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The Forgotten One

Chapter 14-What Will I Do When You Leave Me?

Here comes the sting of pain again

Just open up and let it in

-Chasing The Light- Amy Studt

"Bel?" Someone was shaking me. The night was cooler, the sky dark, but the moon was bright projecting light all around. The place had an eerie feel at night, but I still felt safe with Iggy besides me. I looked up at him, he smiled.

"We best get back before Anne decides to kill us." I nodded and let him pull me to my feet. I unfurled my wings and flew into the night, Iggy close by my side. As we turned back towards the house something shot past us.

"What the-" Iggy exclaimed. We looked behind us to see Max heading towards us.

"Was that you?" I asked as Iggy was too shocked to talk. She nodded with a huge grin on her face.

"I've got turbo speed or something like that. Anyway meet you back at the house." She cried before disappearing into the distance. There was no way we would ever catch her. I grabbed Iggy's hand.

"Shall we?" We set off following Max's wake.

It took us half an hour to transverse the journey that had probably taken Max a matter of minutes. The flock were waiting for us already informed of our arrival by Max. Angel came over, hugged me and whispered,

"Anne's going to kill you." I nodded knowing that it was worth it.

"Guys, me and Fang have something to tell you." Max said immediately capturing everyone's attention. "We think we might have cracked the code for where our parents are," everyone's face lit up, "so tomorrow who's up for trying them out?" There was unanimous agreement.

"Right that's settled, let's get back." Max said setting off. I followed everyone still holding Iggy's hand, but inside I was worried. The same worry as usual, what would I do when they were gone?

"Come on." Iggy whispered from outside. He was excited as the rest. Today was the day they'd find their answers, find their families. The day I'd be left behind, the day I'd be alone. But I couldn't stop them from going, what right did I have to stop them from leaving besides my own selfishness. They would be happy and I… I would be happy for them. I wondered if Iggy sensed my reluctance to go, I'd tried to stay behind. But the others wanted me to go, so I would.

"Coming" I replied and taking a deep breath I jumped outside. We arrived as Total settled himself in Max's arms.

"Right, let's go." We soared miles above the land below following the map Max had brought with her. For a while her and Fang soared together holding there own private conversations. I was silent for the journey to upset, I guess, to talk and so was Iggy but in his case it was most likely nerves. But I would nervous too if I was meeting my family.

I was lost in my own thoughts when I caught up with Max's and Angel's conversation;

"There's something she isn't telling us. But I don't know what it is. It's not even clear in her mind. Just something that's going to happen."

"Like what? Is she going to turn us over to the whitecoats?"

"I'm not sure she even knows what whitecoats are. I don't know that it's something bad. It could be like- she's going to take us to the circus or something." They were discussing Anne, everything was so uncertain around her, was she friend or foe? Only time would tell. But I hoped for the best.

"Yo – first address is down there." Fang said pointing down. We landed in front of what was a rather wrecked street with most of the houses boarded up or in disrepair. It looked like no one had lived their in years.

"So which house? And who?" Fang pointed to the empty plot.

"Angel." He breathed. Angel gasped and walked over looking for any sign of life. She walked around the black dirt whirled upwards covering her in filth. She looked so lost and pitiful. Max went over and hugged.

"Let's go," Angel said breathlessly as she tried not to cry, "There's nothing here."

It didn't get any better; every place was a dead end. The last place was Iggy's, and like every other time there was nothing. No family, no home. Iggy took one look around before yelling;

"This sucks!" I walked over to him trying to comfort him, but he pushed me away.

"Iggy," I tried.

"Go away!" Was his answer, I walked away hurt. I told myself it's wasn't his fault, his just upset. But I was annoyed and upset. It was bad enough I trailed around with everyone while they looked for their families, something I would never had. They were basically looking for the thing they would all leave me for, but now he was annoyed at me because he hadn't found it. At least there was hope for him; I had nothing left but this flock. I would have nothing when they left. And what would I do then? And least they had some experience of this world. I was like a small child lost in a world too big for it to understand. I took one last look at the flock and took off. Angel's cry of;

"Bel!" Was too late.