"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 quiet. But then my thoughts interrupted, and I found myself wondering things that I wished I hadn't.
"Why us?" I asked suddenly.
