The Point of No Return

by Devyn Sinclair

Christine Daniels had no idea how important she was to us. Had no idea that she was now the only thing that mattered.

You wouldn’t guess how alone you became when everyone knew who you were.

That I’d fantasized about and chastised myself for wanting something so far from reality. To belong with and to someone on such a deep level that there wasn’t a way to escape. To have something that no one could take away.

“I would rather have a life with you, and follow you into the afterlife, than to be immortal alone.

Looking backwards was always crystal clear.

But there was no perfection in letting someone love you. It was messy and complicated, and sometimes it hurt. But it should never have to wait.

The humans were happy to accept it and move on rather than delve into the possibility something strange existed in their world.