*The Apparition Man - Part Eighty-one - Novel Three*

Chapter Twenty-one – Part Eighty one # 1

“Well take a seat Reidy while your mother and I go fill out the necessary forms, then once we are done with those I will introduce you to some of the new staff,” Doctor Hewitt said, her frown slowly disappearing, her eyes still glazing anger towards my mother.2

Taking a seat, I looked towards Taylor who stood besides the Two women, looking more anxious by the minute.3

“What about Taylor? Can he come with us on the grand tour?”4

Doctor Hewitt lowered her head, shaking it in response.5

My heart sank, withering in my chest. Constraint I grasped for air. My silent suffocation of love. This would mean I would have to say goodbye to Taylor now, right now, so soon. Goodbye, I was not ready to say goodbye. I had not even prepared myself for it. This was all going so fast. To fast for comfort.6

“I'm sorry Reidy, but once we go past these doors it is family members, and staff only. I am sure there will be plenty of time when you can see each other when visitors day comes rolling around.”7

I could feel my lungs crushing, my blood growing cold as Taylor took a seat beside me, taking my hand in his.8

“Don't worry Y'all be alright. Just think we can spend some time together on visitors day, how cool would that be?” he asked, excitement exploding from his voice.9

I nodded accepting what Doctor Hewitt had offered.10

It was not my fault, but I did not have much choice; but if I was going to do this I would have to do this right. If not for myself, but for Taylor. I had to what was right for him, and not what I really wanted in the end.11

Turning to Taylor I tried dodging his eyes, knowing it would kill me to look into them. To watch as I tore his world into Two, again, only this time there would be no return.12

“I think... I think, I mean it would be better if we ... If the two of us just.”13

Taylor's excited smile began to drown away, his hand gripping tightly onto mine, torturing my fingers.14

“Just what Reidy?” he asked with desperation in his voice.15

I looked towards the window, the glass dividing my world right now, and the world that I was about to venture back into.16

How could I say it to him? How could I push him away? It was so painful that we were worlds apart, yet so close in body.17

“It's just... I think it would be best if you leave, and don't come back.”18

Taylor's face began to turn a ghastly shade of White, as his hand loosened his grip on mine, slowly letting go.19

“For who Reidy? For y'all know how much y'all mean to me, and now you want to push me away. Not for a while, not temporarily, but permanently, for good? What did I do wrong? Why can't we at least be friends?20

I shook my head, my body ached. It shook lightly as I let him pull his hand away from mine. I wanted so desperately to take it, to kiss and caress it, to hold it close to my heart; but I could not.21

I was weak. I was stubborn. I was afraid and to tired to keep on fighting against this love. Towards this fantasy.22

“You have not done anything wrong, and need we go through this again? You are fine, perfectly fine, but I am here for a reason, I will be going through with my plans regardless. It is better you go now and leave me with a peaceful goodbye, a loving goodbye one that we can both remember as being the sweetest goodbye. So it is better for you to leave me now, rather than later. I really do not want my goodbye to be a few weeks down the track in a funeral parlour, you know? I want us both to be left with the good memories.”23

He nodded, standing up.24

I watched his feet, as he stood in front of me, falling to his knees.25

“I want y'all to know that y'all are one of Gods most truly beautiful creatures, and I hope you find the happiness you deserve in his kingdom, where-ever that may be.”26

I felt his warm hand touch my cheek, his fingertips drying the tears that were beginning to fall. I looked up, finally having the courage to face those captivating eyes. I let his hand trail down my face, as he held onto my shoulders, and pulled me into an embrace. Sweetly he whispered softly into my ear. His hot breath against my skin.27

Then he let me go, without another word. He stood up bracing himself and lay a kiss on my cheek, before walking away. Making his way back out into the world of reality.