Chapter 13: Be Very Afraid
"How do you do that?"
"I…" I tick off not knowing how to example the others how that happen. I don't know why but my brown eyes stop at Edward's hazel eyes. Edward's eyes look the same way as few years back –cold, angry, hateful eyes. Tears fall from my eyes "I… I sorry…" I turn and run for the door. Leave the door open behind me.
"Mare!" David call for me "Mai!" I ran outside the school to the old tree that I use to go on my first time here. I stop breath hard. What wrong with me? My forehead on the bark of the tree, I heard foot step behind me "Mai!"
"Stay away from me David!" I shout cried more, my body shook with fear and angry. "Why this keep happen to me –and the people I love!" I turn at David "Huh David?" I snap at him. More tears run down my face –I cover my face with my hands. I feel arms around me then I feel him softly kiss my top head "Everything going be okay Mai –we have Mr. Mile to help us he may know what happen there." I look up at David with hopeful eyes. He nods with small smile "really Mai –we be okay…"
"We not okay!" David eyes went dark. I slap his arm "that not what I mean! –your whole right arm is bleed!" I look at it "you have cut on your forehead" I touch lightly at David's forehead. David closes his eyes and moan at my touch. "We should take you to the nurse office."
"Why go there –when I have my own nurse?" David's eyes are not dark any more –only bright with happiness and love. He have huge grin on his face. I blush "but I want to…" I did not finish my sentence when David kisses me. I can taste my salt tears.
"Your beautiful went you blush" David mumble on my lip. I blush again then heard someone clear the lung. We turn and my face when deep red but not as red as Edward angry face. Edward's eyes are harder and darker than I ever see. His voice was worries of all –cold hiss voice "I see you think less of us," I look down at my feet –feeling tears running down my face again. He yell at me "Some control you have over there –you nearly kill all of us in there…"
"That the last thing you should say to her" David said look at Edward with blank dark look. "After you said you love her" David adds with growl. I gasp look up at Edward with wide-eyes. But –why do I feel happy to heard Edward love me, even he said he hated me so why?... "She was died in front of us –you said you regard what happen back then –for what?" David said "to hurt her again –to what?" David snaps eyes dark with angry and jealous. Edward's face was red to green to pale white. Edward was holding his breath wide-eyes like me. He looks like a fright animal trap with his pray ready to attack.
I touch lightly at David's arm not dared look at Edward even I know he will watch us "David no…" I softly said to David. David looks at me –the darkness in his eye are gone replace by love and worrying. "You know me my whole life and my feel about you will not change… please stop this –before something bad going to happen. We can all go to Mr. Mile to ask him what wrong with me…" David opens his mouth but I just shook my head. I sigh closing my eyes "And Edward… I'm not lied about control my power –we been research for the past few years… the past is the past that how I make it this far." I look at Edward "If you still want be my friend –then act like one" then I said coldly to Edward "or stay out of my way!" I look back at David "we can ask Mr. Mile to meet us at the nurse office?" David nod.
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"Mai! I heard what happen –are you kids okay?" Mr. Mile asks us, we all nod yes. Violet cleaning James wound, sit together while Christopher watch both them with a glare on James. I just glad they are dress and not naked! Jordan with her brother cleaning his wound while the other nurses tried to clean Thomas and Christopher's wound. –And me, I was with David Band-Aid his wound arm but first I clean his wound. David winces like everyone in this room dose. "Maybe later we get ice-cream after this –like old time?" I mumble to him. I see him smile "Next to the park at Main Street?" David asks I laugh shake my head yes.
"Mai!" I turn my head at Mr. Mile "What happen there?" I look at my friends and David then look down. I sigh closing my eyes "I think I can move stuff with my mind…" I chock think I sound stupid.
"You have –what –like telekinesis power?" Mr. Mile asks.
I nod "they all see it… they why we here…" Mr. Mile look around the room just realize we no alone. He fix his glass and clean his throat "Is it true?" Mr. Mile asks in his teacher voice. The nurses leave the room.
There were all nods in this room. But violet shakes her head no "my face was cover in Jordan's shoulder… I was…" Mr. Mile nod understand. "And who this Jordan?" he ask.
