched down the dungeon corridor with purposeful strides, despite the fact her throat grew tight. This was where he would take a stand, and amazingly, it was for Owena. But right was right and Audra would not stand aside and allow an innocent to die because it was easier to do so. She approached Owena’s cell and braced herself for the conversation. Though she was almost positive of Owena’s innocence, there was always a small chance Audra was wrong.
He wanted to scream, to let someone know that he was dying, but his vocal coords were ripped and bleeding. So he had no other choice but to slowly fade away in pain, the only thing he could see being his young daughter and his own blood.
In truth, there were more reasons than she had the courage to think about, to keep this news to herself. She would wait for absolute certainty before uttering a word.
When Alduin finally spoke she tilted her head at his disagreement. It surmised her that he didn't want to take this head on as she did. Than again he was right, they couldn't
“Ok ok I give up I'm putting the gun down don’t shoot” he says in his quavery tone.
Through her hysterical sobs, she’d told Maxen that she would disclose their secret to Vaughan and Rignuth. She sensed they’d always known the truth, but since she needed their help more than ever, she did not want to hold back anything. There was no point.
Sara described her sister as a “built-in best friend”. Through this we can say that sisterhood is a very special relationship. At the end, people always look up to their older sisters as their role models, protectors and counselors no matter how old are them. The next sisterly bond shown in the story is the "unique" bond between twin sisters Julia and Izzy. Twins are often thought to be able to read each other thoughts and have a "sixth sense" about each other. Despite being identical twins, they have very different personalities and live different lives. However, when push comes to shove, Julia let Izzy move in with her when her girlfriend dumped her and she always takes care of
“Please,” she whimpered, not even managing to hold back her tears, “Please, don’t hurt her.”