Donor
By: Anna Q.
Chapter 4
My eyes flipped open. The sun was up, but I could tell it was still early, because I shivered in my sleeping bag that was covered in dew. Last time I sleep on the ground. I slowly sat up, rubbing my eyes and stretching. I thought about last night; my memory placement on Iggy, the introductions, and what Angel said.
I sat there frozen, thinking about what I had done. I had made a little girl cry. I knew I didn't mean any harm, but she couldn't read my mind, which I guess was her power. She was scared of a power even I didn't know I had, if you count it as a power. And I was pretty sure this scared Max as well.
I made up my mind then, if Max was scared of me, surely everyone else was. I was going to leave. I was no longer trusted.
I hurriedly got out of my sleeping bag, wrapped my sleeping bag silently, and attached it to my backpack. I quickly looked at the time: 6:45 they should still be asleep. I grabbed my bag and placed it on my back, looking back at the clearing.
Iggy was sleeping soundlessly propped up against a tree. He must have fallen asleep during watch. I really was going to miss him. I turned around, and started to walk away.
"Where are you going?" a voice asked. I wiped around to see Fang, also leaning up against a tree, fully awake, fully alert, and staring at me. Where did he come from? I didn't remember seeing him there before.
"Um…." I started, but Iggy started to stir awake.
"Whazzup," he slurred, rubbing his eyes.
"Our new little friend was secretly leaving," Fang stated an unemotional glare staring at me hard.
"Hmm, why?" Iggy asked concerned. I stood there trying to choose to right words to explain myself. Did they know?
"Yeah, why?" I heard Max's voice, as she came out of the forest. Her face was strong and showed concern. I realized that she must have heard everything. She stood there, waiting for my answer. And for some reason, my mind and mouth urged to tell her, she looked as if she could take it.
My words flowed like and uncontrollable river that had been flooded. "Last night I couldn't get to sleep, so I heard what Angel told you, about how she couldn't hear my thoughts, saying I was being filtered through. And when she cried, I couldn't take it. The feeling that I made a little girl cry who's totally innocent scared me deep down inside." I felt tears trickling down my cheeks, but never took my eyes off Max's.
"Assuming that this also scared you, I became feared of myself. But I also so new this meant you wouldn't trust me, you wouldn't need me, you would see me as an enemy. So I thought I should leave before you noticed, making it seemed as if I was never here. I'm not like you, I'm like anybody, and I should be with people who will trust me, not who are scared of me." I confessed, wiping the tears away and looking away fro Max. "If you don't mind, I'll leave now." The clearing was silent, I tried to move my legs but something small and fragile and woven around them. I looked down; clinging on to me was Angel, her blond curls framing her innocent face that was also splattered with tears. Her blue eyes looked amazed as they starred into mine, I gave her a questioning look that also showed my fear. Had I hurt her again?
"Max," she stated. "I could hear her. I could hear her just fine. And all those things she told us were true. She's not going to hurt us, she never will, she only tells the truth, and she'll never lie to us, Max. And when she's scared, I can hear her so clearly, she'll only help us, never be against us. Oh, Max." she looked at Max, "We need her. We need her abilities, but also just who and what she is. We need her sooo much."
"Why do we need her?" Max asked, but was asked with the whole flock, including Total, who had all woken up and were alert to what was happening.
Angel looked at them and smiled. "She has money,"
Sweetness, this thing got up fast considering i haven't been in front of a computer for the past two days. Anyway, next update will be as soon as possible, but i would like to mention that i get theses up once i finish, so normally it will take me a while on the length of the chapter. Anyway, hope your having a nice summer! Hope the mosquitos aren't bothering you! And if you have any questions and i mean any at all, just ask. Suggestions would much be appreciated.