Chapter 8

Trust

When we got to the dinning room I asked the question that was wondering my mind the whole time, "What were you talking about back there? About the superpowers and my old nurse being your cousin. What were you trying to tell us?"

"I was trying to tell you what I told you. Susan, your old nurse, is my cousin. The only reason she became your nurse was because she had to teach you that song in order for her vision to come true, which happened just now.

"We both have powers that came upon us when we were young. We were playing together, tag, and suddenly a bolt of purple lighting hit us both and I became super fast and she could see the future.

"Because she cared about the world, when she saw that vision she knew exactly why she got her powers, to help the world by helping you. Is it all clear now, because that wasn't a very easy thing to do?"

"Yes, it's clear, but why didn't you tell us about this earlier?"

"Because I promised that I wouldn't tell you until her vision came true, and if it didn't turn out the way she thought it would, I wasn't supposed to say anything at all. It was so hard not telling you, once I got to know you. I really wanted to tell you when you told me you were a princess, but I couldn't. I promised."

"Wow, you really care about your cousin, don't you? That's why you tried so hard to keep your promises. That's why you weren't mad at me when I told you I was a princess. You already knew," I said.

"Yes, I'm sorry I didn't tell you earlier, but I had to keep my promise to my cousin."

"I understand. Don't worry, I probably would have done the same thing if I didn't accidentally give in and tell. I can see how hard it must have been for you when I told you the truth about my life."

"Well, I've told you now. So maybe we can find out what to do next."

"Next? With what?"

"With Ginger, how are we going to stop her now?"

"I don't know, check the book, and see if it has anything in it," I suggested. So I took out the book and flipped to the page. "Look, there is something!"

"What?"

"You don't have to start over. You can start where you left off!"

"Really? Let me see."

"It says it right here, see?"

"Wow, I didn't know magic could hold like that."

"We have to find a way to finish it. Now that Ginger knows what we're doing, we'll never get it finished. She'll be too alert and watchful. She won't let us finish it."

"She will, you have more power than you think you do, Lindy. The way you got out of hyper speed. It wasn't only the song; it was you. You have the power to save the world. Trust me. I have Susan to help me figure that out."

"Really? She saw a vision of me defeating Ginger?"

"Of course. Other wise she wouldn't have known why it was so important to save you, but just because she's like that, not because it was important."

"Did you only come down here to make sure everything turned out good, and make sure I was going to be fine?"

"At first, yes. I also came down here to make sure you would connect with the power within you, but when I got here and saw you; I knew you had done that yourself."

"What can I say, I had to be alone for a long time, and I had to do something to pass my time. Although I do tend to think of an idea and make a mess, but that's just one of my hobbies."

"Really? Well, maybe we should start thinking of a plan."

"Right, couldn't you just hold her off again?"

"I could, but if you keep reading the spell, you might get sent back to hyper speed, and you might not be able to come back."

"She wouldn't try that again, now that she knows that I know the incantation, and if she did try it, I know the incantation, and I am one with myself." I put my hands together, placed them in front of my chest, and closed my eyes, to show him that I really was one with myself.

He reached for my hands, grabbed them, and pulled. I fell into his chest, and my eyes opened. I quickly stood back up, blushing a bit.

"I know, but I can't let you get hurt. My cousin will kill me, and I wouldn't feel good about myself for the rest of my life," he said.

"I'll be fine. It won't be your fault that I got hurt; it would be mine. I would feel the same way if you got hurt, so try not to. Right now we have to tell my mom of our plan," I suggested.

"Fine, let's go." On we went, down the halls, and through the corridors to find my mom in the visiting area, talking on the phone.

I thought she was talking to Angle's parents, and she was. Obviously telling them what had happened the last few days, with Ginger and Angel, and where their daughter had gone, because they were so worried.

When she had gotten off the phone, we told her our plan. Of course she objected at first, and then she came around and gave the Ok, just like last time.

We couldn't get our plan started until tomorrow, so all we could do is wait. After we find where Ginger and Angel are hiding, we can fight them and hopefully defeat them.

While I was relaxing, I thought of how powerful Ginger was and might become. Then I wondered how powerful I had become, all because I had no friends and a lot of thinking and alone time.

I was happy that Derik had come to help me, but… I didn't like that he had to come because his cousin told him to. He should have wanted to come. He should have wanted to help save the world. Well, he did what he had to do, and I'm fine with that, I thought to myself.

While we ate dinner, I didn't talk much, but mom and Derik talked, because Derik still hadn't told her everything about him.

After he told her everything he told me, mom said, "I knew there was something different about you, but I couldn't tell what."

"Trust me, a lot of people have thought that, but I never trusted them enough to tell them the truth."

"So… who did you trust?" I said in a low voice.

"So far my cousin and you two," he answered looking down at the floor.

"You never told your parents or your family?" Mom asked clearly concerned.

"No, Susan told her family and friends, but always left out the parts about me. She always said that I wasn't there; by not even mentioning my name or she said a fallen tree or something struck me. If I wanted them to know, I would tell them myself. She never broke that promise."

"But you never told anyone. Why not?" I asked also concerned.

"I never had the heart to. I was afraid of how they might act. She wasn't afraid, because they knew something was going to happen to her, something good. So they thought that this was it. They never thought anything of me."

"Do you think you will end up telling them?" I asked.

"I don't know what my future holds, but my cousin might." He gave a slight chuckle.

"Well, you don't have to, but I think you should tell more than just three people," mom said.

"I'm not like my cousin. I actually like my life without people knowing. I have a good life and if everyone in it knew they might surround me," Derik said.

"If they're really your friends they won't surround you and I promise you, your family won't either, they won't treat you any different then they treat you now."

"Thanks, but my real question is, can I trust them?"

"You have to figure that out on your own. I can't help you with that," mom answered with a light smile.

He decided to change the subject. "We better figure out where Ginger and Angel are hiding now."

"Why don't we wait until morning? I thought that was the plan," mom said.

"That was the plan, but they're expecting us then. We sneak in tonight. Hope everyone has rested enough, especially you, Lindy. You're the one who has to read the incantation, the rest of it, I mean, and it might take a lot of power from within to finish Ginger off," Derik said looking directly at me.

"I'm game. I've rested my whole life," I said as I gave him a smile.

"I'm sure you have." He shot me a smile back.