Micah's Story Chapter 7: How Did it Make You Feel?
**Disclaimer** Anyone who lives in Middleburg Heights is mine, but Micah, Danny, Angela, Lacey and John aren't. Um, since it isn't my Sunday, this chapter might not be as good, but im gonna try. Lalalala. Stuff's not mine blah blah blah, does anyone ever even read this?? oh well, I love Micah, and I always will, so happy reading. Please R/R! thanks !!
"Yeah, I am Micah. Who are you looking for?" I said as I found my voice. "No one's home but me, so if you're looking for Brittany, Jason, or Robbie, they went to take Cory home." Remembering my manners, (Yes I did have some) I invited her in, and again asked what she wanted. She took her time answering, and after sitting down on the couch where Danny had plopped himself before, she looked at me with her blue eyes and spoke.
"Well, when Mrs. Morgan, Brittany, left, she stopped by and asked me to show you around a little bit, because I have lived here my whole life, and I know tons about Middleburg. We're walking distance from a lot of things, and my friends want to meet you. It's kind of late now to start the 'tour' but we can do it tomorrow OK?" I just looked at her, shocked, and she looked back at me kind of surprised. "What, Micah? What's wrong? Don't you want to meet everyone?"
"Don't you know who I am?
"Of course I do. You're Micah Balding, the most recent leader of that corn cult that killed every adult in two cities in Nebraska." She said kind of proudly.
"Aren't you at all scared of me? I mean I did kill almost 200 people."
"Should I be scared, Micah?" she asked. "I don't think I should be."
She had said my name again. *sigh* I don't know why I liked her, but I did. "No, you shouldn't be scared, but everyone that has recognized me so far has been, except for Danny, Lacey, Angela, and John. Oh, and the Morgans, but even they seemed apprehensive." I told her about the girl at BP, and the people at the airport, and she laughed when I told her what I had done back at them.
"I have got to get to know you better," she said laughing. "You seem really sweet. I don't know the full details of what happened to you in Nebraska, but I know that underneath whatever it was, your a great person." Smiling she got up.
"Well, I could tell you some of what happened in Gatlin and Hemmingford, but I was kind of young in Gatlin, so I don't remember everything. Hemmingford was scary though. I was possessed, and I couldn't help it at all. " She looked at me with her big blue eyes, and they were filled with sadness. The next thing I knew, she was walking over to me, and wrapped her arms around me, in a hug. I didn't know what to say, but again she filled in the gap as she backed away.
"You looked like you needed a hug. I'll see you tomorrow morning at about 10:30 OK?" I nodded and she walked away and out the door. I didn't know why, but I was happier then I had been in a while. Maybe Middleburg Heights and Ohio weren't going to be as bad as I had thought. Marie would make sure of that.
The next morning, I woke up at about 8:00, and got dressed. I went downstairs, and no one was there, except Lacey. She looked at me and asked me about last night, and Marie, so I told her. "She's coming over at about 10:30 to take me to meet a few people." Smiling, Lacey said that it was good that I was going to meet people. I replied "yeah. Us early rising farm people need to make friends, don't we?" I made a piece of toast buttered it and sat down at the table. I'm going to go outside, and look around for a little while. If anyone asks, tell them that if its before 10:30, I'll be right around here, but if it's after, then I'll be with Marie and her friends." She nodded and told me to have fun.
I went outside in the front yard, and looked around that. After about fifteen minutes, I heard Marie's voice calling me over to her house, and I turned and saw her and another girl. They were walking over towards the house, and when they got closer, she introduced the girl as Stephanie. "Hey Steph. What's up?" She looked at me and smiled kind of shyly. They told me that we could leave early, and walk to the park, where we were going to meet some of their friends. On the way, we stopped to talk to a few adults that the girls knew. they introduced me, and I had a few more acquaintances. Then, we got to the park. I knew that it was now or never, and I was ready to meet some people.
