I hide because of fear… I’m very much afraid to be myself nevertheless show who I am really inside, afraid someone might judge me for what I am or perhaps want to be. I’m afraid of the world and everyone inside. Sometimes I want to hide so far away and never be found…And if I am ever found I want it to be by someone who loves me dearly. Who would want to be by me all the time?

By: Carol Johnson

“Claire hide under your bed!” My mom yielded to me as I ran up the wooden stairs. She was right behind me as I crawled under my bed and Dad was behind her. 

“Sweet hearts don’t come from up under unless we tell you to.” My dad closed the door and placed things in front of it. My mom was sitting on the bed trying to keep me from seeing what was happening.

“What is going on?” Dad looked at me from around the room. 

“Sweetie come here I want you to stay in here until everything is calmed down.” I got up under the bed and he picked me up and placed me into a secret hideaway in the wall. He kissed me so did mom. We gave each other hugs and they closed the door. I could easily see through it. The people who broke down the door. Mom and Dad turned to them and tried to fight them off.

“Where is the little devil? We saw her come in here!” One of the townsmen yielded to my father. He had the flaming torch right at my father’s face.

“That devil you’re talking about is my child named Claire. What do you…?” The backer from the chop stabbed my father in his chest right in the middle of the heart. I made a loud squeak and my mother did too. The man with the torch walked to Mother and kicked her in the face. She fought back the best she could but in the end, she fell to her knees. She was looking at me when he put the torch to her clothes. My heart was pounding against my chest. I wished the torch would go out and it went out. He stood over my mother and then he turned to me. I thought that he could see me but he turned back to her. 

“If you want, tell me I will beat it out of you.” He punched her, kicked her, again, and again. Hot tears were coming down my face. My heart was pounding loudly, agents my ribs and continued to become louder, and

 louder! Until I could no longer stand to see them beat mother. I jumped through the wall onto the guy’s back and pounded into his back. “Get her off! Get her off!” They pulled me off but I kicked them off of me and ran to my mother.

“We told you not to come out! Run Claire! Run as far as you can!” She got up and we both ran to the wooden door. The guy pulled her back by her dark brown hair and put a knife to her neck.

“Do you care more about your life or do you love your mother?” I looked at them.

“Mother!” I reached out for her. “Don’t hurt her!” One of the guy’s grabbed me and then stabbed my mom through the heart. “Mother! Father!” I cried as loud as I could. With her last breath she said.

“We love you. Leave this place and never look back.” She tried to smile but before it could form she died and my heart froze at the same time.

“No! Mom! Dad!” I tried to get free but the guy would not let me go.

“You will be joining them very soon. Hold her stall. It will be in a place called hell.” They laid me out on the floor, pulled my arms and legs in different directions. He was about to stab me when he said his last and final words. “Goodbye you little…” Everything became a blur when I saw what was going on. I had my hand through his heart. Everyone gasped in horror as I pulled my hand form the man’s heart and let him fall to his knees, than to the floor. The woman stepped behind the men, slowly, and the men were getting ready for me to attack them. I bagged up in fear than the men got closer and closer to me. When I ran and made my way to the stairs they was to close so I tried to turn around him, like a tornado and a blast a wind came blowing them away. One of them cut my arm. I ripped my white dress as I run out to the woods. They was all running after me. I looked one way, one way only. It started to snow and it did not take long for the trees and ground to be covered.  For six days and nights I ran with no sleep. Until I could no longer run anymore. My feet was bleeding, form the sharp rock’s that covered the ground. I was cold, sacking, and my teeth were hitting each other so hard I thought they were going to break off. I could no longer hear the dogs barking or hear the people’s footsteps behind me. As I made my way into the middle of the street. Something was coming my way really fast. It came closer and closer until it hit its brakes into a stop. I looked at the dark car for a long mount. Than four people got out and walked over to me. It was a blond woman, a red head man, and the other two boys had blond hair too.

“Hay, what are you doing in the middle of nowhere?” The lady asked. She got closer and I could see her blue eyes. I bagged up a few steps. “Are you bleeding?” I moved my arm behind my back and started to back away. Before they said anything else I turned and ran down the road. “Run after her! She hurt!” The lade yield. There were two sets of feet behind me that I could hear. I stepped on really sharp rocks and stumbled to the ground. The guys behind me grabbed me and pulled me to the side as the car got closer to us. They were gasping for air just like I was. Soon as the car came to a complete stop they tried to put me in. I got back up and tried to run. There was no point in calling for help, no one was going to help me. I was able to run around them and dashed back down the road but the guys came back after me. 

“Stop we are trying to help you!” I kept running. “Pleases you’re just going to get hurt more if you keep this up.” He huffed. I don’t know what was going on. I must have got slower because he grabbed me. Then he pulled me to him so I would stop. I wiggled, kicked and tried to go in circles to get loose but nothing worked. Tears were pouring down my face as pain ripped through my body. I put my feet on the top and side of the car trying as hard as I could to force myself away from it. I never said a word but I did fight as hard as I could. “Chet grab her legs!” He grabbed my feet and pulled me into the door of the car. It was worm in the car to me it was like I was near a worm fire. He closed the door and I looked at the space in front of me. I looked behind me to see a back with lots of space. I stared at the big brown dog in the back. It was like the dogs that were chasing me when I was running.

“We need to get to the hospital right now hurry up, Dad.” I looked at Chet and I could not tell what he looked like. There was no light in the car.

“Try to keep her seated, will ya.” He started up the car and took off. “What is your name?” I did not answer. One of the guys touched my arm and I fled. My arm was hurting and bleeding a little stale but my feet were the main thing bleeding. “Ok, where are your parents?” I looked at my arm and squeezed it a little. He waited a little and moved on to something else. “See if she has any wounds? Besides the one on her arm.” One of them grabbed my arm and then a little went.

“Dad she is freezing like ice. We need to get there really fast.” He looked at the lady in the front. Who placed her hand on my forehead. Behind us some red and blue lights went off with a siren. He pulled over and turned on a light that lit the whole car. I was sitting the wrong way and staring at the big dog in the back. The police officer came over to the side window.

“Sir do you know that you were going 65 in a 50 zone?” I sat back into the seat and looked at the guy at the window.

“Yes sir. I’m trying to get to a hospital because of this girl, we found. She is bleeding from her forearm a6nd I don’t know how much blood she has lost or how long she has been out there.” He looked back at me and I was looking at the officer. Who was now looking at me.

“Sir I’m going to ask you to follow me. I will get you to the hospital as fast as I can. Wait until I get in front of you and you can fallow.” He just stared at me for a long time.

“Thank you sir.” The officer got in his car quickly and took off. “Listen girl I need to know something about you. Can you even understand what I’m saying?” I could feel the dog breathing down my neck. I shook my head, he looked at me then back at the rode.

