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Harvester Of Sorrow; How can a random teenage girl manage to change so many lives?
Topic Started: January 14, 2013, 3:48 pm (3,598 Views)
Sol
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Hi!
Just wanted to say thanks a lot for reading this story.
I change my mind and this probably may be the last chapter of the story. ( the sequel is totally planned in my head right now :biggrin )

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Chapter Fourteen


April 3rd , 1987. San Luis, Argentina.


Amelia laid her head against the car window remembering as the landscape flashed before her eyes memories of her early childhood,back when her father was still part her life. She gazed at the changing streets, trees and beaches in the comfort of her uncle's four-wheel car, as if the blue morning sky contained all the answers of the Universe. A small smile spread across her face.

In a way, it did. At least, she hoped these “ forced holidays” would enable her to forgive herself and forget the abortion.

" Amelia, are you listenning? " Her uncle's voice echoed to her ears beyond the spanish music, causing her grin to grow a bit more.

Francesca, her seventeen-years-old cousin, chuckled in the back of the vehicule, covering her mouth to remain as quiet as possible. The brunette turned around to see her uncle rolling his eyes with amusement.

" I was just wishing you a happy birthday, sweetheart. " He explained as he had understood she had not heard a single word of what he had said. " I'm glad you're here to spend this special day with us. Fran' couldn't wait for you to come. "

“ Hey! ” The youngest protested, crossing her arms over her chest to show her frustration

Amelia laughed. " Yeah. Thank you so much. I was excited to see you all as well. ”

" I know the past months were pretty tough for you but you should've called us sooner so we would've helped you and your brother. ”

Amelia's expression instantly changed, turning into a long and strongly marked sigh – a barely audible whimper. She breathed in and out, in an attempt to calm her frantic heartbeats, wondering what she could add. Nothing passed through her mind, as if her whole body was numb.

James had phoned Francesca's father two days before to inform her what was occuring with Amelia, not reveal everything but merely saying that she needed her family more than ever before. And, her uncle had immediately accepted his proposition, delighted to hear news about his niece – the ' Jim affair ' had kind of scared him but he knew she had found a job a few hours away from their current house, which was reasurring.

" I... Actually, I was busy. " Amelia whispered, looking back at the environment, holding her tears as much as possible. " I travelled a lot since we... ran away from home, Asa and I."

The man nodded, his hands on the wheel as he pressed down on the accelerator, his eyes on the road. Francesca's right hand suddenly went on her left shoulder, causing her to shudder before staring at her. " You don't have to be sad on your birthday, 'Lia. You'll be fine with us. "

The now nineteen-years-old girl gave her a faint smile and the blond-haired teenage grinned back, yet her voice dropped to a murmur so her father could not hear. " You'll be with them soon, don't worry about that. "
" But, I miss them already... " she purred

Amelia could not help but bit her trembling lower lip. ' What have you done? ' kept repeating in her mind while running a hand through her hair in a nervous gesture. She pictured Jason, Kirk and Lars's hugging her for the unteenth time when they all were at the aeroport, several hours earlier, and James's kiss. Oh god, she would have die for this to last forever! The tiredness of the journey and her mixed feelings made her burst into tears, her hands now covering her face to muffle her small spasms. She craved for a cigarette.

" Honey, what are you crying for? " her confused uncle asked her

Francesca spoke up before she could open her mouth, her blue eyes pleading as she moved forward to reach for her father's seat, both of her hands leaning against the leather black chair . " She's jet-lagged, Dad. "

" C'mon sweetheart! Cheer up. I don't want your aunt to see you like that. You're much prettier when you smile! "

She giggled, weeping though. James had said the exact same thing before she left. " All right. "

" You must be all grinning when you go back to San Francisco! Your boyfriend insisted on that. "

Hearing the word ' boyfriend ' coming from his mouth made her chuckle grow into a crazy laughter. She remembering, years ago, when her father and him used to joke about their future daughters' boyfriends. She could bet she had already heard him say ' There won't be any boy around them until they're thirty, for sure! '

" Oh god! Did he really tell you that? " She threw, wiping her tears away with the back of one of her hands

" No! " The man teased her. " I was just trying to know what he meant to you. So your boyfriend is famous, isn't he? "

" Yeah, we can say so. But he's not exactly my boyfriend, right now... "

" You love him, don't then? "

Amelia nodded her head. Even though her relationship with James became more complicated than she had thought it would be, her feelings were undeniable.