Jordan walk to him straight forward "I'm Jordan Rose" Jordan said with boldness. Mr. Mile turn on his charm and grab Jordan's hand then kiss "Jordan Rose" Mr. Mile repeat "Beautiful name for a beautiful girl like yourself" Mr. Mile said softly to her. Jordan just move her hand away from him "The boys were fight that what the whole mess started" Jordan roll her eyes "Boys are stupid and away will be boys" she mumble.
"HEY!" the boys shout at Jordan. But she just wave her hand at them "whatever" Jordan mumble. Mr. Mile look shock at Jordan reaction –don't get me wrong but Mr. Mile was one of the handsomest (male) teacher in this school –young early twenty with sandy brown hair with dark brown eyes to die for. I or no one ever seen Mr. Mile with his glass off if he did I bet he be more handsome then before. "Mr. Mile?" Jordan said sweetly with her men-eating smile. "If we done I like to go back to helping Edward?" with that she walk away without Mr. Mile answer. He eyes dark with hunting thoughts. I feel my whole body shiver. What was that for? "Ow!" David winces. I jump my thoughts back to the past "sorry" I mumble to David. I look down see his cut was deep than I think what the desk that sharp to cut his arm? I stop what I was doing. I put the cloth on the table next to with the other medicine stuff. My hands lightly move up and down over David's wound. I did not realize he was watching me, David look down at what I was doing "Mai –no!" everyone look at us wondering what happening.
"It okay Dave…" I said, lightly touch his forehead. His cut on his forehead disappear under my touch. I hear gasp behind me. Mr. Mile clear his throat "…Yes Mai can heal people and herself… but that come with a price –her power are not limit" Mr. Mile take off his glass then rub his eyes "if she use too must power she'll go into this positions when she get sick…"
"That not that bad –is it?" Thomas said with his deep Rome accident.
"No …it bad –her sickness is not normal kind…" Mr. Mile said "… she cannot breath normally, she scream when you touch her –her body act like every bone in her body is broken or on fire. she cannot move because of that. And when she survives this it does not leave without signature on her." Everyone stay quiet looking at Mr. Mile then at me. "What signature?" Edward asks with concern in it.
"It will be easier if…" his glass back on again Mr. Mile look at me "Mai?" I nod. I take my jacket off then my shirt. I put my hair to the side to show my swirls tattoo on my side back to my right arm –which I was tried to hide. My outline angel wing right in the middle of my upper back is exposing to everyone. Everyone gasp wide-eyes at my body. I look down –not dare look at anyone eyes –but at David's hand and how his hand wrap around my hand. I squeeze his hand I feeling safe with him around.
"How?" Edward asks break the silence in the room. I heard footstep behind me. then I feel a lightly hand trail along the line of my tattoo on my back. "How?" Edward repeats the words again. I look up turn up to Edward's hazel eyes. We look at each other, his eyes are not hard like an hour ago –they are soft and bright just like few years back before all the crazy mess. I still feel David's hand squeeze my hand hard remind me he was here to watch us.
"WE do not know" Mr. Mile said in the matter-fact tone. "The first time it happen –she was out of it for week or two… then this show up." Mr. Mile said "the wing on her back does not go away. Mai?" I was the first to break our staring "huh?" I look at Mr. Mile.
"You can put your shirt back on" I nod, blush while I put my shirt back on. Edward smile. I smile back. My emotions are everywhere with Edward angry, sad, happy …and love? What –love! I start to think how it feel to have Edward's lip on my… I shake my head tried to get the thought out off my head.
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"Okay class!"