“How long have you been out there?” I looked at my hands and held up the number six. “Did you find anything to eat?” I shook my head. “Are you the only one out there?” He slowed down as we made a right turn on to a free way. I may have lived in a village with no stuff like this but I know what they are because I read about it. Somehow I even saw everything in my dreams. There was nothing on the side of the highway but a few minutes later there was a city and we stopped there. The hospital was six blocks away from the freeway. The father was the one to carry me into the hospital. People from all over the place came and laid me on to a rolling bed. They rushed me into a room and sewed up my arm. Rapped my feet up and put really worm covers on me. The police came into the room, the people that found me came with him, and their dog. At the first sight of the dog I jumped out of the bed and ran to the side of the room. 

“Dad I think she is scared of dogs. Do you want me to take him back.” The blond boy was taller than me, had gray eyes like the Dad, he had on a big blue jacket, and a pair of baggy blue jeans.

“No, I don’t want Chris in the car. He is part of our family.” He patted Chris on the head and then he went to the other side of the room. The nurse came in and walked over to me.

“Sweetheart you need to rest.” She put me back into the bed and gave me some more covers. “Is this your daughter?”

“No, they found me. My real parents are no long able to be with me.” It took them awhile but they found out what I meant. Sadness went across all of their faces. 

“That means you have to be up for adoption. I will go call them right now.” The officer left the room and the nurse followed him. 

“If you can talk, how come you would not answer my questions? I thought something was wrong with you.” I looked at the Dad and he looked just like Chet but the red hair. The officer came into the room and walked over to me.

“You can go to your new home by tomorrow. The doctors will need to tell them if you can sleep by yourself or if you need help.” I looked at him than at Chris.

“I’m able to sleep just fine by myself.” I started to pick with my stitches.

“Yes, but it is just in case. Did you eat while you were in the woods?” 

“No.”

“Ok you are going to be given something to eat. Do you know how the family died?” My stomach growled in both anger and hunger. I looked at him for a second and then the lady onto my side facing the wall with the window.

“How did they die?” I did not want to say anything.

“Can you go? I'm tired and have not had any sleep for six days.” I whipped the tears off of my face. “Thank you for saving me.” I said as they left.

“Your welcome.” Was the last thing they said. When I woke up I was sweating cold beads of sweat. There were tears in my eyes and my pillow was soaked. I sat up and whipped my tears away.

“Your name is Claire Hope. You don’t know your mom or dad's name. When you ran away there were people and a pack of dogs running after you. For six day straight you ran and that is when they found you.” I looked to my right to the officer and there was a tape recorder. I just looked at him. “When you sleep it is easier for you to answer questions.” I looked at him and started scramming. He was the guy that killed my family. He had the torch in his left hand and the knife in his right hand. I jumped out of my bed and ran to the door. Someone came through the door and I ran to the window. Before I could jump through the people grabbed me. They pulled me to the bed and the nurse came in and tried to give me something to relax. It took two hours for it to work but I finally calmed down.

“What did you do?” The nurse asked as she put the HIV and the bag of blood back up.

“Nothing she just woke up screaming. If I’m right she had a flashback from the day she was chased away from her home. Listen to this and you will see yourself.” He pressed play and then he stopped it. Everyone looked at me. My heart was racing.

“You were forced to leave? Why?” The nurse asked and she turned to the heart rate machine. 

“She only answers questions when she is asleep.” I laughed and the nurse looked at me.

“The stuff I gave her is going to last for a long time. By the end of today she will be fine.” The nurse walked out of the room and I stopped laughing.

“Play the whole thing. What did I tell you?” They looked at me with a shake. For some reason drugs never work on me but for a few seconds of minutes if they are really strong.

“Fine I will.” He played the whole thing. The type ended when I said I was able to blow out fires without even being near it. I just blew my whole life up again! “What does that mean? ‘Able to blow out fires, without even being near it.’” He looked at me then he pulled out some paper and a lighter.

“Nothing, I was asleep.” I was looking at the lighter in his hands. He placed it back in his pocket and grabbed a camera. The nurse came in and I stopped talking.

“The people are here to take her to her new home. I need to get her dressed so can you please wait outside.” They walked out of the room and she took the needles out of my arm

“I can dress myself.” I quickly got dress, in my same clothes I came in with, and lift. They put me into a white escalade and drove three hours to get to my new home. It was like a castle but a little smaller. The walls was red and there was two windows on the two tallest towers. The rest was like a house, the walls was red stones, the roof was black, and the door was glass. There was a garden to the right, to the left was a big field and kids was playing all a round on. There was some kids older than me, my age, and younger. All of them were divided up into two groups. Young kids were closer to me and had a playset to play on. The older kids was on the farther part of the field, there was nothing for them to play with but walk around the track or run. Soon as I got out of the car a lady with a mold on the top right side of her mouth. Just above the lip, her brown hair back into a pony till, light brown eyes, tan skin, really skin, and had on a green dress on. 

“Hi, I am Kevin the leader of this house. You will do as I say and follow the rules. Their rules are no black clothes, no gum in the house, stay in the dorm you are told to be in, no going into the boy’s dorm. Other than that you are able to do anything you want to.” She led me through the door and to a staircase. I caught a glimpse of the living room. The only thing in it was chairs and a wooden table. At least, what I could see from the stars. We walked up to the first floor. She took me down a long hall, there were no mirrors, pictures, or doors in the hall. We finally got to a door at the end of the hall. When she opened it no one said a word. The girl's eyes flow to me and never lift my face. “She is the new kid here and she is thirteen years old. One of the big kids, not the little ones. She will have full reasonability to. Get to know her, have fun.” Kevin gave me some clothes and walked away. 

“Hay, new girl your bed is right there.” She pointed to a bed and it was a little small but I can work with it. I looked at the girls and placed my clothes on the bed. For some reason I know something was wrong with this bed but I just sat on it. When I looked at the clothes it was dark blue, the shirt was too. Before they looked up at me again I changed my clothes. The shirt was long sleeve and I had long pants. The girls have blond hair and blue eyes. They look like twins, the way the talk I would say so. I walked over to the door and was about to live when the girls started laughing. “New kid come here.” I did not want to talk to them but I have no clue how to get outside. “What is your name?”

“Claire.” They looked at me like I was doing something wrong.

“Brigit is all of are names.” She was now standing by herself. “What power do you have?”

“What are you talking about?” I growled at her. She got off the bed and opened a door next to it.

“I will explain but let's go outside with everyone.” I walked over to her and she held the door open. I looked outside and saw if I stepped out I was going to fall. “Just go outside you will be fine.” I fell straight to the ground and Bright laughed. “I thought you had the power to fly, sorry.” I growled at her and she came falling down. “Did you do that John?!” She got up and her face was red from both cold and anger. I heard laughter coming from up ahead of us.

