Chapter 21 (Special thanks to prtychic2007. No, U ROCK!!!)
When he turned back to Tianna, everyone was around her, But Derek picked her up, and laid her on the vacant bed. Chris walked over to her. "Let me see." He drew back Tianna's hair, and observed the damage. "It'll be ok. Just a big bump." Tianna looked up at him, angrily and tearfully. "That hurts like hell!" Derek held her and pushed her down.
Stanton grabbed a nearby washcloth, and pressed it to her head. Blood went into the soft material, but slowly. They realized that it would be a while before they could figure out what had happened to Tianna. When the blood had finally stopped flowing, and a white bandage on her head, they began to gently question her.
"Listen Tianna. I know it might be a little hard, but can you tell us what happened to you?" Tianna looked down at her hands and shook her head. Stanton sighed, and sat on the bed by Tianna. She looked up at him. Knowing what he intended to do, she questioned, "Will I end up thinking a lot about it?" He shook his head. "I can control it." Tianna sighed, then stopped all struggles, and opened her mind.
Inside her thoughts, her searched desperately for the recent incident. Then, it happened. Tianna had been playing solitaire, when the young girl stirred. As soon as she saw Tianna, she burst from the bed, demanding, "Who are you? Where am I? And why am I here?" Before she could answer, the girl jumped up, and struck out her hand. Tianna flew into the air. An inferno bursting into Tianna's body.
She tried to scream, but the figure seemed to be controlling her movements with her eyes. And as she tightened her fingers, Tianna's insides contracted. She plunged into Tianna's brain, and painfully ripped through everything to answer her own questions. Finally satisfied, she slowly brought down her force. Her eyes that had burned yellow, turned to aqua again. She threw Tianna to the wall, released her, then jumped out the window.
Stanton came out of Tianna's mind to see her teary face. He put a hand on her shoulder. He sighed. "I'm sorry. If I hadn't brought her here this wouldn't have happened." Tianna shook her head. "You never know." "Stanton?" Jimena asked. "Why did you stare at each other so long?" Stanton carefully took the question from her brain, and left her standing, just as confused as everyone else.
"So, what happens now?" Catty asked. Derek who was stroking Tianna, spoke, "I think that she should be found by tonight. Who knows what other damage she might cause?" Stanton stood up. "She might be looking for a guy. Before she was out of view, I heard her say: I'll find him, I have to! My time's almost out." Not sure of what to do, they finally decided that maybe they should ask for help.
Not saying what they meant in front of Jimena directly, they confirmed that they should, 'call the cops' tomorrow. They cleaned up the glass mess, then settled the sheets. The guys would stay overnight since the power was still out. After several hours of tossing and turning, Stanton went downstairs. When he reached the den, the lights were on. He thought about telling the guys, but they were probably sound asleep.
He was left hanging again. So many unanswered questions once more. He didn't know if he could take it, twice in under 48 hours. Once again, he disappeared. He knew the foolish people here were not going to be of any help. But maybe taking a day off would help. If he just had one day and night of simple peace, maybe he could think things through. He found his car, drove to his new, large house, and slept the day off.
When he turned back to Tianna, everyone was around her, But Derek picked her up, and laid her on the vacant bed. Chris walked over to her. "Let me see." He drew back Tianna's hair, and observed the damage. "It'll be ok. Just a big bump." Tianna looked up at him, angrily and tearfully. "That hurts like hell!" Derek held her and pushed her down.
Stanton grabbed a nearby washcloth, and pressed it to her head. Blood went into the soft material, but slowly. They realized that it would be a while before they could figure out what had happened to Tianna. When the blood had finally stopped flowing, and a white bandage on her head, they began to gently question her.
"Listen Tianna. I know it might be a little hard, but can you tell us what happened to you?" Tianna looked down at her hands and shook her head. Stanton sighed, and sat on the bed by Tianna. She looked up at him. Knowing what he intended to do, she questioned, "Will I end up thinking a lot about it?" He shook his head. "I can control it." Tianna sighed, then stopped all struggles, and opened her mind.
Inside her thoughts, her searched desperately for the recent incident. Then, it happened. Tianna had been playing solitaire, when the young girl stirred. As soon as she saw Tianna, she burst from the bed, demanding, "Who are you? Where am I? And why am I here?" Before she could answer, the girl jumped up, and struck out her hand. Tianna flew into the air. An inferno bursting into Tianna's body.
She tried to scream, but the figure seemed to be controlling her movements with her eyes. And as she tightened her fingers, Tianna's insides contracted. She plunged into Tianna's brain, and painfully ripped through everything to answer her own questions. Finally satisfied, she slowly brought down her force. Her eyes that had burned yellow, turned to aqua again. She threw Tianna to the wall, released her, then jumped out the window.
Stanton came out of Tianna's mind to see her teary face. He put a hand on her shoulder. He sighed. "I'm sorry. If I hadn't brought her here this wouldn't have happened." Tianna shook her head. "You never know." "Stanton?" Jimena asked. "Why did you stare at each other so long?" Stanton carefully took the question from her brain, and left her standing, just as confused as everyone else.
"So, what happens now?" Catty asked. Derek who was stroking Tianna, spoke, "I think that she should be found by tonight. Who knows what other damage she might cause?" Stanton stood up. "She might be looking for a guy. Before she was out of view, I heard her say: I'll find him, I have to! My time's almost out." Not sure of what to do, they finally decided that maybe they should ask for help.
Not saying what they meant in front of Jimena directly, they confirmed that they should, 'call the cops' tomorrow. They cleaned up the glass mess, then settled the sheets. The guys would stay overnight since the power was still out. After several hours of tossing and turning, Stanton went downstairs. When he reached the den, the lights were on. He thought about telling the guys, but they were probably sound asleep.
He was left hanging again. So many unanswered questions once more. He didn't know if he could take it, twice in under 48 hours. Once again, he disappeared. He knew the foolish people here were not going to be of any help. But maybe taking a day off would help. If he just had one day and night of simple peace, maybe he could think things through. He found his car, drove to his new, large house, and slept the day off.