K, haven't posted in a little while. But here it is. Pay very close attention in this one, because there are some things that might give a clue to what happens later on.
(Max POV) We ran out the door, taking running starts to get in the air. The cool night air rushed against my face. Flying was just what I needed to clear my head.
I thought about how we were going to track the missing members of the flock and my mom. What ever took them had to be fast, and very sneaky. How had they gotten out of there so fast?
I looked at Fang, wondering if he had come up with any answers. His face was a mask of horror. But, he didn't look shocked about Ella, as the rest of us did. He looked like he had expected what happened to her. Why did he look like that?
My thoughts were interrupted by Nudge saying, "Oh, my God!"
I turned around in the air. "What?"
"Look what I found in my pocket! It wasn't there when we found El… Ella."
She handed a folded and faded piece of paper to me. I looked at it slowly turning it over.
"Should we open it?" Iggy asked.
I nodded, slowly unfolding it. I almost half expected it to blow up in my face. I read it carefully, then again, and again. Five simple words. Yet they made me want to cry, or puke, or throw something. I gave it to Fang, who also read it a couple times. The words started to sink in. The paper was passed around to Nudge, who read it and instantly began crying.
Iggy was silently crying, and a tear even slid down Fang's cheek. The pain in my chest erupted. I began bawling all over again, even harder than I had when we had found Ella. The paper had said "Stop looking. They are dead."
I know it's short. Sorry. REALLY IMPORTANT CHAPTER!!!!!! It gives some clues on what's going to happen. If you didn't pay enough attention, READ IT AGAIN!!!! Review please!!