“No, the new girl had to do that. I saw you fall that’s all.” He was laughing really hard. “So, you have the power of wind?” He looked at me and smelled. He was now standing by bright. She was now two feet away form me.

“She doesn't know what her power is. I’m trying to help her. You have to blow out this candle. Ready…” Soon as she lit it, it blew out. “John stop! Claire needs to do this herself.”

“It’s not me.” He looked at me. “Are you doing this?”

“No.” I said it too fast and bit my tongue. That was the truth and lies. I kicked the snow and looked at Bright. I put my hand on the ground moving the snow to the side. There was water running and it was two feet deep. “Are you guys standing on water?” I looked up at them.

“No.” I looked at their feet as they kissed the snow away to reveal the green grass below. As fast as I could I ran behind them. They looked for me all around them. I looked at them like they were crazy. Soon as they saw me they started laughing. “Your good.” Bright and John finally stopped laughing.

“We should test her for everything. She has mastered one of them so far.” I did not want to hear or do anything else, but I guess my power had something else planned for me. 

“What about you, Bright? Bright when you fall you are right next to me.” She shook her head.

“My power is talking with nature and nothing else. I’m guessing because you don’t know how to control your powers. That you made it so big I was able to stand next to you.” I looked down at my feet then into their eyes.

“What is normal for all of you? I mean how many powers can one person have?” 

“The most is two and only one person has that kind of power. Her name is Big sis and she thinks she is the most powerful person in mankind. She thinks she is a match for mother nature, the most powerful of them all.” I could not stand to hear any more so I ran away form them. I found myself far away from everyone else. There was a gate it was really long so I sat next to it. 

I was in a meadow, lots of animals, and plants form all kinds of colors. Butterflies were all around me and made a rainbow. Dog’s, wolves, cats, tiger’s, and many, many other animals. There were oak trees, pain trees, and lot’s of other’s. It was like nature gathered all of the different things together for some reason. 

“Claire do you know why you are here?” A soft voice called out to me.

“No, why am I here? Where is here?” I looked up at the bright blue sky and looked around for who I was talking to.

“You are going to bring peace to yourself.

“What do you mean by that?” I looked at the grassy fields and pitted the animals around me.

“You will know what to do when the time comes. Until then go and make your own choices.” I could feel someone holding me in their arms. My eyes opened a little and a bright light came into them.

“You're up! That is a good sign for you.” There was a teens voice I was hearing. He laid me down onto something cold and hard. “Can you hear me?” He put something wet on my head, it was like water, but it did not move around. 

“If you can hear me squeeze my hand.” A worm hand held mine and I gave him a soft squeeze. “Good, if you can see me shake your head.” He moved clearly in front of my face. I moved my head slowly. For some reason I was cold then warm. He had long black hair, blue eyes, and big fangs. I started to feel like I was moving into a warmer place but I was not sure because my sweat was cold. I doze off for what seemed to be six seconds. Slowly I was waking up, finally I was able to hear everyone around me. “When you found her was she covered with a blanket of snow?”

“No, it was really weird the way we found her. There was snow only on her left hand.” Bright exclaimed. Someone was holding my hand.

“How was the rest of her?”

“She had flowers all around her dead and alive, there were some animals, like birds but that is not normal for them to come out in winter. There was sunlight beaming down on her, she was burning up, and there were beads of sweet on her.” John was the one talking. I slowly moved my hand to my head and sat up. My arms, cheeks, and stomach burned. It was like I was on fire. I looked at my arms, nothing was there. 

“Hay, do you feel ok? No stomach ache, your not dizzy, no fever, or made your throat hurt?” His blue eyes were darker than the last time I saw them.

“I’m fine.” I hoped of the metal table I was on. I got up too fast and almost did a swan drive.  A guy grabbed me. I regained my balance and walked out the door.

“New girl your going to fall if…” I was all ready out the door, when I looked down I was levitating. What kind of orphanage is this?! Slowly I got to the ground and walked over to the big house that I came from. I made my way back to the room and sat on my bed. No one was in here but there was a big plow of folded up clothes on my bed. There was a wooden trunk in front of everyone’s bed including mine. I opened it to put my new clothes in it. I moved the covers back and there was nothing wrong with it. My arms, cheeks, and stomach burned even more; it felt like a whole wad trying to burn its way through the skin. then it stopped out of nowhere. When I looked at my left arm, there was light blue glowing on my left arm and on the top left below my shoulder too. I looked at my arms for a long time. It looked just like waves of water and it went around my wrist, and below my shoulder. I immediately looked at my right arm. It was glowing red and looked like fire. My stomach was glowing baby blue and looked like wind blowing around my belly button. I put my hands on my cheeks and I could not feel anything. Somehow I know something was there. Soon as someone came in I pulled my sleeves down and put my hair in front of my face, hoping it was going to hide what was on my cheeks. All the girls came in and sat on their beds. They were all talking to each other. Then Bright walked over to me and grabbed my arm. I quickly pulled my arm away from her and pulled my sleeve back over my wrist.

“What is the matter? Are you scared of us?” I looked at my leg and never said a word. “Will I guess you found out what your power is but where is your mark?” My heart skipped a beat. “Hay Big sis! Where is your awe mark for the wind?” I could feelomeone else walking over to us and she was tall.

“On her cheeks or stomach, they should look like wind blowing around.” I popped up and she pushed me back down. “What are you trying to do?” See got down onto her knees and I could see her through my hair. She had black hair, light brown eyes, and Asian. Soon as she saw my face she stepped away. “There is no way she has wind for power.” She just stood there looking at me. “Her eyes are like a shark or some kind of animal. Something is not right about her.” She  grabbed my face. Then pulled my hair back and she turned my head side to side so she could see both sides. “Her power is Wind not Earth.” She tossed me to the side and I flew to the wall behind her. “She doesn't belong here.” I stood up and I could feel my right arm burning like flames. Not too long after, words came in. I made sure my face would not be seen. 

“So, why did you call me here?”

“The new kid is not one of us. See for yourself he walked over to me.

“What is wrong with your face?”

“What are you…” She grabbed my arm and pushed my hair back. Please don’t see anything. I looked at her eye’s and she stepped closer like she was trying to look at my soul. We stood like this for a while then she started gasping for air. What is her problem?

“You are going to leave this place. You're not one of us. In two week you are going to be taken away to some other orphanage.” She stepped away and I walked over to the doors to leave. I ran outside and sat back at the gate like last time. The gate was really high and when I put my hand on it. I jumped because of the sock it let out. 

“If you are trying to run away you're not going to make it.” Shawn was sitting on something on my right. “So, she is kicking you out of here?”

“Yeah.” He smiled and then walked over to me. He was floating in the air. So, he has the power of wind.

