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Last Chapter (Ch.4)
"Ian, Ian, Ian." I whimpered. It was as if I could feel my heart break in half, as if I could hear that faint 'crack'. I cried what was left of my heart when I heard a small musical voice call.
"Wait!"
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Chapter 5 - Found
I was whirled around to find, to find myself starring at the small curly black haired woman. She was dirty and her face covered with dirt. Her eyes wide, silver streaming through them.
"Wait!" She repeated. She rushed towards us. I did not recognize her, but there was a familiar ring to her voice. Her curls bounced as she ran towards me. She looked up at the Seekers and said,
"There has been a mistake." Her voice clear, but still filled with fear.
"Do not try to stop us small one. We have orders to take this one to the tanks."
She squared her shoulders and looked the Seeker and the eye.
"I am Sunlight Passing Through the Ice, Sunny for short. And you have been misinformed."
"Sunny."
I whispered in shock. (You
were right, SoulStone)
I
didn't recognize her without Kyle. I had rarely seen her without
him. But now here she was trying to win over a Seeker.
"Misinformed?" He repeated, ignoring me. "I don't see how. This soul here," he shook me hard, my tears falling faster. "Has made human relationships. She has betrayed us."
Sunny shook her head frantically.
"I was there too." She said, "They took both of us. We were held hostage."
The Seeker looked at her, searching her face. "How do I know you're not lying?"
Sunny looked taken aback.
"I am a soul. I do not lie." She stated, her voice ringing with the truth. Wow, she was good.
The Seeker squinted his eyes, still unsure. His grip on my arm loosened a bit.
"If you still don't believe, let me explain." She said again, her eyes meeting mine briefly. "My friend Wanda and I were out camping. You see, my host loves the outdoors. Hard to believe isn't it? Well anyways, we we're out hiking…" She paused dramatically "These humans come out of nowhere! Then
next
thing we knew we were captured. They wouldn't let us go you see,
but I managed to escape when you…" she paused again, searching
for the right words. "You WONDERFUL people came to rescue us!"
She threw her hands and the air, rejoicing. She was being a little
overdramatic if you ask me. I looked up at the Seeker; I knew he was
buying it.
"But my friend was still in the hands of those
brutal
humans.
I could not help her. But then you found her! THANK YOU!" She threw
her arms around the Seeker, and he let go of my hand in surprise.
Sunny saw this and mouthed to me quickly "Get to the car."
I nodded and walked down the hall quickly.
"So THANK YOU AGAIN, for saving my dearest friend. You are truly a man of power." She said to the Seeker, who was running his hand through his hair timidly. He smiled at her and she kissed his cheek.
"We will be going now. Thank you so much."
He blushed a deep red and laughed shakily. Sunny ran after me and we headed out the door together.
"Can I call you?" We heard the Seeker yell. I muffled a giggle in my hand. We ran to the car and she stepped on the gas. Next thing I knew we were on the highway.
"Sunny," I whispered in disbelief. New tears fell down my cheek. Tears of relief.
"Sunny!" I exclaimed and threw my arms around her, pulling her into a crushing hug. She and I were almost the same height, though she was a few inches taller.
"Hey!" She exclaimed, as the car swerved left, almost hitting a truck.
"Woops." I said, bringing my arms back and folding them on my lap.
She looked over at me and smiled. "I'm so glad you okay, Wanda."
"You made quite a performance. Though, I think you went over the top a bit."
We reached a stoplight and she reached over and gave me a hug. Ever since I was in Pet's body, she and I had become the best of friends, almost like Melanie and I.
Melanie…
"Kyle?" She asked me,
I
looked at her closely,
"I'm so sorry, Sunny." I whispered.
Her eyes clouded and filled with tears, she nodded. I watched as her tears flooded down her cheek. Then I felt that twist in my gut when I remembered Ian. Ian, my Ian. I sobbed along with Sunny, both of us crying in the car when a loud honk came from behind us. We both jumped in surprise and realized the light had turned green.
"We'll have to stay at a hotel." She whispered as she whipped her cheek with one hand, driving with the other. She turned left then we jerked to a stop.
"No," I whispered, "Please. NO!" Iscreamed and opened the door and ran.
"Wanda!" Sunny called after me, but I ignored her. I ran into the sickening scene, coughing as the smoke filled my lungs.
"No," I whispered, the smoke cleared. And there, right in front of me, was a Seeker's van. It was turned over at the side and the front and back was completely wrecked. It was hard to believe, but I knew, there, inside that crushed van, was a member of my family. Kyle, Heath, Brandt, Jared, Melanie… I don't know. I ran to the van and climbed on the mashed hood of the other car that hit it. With every little bit of strength I had, I pulled the van doors open.
There lying on the floor, was my sister and my brother.
"Melanie!" I cried, I rushed into the cramped space and pulled her up so her head was in my lap.
"Melanie…" Her eyes were closed, and her face was covered with blood. The window that separated the hostages and the drive has shattered, showing both Jared and Melanie with shards of glass. Melanie's arm twitched, and she groaned.
"Wanda…" She groaned.
"Yes! Yes Melanie I'm here, I'm here."
"The car…" She murmured, her eyes still closed, "The car…it wouldn't….slow down."
My eyes filled with tears, and I stroked her hair gently.
"Jared…" She whispered, than he eyes flew open, "Jared!" She yelled.
"Melanie! Shhh, calm down. Just lay down. I'll check on him." I said to her soothingly. Helplessly she shut her eyes and soon was unconscious on the floor. I crawled over to where Jared lay. He was on his stomach, his eyes also shut, but he was lying in blood.
"Oh God," I breathed as I slowly turned him over to his back. His face was much worse than Melanie. He must have been closer to the window than she was. His face has multiple cuts that were bleeding freely. His whole body was bleeding, not an inch of him looked healthy.
"Jared," I gasped. I held my cheek close to his mouth, checking if he was breathing. And he wasn't.
"No…Jared." I gasped.
"Wanda?" Sunny's voice called.
"Sunny! Get in here, now." I called back.
I saw her immerge through the smoke and climbed in.
"Oh no." She gasped, bringing her hand to her mouth as tears fell from her eyes. She crouched next to me and laid her hand on Jared's chest.
"He's not breathing." She whispered quietly.
I
nodded helplessly then Melanie groaned.
"Wanda!" She called
hoarsely.
I crawled back to her,
"Yes?"
She
gripped my shirt.
"Wanda," She gasped, "Jared…the glass."
"Melanie…"
She opened her eyes and stared at me, "Melanie you need to rest, we
can talk later."
She shut her eyes and nodded, giving in to her
tiredness.
"Jared…Jared…Jared," She whispered, than she fell into unconsciousness.
"Sunny, we need to get her out of here before the Healers come."
She nodded then together, both our weak bodies, we pulled Melanie up. Slowly we made our way to her car and put Melanie in the back seat.
"Jared?" Sunny asked quietly.
I
just shook my head.
"There's nothing we can do for him
anymore."
She nodded slowly then hopped into the driver's seat. We reached the hotel moments later.
"You stay here with Melanie, I'll go check in."
I nodded and watched her go then I turned around and stared at Melanie's scarred face. Tears fell down my cheek silently. I didn't like seeing my sister like this. Then I thought of Jared, and the tears came faster. He was gone, he was gone and couldn't come back. Poor Melanie… after all she's been through, and now this. I gulping and wiped my tears with my hand.
Things could only get better. I concluded. Right?
