Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Chapter 2
As I came home, I went to my room right away. My stomach was close thanks to remembering how cruel people were to my grandparents. My wolves came in and got on the bed. I followed them and laid down. As I was lying down, I started to think about what more I could do with my powers. 'Maybe, I can control them… I was able to go into their minds and bodies… maybe, they can do the same…'
I sat up, gaining my babies' attention. I stared at them, before closing my eyes and starting to meditate. I focalized what I wanted to do and started trying. I stopped a minute, opening my eyes and looking at them. I mentally asked them if they agreed ad they nodded. I closed my eyes once again and went back to concentrate. I started to feel as if I was in a tight dress. I opened my eyes and my pups weren't there anymore. I looked around but couldn't see them. I suddenly felt a tingling on my chest and looked down. I saw a tattoo in between my clavicles: it showed tow wolves' heads, one black with red eyes, Jabez, on the right; the other was white with blue eyes, Tikvah, on the left. I could feel them in my mind and felt myself becoming stronger. My strength, my senses, my own soul, they felt better, as if I was whole once again.
I then started to think of how to reverse it and started to feel the tingling disappear, then I felt the bed dip again and opened my eyes. I saw my pups on the bed and smiled. I jumped up on the bed, happy that my experiment was successful and that I wasn't tired out like I usually was. My pups got up too and started barking like mad.
"What's going on?" I felt a voice coming from the door and saw my mom there, looking at me with wide eyes. I stopped jumping up and down, not knowing what to do.
"I-I… We…" I started, not knowing if it was right to tell her my secret or not. I decided that this was it. "Ma, I have to tell you something but, you have to promise me not to laugh at me or hate me after this…" I told her, my face serious.
"Baby, what…" she started to ask, before she saw the seriousness on my face and the fear in my eyes. "Okay, I promise." She told me, coming to sit on my bed, the pups having already moved to the end of the bed.
"Ma, there is a reason why I have always been closer to my grandparents. I am special… Not in the way you always said I was, but it's more of a different speciality." I told her, realizing I was confusing her, by the look on her face.
"What? What do you mean, baby?" she asked me, her voice starting to sound worried.
"Ma, what I'm going to show you has nothing to do with magic or religion, okay? But I need you to stay calm and trust me." I told her, getting a nod from her. I started to focus on getting them to get into my body, like I did before. I felt the same tingling and heard a little scream. I opened my eyes and looked at my mother. Her eyes were full of fear and she moved back. I lowered my eyes, regretting the idea of telling her. 'She will try to bring me to some asylum or she will throw me out.'
"My baby… all this time… how could I be so blind?" I heard her whisper. I looked up at her to see her eyes full of love and understanding. I felt my tears falling out of my eyes from the joy.
"Do you still love me?" I asked her, wanting to hear it from her mouth.
"Of course, I love you. You are my baby girl. The most precious thing I have in this life. I only screamed because your wolves disappeared and I know how much you care for them. Wait! They disappeared! What?" she started getting worried, looking around the room. I took her hand in mine, trying to calm her down.
"Ma, it's alright. They are here. With me." I told her, gaining her attention once more. I moved my shirt down so that I could show her my tattoo. She looked down and her eyes widened.
"It… They are… Is it them?" she asked me with awe. I nodded at her, smiling wide. She smiled back, raising a hand to touch the tattoo. "Oh my, all this time." I heard her muttering, before she looked at me. "Thank you for sharing your secret with me." she told me, before she hugged me tight and kissing my forehead. "Okay, I think it's enough for today." she said, smirking and waving to the bed. "But I want to see them once again." she told me. I grinned, and let them out once again. They yipped at me, before lying down on my bed. "You know, your eyes changed." she told me, before standing up and moving to the door.
"What?" I asked her, frowning.
"Your eyes, the right one became red, the left one got even bluer." she answered me. "Good night, baby girl. And sweet dreams." she wished me, before going out. I was a bit weirded out by the revelation. 'Wow…'
I changed into my pyjamas and went to bed, my pups following me into slumber. I woke once more, hearing my ma yell at my pa. I turned away from the door and fell back asleep.
