ALEX
As I open my eyes, I give it some time to adjust to the darkness. It was that place, the in-between. The beach where I waited for the sun, moon, and earth to align, a place that felt like prison and freedom at the same time.
The moon is gigantic above, casting a silver shadow on the sea. But the bioluminescent trail of bluish light is no longer there. Our mother no longer calls for me, willing for me to step into the waters and walk to the other side. Because this time I wasn’t the one waiting, but Zander.
“Alex,” he says, eyes watery with tears. “I found you.”
He runs and tackles me into the sand. I smile for what felt like the first time in a long while. But how?
I look into his eyes. “How can we both be here?” I ask, looking at the sky. “There’s no eclipse.”
“I found a way. D
