A Letter and a Departure
Jan 12, 2008 21:14:43 GMT -5
Post by Emily on Jan 12, 2008 21:14:43 GMT -5
((Please note that the song lyrics aren't to be read/understood in-character. They're just to make things emotionally resonant. Play the song, if you like. It's what was playing while I wrote it and it seemed appropriate.))
*A letter was left folded on a low table in one of Genghis' tents.*
Dear Genghis,
Today is gonna be the day
That they're gonna throw it back to you
By now you should've somehow
Realized what you gotta do
I don't believe that anybody
Feels the way I do about you now
I don’t expect any of this to be easy for me to say or for you to do, and I’m sorry. The simplest explanation is that I’ve been called away. I don’t know how long or for what purpose, exactly. I don’t know if I’ll ever return, and if I do, I don’t know what form I’ll take. Ruby’s going to live with Nadir, and her memories of me will be taken. If I ever come back, I’ve been informed that my memory will be wiped clean as well, and not just in regards to Ruby.
I don’t have any regrets Genghis, but I’m not being forced into leaving—that would be impossible. It’s destiny and it’s unavoidable and I don’t mind submitting to this. I know Ruby will be taken care of—trust me when I say I’ll be looking out for her, and you, even when I’m gone. Even when I don’t remember you.
Backbeat the word was on the street
That the fire in your heart is out
I'm sure you've heard it all before
But you never really had a doubt
I don't believe that anybody feels
The way I do about you now
Where I’m going, no one can follow.
When and if I come back…everything will be different.
I’m not afraid, and you shouldn’t be, either. I’ll try to make things better between you and Nadir. I know I can. Just trust me, and try to forget me if you can—it’s only fair. I don’t want you to hold back on my account, for anything. That’s not who you are.
Love
Emily
*The cottage was empty and dark, a For Rent sign in the window. The garden was barren and weeds grew unchecked. Emily pulled the door shut behind her and locked it with the heavy key. With a sigh, she slipped the key in her pocket and pulled her peacoat tighter around her shoulders—it was cold out. The Typist would see to it that the key was redistributed to the right person. Rudolf, perhaps, would want it.
The full moon hung low in the sky as Emily climbed slowly to the crest of the hill.*
And all the roads we have to walk are winding
And all the lights that lead us there are blinding
There are many things that I would
Like to say to you
But I don't know how
Because maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me ?
And after all
You're my wonderwall
Today was gonna be the day?
But they'll never throw it back to you
By now you should've somehow
Realized what you're not to do
I don't believe that anybody
Feels the way I do
About you now
And all the roads that lead you there are winding
And all the lights that light the way are blinding
There are many things that I would like to say to you
But I don't know how
I said maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me ?
And after all
You're my wonderwall
I said maybe…I said maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me ? Saves me.
And after all
You're my wonderwall
Said maybe…I said maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me…saves me.
You're gonna be the one that saves me…saves me.
You're gonna be the one that saves me…saves me.
*Lifting her face to the sky for a moment, she knew she was ready, and so, she faded from existence.*
*A letter was left folded on a low table in one of Genghis' tents.*
Dear Genghis,
Today is gonna be the day
That they're gonna throw it back to you
By now you should've somehow
Realized what you gotta do
I don't believe that anybody
Feels the way I do about you now
I don’t expect any of this to be easy for me to say or for you to do, and I’m sorry. The simplest explanation is that I’ve been called away. I don’t know how long or for what purpose, exactly. I don’t know if I’ll ever return, and if I do, I don’t know what form I’ll take. Ruby’s going to live with Nadir, and her memories of me will be taken. If I ever come back, I’ve been informed that my memory will be wiped clean as well, and not just in regards to Ruby.
I don’t have any regrets Genghis, but I’m not being forced into leaving—that would be impossible. It’s destiny and it’s unavoidable and I don’t mind submitting to this. I know Ruby will be taken care of—trust me when I say I’ll be looking out for her, and you, even when I’m gone. Even when I don’t remember you.
Backbeat the word was on the street
That the fire in your heart is out
I'm sure you've heard it all before
But you never really had a doubt
I don't believe that anybody feels
The way I do about you now
Where I’m going, no one can follow.
When and if I come back…everything will be different.
I’m not afraid, and you shouldn’t be, either. I’ll try to make things better between you and Nadir. I know I can. Just trust me, and try to forget me if you can—it’s only fair. I don’t want you to hold back on my account, for anything. That’s not who you are.
Love
Emily
*The cottage was empty and dark, a For Rent sign in the window. The garden was barren and weeds grew unchecked. Emily pulled the door shut behind her and locked it with the heavy key. With a sigh, she slipped the key in her pocket and pulled her peacoat tighter around her shoulders—it was cold out. The Typist would see to it that the key was redistributed to the right person. Rudolf, perhaps, would want it.
The full moon hung low in the sky as Emily climbed slowly to the crest of the hill.*
And all the roads we have to walk are winding
And all the lights that lead us there are blinding
There are many things that I would
Like to say to you
But I don't know how
Because maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me ?
And after all
You're my wonderwall
Today was gonna be the day?
But they'll never throw it back to you
By now you should've somehow
Realized what you're not to do
I don't believe that anybody
Feels the way I do
About you now
And all the roads that lead you there are winding
And all the lights that light the way are blinding
There are many things that I would like to say to you
But I don't know how
I said maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me ?
And after all
You're my wonderwall
I said maybe…I said maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me ? Saves me.
And after all
You're my wonderwall
Said maybe…I said maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me…saves me.
You're gonna be the one that saves me…saves me.
You're gonna be the one that saves me…saves me.
*Lifting her face to the sky for a moment, she knew she was ready, and so, she faded from existence.*