When I woke up, the next morning, I saw my door open and ma's head coming in. "Hey, baby girl. I know you won't like this. But you have to go with your father to Abe's house to see what to keep from his things." she told me, trying to smile but it became a grimace soon enough. I rolled my eyes and nodded, knowing it was useless to complain. I changed into my clothes, then I gave raw meat to my sweethearts. I went to the car and waited for pa, I wasn't even hungry, thanks to the prospect of the day that was waiting for me. My babies were seated at my feet, their tails moving from right to left. After 10 minutes or so, I saw pa coming out and coming over. He opened the car and I went in the backseat with my pups. Pa started the car, trying to start conversations with me once or twice, before giving up after my silence. 'I don't want to talk with you, you've always thought grandpa was mad…'
We arrived to the house, which reminded me of that night. I pushed back my tears, focusing instead on my wolves. They had moved closer to me as the car came to a stop. We came down and entered the house. I hesitated on the door, before Tikvah came up to me and nudged me in the side with her nuzzle. I went to the living room, and started looking around to see what I should keep. I heard pa entering the house and moving toward the hallway. As I looked, I found an old photo. It was one of my grandpa, my grandma and myself when I was six years old. I was dressed in a light blue dress. My hair was kept back in an infinity braid and I was holding the puppies in my arms. They were so small. I had a big smile on my face and my eyes were bright with joy. Behind me, grandma and grandpa were standing side by side. Grandma had her hands on my shoulders, smiling at the camera. Her hair, black with some white patches, was down to her back. I knew it came down to the middle of her back. She was dressed with a light-yellow dress, which stopped and the knees. Her eyes were full of love. On her right side, grandpa was smiling; one hand on grandma's left shoulder, the other one on my head. My puppies were awake, with their tongues out. We had just finished playing when the photo was taken. I smiled at the photo in my hand. I knew my grandparents kept the photo bit I thought they had put it away. I felt my pa coming into the living room
"You find something good?" he asked me, as he came near me to look at what I was holding. "Aw. Look at that. That's awesome. You take that. Come on sweetie, let's roll." he told me, before moving to the door.
"How are you so okay?" I asked him, not understanding how he could be so normal after his own father died. 'How can you be so cold?'
"Jacky, you were a lot closer to him than I ever was. He was a wonderful grandpa. But not... not such a great dad, you know? Never seemed to pick a job that didn't involve late nights and long trips away though. Me and Aunt Susie always kinda thought he was maybe cheating on our mom." he told me as he sat on the couch. "I am sorry, sweetie. I know how much you worshipped him but there it is." I looked away, not wanting to believe how cruel my father could be. I took the photo will me and we went back home. The ride was tense and I couldn't wait to get out of the car. When we got back home, I took my pups and went to the door. As I opened it, I got scared when I heard "Surprise!" being shouted by many voices. I froze, my wolves getting closer to me as if they wanted to protect me from my family. 'They probably felt my emotions once again.'
"Happy Birthday, cousin Jacky." my twin cousins told me, speaking together. They were so creepy when they did that. 'Can't they just shut up and be cute?'
I smiled, trying not to show how tense I was. My uncle and aunt, the parents of the twins, came to us and started gushing.
"Jacky, its great you've to come to spend the summer with us." my uncle told me. I nodded, not knowing what to say.
"Wait till you see the new dogs." my aunt told me, leaning in a bit as she did so.
"Can't wait." I told her, trying to smile once again. I saw my ma behind them. She was trying not to laugh. From that, I knew that my smile was actually a grimace. I excused myself and went to my room. As I closed the door, I heard someone scratch the door and opened it to let the pups in. I went to sit on the bed and they followed me on it. They laid down, putting their heads in my lap. I started petting them when I heard a knock on my door. I turned and saw my aunt coming in.
"It's aunt Susie." she said, smiling a bit and coming to sit near me, the wolves moving away to let her. "Thought you might want to open this one. It's from your grandpa. Found it while I was packing up. I figured he meant to give it to you someday." she said, handing me a small present. I looked down at it and smiled.
"Thanks." I told her. She smiled and went out. I started unwrapping the paper and found a book. I opened it, reading the first page. Under the title, there was my grandpa's handwriting. It said 'To Jacky, and the worlds she has yet to discover. With love, grandpa and grandma.'. It was probably a present they had prepared for me when I was still young. I turned the page and found a letter. I opened it and recognized my grandpa's handwriting once again.
~ Dear Jacqueline,
I am writing this letter in the hope that you will never have to read this, for I would like to tell you myself when you are 18 years old. Unfortunately, I am unsure whether I will live to see you becoming the wonderful woman I know you will be.