“If you see anybody using their powers you can’t go anywhere.” He pulled water up into the air and I watched as he made it turn into different kinds of animals. “You are trapped here now.” Kevin came running to us and when she got to us. I thought she was going to slap him because she was furious.

“Shawn you know the rules!” She was glowing like a dog. Then tiger marks appeared on her cheeks. They were glowing a mud brown color.

“Oop’s, I made her mad. Will I guess we have to go.” He smiled at her. He grabbed my arm and we took off in the air. He stopped at the point so we could see the horizon and beyond.

“Do you always make her mad like that?”

“Yes, I do. Look at her now. She is no longer human, her form is a big fox. Some of the people here are just like her. The guardian of the Earth.” He pointed her out. She was panting around in a circle.

“So, your guardian of the water?” Wind came blowing around us in a circle. My stomach started to tingle.

“Yes, I am.” He said proudly. “You have some kind of power but I can’t find out what it is. When John brought you to me in the play house. He was anxious and he was thinking about something.” If he is water why are we flying in the air? Water goes on the ground and it doesn't float. “What did she do?” 

“Um… she looked at my cheeks. Is there anything on my cheeks?” I moved my hair away and he looked at them.

“No, that is why we can’t find out what power you have. Do you know what you have?” 

“How are we in the air? If you’re water and not wind. Water does not fly or float.” He frowned.

“I don’t have to answer that. You can find that out yourself. Do you want to find out what you have?” I looked at the river we were standing forty feet above.

“What are you about to do?” He smiled and pushed me away from him.

“See you on the ground.” He let me go and I started falling. As I fell, I did not make a sound. I need to do something. I thought of the most painful night I had ever seen. Mom and Dad died that night. Before I knew it I was floating in the air. I was two inches above the river. Slowly I moved myself back over to the gate. The wind was blowing around me like helicopters when they took off. The snow blew away because of the wind. I sat back against the gate and tried to calm myself down. I hate that night, I will never forget that night it changed my whole life. Kevin was looking at me as she walked back over to me and I just covered my face.

“I have found a place you can go. The couple have two boys and they are older than you. You can go or you can stay here. It is your choice, let me know by the end of two day.” She was back in her human form as she turned a smile across her face.

“I will go.” It is going to be easier than being here. I’m sure if I leave I may be able to run away or think.

“Pack up your clothes and you can leave tomorrow in the afternoon. Soon as you're done packing, leave your suitcase there and come to my office tomorrow.” I smiled and ran back into the house or building, I'm not sure what it is. There was a suitcase on the bed and it was brown. I put all my stuff in it. I went to sleep and the next day the morning passed quickly.

“What is your problem?!” I did not bother to look up at Big sis and Bright.

“What are you talking about?” I closed the suitcase and locked it. Big sis made it go flying across my room. “What is yours?” 

“We are sick of you. Stop hanging around Shown.” I was getting made at them both. With one look at my suitcase it came flying over to us. I made it look like it was going to hit them in the head but I stopped it and they docked.

“You don’t have to worry about that.” I sat the suitcase on the bed and walked out of the door. As fast as I could I walked over to Kevin’s office. She was already there. 

“They are going to be here in two minutes. Are you hungry?” She turned and looked at me. “I know you did not eat dinner last night, breakfast, and lunch.”

“No, I’m fine thank you.” I wonder why I got to leave the day after I got her.

“Here they come now. You can come in.” Who would won’t… O my gosh it is the same family form before. Why did they want to get me. “Hi Miss. and Mr. Graham. I Just need you to feel out some papers and you can go.” They walked past me and sign some papers. They are not the one’s getting me. Most likely they are signing papers that confirms they found me. “Claire go outside please. You will be able to go home with your new family soon.” 

“Yes Ma’am.” So, they are getting me. I guess that is a good thing. When I was out the door the two sons were there. What were their names? Let me think… I know Chris is the dog’s name and Chet is one of the kids. Who is his brother?

“Long time no see. How do you like being here?” Chet walked over to me but the other kid stayed sitting at the other side of the wall. 

“It’s ok if you like lots of drama.” Shawn came walking down the hall. When he saw me I stepped behind Chet.

“What is it? Is something wrong?” He turned to me and I looked at my feet.

“Not really.” Shawn walked over to the side of me.

“Claire where did you go? I was looking for you.” I jumped by surprise, then I walked behind Chet.

“I don’t know what you think?” I answered with anger. He should know he dropped me to die in the first place. He tried to go around Chet but I just moved the same way. 

“What are you made of?” He moved faster so I did the same thing.

“I don’t know what you think?” He stopped. Reached around Chet, grabbed my arm, and pulled me to him.

“Don’t answer my question with another one.” 

“Let me go.” I tried to push him away but he pushed me to the wall. “Let me go! Your hurting me.” That is not true, no one can hurt me more than I am right now.

“No, I want to know the answer.” He squeezed my arms harder and my wound opened up again. Tears came down my face as the memory of why it was there came back to me.

“She said let her go.” Chet grabbed Shawn’s arm. 

“Who are you?” He looked at Chet.

“I’m her big bother. Let her go. This will be the last time I ask nicely.” Shawn turned back to me and Chet snatched him off of me and threw him to his brother. “I told you it would be the last time.” Shawn came running to Chet and pushed him to the wall. Then he pulled water out and used it to hit Chet.

“Stop that is not nice.” He looked at me and grabbed my hand.

“Than you’re coming with me.” I pulled my hand away and then he grabbed it again and pulled me. Chet’s brother, who looked just like him, jumped in and stopped him before we took seven steps. Chet grabbed my arm then kicked Shawn in his back to make him let go. 

“Mom and Dad will be done soon. Until then just sit right here. I will be done soon.” I grabbed his hand.

“Please don’t hurt him.” He shook his head and left. His brother came over to me and lifted my sleeve up. He grabbed his shirt and ripped it. “What are you doing?” He never looked up at me. He just took my arm and rapped his shirt around it really tight. “Thank you.” He looked at me and smiled. I then looked at Chet and Shawn. “Can you stop them?” He laughed.

“No, trying to stop him it‘s like trying to stop the sun.” It was a good thing his parents came out in time before any one got punched in the face.

“Chet get off of him! Where do you think we are?” I looked at the ground and did not say a word. Even though it was all my fault. “Divan you should have stopped him.” I pulled my sleeve back down so I could not see the mark of fire. 

“Yes, Mom you are right. I’m sorry.” He got off of Shawn and we walked out to the door. I looked behind us to see Shawn was getting ready to strike Cheat in the back. I got behind them without them noticing. Somehow I used his water against him. I stopped it and made it slap him. After that I left and got into their car. 

“Claire, why did Chet and that kid start fighting?” The father asked as he drove the car.

“Shawn was trying to take me somewhere and I did not want to go.”

“Did Shawn know you before, we found you?”

