Page 6 of Light in Your Eyes

"Kellan." Fenrir takes a deep breath, as if he's trying to calm down too. "I did try to warn your dad, but he didn't listen. I knew that he was not supposed to get out of the house this morning. They planned to kill him while he was on the way—" Fenrir stops short and curses under hisbreath.

I freeze.

They?

Who are they?

Are they the people Dad wanted to shoot earlier?

"What happened?" I raise my voice, becoming even more impatient. "What happened to him? What happened to Mom and Inez? Why are you not bringing me to them?"

"I—" It seems that it's very hard for him to speak. "I don't think that you're in proper condition to know—"

"Fenrir!"I roar.

My chest is heaving up and down. I never spoke to him like this, in such a commanding tone. But I've lost my patience. I want to know everything. I want somebody to take all this pain away.

Fenrir heaves a sigh. "A van coming from another road hit your father's car, crashing from the right side. Your mother and father died on the spot because they suffered the worst damage, as for Inez and the driver..."

I feel like the world around me crumble into pieces.

"They didn't make it either. You're the only one who survived. It's a miracle—"

"No." I shake my head in denial as tears stream down harder down my face. "No, it can't be true. You're lying. You're lying to me."

"Kellan—"

"I need to see them," I cry.

I can't move my body because of all these wounds. I hate to just sit here, shaking with fear.

"Just tell the doctor to do something to my eyes. I can't open it. Do something," I lash out.

"Kellan." Fenrir's voice is filled with sympathy. "You've already opened your eyes."

His words make me taken aback. It's already dark here, but I feel like I'm falling deeper into an endless pit.

"I'm sorry," he whispers. "It must be because of the injury from the crash. I can't see you like this, Kellan. I can't—" His voice is shaking. I feel him moving from his spot.

"Where's Jaxon?" It's the only question left to say. I feel my heart shatter into a million pieces.

Fenrir doesn't answer, so I cry again.

"Where is he? I need to see my brother."

I need to see Jaxon. He'll tell me that everything is alright. He'll tell me everything I need to know.

"He's here," Fenrir finally says. "But I don't think that the two of you can meet each other soon. He's not in a proper state either."

With that said, Fenrir leaves.

***

I wait, wait, and wait. But Jaxon still hasn't come yet.

The doctor visited me, but I didn't catch what he was saying. He didn't answer the question that had been lingering in my head. Instead, he said that I needed help first, as though he was waiting for a therapist before saying anything about my eyes.

It's when I hear shouting from outside the room that I come to my senses again. It's Jaxon.