Chapter 113: He’s Not Alone
>>Amber
I couldn’t believe my eyes.
I ran through the forest, my heart pounding in my chest, driven by an urgent need to reach them. As I neared the clearing, the scene unfolding before me made my breath catch in my throat.
He was there, his arms outstretched as his mother, already in a sitting position, began to fall forward. Just as she was about to hit the ground, he lunged forward, catching her just in time.
I stopped in my tracks, watching him hold her, her frail form cradled in his arms. For a fleeting moment, it seemed almost serene, but then something unimaginable happened. The light in her eyes faded, leaving only emptiness.
Wait, what is happening? I wasn’t far from him but I couldn’t bring myself to go to him at that moment.
"Mom," He called out to her and that surprised me. There was a vulnerability in his eyes.
I noticed the blood going down from her throat, staining her pretty white dress, creating an eerie design on it that almost looked artistic.
"Mom?" My heart ached as I watched him wide-eyed. I have no idea what happened here but Hael looked so utterly confused and defeated, I could feel that it was traumatic for him.
Then to make things worse, something I could never have imagined happened.
Her body began to go limp, and before my very eyes, her skin started to crumble, turning to sand that slipped through his fingers.