“No, I just met him yesterday.” I don’t have to feel out of place because the dog was in the back sleeping, but why am I? Something in my stomach tells me something really bad is going to happen. After about a few minutes I started yawning. 

“Did you get enough sleep last night?” Chet asked.

“I don’t think so?” Sleep slowly swallowed me up and I was in a deep sleep. 

“Claire how have you been?” I could not see anything but I could feel my mom and dad right next to me.

“Mom! Dad! I miss you so much. I know it has not been longing but I feel alone.” What was stopping me from seeing them was my tears. I whipped them away and we hugged each other. They was pale and really cold.

“We missed you too. Sorry we have not been with you. Tell us everything that has happened so far.” Mom sat me on her lap and dad put her on his lap. It was like the night I had gone to school for the first time. I told them how bad the day was. I told them every little detail of what happened not leaving out one thing. Mom touched me and I jumped a little.

“Claire I’m sorry we should have told you about your powers. It’s not your fault.” I put one hand on my moms’ hand and the other one on dads‘.

“Why are you both so cold?” They looked at each other more than at me.

“Sweet heart don’t worry. We are just happy to see you so we are going to be like this for a while.” Dad said that as he kissed my cheek. 

“I have been so sad since you left me. I can’t laugh, smile, cry unless it has something to do with you. I can’t even go to sleep without waking up with sweets all over me or tears in my eyes. Everyday I feel like I don’t even have a heart anymore.” My voice started to break and tears came into my eyes. “It is like I’m a robot that get up only so I don’t get treated different.” I hugged them tighter.

“Don’t say that. Try to be yourself so you can live like you wish. Just because you can’t see us doesn't mean we are not with you. Like we always told you. We will be in your heart no matter how far we are from each other.” They started to fade away.

“Let the spirit be with you. We love you.” What does that mean?

“I love you both too.” I started to come out of my sleep. There was a cold gust of wind that blew over me. I opened my eyes and whipped my tears away.

“Dad, try to call them again! It’s too cold for you to be going outside. We should just wait.” Divan was trying to talk his dad into staying in the car. Chet was the one I was sitting on and he was holding me. My face started to burn.

“No, I don’t want none of you getting sick. It is only two miles away. I can run there and back.” He went around to the back of the car and open the back door to get a red container. It looked like it holds gasoline.

“Mom, make him wait. I can go and get it.”

“What is going on?” I sat up and looked at Divan.

“Dad is trying to go get some gas. The next town is two miles away.”

“Who can run two miles the fastest?” He looked at me like I was stupid.

“Chet can but when he heads back he is going to walk.”

“Why can’t he go then?” I realized I really was sitting on Chet. Why am I?

“Because I don’t want to and Dad will not let me go.” There dad came back into the car and got some money. 

“Don’t worry I will be back before you know it.” He closed the door but before he did I saw a brown dog behind him. I looked behind the seat to see that Chris, their dog, was there. I wonder what the dog was doing there. If their dog is stalled here what was that out there? It took me a hour to find out what it meant but I found out.

“How far would your father be to the town?” Divan looked at me.

“Why is something wrong?” I looked out the window at the dog that was looking at me.

“Maybe I don’t know. What is the next town?” That dog is like the ones from before.

“It is called Dead end drive.” The Mother answered me.

“How far is he from there?” I said quickly. He thought about it. 

“He would have another mille until he got there.” I looked in her eyes then I reached for the door.

“Where are you going?” Chet closed the door back.

“That is the town I used to live in. I have to go save him.” He locked the door.

“From what? There is nothing that can kill him.” I shook my head.

“The name has a meaning.”

“What does it mean? If you go there you won’t come back alive.” I looked at the ground. “You gotta be kidding me.”

“I wish I was.” I unlocked the door.

“How did you live there and make it out? If you die and never come back?”

“That is the key to it all. You would have to live there for three years or be born there. It has something to do with the neighbor. The town called ‘Lover’s end.’ I think you can find out the meaning of the name. Chet can I have your jacket?” He gave it to me and I got out. “Keep the dog close to you. It is the only thing that will keep you safe.” I put his big jacket on and took off. The sound of dogs came in front of me. When I saw them they were attacking Chet’s dad. I ran to his side and kicked all of them off. They bagged up and I looked at Chet’s dad. 

“Thank you for helping me.” He was limping on his right leg. “Damn dog’s I know I should have brought Chris.” I took my jacket off and gave it to him.

“Put it on your not wearing the right clothes.” He slapped it on. He was barely walking fast. At this rate we won't get there until day break. “The dog’s are coming back.” I grabbed his arm and I let the wind blow around us. Soon after I picked him up and ran with him on my back.

“What are you doing?”

“Saving your life.” Soon as we got to the gas station I stopped caring for him and using my power. “Hurry and get what you need to. We need to leave soon as we can.” It did not take him long to get the gas. Then some guy walked up to me as Chet’s dad came over to me.

“How dear you come back here?” I looked at the man to see he looked just like the backer that killed my father and mother. “After you killed him you had no right to be here.”

“Excuse me can I help you?” The man looked for me to Chet’s father.

“I don’t know. Are you the father of Claire?” 

“Yes, is something wrong?” He looked at the man and then me. 

“You can help me then. I need you to die.” I stepped in between them.

“If you so much as dear to even try to hurt him. You will end up the same as your father and I’m sure you don’t want that.” I looked the guy in his eyes then I heard some people screaming.

“Then you will follow after your damn parents.” I was glaring at the guy. “You can go…” My hand was around his throat and I pulled him down to my height.

“Don’t you ever threaten this family like that ever again.” Before he could cut me with a knife I threw him two yards back. “Lets go.” I put him back on my back and ran to the car. Soon as I got to the car I put him next to his door and I put the gas in the tank of the car. When I was done I got in the car and he started it up.

“How did you know I needed help?” He was driving a normal speed.

“I saw a brown dog outside the car and I found out it was wronging me.” I looked out the window and it disappeared. He hit the barks. 

“Why are there dog’s in front of us?” It was a brown dog.

“Keep going your not going to hurt them.” I Made a mini tornado and it picked up all the dog’s. “Go that is not going to last long.” He took off and went through the town. I’m getting good at this magic stuff. We kept on going until we got to their house. It was a castle like the one in beauty and the beast! The only thing different was there were no angels outside. I would think it was a dream if Chris wasn’t breathing down my neck. We were far away from my hometown. I wonder what town this is? Whatever it is I’m not going to fit in at all.

“What happened to your leg? Let’s get the doctor to look at it. Boy’s tack Claire’s bags and show her where she will be staying.” I feel so bad I’m the reason this happened.

“Come on we will take you to your room.” Chet pulled me and Divan got my bag. They led me down a big hall with wooden floors, white walls, and a table with pink and white floors on a glass table. 

