me: hey guys!
iggy: ...
me: Um...sorry bout him. he's still trying to get over that I made him get shot. but I needed more action!
iggy: ...
me: *shakes head and sighs* anyways heres the chapter. enjooooy.
Chapter 34 (still Iggy POV)
Why is it so dark? Why does my shoulder hurt so much? Where's Jaleese? Where's the flock? My unconscious mind was soaring as I wandered around the blackness that had enveloped me. I couldn't see anything but I could feel my feet moving me around the never ending darkness that surrounded me.
am I in hell? Isn't there supposed to be some red guy with horns and a pitchfork? What about the flames? I thought hell was hot and painful. The only pain I feel is in my shoulder…but it's not like I feel like im burning to death…where am I?
I felt alone and lost. I missed Jaleese and I missed my flock. Where were they? Where was I? suddenly, I spotted a white light. My feet forced me to get closer to it, and the closer I got the more it started to look like a woman…a woman who I could faintly make out to be wearing exactly what Jaleese had been wearing when I blacked out. She had long dark brown hair and…wait…it was Jaleese.
Jaleese! There you are! My feet swiftly carried me closer to her and when I was just about to embrace her, she vanished. My heart throbbed painfully at the thought that I would never get to hold her again. Never get to kiss her or see her in this black abyss.
This is worse than hell…I thought.
"Iggy," a sweet voice called. "Iggy, you have work to do. Wake up, honey. It's time to fulfill your destiny."
What?
"Look at me, sweetheart. Look at mommy," the voice said as an older woman appeared in front of me. She had my strawberry blonde hair and pale skin…she looked a lot like me.
Mom?
"Yes, Iggy. it's me. Now wake up. You've got a job to do," my mother said smiling sweetly at me.
Job? What job?
"I must go, my beautiful son. Now wake up and do as I said. You have work to do and people to save," she told me.
No mom! Don't go! What job do I have to do? Who do I have to save and from what do I have to save them from? You can't leave me!
"I love you, sweetie. Bye now," she waved and then vanished just as Jaleese had.
Why does everything good in my life have to disappear before I can enjoy it? I need to wake up! I need to find my mom! I need to-
"He's waking up, guys!" Gazzy's voice filled my head as I regained consciousness and my eyes fluttered open.
My family's worried faces filled my vision and I saw tear stains on Nudge and Jaleese's cheeks. Someone squeezed my hand and I looked to see Jaleese's pale hand in mine. I could see the faded black sharpie heart that I had drawn on it and I smiled inside at the sweet memory. We had stayed up all night talking and drawing on each other with my multicolored sharpie markers. I remembered her writing her name on my stomach with a purple marker and me doing the same to her with a red one…I wonder if it would still be there.
"Iggy, how do you feel?" Max asked.
I looked up at her and said, "Like crap. What happened?"
Max opened her mouth to answer but Jaleese beat her to it. "when we were flying, a bullet hit you in the shoulder and we both fell. When we hit the ground, you were beneath me so you got the most impact. I called Max and when they got to us, you had lost a lot of blood and were unconscious. You've been knocked out for almost a day now…"
I stared surprised at Jaleese's perfect, tear stained face. "Who shot it…?" I asked, not knowing what else to say.
"Do youreally think that we might know?" Max said.
I nodded and looked around at my surroundings. They had put me in my room, on my bed, and had changed me into a pair of white and navy blue plaid pj pants and a white t-shirt.
"So…are we going back to school tomorrow?" I decided to ask Max.
"Yes we are," she informed me.
I groaned and closed my eyes trying to ignore the pain that engulfed me. "Can I stay home?"
"No," Jaleese told me sternly.
I opened my eyes and stared up at her. "Why n]]ot?"
"Because," she simply said.
"Okay," I muttered deciding it would be best if I didn't argue with her.
"Well, why don't we let Iggy get some rest before school," Max suggested clapping her hands together.
I looked at the clock sitting on my bedside table and saw that it was 10 o'clock.
"Sounds good to me," Gazzy said walking out of the room. The rest of the flock, including Jaleese, followed him and when my bedroom door was shut, I closed my eyes again and tried to go to sleep.
Jaleese said good night and that she loves you, Angel's voice rung out in my mind.
Tell her I love her too.
***Jaleese POV***
"He said he loves you, too," Angel told me sincerely.
I smiled weakly at her and nodded. We were in my bedroom, sitting on my bed, and talking, both of us in pajamas.
"Jaleese?" Angel said softly, looking down at her lap.
"Yeah, Ange?"
"When Iggy was unconscious he saw his mom…" she mumbled avoiding my eyes.
I stared at her, my eyes wide in surprise, and asked, "W-what happened?"
Angel looked up at me, concern gleaming in her blue eyes that reminded me so much of Bralen's, and explained, "She told him he had work to do and that he had people to save…"
"What?" was all I could manage.
Angel nodded slowly, turning her attention back to her lap.
"Guys, I think it's time you both go to sleep," Max softly whispered from outside my door.
Me and Angel stacked our fist on top of each other and tapped them before she got up and left.
"Night, Ja," she mumbled before closing the door.
I laid back on my bed and put my hands behind my head.
"What am I going to do?" I asked myself looking up at my white ceiling.
Suddenly, my phone started ringing, playing Gazzy's version of Girls Just Wunna Have Fun, and interrupted my thoughts.
I got up and retrieved it from my desk, holding it to my ear, and pressing the answer button. "Yes?" I spoke into the phone.
"JALEESE!" Zach's voice screamed at me from the other line.
Awh Fuck. "Um…hi, Zach," I muttered nervously.
"When are you coming back and how come you went to see Dylan and them but not me?" he questioned.
Again…awh fuck. "Uh…" I mumbled not really sure on how to answer.
"Oh, too bad. I don't care. The good thing is that you're okay and safe," he said. I could picture him smiling his carefree smile and waving his hand.
"Uh…sure."
"Well, this is new. Jaleese doesn't have something to say," he said laughing.
I laughed nervously.
"Well, I gotta go. I was just calling to hear your voice and make sure you weren't dead or in a hospital or something," Zach told me.
"Uh…okay," I said.
"Talk to you soon, I hope," he said before hanging up.
I sighed and set my phone back down on my desk. "why didn't I look at the caller ID first?" I whined collapsing on my bed.
I sighed and rolled on my side, pulling my fluffy, lime green and lavender blanket over me. I closed my eyes and tried with all my might to drift into sleep. Finally, I managed to fall into a deep slumber and I kind of wished I hadn't because of the dream that I had.
me: do you feel better now iggy?
iggy: ...
me: *shakes head* okay well review and all that good stuff. see you soon!
(Bex: I thought I'd update again so Ja doesn't get killed by EP)