Chapter Seventy Five
After three and a half hours of dancing, I could feel my spirit light pressing against the vestment, hard. It was demanding to be released. The spiritual power had been building steadily all night long. My inner fire was still burning at a moderate intensity, although it was helping to absorb some of the pent up energy. I knew it would likely become super-heated, because of the overload from containing my spirit light. I wanted to extend this night as long as I possibly could, but the inner rising storm was threatening to erupt.
I was also worried about my brother. After careful observation, he appeared to be fine. I didn’t know how that was possible – even with assistance from the cunning ribbon. He must be in pain because this crowd is probably twice the size of the one from the cafeteria that day. So, how he was channeling his skill to this incredibly large number of people was a mystery to me. I also knew that he was getting the other half of my firestorm because of the cunning ribbon – rained on by the sun god.
Tray cleared a large space around me on the dance floor. This evening was quickly coming to an end. In an effort to enjoy the last few songs, I was dancing alone under the disco ball. The mirrored lights spun crazily beneath my feet. I watched them and then, I started to feel slightly dizzy.
The containment ribbon that surrounded my body felt like a huge strip of molten lava as the internal fire continued to flow through it. The flames helped the ribbon absorb the power of my spirit light. Regardless of its assistance, I knew I would have to release this spiritual power soon or implode.
Then, the music suddenly changed in mid-song. It slowed down to a beautiful, haunting melody – one I had never heard. My spirit light responded to the beat by withdrawing back into my inner fire. They combined into their heavenly union. The heat rapidly lowered as the music filtered through my body. My temperature plunged and renewed me somehow.
I need…to channel…
I need…so many things…
I feel…so wonderful…
Then, Eli walked up to the edge of my invisible Tray-made wall while I was centered inside my growing reverie. I looked at him through half-closed eyes, as I felt the amazing sensations flow through me. Staring at me awkwardly, he edged a little closer. His face was clouded with nervousness as he spoke something to me.
“Hi, birthday girl…” Eli stated, or at least I think that’s what he said.
I couldn’t seem to respond to his greeting, because my voice wasn’t currently under my command. I needed to somehow acknowledge that I heard him. So I tried to nod my head in an effort to say ‘hello’ back. I don’t think I actually did anything at all though. For the time being, my lovely dream was holding me captive. The best I could do was smile in his direction.
“Ahhh I’m so nice and cool…”
“Are you having fun? I was worried because I thought all these people might freak you out. I know you told me how private you are…” he stated tentatively and waited for me to respond with more than just a facial expression.
Shivering from euphoria…
I am the song…
I am the melody…
Heat…please…fill me…
“It’s… great… time…” I finally slurred something that might have passed as words, but I couldn’t form a sentence if my life depended on it.
The heat immediately responded to my unspoken request. It started to rise softly and it made me feel all tingly. I tried to focus on the person talking to me, but my eyes refused to cooperate with that idea.
“I’ve been trying to talk to you for days now…”
“UUmmm…hmmmm,” was all I managed to say in my total dream like state of amazing wonder.
I blinked my eyes in an attempt to focus on Eli somehow. The heavenly heat would have no part of that instruction. I finally gave in to the overwhelming urge to close my eyes and enjoy what was happening inside of me. I hoped Eli knew that I was at least trying to listen. I couldn’t do anything more than surrender to the euphoric heat and stand upright.
Too much pent up power…
“Ember, can we please reschedule our dinner?” he asked and I wanted to say ‘Dinner, what on earth is dinner?’
“Monday…Willow…see….” I whispered into the expansive divide that was being forged between my two realities.
The beautiful warmth cascaded through my body, and it consumed every inch of my being. My soul is filled to capacity.
More…please…more…
The heat responded once again to my command. It split into two separate streams and began to twist around me in opposing directions, simultaneously. It crisscrossed through Tray’s obliteration and Boo bear’s essence. The radiant inner heat left a trail of celestial shooting stars in its wake – visible only inside my mind.
Ember is the moon…
“She doesn’t necessarily have to come along…” his reply somehow seemed to stretch out across the vast chasm…his words were trying to reach me from a great unknowable distance.
I was being hypnotized by the heat…
My spirit light helped the warmth draw me inside myself…it wanted me to lose myself inside the euphoria.
Far, far away…aahhhhh…
“M’day, ‘k?” is what I think I said, but the sounds were all mushy.
I spun around and begged the heat to climb up…up…up…
“I was hoping to be able to take you out on a date alone. I was thinking that your parents wouldn’t require you to have Willow as your chaperone, anymore…”
His words filtered into my awareness slowly…one insane syllable after the next…
“Now that you’re sixteen years old…” Eli finished explaining.
My dreamscape quickly started to unravel as comprehension of what was happening washed through me at a cellular level. I was startled from Eli’s request. The realization slammed into my awareness. Suddenly, I was hurled back into reality, and the mental landing felt so…violent…
The result of being forced back into the real world without any warning was crushing. My turbulent emotions charged through my consciousness. The beautiful generated dreamscape that I was living inside instantly started to crumble. I felt helpless despair as I watched it crack and splinter before my eyes.
Oh please don’t leave me…nooooo…
I involuntarily convulsed as I tried desperately to hold onto that reality. Nothing I would do would keep it intact though. I watched it shatter…completely powerless to stop it…
“OH…PLEASE…NO…COME…BACK…” my thoughts started shouting as the sorrow flooded into my soul.
My internal fire responded to my agony and blazed through my body as if my distress was gasoline. Even my spirit light retreated into the empty place where the fire usually resides. Then, my mind careened over the edge into emotional devastation…
My heart seemed to transform into a black…nothingness. It shattered into a billion brilliant stars…each one…a tiny drop…of overwhelming sadness…
The fire raged and would not be denied. It was violated by the interruption.
Then everything inside me suddenly went up in flames…
Ember Rising Light (Book One) Page 79
