“NaNoWriMo 2020 Pt. 42”

Author’s Note: This is a Take Ten to Write story and has not been proofread for errors. If I feel inspired or if there’s interest in the story, I’ll post a revised, edited, and extended version at a later date. Happy reading!

Additional note: This is a continuation of the NaNoWriMo 2020 TTtW story.

Read the compiled NaNoWriMo TTtW story here!

MASON’S POV

“Geez, did someone die or something?” I ask, stepping through the bushes to join the girls.

They both jump at the sound of my voice.

“You can’t sneak up on us like that,” Skye scolds me.

“Maybe you guys should’ve been more conscious of your surroundings,” I say with a shrug.

She scowls at me before sighing. “Well, to answer your question, yes, someone did die. I did.”

I sit down beside her. “Listen, Skye, if this is about Garrett not remembering you, I’m sure we can do something about that. We can help him remember, he just needs a bit of time.”

She frowns. “What? No, this has nothing to do with Garrett. Or maybe it does, I’m not really sure. But the point is, I died. Like, actually died.”

Maybe I would’ve interpreted that as a joke before, but not now. I mean, just look at my brother. If he could come back to life then I’m sure Skye could’ve too.

“How did you die?” I whisper.

She shakes her head. “I don’t know. I didn’t even know that I’d died until about two minutes ago when Maddie told me.”

I stare at Maddie. “How the hell did you know?”

“Only people who’ve died have special abilities,” Maddie explains.

“Oh.” I look back at Skye. “So… what exactly does this mean?”

“Nothing,” she says, her voice short. “Nothing changes.”

The three of us fall silent.

Finally, I say, “Well… we did it. We’re out of the Garden. So now what?”

A sudden loud BANG erupts from behind us. I clamp my hands over my mouth to keep from screaming.

Maddie looks at me, her eyes wide, and whispers, “We run.”

Final Comments: Umm… So overall pacing is going to need a LOT of work when I’m done…

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