Chapter 5-----Please stay
"…" Mai hesitated. Hilary put her hand on the door handle. "Alright, alright! I'll tell you…" Mai blurted out. She had no other choice; she didn't want to be put in some asylum for mental people. "But you can't tell anyone else about it…"
"Spill."
All eyes and ears were on her. Mai took a deep breath and began…
"Every time my head hurts… I see images in my mind…of this creature…trapped in some place…" Mai fumbled. "I don't know why …I haven't seen them before but I feel like I was there when it happened… It's like, whenever it was in pain, I felt it too… and my head starts to hurt…" She paused, unsure of what to say next. 'Should I tell them about the fire…about the inscriptions? But they didn't ask right? So I don't…have to…right?' Her mind was full of doubt.
Everyone seemed lost in thought, trying to make sense of what they had just heard. Either that or they thought Mai had gone nuts!
"Heh, you guys must think I'm crazy…but…I'm not lying" Mai's voice had toned down to a more serious note.
"No, no. I believe you, but the images…How did the creature look like?" Kenny seemed interested on what this strange girl had to tell.
"I couldn't make it out…the image was blurred. I only remembered its eyes…They looked so sad… Like it needed to be saved…"Mai stared at her sheets… 'And I couldn't save it…I couldn't save you…'
"So what you're saying is that you can some how sense this creature and your head hurts whenever you remember it?" Tyson was actually paying attention. –omg! The sky is falling! Haha kidding kidding-
"Uh-huh" Mai nodded as the rest emitted sounds of "Hmmmm" and "I see".
"Hmmm, there's a possibility that you might be connected in some way with this creature… Do any of your family members experience the same thing?"
"Man, kenny. You sound like a Doctor. Give her a break will ya?" Max placed his arms crossed behind his head and leaned back against the chair board.
"Yeah, we should let Mai get her rest. You can continue bombarding her with questions tomorrow. She'll be out by then." Hilary stepped in.
'Hey. This Hilary girl ain't so bad.' Mai thought, grateful to her for saving her from all those interrogations.
"Let's go guys" Rei said as he headed the group out the door. "We'll see you in the morning, Mai," he called out before he shut the door.
"Yeah right" Mai got off her bed and started opening drawer after cupboard, looking for stuff she would need for her little get-away. 'Gotta get outta here tonight…before they find out more than they need to know…' Mai looked out of the window, the drop wasn't too high. 'I can manage it.' Mai took a few food supplies, some first aid stuff and two bottles of water and stuffed them into an empty plastic sack she had found. She then stashed the bag in the cupboard behind some bed sheets.
She ordered a big meal for dinner; she needed all the energy she could get, finding the last of her tribe wasn't going to be easy. She put on her old clothes –yes, the tattered ones- and wore her hospital dress over it and got into bed again. 'Ok, all set. Now I'll just have to wait till night falls' Mai wore a smug look on her face, feeling proud of her master plan. 'Haha, I wish I could see the look on those guys faces when they realise I'm gone. –looks up at clock- 4 hrs to dinner…' Mai decided to get some sleep before dinner. She needed to recover fast…at least before tonight.
Night fall-
The room was dark, with only a beam of light that broke through the crack in the curtains. The clock showed 10.30 pm, only 30 minutes more before the big escape. Mai lay on the bed, looking up at the ceiling. 'Should I thank them? I mean, they did save my life and all…'
Levian: 'They seem like good people, maybe they can help you.'
Mai: 'I wish they could…but they have nothing to do with this…Plus, I'll be putting their lives in danger…people are after me. This is my battle, I should fight it alone'
Levian: 'There are people in this world whom you can trust, Mai…You know that, but you're just scared to accept it…'With that, Levian left her mind.
Mai: 'You can't tell me that…You haven't experienced what I've been through…'
But in her heart she knew Levian was right…she just didn't want to admit it. She needed to be strong; and that meant living by your own rules, trusting your own self and not dependent on others who could betray you or hurt you…like her Grandfather had…
'I'll scribble down a thank you note or something…' Mai pulled open one of the drawers and took out a note pad and a pen, scribbled the words 'thank you' on it and placed the note on the bed. She glanced at the clock, 10.45. 'Well I guess I could leave a lil' earlier.' Mai opened the cupboard and pulled out her sack from behind the stack of bed sheets. She tied the end of the sack, opened the window to check if the coast was clear then threw the sack down. It landed on some boxes which absorbed the impact, making little sound to attract attention. Mai placed one foot out the window, then the other. She was ready to jump. 'Here goes nothin'' She was about to jump when two strong arms pulled her in. "Heahh—Itaiii!" She bumped her head against the window pane as she got pulled back.
"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOIN!" Mai heard her attacker shout in her ear. Suddenly the lights were flicked on and the whole gang was standing in the room. Mai saw who her captor was: a guy with two-toned blue hair, crimson red eyes and two triangle marks on each cheek. The guy was Kai.