All head turn to the front of the field to Coach. My classmates and I are outside the field it warm and breeze. The class stay quiet wait for Coach to tell your lesson for today. After the nurse office –the nurse tell the boys if they want, they can leave school for the rest of the day –or– they can stay at school if they want, but they cannot do an physically activity… like Gym! James, Thomas and Christopher leave school to rest, and James leave to "rest" with Violet. I tell her to be careful and call me for anything. she nod okay but I was not convince. Edward tell me he check on them after school or anything he'll tell the nurse he going home so he rest and check on them. So Edward –and David stay school. We finish all your class and gym was the last two class of the day. David and Edward have to sit for 2hours of classes (Make it hour and 45 minutes). Coach's told us to run three laps and whistle, GO! I start jogging around the field daydream –not focusing what going on around. Then it happens…
One minute I was outside jogging then I was in this hallway in this big mansion or castle. I look around to see if anyone is here but not one. It every dark in here but my vision is fine like it was daylight not night. I look around one more time before I decide to walk around here but… where is here? I walk forward tried not to make noises. Where am I? The hallway looks creep but nice in the same way. I walk five step then I stop… there was a door in front of me. What the? I look around to see if my mind is playing treats with me –I walk around to only found the thing on solid wood. Open it… I jump when I hear a voice "Hello!" I hate when my voice squeal when I fright. Open it… IT said again in a softly voice like wind talking to me –a ghostly wind voice... open it… I hesitance turn the knob then open the door. I walk in slowly. My hands down to my sliver stick… come!... something pushes me in and close the door behind me. I fall on my knee. I grab my weapon from my hiding place –long sliver and ready to fight for emery. When I look up I was some type of ball room. Grey and brown wall, long rip curtains on the window. Old table cover in white sheet. The rooms have one huge staircase that split in two on the top floor. It reminds me of one of the Russia old ballroom in a castle. When I at the top floor I found two huge pictures…
One of the pictures was a teenage girl with long blonde curly hair. Her face was like an angel, olive skin, pink lips –her cheek is shy of pink and round and her nose is straight. She remind me of Taylor Swift in one of her music video… love story? I squint my eye and walk closer to her huge picture. I look up at her arm and shoulder when I see a pretty flower –a blue flower on her shoulder with swirls run down and around her arm …like my (Well not the flower part). I look back up to her face her eyes are bright sapphire blue like her flower.
I turn to the next picture right next to the other to another female. She have messy –but straight bright red hair, her lips is also pink. Her skin is pale white make her green eyes pop-out more. this girl did not smile like the other –she look serious and ready for something… the thing catch my attention is her wings… but no tattoos?
I walk back to the central of the floor look back and forth between these two pictures. They both look pretty pictures …no beautiful is the right word not pretty. But I cannot put my finger….
"You're here…" I gasp, swing my weapon to my right ready to fight whoever is behind me –but I stop and gasp again. I tighten my hold of my stick so hard my hand when white hope I wake up out here. It the girl in the picture but her skin is not olive but pale white that make her more beautiful. I look into those blue sapphire eyes. "Mai…" she whispers my name softly like wind.
"you" I said " –you the voice who take me here!" my voice shake. Weapon still tighten in hand ready to fight. "Why?" I ask.
She looks at me for few minute. She tilts her head letting her curly hair fall over her face. The way she look at me make the hair on the back of my neck raise –I walk back a step. Her eyes wide and she laugh at my action. I shiver at the sound of her laugher the when she laugh have something not right about …something –bad. She stop laugh "Do you know what you are?" she asks "or this place –or why this happening to you?" she slowly smile at me in a creepy way. I gasp my eyes wide I take another step back. I cannot even talk my voice just shut down. "Then you're my…" she said softly hiss voice but her mouth did not move. She leans forward like she going to walk but intend she was right behind me in the blink of an eyes. What the –how she do that! I turn around to face her. My mind scream run! "you look tired maybe you should sit –down?" She put her hand on my chest and lightly push me but her strength was so strong she push hard send me fly across the ballroom. The ballroom! My back hit the wall and my front hit the floor. I moan in pain. My eyes half close I watch her quickly magical in front of me she knee right in front of me. Her brightly sliver-blue eye look in to my brown eye. I feel my mouth moving but no sound can out but I know she know what I mean "What are you?..."
