I woke up. I got up and walked into the bathroom. I took a shower. I changed. I walked downstairs alsmot dragging my bag down with me. Mom and Dad was there. I heard Will and Layla talking in the living room. Mom saw me.
"Sweetie are you okay?" She asked as she went up to me.
I lifted my head to look at her. I shook my head slowly. Not able to get rid of the screams. Those red eyes boring into my mind. I started to feel light headed. I heard someone in my head.
Kill them. Destroy them.
No I won't.
Destroy them!
"NO!" I yelled.
I collasped. I lay in dad's arms. I hear distorted yelling. Distorted footsteps. Darkness creeping into my vision. I didn't fight it. I sucumbed to it. Not fighting it. Just letting it take me.
"How is she?" I heard someone ask.
"She's stable. Whatever caused her to collapse maybe hurt her more emotionally then physically." Someone else said.
The voices spoke some more but they became faint. I turned around. Darkness around me. Then there was a light. I covered my eyes. The light disappered. I slowly let down my hand. I saw a woman. She looked like me. Ebony black hair. Same build. She was more taller and more curvy. She was smiling at me.
"Mom?" I asked.
She nodded.
"It can't be. I have a mom and her name is Josie Stronghold!" I screamed.
"You can have two mothers." The illusion said.
"I'm so confused." I said.
"I don't have much time. Honey he's back. I want you to keep your loved ones close. Never let them go. And if love comes. Embrace it." She said.
I looked at her shocked. She smiled at me. She came and kissed me on the forehead.
"I'm sorry I wasn't there for you. But thank her for taking care of you." She said.
She disappered. I looked around. Nothing guiding me. Then I was pulled up.
FLASH
I opened my eyes. I saw white and some blue. I looked around. I saw machines. I sat up. Someone next to me jumped. I looked. It was Mom. Silent tears fell down her face. I took off all the needles. I scrmabled to her and hugged her tight. Afraid to lose her. She hugged back. Then everyone burst into the room looking worried. They saw me. I smiled. Will burst and ran to me and hugged me.
"Don't ever do that to us ever again." Will whispered.
"I won't trust me." I said.
Everyone hugged me.
"Honey what happened?" Dad asked.
"Wait. How long was I out?" I asked.
"Three days." Layla said.
"Holy crackheads." I said.
Everyone laughed. I smiled.
"Okay now seriously what happened?" Dad asked again.
"I don't know. I woke up and just automatically doing the usual. Then when mom went up to me someone was telling me to kill you. I resisted. Then I blacked out." I said.
"That explains you yelling no." Layla said.
"But there is a small matter. You said mom." Will said.
"I saw her. My biological mother. She said that he's back." I said.
"Your mother." Mom choked out.
"Mom. Calm down. You are my one and only mom. And by the way she thanks you for taking care of me." I said.
Mom smiled. "How could I do anything but take care of you?"
I smiled. "Okay. Now can we get out of here?"
"Sure. But your mother and I have to alert the others. You do know about your Biological father?" Dad said.
I nodded.
"Will I want you and the others to take care of Angie. And Warren I'm counting on you too." He said.
Warren looked up. He nodded. Dad smiled.
"Did I miss something here?" I asked.
"Oh nothing much. Just some bonding time." Will said.
I shook my head. I got up. Will packe dup my things and Warren helped me get my legs uncer control.
"Thanks Warren." I said.
He grunted.
"Hey be nice. You are going to be stuck with me for the rest of high school." I said.
He smirked.
"So how did everything go with my dad?" I asked.
"Okay I guess. He was shocked when I came. But Will and your mother helped." Warren said.
"I'm glad. Now I can annoy both you and my brother." I said.
"You better not." He snarled.
"Get used to it. Comes with the job." I said.
He nugded me. I shoved him lightly. He shoved back. We both smiled.
"Let's go." Will said.
I stuck out my tounge. Moments later we arrived back home. I went into the kitchen and got out a can of soda. I walked back into the living room. I saw that there was no space so I flopped down on top of Warren. He grunted.
"Oops. Sorry I didn't know you were there." I said standing up and faking innocent.
He glared at me.
"Hey I'm back and I need to annoy some body but Will. So I decided that you'll be my target." I said.
"I wish you luck." Will said.
Warren rolled his eyes. I sat down on the floor and was about to drink my soda but someoen snatched it.
"Thank you." Warren said.
"That is so dirty." I said.
"Payback's a bitch." He said.
I stuck out my tounge. He snorted. He conintued to drink my soda.
"Will could you get me a soda?" I asked.
Will sighed. He got up and walked into the kitchen. He came back with a coke and threw it to me.
"Thank you. You're so nice. Unlike someone I know." I said.
"You started it." Warren said.
I got up. I stretched.
"I'm going out back for a while." I said.
"Okay." Will said.
"Warren want to come?" I asked.
Warren grunted. He got up and followed me. I breathed in the cool fresh air as I walked outside. Warren leaned on the wall.
"How do you do it?" He asked.
"Do what?" I asked.
"Be happy. Despite your past." He said.
"Well it isn't easy alone let me tell you. But with friends it's a whole lot easier. Just having a really good friend is good enough. But I also had my mom." I said.
"Well that isn't working for me." He said.
"Well if you would open up like your doing now it'll help. Besides Layla, Will, and the others all care. Including me." I said.
He looked at me with his eyebrow raised.
"Many people have different ways of showing that they care. I have my way you have yours." I said.
He snorted.
"Oh come on. I know about last year. You went to the dance not because you wanted to make my brother jealous. You went because you cared for Layla as a friend. And you talked to Layla and Will because you cared. I mean you do have to be in the Paper Lantern to be like that, but with the right kind of friends and a shove you'll see." I said.
"Right." He said.
"I'm serious. And I'm going to help you." I said.
"Help me how?" He asked.
"By helping you open your eyes and showing you that there are people that care. Sure there might be a few bumps on the road. But that's what makes life interesting." I said.
"Some more bumpy." Warren said.
"Exactly. You have to remember I'm not so different from you." I said.
Warren smiled.
TO BE CONTINUED...