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The Girl in the Wych Elm (XIV) (II)

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  XIV. Dreams of Immortality Through a Dark Lens (II) The man returned the unfinished sculpture to its place among the other pending projects once he heard the suite door opening. Lucian hyperventilated from excitement when he beheld the visitor, his youngest sibling. Three months had gone by since their last visit. Nadia stood behind Lucian in case he fainted. “Lucius!” Lucia ran into her other brother’s arms and buried her face in his shoulder. “I’m so glad you’re here! We weren’t expecting you for another week.” Younger Lucius was the much-needed distraction for Lucia after the chaos downstairs. Her tensed body relaxed. Her troubled mind settled. When she and Lucius were together, those impenetrable walls around her fell. He was her safe space. The sun that scattered her cloudy days. The vibrant colors in her grayscale world. The joy to her sadness. Lucius was her peace.  The sibling hug was completed when Lucian joined. Lucius, holding back tears, missed his siblings terri...
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The Girl in the Wych Elm (XIV)

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  XIV. Dreams of Immortality Viewed Through a Dark Lens (I) Author's Note: Before you begin reading, I want everyone to know that chapter 14 will be split into three separate parts because of the length. It's over 30 pages in Microsoft Word. It's kind of ironic. Lucia has been the only character that I've struggled with as far as her depth and role in the story. Yet, she ended up being the only character (so far) with the longest chapter and most depth.  I apologize for the long release. It's been a struggle finding the motivation to write the last few months.  During a cultural anthropology seminar she attended during her lowerclassman years, Lucia was lectured on cultures who shunned the use of cameras and mirrors. They believed objects as such possessed the unholy ability to steal a part of their soul or even their likeness. Their superstitions were regarded as   primitive thinking  by the teenaged Lucia and hadn’t changed in the two decades since then. Lucia...
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