{"id":1907,"date":"2015-01-14T07:37:36","date_gmt":"2015-01-14T12:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tellest.com\/?p=1907"},"modified":"2015-01-29T07:03:32","modified_gmt":"2015-01-29T12:03:32","slug":"dream-no-more-part-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellest.com\/dream-no-more-part-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Dream No More – Part Two"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello there folks! \u00a0It’s just a short one today, but we’ve got the final portion of Dream No More\u00a0<\/em>for you. \u00a0It’s definitely a darker, sadder turn than you’ve seen from a lot of my work, but I hope its still entertaining nonetheless. \u00a0In a way, it’s bittersweet. \u00a0We’re getting back… eh, let’s not narrate it. \u00a0Read on to see what’s happened to one of Tellest’s legends!<\/p>\n

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Dream No More
\n-Part Two-<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cGarrett!\u201d a feminine voice cried.\u00a0 \u201cGarrett!\u00a0 I think it\u2019s working.\u00a0 I think he\u2019s finally coming to.\u201d<\/p>\n

A golden aura seemed to fill the small cottage, not least of all when his vision settled upon the blonde young lady before him.<\/p>\n

\u201cZoe,\u201d he whispered.<\/p>\n

She brought her hands to her face, covering her mouth and her nose.\u00a0 Even in his stupor, he could see the tears rushing to her eyes.<\/p>\n

Several urgent steps pounded against the wooden floor.<\/p>\n

\u201cDid he just speak?\u201d his son asked.\u00a0 \u201cConrad, you\u2019ve done the impossible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Randall turned his head then, seeing the beaming smile of his boy.\u00a0 Garrett reached over and grabbed his hand.<\/p>\n

\u201cSon,\u201d he muttered, giving a gentle squeeze.<\/p>\n

With wide eyes and a beaming smile, Garrett looked to his sister.\u00a0 She rested her head against his shoulder and wept.<\/p>\n

Beside them, the cleric finally leaned back.\u00a0 His hand still resonated with a golden tincture, but as he drew away, that glow seemed to fade.<\/p>\n

Looking at his surroundings, Randall couldn\u2019t suppress a sigh.\u00a0 He struggled to sit up, but his son\u2019s hand kept him stationary.<\/p>\n

\u201cTake it slow, Father,\u201d Garrett insisted.\u00a0 \u201cYou\u2019re in no rush.\u00a0 Let us take care of you.\u201d\u00a0 He turned to his sister, nodding.\u00a0 \u201cWill you be alright?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course,\u201d she said, dragging her thumb across her eye.<\/p>\n

Garrett patted his father\u2019s chest, standing up beside the bed.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m going to find Uncle Grant and Rhianne, Father.\u00a0 If we wait, we\u2019ll never hear the end of it.\u201d\u00a0 He turned around, his steps resounding against the floor again.\u00a0 \u201cCome and speak with me, Conrad.\u00a0 Keep my mind at ease.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both men withdrew from the house, the door \u2013 so distant from Randall, it seemed \u2013 slamming shut.<\/p>\n

At his side, Zoe slid her chair across the floor.\u00a0 She had never let go of his hand, sharing in that gentle touch.\u00a0 As she drew closer to him, she saw the moisture on the rims of his eyes.\u00a0 His brow furled, and he couldn\u2019t abstain from looking out the window on the wall to his side.<\/p>\n

Though he had found the strength to stroke her hand with his thumb, he found himself drawn to the bright blue sky outside.\u00a0 The clouds rolled over the cottage, obscuring the sun for several moments at a time.<\/p>\n

A tear dropped from his eye, rolling down his cheek.<\/p>\n

\u201cFather?\u201d she said.\u00a0 \u201cFather, what\u2019s wrong?\u201d<\/p>\n

He croaked out a sob, and in that moment, he seemed to shrink in the bed.\u00a0 Randall looked at his daughter, his lip trembling.<\/p>\n

\u201cZoe, you have to let me go.\u201d\u00a0 He struggled to sit up, but his daughter cast her miniscule weight upon him.\u00a0 Even had she not, he realized his muscles had atrophied while he was confined to the bed.<\/p>\n

He turned his head to the side, yearning for the sky outside.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet me go,\u201d he begged.\u00a0 \u201cLet me fly.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hello there folks! \u00a0It’s just a short one today, but we’ve got the final portion of Dream No More\u00a0for you. \u00a0It’s definitely a darker, sadder turn than you’ve seen from a lot of my work, but I hope its still entertaining nonetheless. \u00a0In a way, it’s bittersweet. \u00a0We’re getting back… eh, let’s not narrate it. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1117,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[349,145,146],"tags":[751,184,185,747,183,749,748,740,739,178,750,746,182],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/tellest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/cropped-tellest_logo40-e1401299383984.png","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1UVey-uL","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tellest.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1907"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tellest.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tellest.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tellest.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tellest.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1907"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tellest.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1907\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1908,"href":"https:\/\/tellest.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1907\/revisions\/1908"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tellest.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tellest.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tellest.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tellest.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}