There is something you need to know about your grandmother and myself. Firstly, the stories we used to tell you are real. You are special, just like your grandmother. She too could understand the wolves and control them. As you grow, so will your power. The House of Miss Peregrine is real. It is in Cairnholm, Wales. The children who live there are special. They are called peculiars. Each one has a unique peculiarity, or power. You have inherited your grandmother's peculiarity. There are loops for peculiar children like you. These loops are safe places where the children can live and be themselves, without hiding their peculiarities from the world. Your grandmother and I lived there, in two different loops. Your grandmother lived in the loop of Miss. Avocet, a Ymbryne. I, on the other hand, lived in Miss Peregrine's loop. We met at the front. I was a soldier; your grandmother was a nurse. She was fierce, in body and soul. She had her two wolves living inside her body. The only time she let them out was when they bred. That is how Jabez and Tikvah came to be.
I want you to know what really happened 8 years ago, to your grandmother. We all decided not to tell you the truth about her death. You might remember how we forbid you from seeing her before the coffin was closed. Eight years ago, I was hunting. That is why your grandmother was alone in the house. When I came home, I found the house upside down, with the back door destroyed. I ran out and found your grandmother's, my beloved Autumn, lifeless body on the ground. She had wounds, but what left me frozen were her eyes. They were missing. I knew what had happened. She was killed by the same monsters I told you about. The same ones I had been hunting all my life. She tried to fight back, but there is nothing you can do against them, if you are not prepared.
I do not know if you will gain other peculiarities, but know that, if you ever see monster with long arms, eyeless and with tentacles in their mouths, then you have to run and hide. Don't let them come near you. They will kill you, they have no mercy. For you to be safe, you will have to find Miss Peregrine's loop. She will explain everything to you and she will keep you safe. Beware of the people with white eyes, they are companions to the monsters.
With love,
Your Grandfather,
Abraham Portman.
P.S. Be strong, Tygryscu. ~
As I finished reading, my cheeks were wet with my tears, my eyes wide and scared. I folded the letter, putting it on my pillow as I took the postcard that was under the letter. I looked at it and saw it was from Cairnholm. I turned it and read what was elegantly written on it.
~ My dearest Abe.
I hope this card finds you well. The children and I yearn to hear your news. I do hope you will visit us again soon. We should so love to see you.
With admiration,
Alma Peregrine. ~
I put it with the letter. I then stood, gaining my sweethearts' attention. They had stayed close to me as I cried over my grandpa's letter. I felt another knock on the door and turned in time to see ma coming in. She took a look at my red wet eyes and came to sit near me on the bed. She hugged me close to her and kissed my temple.
"What's wrong, baby?" she asked me, worried. I gave her the letter and the postcard, waiting for her to read them. When she finished, I could see the tears in her eyes and he determination shining in them. "Tomorrow we will go to your psychologist and ask her if it would be alright for you to go there." she told me, her voice firm, even if the tears didn't go away. I looked at her with wide eyes. She turned to me, seeing my face. "If she agrees, then you and I will go there and find this House. If she is against it, we will still go. I am your mother and what I say goes." she said, her eyes finally dry and her lips curved into a small smile. I smiled at her and hugged her tight. 'Thanks God, I have my mother.'
"But, wait, what will we tell everyone?" I asked her, moving away.
"We'll say that it will be a small journey for us to bond. Mother-daughter bonding and all that." she told me with determination. I nodded my head at her before she took her phone out and started typing.
"What are you doing?" I curiously asked her, moving closer to take a look at her phone.
"I'm looking for a last-minute flight to England and a ferry trip to Cairnholm, Wales." she said, not taking her eyes away from the screen. I looked at her and nodded, before looking at my babies. 'Wait…'
"What will we do about the pups?" I worriedly asked her. 'I don't want to leave them…'
"We will take them along, of course. But it might be better for them to be inside you when we board the airplane." she told me, making me nod at her. My puppies sat up, their tails going crazy with how much they were moving. I smiled at them and petted their heads. "Ah! I found it. Tomorrow evening, 9.00 pm. It's perfect. We would arrive around 6.00 am in Wales and then we would take the ferry to go to Cairnholm." ma told me, jumping up from the bed with a small exited scream. My pups got startled and jumped up too and started to bark, scaring ma and making her scream. I laughed, falling back on the bed. 'Oh God… it was hilarious…'
"Okay, okay." she said, bringing a hand to her chest, probably to calm her heart. My wolves calmed down too but the commotion they caused was big. Suddenly, my door opened once more and pa came in.