“You have a nice house.” I looked at the window that should be outside and it was nice. There was flowers and a bridge. This place is what my mom dreamed of when she was a little kid my age. We entered my room and it was like a master bedroom. There was a body sized mirror on the door to the closet and bathroom. The bed was a queen size, there was a window on the right of the bed that was almost the size or the bed, a desk on the left of the bed, and to top it off there was a chandelier that looked like diamond’s sparkling when the light hit it.

“This is your room. I hope you like it.” I walked over to the bed and sat on it. I soaked right into it.

“I love it.” I laid down on the bed and looked up at the ceiling.

“Claire if I ask you any questions will you answer?” I wonder why Chet wants to know.

“Yeah, I will answer the best I can.” He was quiet for a little bit.

“What was the whole thing about in your home town? Why can only those who have been born there and not be killed?”

“It’s a really boring story to those who don't leave there.” I could feel him sitting on the bed.

“I’m up for it.”

“Ok, but do you want it with pitcher’s or just me talking?”

“Pitcher’s, but how are you going to do that?”

“You already know I’m not normal and the story is going to explain everything. I need pen’s and a big sheet of pink paper.” He got out of the room and got everything I needed. I don’t even know if I can make pitchers.

“You two have fun with your story time. I’m going to cheek on dad.” Divan left and Chet came back.

“How is this going to work?” I smiled at him.

“You will see. It started when my mom and dad were little kids. In the town called lovers path.” I made my mom and dad out of the color’s green and blue. At first it was really hard then it got better and easier.

“It’s not even called that any more.”

“That’s true and you will find out why. There parents loved magic and they would cast spells.” I made them out of purple and black for the hair. “One day the village chef saw them call forth a flower.” I made it look more real. “It is none as death headed your way flower, or for short death flower, because of the color of it.”

“What would that be?”

“It looks like a rose but it’s black and it has thorns. My parents told me it used to be white like the snow drop but it was called the lover’s rose. On each of the piddles there is a heart on it. That is how it got its name.” I made it on the paper and let it show the heart. “The chef that saw them make it. Thought it would be best to kill them.” I made it so the people in the town were around them with torches. “They wanted the flower to no longer exist so they placed the lover’s rose on the blade they were going to kill them with.” I showed the chef with the blade in his hand. “He took my mom and dad from them because they calmed that they were human and not what everyone thought.”

“That was not the truth was it?” I shook my head in sadness.

“They warned them if they die that there would be a curse on the village. The chef did not believe it was true until he saw it himself. When he killed my grandma the rose made a screaming nose. Than my grandpa cried in pain so did mom and dad. The flower that was screaming was my grandpa. When the chef looked at the flower he did not understand what was going on. The flower that was pure white was changing blood red and he did not know what to do. He killed my grandpa and it turned completely black.” I should have the flower half white and black. Then I missed all the colors of the paper and made the flower flowers. “From that day on the flower grew and people would die every time they came across the flower. They say the spell will never go away but others believe if someone with the same love is stronger than there's and bloodline of them. With their lover that the spell will be lifted. That is why they let my dad and mom live.”

“Are they brothers and sisters?”

“No there not. My grandma came from the town next to them. It was called happily ever after because of the waterfalls and everything there would bring peace to anything or anyone. My mom was from the same place only my grandma was not her real mom. Her mom died in a house fire while she was at school and my grandma being her mom’s best friend took her. They were visiting that is how they might. The same thing happened to my father but my mama and papa were part of a magic family. That is how the story goes and it repeated itself two times.” I was looking at the death flower on the page.

“What do you mean repeated itself?”

“The same thing happened to the ones that took in my parents.” I put all the color’s back in their right pens. “I’m getting tired, what time is it?”

“I don’t know.” We grabbed the stuff and put it on the floor. I laid on the bed and fell asleep. When I woke up someone was next to me. I sat up and whipped my eye’s. Why is it ever time I wake up I’m laying on someone? It was Chet and he was in a stall so I just played with the ink from the pens from last night. I made my mom and dad, next to them I made me and their parents. We were in the woods camping out around a fire. I just made it so I was having fun with game’s and talking. Soon and Chest started to wake up. I put it all back in its place and looked at him.

“How long have you been up?” He sat up and looked at the pen’s in my hands.

“Not long. Why are you in this room and not yours?” I got off the bed and walked over the mirror on the closet.

“I fall asleep. Why does it bother you?” I looked at him through the mirror.

“No, but it might bother your parents.” I wonder how his dad is doing? “Speaking of them, how is your father?”

“I was going to check on him before breakfast. Do you want to come with me?” My left arm was tingling like it was telling me to say yes.

“Sure.” He got off the bed and put his shoes on. I walked over to put mines on.

“Your power is wind and that’s it?”

“Yeah, but I have a feeling I’m missing something but I don’t know what it is. It’s like I’m supposed to be doing something.” What is it with the marks anyway? I’m supposed to be windy and nothing else but why do I have these other marks? He led me down a hall and we walked into a big room that was like a hospital. The only thing that was different was it was only one room. To make your own room you have to slide a wall over and you have your own room. The whole room was white like a normal room I guess. Chet walked over to his mother and father. I followed after him and tried to stay quiet as I could.

“Dad, Mom good morning. How are you both this morning?” He gave them both a hug and I just looked around the room.

“Great thank you. The doctor has not given the test results yet…” I could hear the doctor talking outside of the door and I knew the news was not going to be good.

“You have to tell them. I can’t do it.”

“I can’t either, they are like family to me, my eyes are still red.” 

“What did the test’s say anyway?” I could hear paper moving.

“He is going to die. The dog had some kind of poison in him.” I walked over to the door they were at.

“Excuse me if you don’t mind may I ask you something?” They looked at me and hid the paper. The one on my right, with the red eyes, had brown eyes, black hair, a long white coat on, over his white shirt and pants. The one on my left had has black contacts on, black hair with blue highlights on the end, and had some clothes on.

“Yes, we can.” I looked at the manila envelope.

“I overheard you talking.” There eyes grow wide. “What kind of poison is it?”

“Why you can’t do anything to help.” I rolled my eyes.

“The place where he got bitten is my home town. When I was small I had to learn how to make the cure. Just in case I got bitten or someone I know did. What kind of poison is it?” They took a deep breath and pulled me over to a different room.

“We don’t know. Everything we have been looking for does not work. We tried to find out what it was but it is not in the computer at all.” He handed it to me. Do you need me to tell you what the stuff means?”

“No, I know a lot of stuff.” They were right, nothing showed up when you scanned it. Something is missing. “Did you take some blood samples from him? Or any thing with D.N.A?”

“Yes, we took his blood and scanned it. There were no results.”

“I need one of those white coats, glass, some fresh blood from him, and some values. Does the lover's rose grow here?” They were scrambling around getting everything I needed.