Walking over to where there was a small group of kids that looked about our age, I was introduced to 6 new kids. Travis, who had dark hair and green eyes was Stephanie's boyfriend, Samantha, who was short blond and kind of loud. Then there was Leila, who was pretty, with dark hair and eyes, like me, except she was really tan. Jenny, who was Marie's other best friend, was short and dark like Leila, and was just a little bit darker then me. Kyle, who was Leila's friend, was a short little boy, who was the only one that was younger then 14. Rosie was very pale, had brown hair with pink streaks in it, and she was quite loud as well. I like all of them immediately, and just as we were getting ready to leave the spot we were in and go sit, another girl came running up and introduced herself as Magen. She was small, and loud, and she had a crush on me. I could tell. Marie looked around as Rosie told her that Dave would be coming up to the park later, because he was doing something with his parents.
Marie looked at her, and nodded. She said that that was OK, and told me that there would probably be about 6 or 7 more people that came up to the park before lunchtime, because we were a half hour early. I said OK, and we sat down and talked. "I know that you guys just met me, but I will answer questions about Gatlin and everything else if you want me to. All you have to do is ask. I only ask that you don't ask about my parents, because they're the only thing that I'm not comfortable talking about." Everyone asked a few questions, and the last one was from Marie.
"Micah, when you were possessed, and you gave everyone the orders or whatever to kill the people, how did you feel, I mean the real you. Were you sad, or did you not care?" she seemed reluctant to ask, but I knew that she had to.
"Well, I guess that you could say that I accepted it. I couldn't do anything about it, because I wasn't in control, and that was one of the scariest things in my life, not being able to control my actions. and everyone will blame me for what He Who Walks Behind the Rows did. No one can prove that I didn't do it, except me and it's my word against everyone else's. I have to live with what I did for the rest of my life, and I'll just have to deal." Again. Marie leaned over and hugged me, but the moment, I guess you could call it, was broken when we heard a voice yell in our direction.
"Hey, Marie, what are you doing?" Marie got up, and walked over to the guy who had yelled in our direction, and they talked for a few minutes. I asked who the boy was, and Stephanie said that it was Dave. I asked why he cared, and she told me that he was Marie's boyfriend.
Again, my hopes fell as hard as Isaac had when he was thrown from the cross. Marie had a boyfriend. I wondered why she hadn't told me. That was something that I would have to ask her later, when Dave wasn't around. Meanwhile, they were walking back over to us, and he had his arm around her shoulders.
"Micah, this is Dave, My boyfriend. Dave, this is Micah Balding. He's staying across the street with the Morgans."
**Disclaimer** Anyone who lives in Middleburg Heights is mine, but Micah, Danny, Angela, Lacey and John aren't. Um, since it isn't my Sunday, this chapter might not be as good, but im gonna try. Lalalala. Stuff's not mine blah blah blah, does anyone ever even read this?? oh well, I love Micah, and I always will, so happy reading. Please R/R! thanks !!
"Yeah, I am Micah. Who are you looking for?" I said as I found my voice. "No one's home but me, so if you're looking for Brittany, Jason, or Robbie, they went to take Cory home." Remembering my manners, (Yes I did have some) I invited her in, and again asked what she wanted. She took her time answering, and after sitting down on the couch where Danny had plopped himself before, she looked at me with her blue eyes and spoke.
"Well, when Mrs. Morgan, Brittany, left, she stopped by and asked me to show you around a little bit, because I have lived here my whole life, and I know tons about Middleburg. We're walking distance from a lot of things, and my friends want to meet you. It's kind of late now to start the 'tour' but we can do it tomorrow OK?" I just looked at her, shocked, and she looked back at me kind of surprised. "What, Micah? What's wrong? Don't you want to meet everyone?"
"Don't you know who I am?
"Of course I do. You're Micah Balding, the most recent leader of that corn cult that killed every adult in two cities in Nebraska." She said kind of proudly.
"Aren't you at all scared of me? I mean I did kill almost 200 people."
"Should I be scared, Micah?" she asked. "I don't think I should be."
She had said my name again. *sigh* I don't know why I liked her, but I did. "No, you shouldn't be scared, but everyone that has recognized me so far has been, except for Danny, Lacey, Angela, and John. Oh, and the Morgans, but even they seemed apprehensive." I told her about the girl at BP, and the people at the airport, and she laughed when I told her what I had done back at them.
"I have got to get to know you better," she said laughing. "You seem really sweet. I don't know the full details of what happened to you in Nebraska, but I know that underneath whatever it was, your a great person." Smiling she got up.