"you have all lot to learn, Mai. Before death come for you and takes us trap us in this place again… death have plans for you and it's come fast…" she talk but her mouth is not move again. I close my eyes and let darkness take me but before that I hear her whisper "you need to know –before it too later… before she comes… and everything to love will be gone" …
… "Mai?" I hear a voice whisper my name. I feel someone hand on me. I open my eyes but I cannot see –my first reaction is to grab it throat and squeeze hard as I can. I turn our body I hear we land on the floor my knee hurt for hitting the floor. "Ma…" it chock but before I can said anything my eyes are back in focus. I gasp horror at what I doing. My hand right way leave Edward's throat. I quickly got off of him my back hit to the wall I start to breath hard. Edward on his knee rubbing his neck, couching. It was like I'm back at my past, in New York, my old school. The fire –the nurse –burn skin…. I got up ready to run but stop by Edward "No! –don't leave, Mai! It not your fault –it my!"Edward tightly holds my wrist "Don't leave me again" Edward said softly. My heart start to beat, I look down not move. I tried to control my breathing when it back to normal I start to walk back to bed. Edward did not let go of my wrist until he think I will not runaway again. but during those moment I was happy he did not let go of my wrist. He hesitance change holds to my wrist to my hand, he laced his finger in to my and stay that way for long time. I look down not know what to do.
"What happen to you?" I jump at the sound of his voice. He tightens his hold again. I squeeze back at him leading him know I'm not leaving. I shake my head not knowing what happen to me either. Image flash through eyes I shake my head away the image. Who was she? And who is she? Too most questions and no answer, my head start to hurt. I moan in pain rubbing my temple with the intertwined hand. Edward let go my hand and brush my hair away from my face. "Are you okay? Do you want the nurse?" he asks but I shake my head no. "Okay –but it happen again –I will get the nurse –got it?" I smile remember the last time he said that to me.
"Okay" I whisper back. Hand still on my face I look up at him. He blush in embarrass when I catch him stared at me. My eyes fell at his neck. Edward's neck was turning purple–bluish bruise, red hand print angrily show on his neck. My hand went up lightly touch his wound neck "I'm sorry…" I whisper to him. He keep close eye on me for any sign. His hand left my face back to my hand. My face feels cold without his hand there. Edward hand covers my hand "It not…." I shake my head at him "Mai…" I still shake my head at him. His jaw is thigh I can see the outline of his jaw. I lean forward –Edward jump "What are doing?"
"Relax" I mumble. Both hand around his neck I heal everyone bruise on his neck. The thing that surprises me was after heal Edward's neck I did not move my hand intend I lightly kisses his neck. Edward held his breath close his eyes and moan in pleaser. I kiss up his neck to his jaw, his nose, his forehead, and back again I brush my lip to his. Then the next my back was on the bed that I was slept few minutes ago, Edward on top of me kisses me. Both of our emotion way everywhere on our kisses –happy, sad, anger, love… my mouth was beg for him to let me in. He opens his mouth wanting the same thing I want. My hand went up to his hair while his hand up and down my body. I forgot how we end up kisses each other or how I got here. Remember… death is coming… my eye open wide, oh gosh! Like cold water hit my face, I push Edward off of me.
Edward looks at me worrying and confuses "Mai?" he was breath hard from our kisses. His cheek was flush, eyes bighting with lust. I cover my face with my hand, what have I do? "Mai?" I just shake my head not move my hand away from my face. "Is it because of him?" Edward asks I only nod yes. He deeply sigh.
"where is he?" I ask softly. Moving my hand away my face little, why he not here with her? Does he love her or not? Oh god… I feel sick to the stomach just think about him. "is he okay?"
Edward jaw tighten look at me with so must pain. He looks around look at anything but her, his eyes sad. He sigh hand though his hair, messy around with it. He take a deep breath look at her "May, we need to talk"
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Tears run down my eyes. my throat burn and all I want is to wake. I want to lead down close my eyes and wake out of this nightmare. I cover my head in my hands and sob. Edward put me in his lap hold my tightly while I sob in his shoulder not care how we kisses few minutes ago. He pat my back smooth my hair out of my face. "Everything going be okay…" Edward mumbles in my ear. I shake my head no at him. No everything is not okay –everything is gone… I sob loud and long. My heart is broken …forever.
The sky is grey. The sky start cry to sadness like everything in this valley. The happy children who play, no longer sing, run around, they are nowhere to being see. The shops are close for who know how long. Everything is death –the valley is death just like our king is death. My Grandpapa is death. Even worse my boyfriend –my best friend –my other half –is gone. David…The wound in my heart will never recover…
Death is coming… stop it before it too later… stop it before everyone you love is gone…