Chapter six: Gone


I woke up before she returned. My eyes fluttered open and moved from side to side as I relooked over my surroundings. I was still in the log with the openings frozen shut. I gave a yawn, and then said quietly, "what just happened"? Why did I wake up before she came back? Had that even been real? It was a dream. It had to be. That was the only explanation I could come up with. There was no way each one of my emotions could have their own identity. Right? … Right. It had all been a bizarre dream.

I took a deep breath of the chilly air. I was feeling much better. I was no longer strained. My body was rushing with energy. It felt so good to feel so… awake. I broke through the ice and crawled out of the long. I took another deep breath as I stood up. The forest smelled good, of trees and snow obviously. I couldn't see much, as flurries of snow were falling out of the sky and I had been slightly blinded. It had been dark in the log. Out here it was overwhelmingly bright.

I squinted my eyes in slight pain from the blinding and looked around; trying to figure out which direction my house was in. maybe I shouldn't go home. I mean I had run out of the hospital. No one knew that I was sensitive to heat. I would just be dragged back to the overly warm hospital and asked questions. My mom was probably freaking out and wouldn't listen to a word I'd say.

But if I didn't go home, then where would I go? I guess I could stay out here for a while longer, but I needed nutrition and fluids. I was feeling dry and hungry. I didn't want to worry my mother any more or longer, but I didn't want to go back to the hospital. I didn't want to have to explain what happened. I didn't even know if they'd believe me. I doubt it. Most people don't believe in super powers or special abilities. To most, it is just plain fiction.

I broke out of my thoughts suddenly and raised my eyes. I felt like I was being watched. I didn't sense anything remotely near, but the feeling wouldn't go away. I wanted to shrug it off as nothing, but I couldn't. The hairs on my neck were beginning to stand on end and my breathing had quickened. I spun around searching for something, anything, but found nothing. Slight fear was beginning to ripple over me. "I need to get out of here" I whispered.

I started to run forward, fear urging me forward. I still sensed nothing, but I felt like I was being chased. I quickened my pace and my feet left the ground as I shot upward like a rocket. I wasn't thinking clearly. My fear was driving me to the edge. I couldn't figure out what it was trying to tell me.

Then I heard a voice hell "Hiya", and another yell "stop".

With a surprised scream I stopped, lost my concentration and fell to the ground below. I fell into a semi frozen pond. As my head went under I swam back to the surface. I gasped for air and choked on some water.

"Now look at what you made her do".

"Hey it wasn't my fault".

"Uh yea it was".

I looked around trying to find the voices, but found nothing. The voices sounded eerily familiar.

"Would you quit arguing?

You're freaking her out".

My eyes were wide as I continued to look around me.

There was nothing there, nothing that I could see or sense. I was all alone, but I was hearing voices? They sounded like my own, but I wasn't saying or thinking anything that was actually being said. More voices were added in. I couldn't even understand what was being said anymore. It sounded like I stood in the middle of a crowd or something.

Eventually I couldn't take it anymore.

"STOP" I screamed, "SHUT UP"

. Everything became quiet again in seconds. I breathed in and out heavily. I was so confused. What was going on?

"Why did you leave?"

"Who are you?" I asked.

"We already had that conversation. I'm your logic, remember?"

"I thought that was just a dream" I whispered.

"Of course it wasn't a dream. If it had, you wouldn't have woken up with your energy filled. Now, why did you leave?"

"I… I don't know. I was waiting, then the next thing I knew I was waking up."

I could hear whispers in the background. All of them were my own voice. This was really weird. I wasn't used to listening to my own voice.

"Well you can't come back now"

"Why not?" I asked.

"Because you're awake" she said like it was obvious.

"When…." I was interrupted as she continued.

"When you're in a deep sleep I'll come back for you. Okay."

"Ok" I replied. Then all the voices were gone and the feeling of being watched was gone too.

I made my way home slowly. Frozen ice hung from my body. I had landed in a pond and my body froze the water. I dragged my feet through the snow. I was not looking forward to explaining all this to my parents. As I neared and passed the last few trees I could see both my parents' cars in the driveway. I went and knocked on the back door. There was no reply. I climbed up to the roof and pulled my window open which had been open a crack. I instantly jumped into the air. The floor was warm and so was the entire house. My room was filled with small puddles of water from when I had frozen it. I floated over and opened my door and went down the hallway. I didn't hear any noise except for the heater blowing out hot air.

When I reached the thermostat I turned it off and landed on the floor. Ice quickly began to spread every which way until all the walls were covered with a layer of ice. I looked around confused. If their cars were here why weren't they? Where were they?

I found a note on the table. It wasn't in either one of my parents' handwriting. I quickly read it and my eyes widened. He had them. How had he escaped? He was frozen solid and supposed to be locked up. Slade had kidnapped my parents.