You Left Me Behind How Do You Feel Now?

by commander.Kath.8

Four fails and one success. Ari, Emily, Aiden and Ella were the failed experiments and Max was the only successful one to get injected with the bird DNA. When Ari was 10, he left and later so did Val, their mother. Five months later, Jeb, the psycho scientist and father of the five kids, married a devil. He let her abuse the three remaining kids while Max was tortured at the lab.

6. Gone How could they?

Chapter Five: Gone? How could they?

MAX POV

I couldn't help the feeling of freedom that came with finally being able to soar high in the open air. Just letting actual wind touch your face and looking down at a painting like landscape. It feels so surreal. It feels amazing. Ever since I left the lab in the dust, I couldn't wipe a smile off my face. I haven't smiled this brightly in a while and it felt good.

Below, I see the faint outline of my home so I start to descend. I touch down lightly in the backyard to make sure no one sees me then I walk around to the front. I let go of my invisibility and ring the doorbell. I was expecting it to be a brown mop of hair then tackled in a hug by Emily but instead I see Evil Stepmom and adorable Matt in her arms.

"Max, dear? What are you doing here? I thought you weren't supposed to come until next week. And where is your father?" She said looking behind me.

"Uhh. . . where are Emily, Aiden and Ella?"

She looked. . . sad? Well, almost. "Your birth mother came and collected them. They live in Arizona with her now."

WHAT! Wait. . . Mom came back. Got them. And they left me here? To rot in the freaking torture chamber? I had to fight back tears of thick betrayal. I couldn't speak at the moment either.

Finally, I found my voice. "When did they leave?"

"Two months ago."

I couldn't take it anymore. I rushed past her and up to Emily and my room. My side was still full and my hidden bags were still there but Emily's side was completely empty other than her furniture. I looked in my siblings rooms. Same. I couldn't believe it. They left me here. I thought they were my friends. They left me here. They. Left. Me. Here. For. Jeb. To. Torture. In. The. Torture. Chamber. Ohhhh… how they are going to get it when I get to Arizona.

But wait… Do I even want to see the traitors? I mean, they are my family. But they left me here. And they knew what I went through. And they freaking just left me here like an old doll they can just give away to the poor. No, I don't want to see their traitorous faces. They can have their merry little pathetic lives in Arizona with Mom and probably her lovely boyfriend or something. I might be overreacting but you know what? This means I can do whatever the hell I want. I don't have anyone clinging to me. I don't have anyone left. I am free. Free.

I have a new plan. Hehe. I have my bags ready and my camera. Maybe a trip around the world would be good for me. There is nothing here for me and I definitely don't want to go to hot Arizona. I haven't noticed the tears that started streaming down my face. I just let them fall as I grab my bags, turn invisible and give one last look at the bedroom before jumping out of the window and into hyperdrive. I don't want to think about my family right now. They don't deserve my attention. I am going to be selfish right now and only focus on myself. It is for the best.

Good? Bad? Let me know. Do you want to see Emily, Aiden and Ella's new lives in chapters ahead? Let me know! Review! Where should Max go first on her trip around the world?

-Kath