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WALKING IN DARKNESS

PART SEVEN

by

BlackFury



When Cameron arrived outside the house, she felt Caine step back. "Peter will not let me go any farther. You must go alone. Perhaps you can help him." She squared her shoulders and said, "I will try." Then, she walked up onto the front porch, put out her hand and opened the front door.



It was dark inside but, strangely enough, she could still see clearly. She could smell the smell of death permeating the place and then, she saw Peter sitting in a corner, his legs drawn up and his arms around his legs. She walked over and crouched next to him. "Peter?" She said softly, "My name is Cameron Matthews. I'll listen if you need to talk."



Peter raised his head and looked at her. "Cameron? You look familiar, kind of like me." She smiled, "I know. It seems I'm a long lost family member. I don't know how all of this happened but, you sent me a message. I painted the images you sent to me. Why did you send them to me and not to your father?" Peter's eyes widened and looked at her again. "You look like Mom did back then."



Then, he began to look around. "I couldn't save them. I tried to, I really tried to. But, when I came back they were all gone." Tears began leaking down his cheeks as he looked around. Cameron pulled his head down to her shoulder. "It hurts, I know. There is only so much you can do. You try to save them but, you cannot save them all, no one can. I lost my parents two years ago in a car wreck. No one could save them, not even me. It hurt."



Peter's arms suddenly went round her waist and he began crying harder as grief finally found release. "It hurt so much, I just couldn't face it anymore. It reminded me of the temple, when it was attacked and destroyed. I tried to save the children and some of them I couldn't save, no matter how hard I tried. I decided to hide but, it didn't work. I was going to my secret place but, I ended up here and I couldn't get out."



Cameron held him. "Why didn't you let your father in?" Peter sniffled, "I didn't want him to see all of this. I didn't want him to see me like this." She smiled, "He helped me get here to you but he's waiting outside and he's really worried about you. Are you ready to leave?" Peter looked around, "I don't know if I can."



Cameron suddenly remembered something, "The old man with your father told me to tell you that if you stay, they cannot re enter the circle. You have to let them go besides, if you stay here, who will help the rest of the children?." They both rose to their feet and Peter looked around. "I need to go. You're right, I've forgotten the responsibilities I have. Let's go." When Cameron finally opened her eyes, she found Peter's head and torso lying in her lap, tears streaming down his face. She was crying too.



End Part Seven