"Well, I could tell you some of what happened in Gatlin and Hemmingford, but I was kind of young in Gatlin, so I don't remember everything. Hemmingford was scary though. I was possessed, and I couldn't help it at all. " She looked at me with her big blue eyes, and they were filled with sadness. The next thing I knew, she was walking over to me, and wrapped her arms around me, in a hug. I didn't know what to say, but again she filled in the gap as she backed away.
"You looked like you needed a hug. I'll see you tomorrow morning at about 10:30 OK?" I nodded and she walked away and out the door. I didn't know why, but I was happier then I had been in a while. Maybe Middleburg Heights and Ohio weren't going to be as bad as I had thought. Marie would make sure of that.
The next morning, I woke up at about 8:00, and got dressed. I went downstairs, and no one was there, except Lacey. She looked at me and asked me about last night, and Marie, so I told her. "She's coming over at about 10:30 to take me to meet a few people." Smiling, Lacey said that it was good that I was going to meet people. I replied "yeah. Us early rising farm people need to make friends, don't we?" I made a piece of toast buttered it and sat down at the table. I'm going to go outside, and look around for a little while. If anyone asks, tell them that if its before 10:30, I'll be right around here, but if it's after, then I'll be with Marie and her friends." She nodded and told me to have fun.
I went outside in the front yard, and looked around that. After about fifteen minutes, I heard Marie's voice calling me over to her house, and I turned and saw her and another girl. They were walking over towards the house, and when they got closer, she introduced the girl as Stephanie. "Hey Steph. What's up?" She looked at me and smiled kind of shyly. They told me that we could leave early, and walk to the park, where we were going to meet some of their friends. On the way, we stopped to talk to a few adults that the girls knew. they introduced me, and I had a few more acquaintances. Then, we got to the park. I knew that it was now or never, and I was ready to meet some people.
Walking over to where there was a small group of kids that looked about our age, I was introduced to 6 new kids. Travis, who had dark hair and green eyes was Stephanie's boyfriend, Samantha, who was short blond and kind of loud. Then there was Leila, who was pretty, with dark hair and eyes, like me, except she was really tan. Jenny, who was Marie's other best friend, was short and dark like Leila, and was just a little bit darker then me. Kyle, who was Leila's friend, was a short little boy, who was the only one that was younger then 14. Rosie was very pale, had brown hair with pink streaks in it, and she was quite loud as well. I like all of them immediately, and just as we were getting ready to leave the spot we were in and go sit, another girl came running up and introduced herself as Magen. She was small, and loud, and she had a crush on me. I could tell. Marie looked around as Rosie told her that Dave would be coming up to the park later, because he was doing something with his parents.
Marie looked at her, and nodded. She said that that was OK, and told me that there would probably be about 6 or 7 more people that came up to the park before lunchtime, because we were a half hour early. I said OK, and we sat down and talked. "I know that you guys just met me, but I will answer questions about Gatlin and everything else if you want me to. All you have to do is ask. I only ask that you don't ask about my parents, because they're the only thing that I'm not comfortable talking about." Everyone asked a few questions, and the last one was from Marie.
"Micah, when you were possessed, and you gave everyone the orders or whatever to kill the people, how did you feel, I mean the real you. Were you sad, or did you not care?" she seemed reluctant to ask, but I knew that she had to.
"Well, I guess that you could say that I accepted it. I couldn't do anything about it, because I wasn't in control, and that was one of the scariest things in my life, not being able to control my actions. and everyone will blame me for what He Who Walks Behind the Rows did. No one can prove that I didn't do it, except me and it's my word against everyone else's. I have to live with what I did for the rest of my life, and I'll just have to deal." Again. Marie leaned over and hugged me, but the moment, I guess you could call it, was broken when we heard a voice yell in our direction.
"Hey, Marie, what are you doing?" Marie got up, and walked over to the guy who had yelled in our direction, and they talked for a few minutes. I asked who the boy was, and Stephanie said that it was Dave. I asked why he cared, and she told me that he was Marie's boyfriend.
Again, my hopes fell as hard as Isaac had when he was thrown from the cross. Marie had a boyfriend. I wondered why she hadn't told me. That was something that I would have to ask her later, when Dave wasn't around. Meanwhile, they were walking back over to us, and he had his arm around her shoulders.
"Micah, this is Dave, My boyfriend. Dave, this is Micah Balding. He's staying across the street with the Morgans."