“No, we never heard of that kind of flower before. What does it look like?” I guess we just have to grow one somehow. “We can have someone go get it for you.”

“No, you can’t go near the place.”

“If you can’t get near them, then why would you ask?” The guy with the blue hair asked.

“I just thought that it would find a new place to leave but it seems there is no other place it can leave.” Someone will have to go get it one way or he will die but the rose has never grown in a long time. If I do my math right, I scribbled numbers on a piece of paper, it has been over 90 years since anyone has last seen it. The last time it showed up…

“What is it anyway? I’m sure we can grow one here.”

“…is when the lovers are near the death flower and they show their true love!” I looked at the doctor’s behind me. “Sorry did you say something?”

“If you tell us what it looks like we might be able to grow it.”

“No, it has been dead since 90 years ago. There is a replacement but if it crosses your path you die.” They looked at me like I was a joke. “I bet you the dog came across one and eat it. That is how he got the poison it was form the dog.”

“How do you know so much about the lovers’ flower if it died before you were born?”

“My parents and their parents. It is a thing we pass down to the children younger than us.” When they got me the blood sample they gave me everything I asked for. I mixed the blood up with black ink from the pin in my hand. Then I put a cap on it and shook it up for ten or twenty minute. I sat it down and cleared off the disk in front of me.

“What are you doing?”

“Did you tell them about the father dying?” There were ten more doctors here.

“No, but we are about to.”

“Don’t let them know.” I took the last of the paper’s off and grabbed a clear bowl. “They don’t need to know right now. I can find this cure because of the flower.” I grabbed the guy with the blue. “Hold this.”

“What about the flower? What kind of poison is it?” He was standing next to the table now. 

“You go get me drinkable water and non-drink able water.” I told the girl with the blond hair and blue eyes. “The lover's flower has a story of how it became the death flower. It starts with lover’s and ends with their death. Thank you.” I grab the two cups of water. One was in a cup you would drink out of every day and the other was in a beaker for experiments. I sat them on the table and grabbed the mixed blood. I put the non-drink able water into the bowl and put two drop’s of the blood in it. Then I grabbed two more bowl’s and did the same thing to one of them. “I need a girl to come over here.” The blond girl from before came over to me. “I need you both to stand on this table.” Soon as they got up there I gave them the bowl’s with the water and blood. I sat the blow with nothing in it on the ground. “Hold the blow with the hand farthest from your partner. Now with the free hand interlock your hands with each other.”

“Do we have to do that?” I flashed a half smile.

“If I want to work, yes.” The girl was blushing so was the guy. “Now put the bowls next to each other. When you do let the liquid fall to the ground and join together, but you're going to need to look each other in the eye‘s.” They did so and made it into the bowl. Soon as they were done I looked at the water as it missed together and picked it up as I smiled. Prefect I know the way to get this to work. It was turning brown rather than black. “Now I need you both to look into the bowl. What do you see?” They looked at it for a few minutes.

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“I see a black flower with thorns, and blood coming from it.” The woman said.

“What about you?” I looked at the guy and he was turning pale.

“I see a couple bagging their kid to run away. The father is laying on the ground with a stab to the heart. The mother tries to get the child away but only makes it to the door…” He was seeing my past but why? “She and the child are captured and now the mother dies. The girl and begging held to the ground. Before the guy could kill her she got free and put her hand through his heart.” The girl waved her hands in front of his face but he just looked at the bowl in my hands. “She runs away and…” I turned the bowl around and looked into it. Why is it showing this? I turned around and threw it at the wall. He snapped out of it.

“Why did you throw the bowl?” 

“I’m going to be in the room I was told to be in. No one interrupt me.” I was really made. No matter how hard I try to leave that behind me it comes back and bite me. I looked at the bowl as a flower grew. It was the flower of death. One of the people walked over to it.

“What is this?” He was about to pick it up.

“Don’t touch that! It’s the flower of death. If you touch it you will die.” I ran over to the flower and picked it up.

“Why are you touching it? You will die from it.”

“No, I can’t die from it. My bloodline is the reason it came to be.” I looked at the flower and saw the heart flash white it happened so fast I did not think it really happened. “Like I said don’t bother me while I’m in my room. Don’t tell them about the father, just keep him in that room. Run as many tests as you can. I will be working on the cure.” I took off the lab stuff and laid it on the table as the woman and man walked off the table.

“What about your food? And everyone is going to be asking where you are.” I stopped at the door.

“Fine, I will only come out when they come and get me.” I walked to my room and I looked at the flower. So, if love is what makes it pure than if I’m right I have to find someone in love. Not only do they have to be in love it will have to pure love. I placed the flower on the desk and turned to look at the mirror. If I go looking for someone like that it may take weeks maybe even years! There has to be a shorter way to find what I’m looking for. How did my mom find lost things? She would always say ‘Put your mind at rest and feel your soul with peace. You will always find what you need.’ I was never good at that though. I would always find the next person to die or disappear. She know how to use her powers to. I Just got mine! How can I do that? I paced in my room for hours than I found a way. I can try mediating or some thing. I took the flower and sat it in front of me as I mediated. My eyes were closed and when I thought I was calm enough to open my eyes. When I did I could not believe what I was seeing. I was in the air with the white flower. The heart was pure white to and the stem of the rose was smooth. I found out how the flower work’s! Will I think I did. I slowly lowered myself to the ground and I reached for the flower. Two of the petals fell off and I picked both of them up. It stayed white but than it turn black again when someone knocked on the door. I placed the black flower on my desk and I put the white pebbles in my pocket. “Come in.”

“I’m sorry but the father is getting worse. I don’t think he will make it through the day. He has begun to cry in pain and…” I walked over to him and he let me out the room.

“I need some more of his blood and tell him to get ready to feel some pain.” I was back in the lab and everything was ready for me. Soon I got everything ready, they gave me the blood and I took out the white petals that fell off. Then I smashed them and mixed it with his blood. I got a syringe and put the antidote in it. They took me to his room and I looked at him. “If you are going to leave you must put your mind at rest and feel your spirit with peace.” He shook his head and I put it in his arm. Then I rubbed it around. He closed his eyes and I just stood by his side.

“What is going on? Why did he close his eyes?” I put my hand on his forehead.

“He is becoming cold, he did not do what I told him to.” I said it low so only I could hear myself. “Get them out of here he needs to rest in order to get better.” I need someone to stay who is filled with love. Chet got loose and ran to his father's side. The doctor with the blue hair was about to grab him when I looked him in his eye. “He can stay. I’m going to ask him questions.” He has nothing but pure love for everyone. “Stay in here with him. I will be right back.” I walked to my room and got the flower. It was white when I came in. Soon as I walked in the room with everyone it went black. 

“What is that for? It brings death, not takes it away. Why did you bring it here?”