"What happened? I heard screaming, is everything alright?" he asked us, looking around to see what might have caused the screams.
"Yes, don't worry. I scared the pets and they scared me back." ma told him, causing him to nod. "Now that you are here," ma started saying, making pa go pale. I smirked but tried to hide it. "I want to go to Wales with Jacqueline." she told pa, making his eyes grow wide.
"What?" he asked, voice shaking.
"I want to do some mother-daughter bonding, and since I am in holidays from work, I don't see why we could go abroad for sometimes. It might help Jacky, being away from the places that hold such sad memories." she explained to him, knowing how to convince him. I saw pa nodding along ma's words, a pensive look in his eyes.
"Okay, why not? But we need to ask the psych-" he tried to say before ma interrupted him.
"The psychologist, I know. Since Jacky has a visit tomorrow, we will go too and see if it's a good idea for her." ma reassured him.
"Alright. Then, if everything is alright, I'll go." he said, probably not knowing what more to say. He exited and closed the door once again. Ma turned to me and offered me her hand. I took it, curious to know what she was planning, and she tugged me into a standing position. She then turned to the bed and pulled my suitcase out from under my bed. She opened it and turned to me.
"Come on, we need to get ready. No matter what that doctor says, we are going to Wales tomorrow night." she told me, waving at me to go choose the clothes I would be bringing to Wales with me. I went to the wardrobe and started pulling out warm clothes, knowing that the wheatear was cold in UK. She helped me folding them and putting them in the suitcase. We also put some foulards for the pups. She then pulled me to her room, the wolves running to follow us. We did the same with her suitcase. We then went back to the living room, where the guests were eating. Ma told them that we had somewhere to be and she brought me out to dinner. We ate at the Italian restaurant on the corner of the street, the one that welcomed the pets. I ate the Amatriciana while ma took a Carbonara. I also ordered raw meat for my babies and we stayed out late. When we got home, we went to bed right away, too tired to stay up and talk. I changed into my pyjamas, which I didn't put in the suitcase yet, and went under the covers. I pulled them high when my babies came on the bed, so that they could come in. We slept with no problem that night.
When I woke up the next morning, I was alone in bed. I got up and changed, before going to the kitchen, where I found both my sweethearts and my ma. I sat down, my ma putting a plate of bacon and eggs as I did. We ate, my wolves devouring their meat. Then, dad came and made some coffee for himself. Once we were done, we went to the car and drove to my psychologist's office. We went in all together and ma started telling Dr. Golan about her idea before she even took a seat. I handed the doctor the postcard.
"Hmm... Only two years ago. I suppose it's possible she could still be still be alive. Plus, the mother-daughter bonding might be a good idea as of now." she told us with a small smile.
"Right. And I could meet her. Maybe even find out what it was Grandpa wanted me to know. And I could grow closer to my ma once again." I told her, looking at my father to see him nodding. Ma had a small smile on her face.
"Having an opportunity to see this Children's Home and separate fantasy from reality, may be helpful and at the very least a trip like this provides a chance to say goodbye." the psychologist told my parents. They all agreed to my trip to Wales. We then went home and started putting all the bags in the car. The day went fast and before I knew it was already time to board the plane. Before we came out of the car I focused on bringing the wolves in my body, then we went to board the plane. I slept through most of the flight, waking up only when ma shook me awake before the landing. As we got down we went to take the ferry, only having fifteen minutes before it left the port. Before getting on the ferry, I let out the babies, before I tied the foulards around their necks; the blue one around Tikvah's neck and the red one around Jabez's neck. We went on the ferry and sat on one of the benches. The wolves were running around, they were playing tag with each other. Ma and I were reading about Cairnholm on the book that grandpa gave me.
"Cairnholm: population of 92. Best known for its proximity to the final resting place of the cruise liner Augusta which sank in 1915." I read out loud for ma.
"There is only one hotel. That's ours." she told me, reading the book from over my shoulder. I nodded to her, turning the page. "Oh wow! Jake! check it out. That's a peregrine falcon." she told me, pointing at the sky. I looked up and saw a beautiful falcon flying above the ferry. The pups too saw the bird as they came toward us. They had probably finished their game when they saw the bird. Strangely enough, they were both calm. I looked down to them, seeing them lying down at our feet.
