A Botanical Lullaby

Enelya didn't know why Kotah left. She only knew that it was important to him, and that she wanted him to take care of whatever he felt was necessary. Though deep in her heart she felt an impending doom, that even if he lived... He would somehow be changed, and be completely different from the Kotah she once loved. "You do not deserve my explanation, nor to you deserve my story. Thus you do not understand what I have been through. And you should shut your mouth and not talk of things you do not know." Her breathing quickened, and she walked away from him. She did not want him near her. Who was this man and who was he to say these things? Enelya bit her lip, and suddenly wished Kotah was with her, to hold her, and make everything go away... He had that effect on her. He could make the world melt away where it was only the two of them. This endless banter was going nowhere. "I don't have to explain myself to you. I don't even know your name!"

Enelya pushed through the roof's doors and ran down the stairway, and tears streamed down her cheeks. Her thoughts knotted themselves like vines in her mind and she couldn't get them straight. She wasn't selfish, was she? Was she wrong to let Kotah go? Was she right by loving him? What was wrong with her? Why was this all so complicated? She then collapsed on the stairs, and buried her face in her hands and sobbed. She felt ridiculous, and pathetic that she was getting so worked up over such a trivial thing. But was it really that trivial? She didn't know, she wasn't understanding anything in her life at the current moment... She mumbled a few undistinguishable words, and suddenly wondered where in the world Kotah was, and if he was okay. She prayed to the power of Life that he was in better condition than she.

Enelya then took a deep breath, and rubbd her face, wiping away tears, and trying to clear her blurred vision. She leaned her head against the wall, and held out her hand. A small flower appeared over her palm, but it was wilted, and dead looking, something Enelya only did whenever she was upset. Her plants usually reflected her feelings. The flower soon turned brown, and crumbled in her hands, only making her shed more tears. She leaned back, and looked to the celing, wishing she could see the stars.

She got up, and continued down the stairs. She was heading towards the Lake... Her pull for nostolgia and the return of her beloved was ever tugging at her heart, and she feared for her love's life. Would he be okay?

About to push open the doors to the exit of the building, Enelya heard a loud crash, and jumped backwards, seeing the stupid boy following her. She stopped, unsure if she should see if he was alright, or continue to the lake. Her better nature took control and buried her feelings deeper inside of her. She walked over to him, and bent down, kneeling on one knee, and lifted his face. "Are you alright?" She motioned with her other hand, making a small mint sprig grow from a stair near her, and plucked a leaf. "Here, suck on this, it doesn't taste very good, but it will help numb you a bit until the pain goes away."

Enelya then went from her knee, to her butt, sitting flat on the stair, and laughed absently. She grabbed the ends of her skirt, and fumbled with them, staring at her feet. "No apology needed. You just, umm, cared, I suppose." Did he care? She couldn't tell. She then smoothed her skirt, and looked at the strange boy. "What is your name, anyway?"