12 Part Eleven

Aren

-High Anchors! -. I hear them screaming as the ocean hits the wood of the boat, he straightened me up and touched my head because it started to hurt excessively. The movement of the boat makes me want to vomit and I feel very cold and dizzy.

-I will never drink again-. I admit to myself. Several fragments that happened to me while I was out of the five senses come to my mind but they are not complete.

Postscript: Do not go back to Athens ...

How could I do that to the emperor? What happened after I fell into the sea? The part I remember the most is seeing the angry emperor, kicking my crew and me out of Athens.

I stand up and walk a couple of steps until I reach my clothes and then proceed to change so I take off my shirt when I hear the door open, without turning to see who it was, I say:

-Why don't they knock on the door? -. I ask a bit annoyed looking for a clean shirt.

-Emmm (clears his throat) I just ... came to leave you food ...-. I turn in fright to see Elena with a tray of food.

-Yelena (I say exalted) leaves the tray in ... in my bed and ... alone ...-. With every word that comes out of my mouth I realize that I am too nervous ... I look closely at Elena to see some sign of nerves just like mine and I managed it but ...

-Elena! damn it, she (she closes her eyes and clenches her jaw) I leave you your food. She does what she says, I realize what I said so I walk to where she is to stop her, he took her by the shoulders.

-Sorry, I shouldn't have called you that ...-. She touched his cheek.

-Thank you (her cheeks turn a beautiful red) and do you remember what happened in Athens? -. She gets a little closer to me. What else did I do? I kiss her? What do I do?

-Yes...-. I respond unsure to what she stops.

-Liar (she says she a little furious) How could you drink like that? You almost died Aren-. She says she worried.

-Yes but ... she waits ...-. I step away a bit and then put my hand on my jaw and remember more fragments of the event.

-Wait...-. She crosses her arms very annoyed. "Why the hell did you drink that way?"

I remember feeling too devastated and confused by my feelings towards her, I had to let her go but I didn't want to and I don't want ... What is the right thing to do in these cases?

-Reply! -. She demands me with a certain tone of sadness.

-I do not know! -. I exclaim agitated.

-You lost one of the best investment zones for the Vikings and yet you ruined it-. I lower my head because a question is consuming me. -We only met a couple of months ago and you prefer me to the welfare of your people-. I look into her eyes trying to tell her what she's doing to me.

-Elena, I must ...-.

-Do you remember what you said and the ... (looks at the ground) kiss? ...-.

-Kiss? -. I say confused.

-You are ... despise ...-. They open the door before Elena unleashes her fury. - I have ... to go. He announces in fear upon seeing Daven and basically runs out of my room.

-Aren ...-. Daven addressed me aggressively.

-Do not even try-. I say sure but he just sits on my bed.

-I've heard this before Aren, sorry if I wanted to hurt you but I didn't want it to happen again ...-. I look at him with a questioning look.

-What are you talking about? -. He pats the bed lightly to make me sit down.

-I'm talking about your parents ...-. I look at it carefully.

-What do they have to do with all this? -.

-All (I look at him confused) look Aren, I did not want to hurt you but I have already lived through all this and although your father forced me not to tell you anything, I feel that it is my obligation to tell you the story of your parents.

-I know, I still don't understand what they have to do with Elena and me-.

-Who told you? -. He asks surprised.

-They met in the village and ...-. It interrupts me.

-No, they did not meet in the Village, they met in Gaul (he looks at me concerned) Aren, that relationship almost brought about the end of our clan-.

-What do you mean? -.

24 years ago ...

-All aboard-. Shouted the guide of the way, I must admit that I am too nervous since this is my first trip and even better with my friend and companion of all my life.

-Why do you smile like that? You are scary, silly-. Astrid tells me with a funny face.

-I don't know, you as the leader and I as your right hand man, it's something I never imagined, I guess-.

-Oh sweetie, get on the boat before my father decides to marry us (points to Egil) so ...-.

-And that's wrong? -. I ask the beautiful redhead.

-There is nothing wrong with it but I don't want to do it, please come up now-. She asks tired because these days we have been told that we would be a good couple, where is the baby, among other things. I get on the boat resigned to the idea that Astrid is not in love with me ...

-It's time to go-. I see her with a smile of improvement, she looks at me and hugs me very happy and here I ask myself why is she torturing me like this?

At night we are celebrating the appointment of Astrid's leader and being the first woman who proved to be strong as a man and knew how Odin himself.

-Guys, I have to get out, I need some air-. She laughs at everything we say or do because we are all out of the five senses.

-I'm with you! -. I report dizzy. I follow her and we leave the small room we have with a dining room.

-I miss Mom, you know, if it hadn't been for her I would never have been the leader-. I look at her and I am surprised by the beauty that she has of her, just seeing her eyes hypnotizes you instantly, her freckles are what fills me the most with tenderness.

-Yes I know, my father just wanted me to become Egil’s right hand man but he looks who I am with-. She comes back to see me.

-What a sad ending, don't you think? -. We laugh as we see how the night becomes a bit magical in conjunction with the water of the vast sea. Astrid walks over to me and I hugged her shoulders.

-I don't want this to end-.

-Neither do I, I love you Daven-. She rests her head on my shoulder.

-Me too Astrid, I'm going to take care of you whatever happens-. By then she had already closed her eyes ... -Come on, you must rest for tomorrow-. He carried her up the stairs and into her room, opened the door with difficulty and left her lying on the bed.

-Daven ... don't go-. She says she drawled. She takes me by the hand of her and makes me lie down next to her.

-Good night Astrid-.