"Wait. Peregrine, like the Headmistress?" I asked ma, to which she nodded. "Grandpa used to tell me that Miss Peregrine was able to turn into a bird, that it was her power." I told ma, seeing her eyes spark, like they did every time she saw me use my power.
"Who knows. Maybe that's her?" she said, looking up at the falcon.
"Hey, Miss Peregrine, It's me, Jacky. I am Abe Portman's granddaughter. Please don't crap on us." I shouted at the bird, making ma crack down laughing. I laughed along with her at my childish shout. We arrived at Cairnholm and walked to the hotel. When we entered the hotel, we saw no one. ma started looking around while I sent my pups to sniff around. Ma came to me and we looked at the pictures on the wall. Suddenly, both Jabez and Tikvah started barking, gaining our attention. We turned and found two men, one, older, was on a wheelchair while the other, younger, was behind him.
"Sorry to keep you. Just helping uncle Oggie to the loo." the younger man told ma, before they shook hands. "I'm Kev. There's room upstairs. I'll be back in a bit." the manager told us, starting to go on the stairs.
"Wait!" I called out to him, making him turn to me. "Is it okay for me to have my pets?" I asked him.
"Of course, no problem." he kindly told me, before going upstairs. I let out a sigh in relief.
"While he prepares the room, why don't we go look for the House?" ma asked me, all of sudden.
"Yeah, okay. But, what about the suitcases?" I asked her. She stopped a moment, thinking.
"Leave them with me, I'll make sure my nephew puts them in your room once he's done." the old man in the wheelchair told me. I looked at my mother and she nodded. We let the suitcases with him and went out. We started going to the beach, I followed ma around, the puppies playing with the waves.
"Ma, where are we going?" I asked her, running to catch up with her.
"We are looking for someone who can tell us where the House is." she told me, stopping a bit to let me catch her. I looked at her, a bit weirded out by her attitude. We walked some more, finally finding some teenagers. I kept the wolves near me, as not to frighten them. "Hi guys. Can you tell me where we can find the Children's Home?" ma asked them, causing them to look at each other, smirks on their faces.
"It's on the other side of the island." one of them told us, before continuing with "No one ever goes there. It was destroyed in a German bombing." he finished. I looked at my mother, waiting for her to do something. But the boy wasn't done. "You can take the shortcut: just follow the road" he told us, pointing to the left. I looked there to see a small dirty road. "and then, on your right, you will find woods, just go there and cross the little stream. Then go straight on and you will find it." he told us, the smirk never leaving his face. I frowned, not believing his words. My pups too were watching them with wary eyes.
"Okay, thanks." ma told them, making me look at her with wide eyes. 'She is not going to follow his directions, is she?'
"Ma…" I started, before she turned to me with a small smile and determined eyes. She came to me and my arm, before tugging me in the direction the boy pointed to. I whistled, calling the babies to me. They came running, keeping close to ma and myself. "Are you sure this…" I tried to ask, before being shushed by her.
"Don't worry." she told me, before whispering "We are going in the right direction…". I frowned at her words. 'She probably didn't mean for me to hear them… But why?'
We walked for some time, before ma stopped and turned to the right. I followed her eyes and saw a little stream of water and a line of trees after it. Ma took my hand and we started going into the woods. We crossed the stream by walking on a big log that went from side to side of the stream, with me almost falling into the water once. We came to the tree line and mom took my hand.
"Order them to keep close." she told me, before we started moving. I did as she asked and we soon arrived to a burnt down house. My heart stopped. I felt defeat starting to arise in my chest. I lowered my eyes, with were filling with tears. I then felt the hold on my hand get tighter and looked up, seeing mom's eyes became stony as she started walking, tugging me to follow. We went into the house, looking around. Ma let go of my hand and went to look into what I thought was the living room. I followed my wolves up the stairs, which were a bit ruined but still edible. They went into a room and I followed after them, a bit cautious. The room had a shelf on the side, a table on the other side. I went closer to the shelf and saw many glass containers with what looked like hearts in them. I tried to take a closer look but the floor cracked, so I stayed back.
*THUD*
I turned around, looking for whatever made the noise and saw my puppies with some sort of dolls in their mouths. I saw other dolls on the floor and knew they were the ones that made the noise. I went near them and knelt down. I took the doll out of their mouths and looked at them. They were clay men, not dolls. They kind of reminded me of the old stories grandpa used to tell me. they mostly reminded me of Enoch, the peculiar child with the power of necromancy. I smiled a bit before putting the clay figures down. I stood up and made to get out of the room when my foot bumped into something. I looked down and saw a small doll like figure. I moved away and went out of the room, my sweethearts following after me.
