Make us touch how you feel out of step with today : Prompt
The Feast II
A 500 words microfiction, second part: Beyond the veil
It had been a year since Vally disappeared. Marley was now having dreams, giving the impression of disturbing reality. It started three months later. She emerged from the radiant haze, she said nothing but her eyes spoke. When she woke up, Marley was crying quietly so as not to wake Dylan who was sleeping next to her.
The day it happened, they had walked into the woods with the guests. The next day, the authorities had extended the search with the help of the inhabitants of the neighboring villages. But there was no sign of Vally. In the end, they found themselves alone. They had only kept Mrs. Noguera as their steward. They didn’t go out anymore. Only Mrs. Noguera used to go to the village to bring them provisions.
Today was the first anniversary, It was the same day, the park was deserted but the rising sun promised a bright sunny day. Marley needed to be alone. She went for a walk into the park under the old trees. Familiar blackbirds were looking for caterpillars, worms or seeds. She still felt a certain emptiness, but the joy was rising inside her as if a wild hope was emerging from nowhere.
