Chapter 5
"They're sleeping," said the voice
"Who's there?" I asked with my voice quivering. The person jumped down from the roof and into a crouch position.
"Thea what happened?" asked the person coming into view, it was Ray. He looked at me and opened the doors quickly and picking me up walked quietly through the training room to the kitchen. He put me on a chair and switched on the lights. He gasped and I knew it was bad.
"What happened?" he asked looking at me.
"I went home and I tried apologising for being late when she slapped me. She then told me I was getting a new step father. I had an outburst, when it was finally over I was sent to get changed and I saw it was that bitchy girl Heather was sitting there. I tried to be nice but everything went wrong and…..and I was told off." I explained tears threatening to come down. I sucked it up in a sniff and looked away wiping the non existent tears away.
"Is that why your cheeks are red and your feet are bleeding?" he asked softly, I nodded and winced as he brought my foot up to look at it. It wasn't until now that I saw the full damage extent. My souls were cut, grazed and bleeding; my toes were mangled from the gravel. There was a soft shuffling and in shuffled Kai and Max one looking bored and the other tired.
"What's all the racket? Oh Thea why are you he-?" he started but gasped when he saw me. Kai's open eyes widened visibly and for the first time he seemed taken aback.
"I'll explain later, you'd better wake everyone else up," said Ray, they nodded and set to work waking Tyson, Hilary and Kenny up. Ray moved me into the living room and Hilary came rushing in. I gave a weak smile and she looked upset.
"What happened?" she asked quietly, I looked at Ray and he nodded and explained the whole story to them. They were shocked but sympathised. Hilary set to work bandaging my feet while Kai made tea, Kenny rung Grampa Granger, Tyson and Max were trying to support you while Ray….he disappeared. After 10 long agonising, stinging minutes she was done. I sighed and wiped away the tears and Tyson and Max were trying to get the feeling in their arms and hands back. Kai came through with a tray of tea. Everyone sat in silence, one thing was on everyone's mind. 'Where was Ray?' I got bored and turned to Kai and patted the place next to me. He frowned then sat down drinking his tea.
"Where did Ray go?" I asked then just as I spoke in stumbled Ray all bruised. I stood to catch him but I fell forward, Kai caught me and Tyson caught Ray, Max rushed over and helped move Ray. He seemed out of it and dazed. I was whimpering slightly in pain.
"Sit still and don't get up," said Kai
"But Ray!" I called "Please at least give me a piggy back over to him," I asked sweetly and pleadingly he sighed heavily and picked me up. Going up the stairs in-tow of Max, Tyson, Kenny, Hilary and Ray. Life is screwed up. My best friends are dragging my friend up the stairs, Ray's unconscious and a cold hearted Russian is lifting me up the stairs while I'm temporarily disabled. I never felt so bad. It was already my third day knowing them and already they were in danger. I had hit an all time low.
Upstairs, Hilary was holding ice to Ray's head, Kenny was talking to someone, Max and Tyson were rushing around trying to get things ready. Kai walked in and they stopped doing everything. Kai put me down next to him. Ray looked peaceful apart from the dark purple bruises marking his face. A single tear came down my face and I wiped it away.
"It wasn't your fault," said Hilary,
"I know what happened," confessed Kai, my head whipped round to face him.
"What?" I snapped,
"He went back to your place," he said quietly,
"Why? He knows about my mother and that thing!" I screamed,
"Calm down Thea," said Max
"He went to go over to get some things, he told me before he left, and he wanted you to stay here. Obviously he didn't get the stuff," he answered, I looked at him. I was so disappointed in him. Why would he do something to get himself hurt? Now he's unconscious and bruised. I nodded and looked down.
"Come on guys lets leave them," said Hilary quietly, they nodded and Kai hesitantly left. Tyson complained about leaving while Max and Kenny dragged him out.
The Bladebreakers Point of View
"Hilary why did you drag us out, I wanted to watch," complained Tyson,
"Are you so stupid Tyson? Can't you see they like each other!" said Hilary, Tyson looked dumbstruck,
"Oh," he said finally getting it after 10 minutes. Everyone sighed and shook their heads.
"Guys I'm gonna go to sleep, its like 3Am." said Max yawning,
"Yeh me too," said Kenny. Everyone got ready for bed and got to sleep quickly, the thoughts of what Hilary said, reflecting in her words. Did they really like each other?
