Chap 6
It wasn't until the next day that Zel realized that he had no idea where he was or in which direction he was going.
Ok just a delay. Another delay that will take me longer to get back to you Mona. he thought as he wandered aimlessly, I am free now. No more pain. No more torture. He kept going, holding on to his memories of his mate, the only thing that was keep him sane. Months passed and he was still lost.
Where are you Mona? Why can't I find you? he thought, Am I doomed to never see you again? Then one day, despair having set in, he just sat down and wept.
Odd why must you torment me? What have I done? What have I done to deserve this? He just sat there for two days. He finally laid down on the ground, now too weak to continue on. He closed his eyes and let himself black out.
When he had regained consciousness once again, he was on a bed in a room that was unfamiliar to him. At first he thought he was captured by the Vykkers again, then he noticed that the walls were made of wood, not metal.
Where am I now? he thought. He could tell the room was of mudokon make, but not if it belonged to a Moon Child or a Greenie. He felt something touch his hand and he stiffened instinctively.
"Zel?" a familiar voice said.
"Mona?" he said as he looked over and saw her by his side, tears streaming down his face. He quickly sat up and embraced her. She gasped in surprise as he hugged her tightly. "Oh Mona." he muttered, tears streaming down his face, "I missed you so much. I've been through hell and thinking of you was the only thing that got me through it. Now we are together again and we can continue are lives together."
"Zel.." Mona suddenly said, pushing away, "It's not the same as it was when you disappeared anymore."
"What are you talking about? We are mates and always will be."
"No...we are not...mates anymore." she said with a sob, "I waited for you to come back for two years. I had given up hope that you were still alive, and decided to move on. So I....found a new mate."
Zel looked at her, not wanting to believe what she had just said. "You can't be serious, I wasn't gone that long was I?"
"You have be missing for five years, Zel. Everyone thought you were dead, what else was I supposed to do?"
"Well ok, I'm sure your..um..'mate' would understand if you left him and came back to me."
"Zel," Mona looked to the ground with a sad look on her face, "That is not possible. You see we..."
"Mommy?" a young male no more then three years old walked in, "I'm hungry, when is dad coming back?" Zel looked at the kid in shock.
"Is that...your son?" he was barely able to say.
Mona visibly stiffen, then she let out a long sigh and said, "Yes."
Zel laid back down again, in a state of mental shock. He couldn't hear Mona crying and calling to him....
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