Chapter 2

Angel

Charlie's eyes widened as he looked deeply in the picture. "Why?" he thought. "The only picture..."

" Oh Lyell! " said Amy

" What?" he was laughing too.

" I have no clue why you wear that colorful braclet." She sighed. As she stopped laughing. " It doesn't even match your suit." She frowned as she looked at it.

" Oh. This. Listen…" he began. Just than Charlie (when he was a baby) started to cry. Lyell patted him and sang to him until he slept.

" Yes..Lyell do go on." She said

" Yea…listen, this braclet, I want you to give it to our little Charlie Bone here, when he'll be fourteen." He looked down at the baby and smiled.

" Fourteen! Imagine cute little baby Charlie as a 14 year old!" Said Amy.

" Yes, well one day it will happen! If...of course he finds his endowment by his fourteenth birthday. He will probably be endowed." At this he sighed and looked at the floor. " Amy. Listen. Make sure you protect Charlie from evil things. Bad things are in the world. And well…if he's not endowed…he won't be able to protect himself. Yolanda might want him like she wanted me. And Steven, he is the strongest endowed I know. He can make people ill and cure them, and even worse, he can become a deadly dangerous monster… he got my dad…but remember he can only cure and make people ill if he has only this." He pointed to the bracelet. "And of course the heart locket" He took off a necklace. Charlie looked closer. It was the locket he was holding "It can never be destroyed. Charlie here, like all the endowed…or MIGHT be endowed, is wanted because only the endowed can reach it. It is a charm of good luck. Steven is now about 140 years old. He never dies, unless an endowed with the power of mind reading can cure him and make him die. And mind reading people, one out of a million. There will only be 3 in a centry. If we're lucky, it'll be a good –side person. Confusing it is, but its true Amy."

She shook her head. "Well I better make dinner..."

Charlie took his eyes off of the picture and closed the locket. He put the locket in his pocket. He was bewildered. Why on earth was this locket there? And why was Lyell there? And who was Steven? He pushed up the door above and peeked out. He saw no one and dashed out of the closet, and ran to his next class.

" Late are we Bone?" asked his math teacher, putting down his book that he was reading and glared at Charlie. " WHERE WERE YOU BOY! SPEAK NOW!"

" I was…er….umm…" Charlie started.

" YES? I'm waiting here! My precious math lesson's going because of YOU! Tell me, WHERE WERE YOU! NOOOOOOWWWWW!" he screamed. He banged a ruler that he was holding on the table. His face was red.

" Sir I tripped and… well I couldn't find my umm…math book."

"Lier!"

" Hones-" he said.

" ENOUGH BONE! Grab a seat. Sit, and listen. You'll have extra homework…or… YESS…Detention! Lucky you, spending the weekend with me!" He laughed.

" Sir…I'd prefer…" he began before he could stop himself.

"Charlie my boy, NO ONE'S ASKING WHAT A DORK WITH THE MOST STUPIDEST BRAIN ON EARTH PERFERS! WHO ASKED YOU?"

" Er…no one."

"EXACTLY!" he yelled. Than he murmured "Finally!We're using our senses."

" Yes sir." Said Charlie. He dashed to a seat and sat down. Great. Detention. Just what he needed. He looked behind him and saw Angelina staring at him. She was smiling. "Woa. Man! Detention!" she whispered.

"ANGELINA ELIZEBETH ZAYAARA!" screamed the math teacher.

"SILENCE!"

" Now CHARLIE…my lord, my throat…" he said rubbing his throat. " open your book…and …umm.." he coughed. " OPEN!" he said suddenly rising his voice. Charlie actually fell off his seat. " OOOO YOU'LL BE SORRY…GO TO DR. BLOOR'S OFFICE…"

" Hello Sir." Cook said as she entered the room and eyed Charlie. " Sorry to disturb you, but umm, well, I need Charlie. He needs some paperwork done, and I need him. Oh yes, sir, Dr. Bloor wants to know why your screaming so loud." She blushed.

" Well if he must know, tell him. Well…Bone here, he's acting like a total ridiculous idiot." He rolled his eyes. " He even got detention! Well, I'm nice, so you won't have dentantion. Ms. Umm…Cook? I'm so nice… its just that today….I well don't feel well!"

" Oh." Said Cook as she held back a laugh.

" SAY…oh yes, say thank you Charlie." He said forcing a smile.

" Thanks." He mumbled.

" NICER….oops…IM SOO S-sorry.!" He coughed. " Ma Bad…ermm….You're dismissed..." he said waving everyone out the door.

As everyone was out the door, Charlie found Angelina. " Angelin-" he said

" None of that stuff. Angel's just fine." She said. " Well, yes Charlie. What's wrong?"

" Umm, never mind." He smiled at her. He began to wonder if he could trust this girl. Than a strange thought occurred to him. " I have a question…do you have to see some one in order to mind-read 'em?

" Why no!" she said. " Charlie, I know it may be hard to believe this, but well, You can trust on me. Trust me." A tear fell down her cheek.

" Whats wrong?"

" It's just that…no one's trusted me…they think I'm evil! Even my PARENTS aren't sure!" She sobbed. "I'm lost." She whispered. " Not really but, I mean, whats the use of a person when the evil people think your good, and the good people think your bad?" She sighed. " Our parents don't even trust Alexandra, OR Audrey. They just trust our little sisters. Anna and Adina. Anna's 8, Adina; 5." She looked at Charlie in the eyes, and squinted. " Trust me." She whispered. " Please." Than she smiled a tiny smile and ran down the hall, leaving Charlie blank, just standing there. Charlie would just have to ask Cook.

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That night, Charlie watched the clock until the clock stroke 12. Than he made his way down to Cook's secret room.

Once inside, Cook saw him. " Charlie! Whats wrong?" she asked.

" Oh…long story."

" Sit, and explain." She said as she herself made herself comftroble, Charlie did the same. He than explained everything that happened, from the locket to Angelina's words.

" Well, Angelina, and Alex, you can trust. I know them. This girl, well, she looks and sounds like she could be trusted. Hmm, aout the locket, wait a second…Hold on…what did you say Angel can do?" she looked curious.

" Mind read."

" Charlie! That girl! She can DEFINATLY be trusted on….oh Charlie, she's the one that can make the world a safe place! And oh…" she beamed and stood up.

" Yea…?" Charlie asked.

" Charlie, Angel's the only girl that can help you find your father." she whispered.