"Ma." I called out to her, hoping to hear an answer.
"I'm in the kitchen." she told me, I tried to follow the direction the voice came from but ended up following my wolves. They brought me to the kitchen and I saw mom looking down at something. I looked and saw an old picture. I went closer but mom the frame down, the picture facing down. She turned to me and took hold of my hand, before taking me out of the house, towards a rock wall. I didn't know what she was searching for but then, I saw her going near the rocks and saw a small crack. It looked big enough for a person to enter. Ma made to enter, but then stopped and turned back. She pushed me away from the wall.
"Ma, what are you doing? What was in there? Ma!" I tried to gain her attention but she kept walking, pushing me in front of her every time I tried to stop. My wolves were following, a bit cautious.
"I just thought I had seen something in there but I was wrong." she told me, once we got back to the hotel. I frowned at her, but she ignored me. She asked Kev, the manager, for our room and he gave her the keys, informing her that our suitcases were already in the room. I followed her and we came to a double room, the beds were big enough for me and the wolves to sleep in all together. We decided to clean up and then we went down to eat. After lunch mom decided to go back to the house. Before going, I went back to our room to change. I then absorbed the wolves, as I felt their fatigue. I kept my eyes down, not wanting anyone to see the changes. When I reached mom, she took hold of my hand once again and we started off in the direction of the house. As we arrived, we separated once again. I went upstairs, while mom went back to the kitchen. I looked around, before I felt eyes on me and a strange smell. Thanks to having the pups inside me, I had better senses. The smell was a mixture of clean air, lavender and surprise.
"Miss Peregrine?" I heard a soft female voice say behind me. I turned and saw a platinum blond girl dressed in a light blue dress. I was scared, I didn't know where she came from nor how she was able to sneak up behind me. I started running to the kitchen, where I knew my mother still was.
"Ma!" I called, as I reached the kitchen. There was no one there, just another peregrine falcon. I turned to it, finding the bird staring at me. It was dark brown, with lighter feathers on its chest, unlike the one ma and I saw flying above the ferry. That one was almost black with a white belly. I turned and started to run toward the exit but, before I could get out, I fell down as my foot got caught in a big crack on the floor. Then everything went black, the last thing I heard was a hawk's cry.
When I woke up, the first thing I felt was a terrible headache. Then I felt my pups in my mind. They were worried and on guard. I then remembered what happened and looked around. I saw the girl from before near the crack in the rock wall mom took me to. On her right side, I saw to children dressed in some white clown-like clothes. On their right, there were moving clothes with no body, them a girl with short, curly brown hair and a grey dress and a girl with red hair and a light pink dress. The falcon from before was on the ground, near me, looking at me with worry in its eyes. 'It can't be, animals don't feel…' I stopped my idiotic thought, as I had two incredibly intelligent wolves inside my head. Then, as I looked at them once again, I remembered the old stories grandpa told me when I was young.
"You're Emma." I said, pointing to the girl on the last girl on the left, the one dressed in light blue. "And the twins." I said, moving my finger in the direction of the two kids dressed like clowns. "And Olive." I kept saying, moving to the red-haired girl, getting a nod and a smile from her. "Bronwyn." pointing to the little girl, causing her to smile at me. "He's Millard." I stated, pointing at the moving clothes. "No, wait. I saw the house. You are dead. All of you. You're all dead. He is... he is invisible. That is... He's still dead." I said, not understanding what was happening.
Emma shook her head, looking at me with eyebrows furrowed. "None of us are dead." she told me.
"Oh my God. Am I dead?" I asked her, feeling my face lose blood.
"No." she assured me with a shake of her head.
I then remembered what she called me in the house. "You called me Miss Peregrine, in the house. Why?" I asked her, curious and confused. She hesitated a bit before answering me.
"You looked like her. Just for a moment. Before you started screaming, running away and concussing yourself." she told me with a shrug. I looked at them all, before turning to the falcon. "Is that Miss Peregrine?" I asked them, pointing at the bird.
"No, we thought she was yours." Olive told me.
"No, she is not mine. Wait, my mom, she was in the kitchen…" I told them. They exchanged confused looks before Emma turned to me once again.
"We only found you." she told me, causing me to frown. 'Where the hell did my mother go?'
