The Disbanded: Divided We Stand-Chapter 27
By MyNameIsCAB
---Iggy's POV---
"What are you doing here? I thought you and Max and everyone were dead," Ella whispered, leading me away from the view of the windows. "That's what Jeb told us."
"You can't believe Jeb," I answered, not minding her touch.
"You have to come in and see Mom. What happened to the others?" she asked.
I shook my head. "No, I can't stay here."
I had a feeling she was frowning. The way she spoke really made me think she was totally frowning at me and that made me feel guilty. "What do you mean you can't stay here?"
I didn't know. I just felt that staying here wouldn't be right. Dr. Martinez and Ella didn't owe me anything. They weren't family like they were to Max. I didn't need to be a burden or an obligation.
"I guess I could," I finally answered.
"Please don't go," Ella whispered, hugging me. "Please don't."
---Max's POV---
We travelled all the way from Chicago to find out that the Jeff we had come to see wasn't Iggy. I had a feeling it wasn't going to be him. It was hope leading us on. False hope if anything. Why did everything have to be so hopeless these days?
But at least Fang was happy now. His prescription had come and the pharmacist was happy to fill it this time.
"As long as you go to Walgreens, your prescription can be refilled anywhere in the US," the pharmacist said with a smile to Fang.
He nodded.
"Take a bottle of water for free," the pharmacist went on. "Good luck with your…um…condition."
"Thanks," Fang said quietly and took the bottle of water, leading us out and into the streets of Los Angeles.
He swallowed his depression pills first. Then he took his pain killers. Something like Vicodin it looked like. That's probably what it was.
But now we had just finished dinner, getting ready to drive to Arizona. Mike and Eli were getting back on the jet and heading back to Chicago to be with their families for Christmas. That was a week from today exactly.
"We're only six hours away from your Mom," Messina told us as we got in the car. "I talked to the car rental place and they said we can return it in Flagstaff when we're ready."
Cal closed the trunk with a loud bang and we all looked back out the window at her.
"Sorry," she said, getting into the car next to Messina who was driving.
And so the drive began. Messina turned on the radio and ironically, Home by Daughtry was playing.
I guess I really was going home.
---Gazzy's POV---
Sitting in an abandoned Itex building, I must look really pathetic. I've been on a far fetched chase. I wasn't ever going to find where Itex was now. They've probably been moved ten times since the last time I had communicated with Angel.
It was dark and it was fool moon today. I found an old radio that just happens to work. I have Home by Daughtry blaring. Man how I wished I had a home to go to. A place warm and cozy with a family.
A place where I could feel safe.
---Angel's POV---
I haven't heard from Gazzy. It worries me a lot. I miss him. I miss the others too. But the scientists have forgotten to feed us again. They're too busy with their army of erasers. It must be some kind of evil world domination plan.
But being stuck in cages, there wasn't much me and Nudge could do. If only Gazzy would come soon. Or maybe we'd just have to find our own way to escape.
---Fang's POV---
Max was asleep, her head rested on my shoulder, my jacket wrapped around her as a blanket. Ted had insisted we keep driving until we reached a more populated area to find a hotel or something.
"So we're going to see Max's mom?" Cal asked in a low whisper.
I nodded. "Yeah."
"You think her mom would have seen any of your other friends?" Ted questioned.
"Maybe." But I didn't think so.
Ted finally pulled into a parking lot of a motel and got us two separate rooms. The bed was uncomfortable, but it was better than being in a car, cramped up.
Max fell asleep right away as soon as her head hit the pillow.
Goodnight Max.
---Iggy's POV---
I had a lot of explaining to do to Dr. Martinez. But she was patient and she listened to my whole story. She actually took the whole story very well. I thought she might have been angry that I didn't know where any of the others were. In fact, she had welcomed me in to her house with arms wide open. Dr. M even gave me a cookie.
Tonight I slept on the spare bed in the guest room. I didn't know how long I planned on being here, but I had the feeling it wasn't going to be long. After all, I had to go find the others.