Mai could tell he was strong; his grip made her arm hurt. "Let go of me you creep!" Mai kicked him in the shin, causing Kai to loosen his grip and give her the chance to break free. She dashed for the window but it was too late…Rei was blocking her exit. Mai's knees fell to the ground –so now she's kneeling-…It was no use…they had won… She clutched her head, it had hit the window pane hard and a small bump had formed. She glared at the floor, feeling angry at herself for not escaping earlier and angry at them for holding her back. They didn't understand; they had no right to hold her back! 'They don't know anything! Why can't they just let me go?' Mai screamed inside her head.
"Why, Mai? –hey! tht rhymes! Haha-" Rei looked confused…and hurt.
"Why…WHY! Why don't you ask yourself why you're holding me back! You guys don't even know me, you have no right to interfere with my life!" Mai glared at them, tears filled her eyes but she held them back; she had to be strong.
"Who says we don't know you?" Tyson spoke. "We know you're Takuya Mai right? We know you have blackish-brown hair and deep-blue eyes. We know you have a connection with some creature. We know you're a blader and we know you're our friend."
The words pierced through Mai. These people…these people didn't even know her that well… they'd only found her just a few days ago…and yet, they accepted her just like that…without caring if she would betray them…
"How can… you just accept me like that…Aren't you afraid that I might hurt you…" Mai felt as though she had been stained…stained by lies and stupid ideologies… She felt dirty, and now someone was offering to take her in…They didn't care how dirty she was…
Tyson smiled "Why should we? Isn't that what's fun about friendship? Taking the risk to trust her even though you know she might betray you someday? Friends don't care about what you were in the past, present or what you'll be in the future. Look at Kai, he can be an ass sometimes but we're still friends with him. –Tyson receives a glare from Kai- Friends don't judge you, Mai; and they'll support you no matter what your decision is."
"Tyson's right" Rei chipped in. "All we wanna do is help you…but if running away is what you want then we won't stop you"
'Running away…Is that really what I want…? I've been running away all this time…running away from my past…the truth…my emotions…No! I don't wanna run anymore…but if I stay with them…they'll be in danger… I don't wanna run…but I can't stop…
Levian: 'Which idiot said you couldn't stop?'
Mai: 'Levian!'
Levian: 'You say you're strong; and that means living by your own rules, and not trusting others but yourself…But if you can't even trust yourself to make the right decision…then who can you trust? All that crap you believed in will be of no use.'
Mai: '…… -too shocked to say anything-'
Levian: 'They're willing to take the risk, so why don't you...' Levian's voice faded.
Mai thought hard…for the fate of her and those around her… She got up, wiped a tear from her eye and made her way to the door. Everyone stood there watching her; they weren't going to stop her. Hilary opened the door for her. Mai stopped a few centimetres from the door and turned to face the people in the room.
"This is my decision guys…" With that she walked towards the door… took hold of the handle and closed it.
She turned around. "If you guys are willing to take the risk, then I am too"
Everyone's face brightened, well not counting Kai who still hadn't forgiven her for kicking him. "Alright! Welcome to the crew, Mai!" Max cheered.
"How'd you guys…umm…know I was going to escape?" Mai asked shyly, her eyes not making contact with theirs.
"Haha, we didn't! We just thought of bringing you some supper, but when we came, you were half-way out the window." Tyson said, holding up a packet of pastries.
Mai couldn't help smiling to herself. She had friends, people whom she could trust…and they trusted her.
Her smile turned into a grin as she thought of something. She took off her shoes and jumped on the bed. "Hey give that back!" Tyson yelled as Mai swiped away a chocolate éclair from his hand.
"Haha, you bought them for me right? So it's rightfully mine." She sank her teeth into the chocolate-y goodness, receiving growls from Tyson.
"Hey, lighten up Kai and come have a cream puff. Aww, don't tell me it still hurts?" Rei teased.
"Pffht, whatever…Just don't involve me in your stupid conversations…"
Mai walked over to Kai and offered him a cream puff "Here, my way of saying sorry…"
"Hmph, I didn't need an apology…" Kai said, but he took the cream puff anyway.
Mai looked around the room. 'Everyone looks so happy…guess this must be the miracle of friendship huh? I've lost my parents…but it isn't the end…Everything's just beginning……'
I've already done 5 chappies...I NEED PEOPLE TO REVIEW! pls? pretty pls? pretty pls with lots of ice-cream and toppings on top?To those who have reviewed, thx so much! blu loves you guys, but pls help promote her fic k?
To those who read my stories and run away after that...at least say "Hi" tht way I'll know you've read my fic, BUT DUN JUST RUN AWAY!
haha, gotta go start off the nxt chapter! -prepares coffee to pull an all-nighter-
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