" Then, he's your boyfriend." Francesca stepped into the conversation

But what she totally ignored what that it could have drawbacks.

A lot more than expected at first.

But they both understood that later.


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Amelia puffed out the smoke of her cigarette and watched it raise up in the starry sky to finally be blown by the hot wind. It looked like summer here, in the argentinian family ranch. She could hear birds singing, the sea echoing from far away, the sweet perfume of flowers and grass. That soothed her, made her forget about everything. All her issues had disappeared when she blew. She brought the small bicolor tube to her expecting lips as tons of words flashed across her head, causing her to neatly bend her thin legs against her chest and wrap her arms around them, her cigarette remaining still in her mouth. Sitting on the floor, in front of the garden, she was lost in her own thoughts.

" Come on! " Lars had exclaimed when he figured out Amelia would spend time with other people for a couple of weeks . " You can't let her go like that. It's not fair? "

Before she could have spoken, James had answered. " She won't stay there for years, man. We just...need a break. "

" It's not a great idea at all. " Kirk had said, dryly before leaving the room where they were

A rather thin noise startled her out of her thoughts, made her turn around to see Francesca exiting the house. She gazed at her, watching her walking in her direction. The blond teenager nervously sat next to her.

" I've got news for you. " Francesca announced, a bit of fear in her voice though, and Amelia noticed a slight spanish accent. " Your step-father killed himself in jail. They said it on the tv. "

The brunette raised an eyebrow, puzzled. " Are... you kidding me? " Her voice suddenly seemed trembling as her cigarette fell down on the ground.

But, the youngest shook her head, resolute.

" Oh... My.... god. What's wrong with everyone these days? "

Her question remained without response, held in the air. Jim's death was a relief but she secretly had hoped he would be dying slowly and painfully after what he had done. In vain. Now, everything had changed.

" I know... for the abortion. " Francesca shyly whispered. " I talked a bit to James about this. "

Amelia nodded, her stare locked on the high trees whose only silhouettes could be seen in the darkness. Exhausted was no a word strong enough to describe how tired she actually appeared to be.

" He seems to be a nice guy, compared to what I've seen of him on stage. "

" He is, at least I think he is. "

Francesca giggled. " Is his motto ' Sex, drugs and rock'n'roll ' ? "

" Kind of, yes. "

" So cool. "

She shot her cousin an amused look, grinning like an idiot. She knew, just as Jason had told her, she would overcome this situation. Once she would be in San Francisco, this would be a brand-new start for her. She did not know if she would stay with Metallica's frontman, did not know if her little brother was still mad at her or not, did not know anything about the future, especially her future. But there was one and only thing she was overly sure : Jim was definitely part of her past and she could not help but live with this.

In a way, he enabled her to experience with Metallica, to meet this band and to get attached to its members.
And, she would never admit it out loud but, she loved the life she had lived with them, the good and the bad moments they had spent together. They had influenced her so much but, what she did not know about was that she had influenced them as well. After she left, they started writing a song.


Jim had become the ' Harvester of Sorrow ' .

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Thank you so much. :heart:
I apologize if I ever made mistakes :)
Edited by Sol, February 20, 2013, 3:37 pm.
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HellHathNoFury
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The mistakes were minor. You did such a good job. I loved this story :D :dance
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Zira
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No. You CANNOT end it! It's too good to finish.

No, seriously, this fic was great. Looking forward to the sequel (if there is one *wink wink* :D )

Well done :D
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Sol
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Wow! Thank you so much Zira and HellHathNoFury ! The sequel will come soon! :)
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This was so awesome! Bring on the sequel! :heart: :heart:
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HellHathNoFury
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This is me nagging you for more (in a nice way) please! SEQUEL!
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Great!! I liked this a lot! :D
Waiting for the sequel!
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