REDEMPTION
Posted: 09 Oct 2015, 11:49
OOC: Cali's 'journal' is really a collection of letters written to Anthony, Elin's brother - and her best friend. He passed away in 2013, and this is simply her way of keeping his memory alive.
My dearest Anthony,
You don't know what you have until it's gone.
I've heard that saying my entire life, but I never really understood it until now. When I was human, I was always reaching for more, pushing myself to my limits until I was mentally, emotionally and physically exhausted. I would go until there was nothing left in my heart and soul to spend, but I was never satisfied. My friendships, my relationships, my work, my education - it wasn't enough. Once I died, however...
Thinking about it causes my throat to tighten, and I feel as if there is an unknown source digging their dagger into my chest and twisting it until I scream for mercy. Everything that I once abused, everyone that I thought would be at my side until the end of time... they are all gone. I should feel relief, but all I feel is empty. I want to hate Freyja, I want to throw a tantrum that will make her regret ever killing me, but even though I aced drama class - I can't really blame her. Even I can see the desolation in her eyes every time she looks my way. She tries to mask it, but I know it's killing her inside. I don't need to feel the guilt pounding against me to know that if she could take it back, she would.
You always said that forgiving people for their atrocious sins will forever be a flaw of mine.
I think above it all, the one thing that I miss more than the rest is my father. I can see him now, as if he were sitting in front of me. His eyes empty, a bottle of his favorite beer dangling from his fingers as he stares blankly at the door, as if he could will me to walk through it at any moment. Only then, would the pain etched in his aging face would fade and he would be complete again. My father and I have always had a bond that couldn't be broken - or so I had thought. I had thought that we would make it through the ages together, and I often wondered abou the pain that I would suffer when he finally passed. I never thought of what would happen to him if I died first. it wasn't something someone likes to think of, a child passing before their parent. I know him, though. He's not going to let me go so easily, he wouldn't believe that I would go out without a fight. I know that deep down, there is still that burning fire of hope that I will come back to him. I want to feed that hope, fan that fire - but I can't get close to him. What would happen if I were to bring him into this life with me? If I introduced him to vampires, to everything he believed were myths - I would only put him in danger. No, he needs to move on without me.
Perhaps if he still had Elin, perhaps if she could -- no. That would only make the hope that much more brighter. We disappeared at the same time. If she were to show up, they would question her until she lead them to me. She wouldn't, but I don't want to imagine what would happen to her if she refused to cooperate. It's my fault she's in this mess, I'm not going to allow her to put herself at risk to ease my guilt and depression. No, I need to do something more. I need to reach out, surround myself with other friends, other family members. I need to do something, because I'm going insane. I don't know if I'm going to make it through this. The only other person I know outside of Freyja and Luc is Robin. Charming, psychotic, confusing Robin. I barely know him enough to unleash this flood of pain onto him, and so I've kept my distance. I'm sure he assumes that I just didn't like him - I'm just not sure how to face him. I can put on an act to fool anyone I choose to, but how I can I pretend around those that can feel every single minute detail of my emotions?
I guess to sum it all up...
... I'm drowning.
All my love,
Caligrace Summers
Thinking about it causes my throat to tighten, and I feel as if there is an unknown source digging their dagger into my chest and twisting it until I scream for mercy. Everything that I once abused, everyone that I thought would be at my side until the end of time... they are all gone. I should feel relief, but all I feel is empty. I want to hate Freyja, I want to throw a tantrum that will make her regret ever killing me, but even though I aced drama class - I can't really blame her. Even I can see the desolation in her eyes every time she looks my way. She tries to mask it, but I know it's killing her inside. I don't need to feel the guilt pounding against me to know that if she could take it back, she would.
You always said that forgiving people for their atrocious sins will forever be a flaw of mine.
I think above it all, the one thing that I miss more than the rest is my father. I can see him now, as if he were sitting in front of me. His eyes empty, a bottle of his favorite beer dangling from his fingers as he stares blankly at the door, as if he could will me to walk through it at any moment. Only then, would the pain etched in his aging face would fade and he would be complete again. My father and I have always had a bond that couldn't be broken - or so I had thought. I had thought that we would make it through the ages together, and I often wondered abou the pain that I would suffer when he finally passed. I never thought of what would happen to him if I died first. it wasn't something someone likes to think of, a child passing before their parent. I know him, though. He's not going to let me go so easily, he wouldn't believe that I would go out without a fight. I know that deep down, there is still that burning fire of hope that I will come back to him. I want to feed that hope, fan that fire - but I can't get close to him. What would happen if I were to bring him into this life with me? If I introduced him to vampires, to everything he believed were myths - I would only put him in danger. No, he needs to move on without me.
Perhaps if he still had Elin, perhaps if she could -- no. That would only make the hope that much more brighter. We disappeared at the same time. If she were to show up, they would question her until she lead them to me. She wouldn't, but I don't want to imagine what would happen to her if she refused to cooperate. It's my fault she's in this mess, I'm not going to allow her to put herself at risk to ease my guilt and depression. No, I need to do something more. I need to reach out, surround myself with other friends, other family members. I need to do something, because I'm going insane. I don't know if I'm going to make it through this. The only other person I know outside of Freyja and Luc is Robin. Charming, psychotic, confusing Robin. I barely know him enough to unleash this flood of pain onto him, and so I've kept my distance. I'm sure he assumes that I just didn't like him - I'm just not sure how to face him. I can put on an act to fool anyone I choose to, but how I can I pretend around those that can feel every single minute detail of my emotions?
I guess to sum it all up...
... I'm drowning.
All my love,
Caligrace Summers