"No. You didn't do anything! Elijah was a mistake. That's final. You and I, we have each other. We'll always have each other."
She told me. She sounded so young, her voice only slightly different from mine. I wanted to laugh at the thought, but I couldn't bring myself to laugh.
"Yeah. He was." I agreed, grimly. She stayed silent.
"Do you ever think we should have died with mom and dad?" I asked her softly.
"I can't think like that for two reasons. One, being that my thoughts don't matter since you're in control. Two, being that I have to stay strong. For you."
She said and I smiled slightly, only to have it turn into a grimace.
Neither of us said anything, we just listened to the wind around us, the leaves rustling, the skitter of the woodland animals around us. It was nice, it was q
