Friday, March 4, 2011

I'm stuck!!! Ive have been stuck right where I'm at for months! Ive been avoiding writing. Every time I sit down to start again I just seem to want to tweak what I already have. Creating new names, editing, etc. I just cant seem to write anything new. Here is where I am stuck. I don't think I have posted this section.

Preparing myself for contact with curious, prying eyes, I try to focus on Jayden’s back. I see the itch between his shoulder blades that tells me he feels my stare. Better he be uncomfortable then me make a frivolous connection.
Here I am again stressing over connections as if they are a weakness, something to be scared of. No more! Looking up into a random sailor’s gaze I pin him to the rail. His cheeks flush at my sudden attention. He tries to look away embarrassed, but he cannot. I flit through his thoughts casually as he squirms uncomfortably trying with every effort to tear his eyes from mine. His thoughts are shallow, as always. Bored, I find his core easily enough. Wrapping my power around him and finalizing the connection happens with one beat of his heart. The shocked look drains from his face, replaced with wonder. He smiles at me like I am the sun rising for the first time. His thoughts explode in my mind. I have never deliberately made a connection. It’s as new to me as it is to him. The intensity of his obsession is a little too much. I look away only to meet Jayden’s shocked stare.
Jael…no. You didn’t.” He says at a loss for words.
Angry at the condemnation in his eyes I glare at him with as much coldness as I can muster. All the while the guilt washes through me. He sees both. Damn him for knowing me so well. The icy resolve I have so relied on crumbles. Tears stream down my cheeks. I am so tired of crying! I dash them away hoping no one noticed. Jayden, who never seems to miss anything when it comes to my emotions, reaches out to me tentatively through our connection. Tired of trying to shut him out I release all my emotions through our connection. It’s like a flood in his mind. I see his eyes glaze over as he falls from his horse. Too shocked to move, I let Dresden rush to his side. Oops. I should know by now that my emotions are too intense for him. Did I learn nothing the night Grandfather died?
“Captain, my friend seems to be ill. Could we get him aboard please?” Dresden says a bit desperate.
“Of course, Raidon, help Lord Ekler to his room,” says Dreygandon staring at the men on the ground, confused by Jayden’s sudden collapse.
Raidon, I realize is the sailor I so carelessly connected with. He stumbles from his position on the deck and crouches beside Dresden and helps haul Jayden to his feet. He smiles at me bowing slightly with my brother’s arm draped across his shoulder. I return the smile trying not to laugh; suddenly this whole situation seems funny. Jayden tries to walk but mostly leans on the two men as they drag him up the ramp and disappear behind a door. What a mess I have made of things. Shaking my head slightly trying to suppress the giggles threatening to rise, I turn to the Captain. “Well Captain, clearly our party is quite exhausted. Could we be on our way?”
“Yes Lady. My crew will assist you in getting settled. Excuse me while I make preparations for our departure,” He replies in his deep voice. Something about him intrigues me, but it will have to wait for another day. This journey has barely begun and yet it feels as if it’s spun out of control. Turning to Dresden, I say, “You, Jayden and I need to meet in to morning. There are things to be discussed and put behind us. It seems all of us have lost our way a bit.”
“I agree. Tomorrow then Princ…uh Lady.”

But now I have to start writing about the the ship voyage and I don't even know where to start! Help!!!

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