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I didn’t move I didn’t speak I was frozen

“Nothing can ever happen to you! You are my first priority!” He said into his hands “I can’t lose you! I can’t sentence us to death! I can’t do it! But I’ve already done it! I’m so sorry!”

I finally found oing on?”

“The prophecies,” he whispered so low I thought I misheard him

Chapter Ten: The Prophecies

I closed the distance between us and sank to my knees in front of him I tried to pry his hands from his face but it was useless

“Tellme in the dark! I deserve to know the truth”

He began to rock back and forth and I worried that he was having a nervous breakdown After a few minutes of silence he looked up “I’ll tell you But the whole family should hear this too I’ve only spoken to Patrick about this and it’s time everyone knows”

“Okay,” I stood up and brushed the gravel from my pants

“I can’t put this off any longer,” he whispered, his head still in his hands “Why us?” he asked the ground Finally he stood Slowly, he ize for hten you I was taken by surprise”

“I’ll reain,” I said sarcastically

He flinched like I had slapped hiuilt pooled in my stomach “I aive me,” he whispered

“You really scared htened me

He looked down at the ground and shuffled the gravel with his foot like a little boy “I know and I’ht of what could happen… I don’t want it to be true…”

“What to be true?”