“I told you the story and it is the only thing that can help him right now. Doctors, you have to leave. We are going to contact spirits so unless you want to then please live.” The one with blue hair was the only one who stayed. “I will wear you now. The wind’s will pick up and you might float in the air if it all goes will.” Yeah right you're going to float any way.

“I always wanted to float. Let’s get started.” He smiled and I laid the flower on his father's chest.

“Put your mind at rest and feel your heart with peace. Now sit on the ground, close your eyes, and mediate.” It did not take long for me to get in the right mood. The doctor was having a hard time with his body heat but Chet was all ready to go. I let the winds pick us up and I waited until I was sure to open my eyes. I looked at the flower and it was pure white. I picked it up and six petals fell off. Their eyes were open too. I let us go back down to the ground and soon as I stood up the father opened his eyes and sat up.

“Father!” Chet hugged him and I smiled at them. Why did the petals fall off?

“Let them all come in. If you stall, you want to tell them the news before you can.” I gave him the coat and glass back to him. I walked to my room. I had the flower close to my chest. I looked at the sky that was an orange color. Soon as I laid in my bed I fell asleep with the flower to my chest. 

“You are doing wonderful! I never thought you would find out the cure.” I was back in the place from before. The animals and everything was stalled here.

“Thank you. I know I did not do it all on my own. Do you help me?” The soft voice laughed.

“Yes, I gave you the flower. You did everything else. I know the cure had something to do with the flower but I had no Idea how to do it. You will be a great person in your life.” I could feel someone behind me but when I looked there was no one. “Why did you leave the guy named Shown? He was a nice guy.”

“He tried to kill me and…” I looked behind me again but no one was there. “…he tried to beat up Chet because of what he did. He is too protective over someone he barely knows.”

“Are you sure you don’t know him?”

“What do you mean? I never saw him and he never saw me.”

“Are you sure? Think about it more. The reason why I boring you here is so you can learn your power‘s.”

“Power’s I only have one and that is wind.” She laughed.

“Try using water make ripple’s in the pond under you.” I looked at it and put my finger in it. “Try to use your power, not your hand. Be happy and try to do it again.” I waved my hand after I found my happy place. It was with my mom and dad. The day we were in the forest and I went to sleep in between them. A big wave of water went in and then made a wave. I played with the water and I was surfing on a dolphin. This was so much fun that I fell into the water. I was scared when I saw the sharks but then they came up to me and gave me a ride. I thought this was a pond. It is not big enough to hold all of the sea animals. 

“This is not a normal place. This is where people came to train. They don’t have to worry about no one coming in on them and finding out what you are.”

“We are not allowed to let anyone know?”

“No, not unless you want to be treated differently. You have all of the four elements. When you want to use them you will learn. 

“Wow! I can’t wait to use them.”

“Don’t show other people. That is why they did what they did. When your mom and bad die. They are scared of you so don’t tell anyone or you will die, Just like your no good for nothing parents.” I used the water to take me to land. “Your parents deserved to die.”

“Shut up! They did nothing wrong, it was me! I was careless. I let them see me play with the birds and everything.” The voice kept saying it over and over. I could not stand it.

“Yes it was your fault! all yours!”

“It was all me!” I woke up with someone leaning over me. I could not tell because of the tears in my eye. 

“What’s wrong? I heard you screaming!” It was Chet I rolled over to my side. 

“My parents died because of me. It was all my fault.” He touched me and I pushed him back. I bumped into someone trying to run away. His strong hands pushed me back and he looked at me. 

“What happened to you?” It was David.

“I want to go outside in the woods. I want to see them one more time. They need to know I’m sorry for what happened to them.” I looked behind me and grabbed the death rose. “Let me leave or die by this rose.” He bagged up and I ran out the door of the room. The moon light shined on me as I found my why outside. I looked up at the sky and never looked down. I was in the middle of the house. It looked like it was a min forest. I walked across the bridge then I looked at the tree’s and claimed it. I looked up at the moon and I could see my mom and dad. They were smiling down at me.

“Sweet heart It was not your fault. You did not even use your powers.” My mom was smiling when she said it.

“You did not even have your power at that time. We were washing our clothes and they saw us. Yes, we could have stopped them from killing us but we wanted you to stay alive. That is why we hid you but your stall came out.” My dad was smiling like he was happy he was gone but upset because he was.

“I’m sorry I told the family I was able to use wind. That means I’m going to be treated differently. I will run away and start a new life. To make it alright and change my name.” 

“Don’t worry about that. Be yourself and make sure they don’t blow your life up.” I laughed and so did they. “This is the last time you will see us but not the last time we will be together.”

“Hello Mom and Dad. I’ll see you when I can.”

“Hello Claire we will too.”

“Let the spirits be with you. We love you.” We all said it together and we blew kisses to each other. They disappeared and I just sat on the tree looking up. I fall a sleep and I woke up the next day. Someone was calling my name.

“Claire! Claire! Where are you?” I tried to pull my leg’s up on the big tree and dropped the rose. 

“Oops” I looked down to see Divan picking it up. He looked up and I moved back so he could not see me.

“Claire I know you're up there! Can you get down from there?” He knows I’m up here.

“I’m coming down now.” I made my way down the tree and he was waiting for me. “Why can’t I stay up there? Out of harm's way.”

“Because you will make Mom worry and Bother to.” We walked back over to the glass door’s. “So how long were you planning to go without food?” My stomach was growling and I did not even know it.

“I don’t know. I did not feel hunger until now.” I looked at my clothes. “Can I go take a shower and change my clothes?”

“Sure I’m going to have someone outside your door to show you the way. See you at lunch.” He waited for me to go in then he walked away. Once I got dressed I realized Devin stall had the death flower. That is wonderful. I can’t believe he has it. I hope nothing happens to him, if it does it will be all my fault. I ran out and bumped into the guy that was outside my door. So much for someone he’s a damn bodyguard! He was tall, brown eyes, buff, and had on all black. 

“You’re a bodyguard aren’t you?”

“Yes I am. I will be watching over you every time you leave the house.” I looked down the hall and he led me to the dining room.

“Are they a royal family or something?”

“No, they make a lot of money.” I don’t want to know what he does but for some reason I think he is the government of this city or town. I wonder what would happen if the people found out about me. Would he lose his job or will I die?

“I can take care of myself. I know how to do things on my own.” He opened the door for me and I entered. “Thank you.” Everyone was already at the table waiting for me.

“Hello Claire. Nice day don’t you think?”

“Hello, yes it is very nice.” I sat down then a camera took a picture of me. When I looked at it there was a group of people standing there looking at me. The guards ran after them and they ran.

“If they get away with that they are going to miss everything.” Soon as they wanted to run through the room and out of the big brown door’s I came in form. The guards were behind them and I was behind them.

“I’ll be right back.” I ran back to the glass house and climbed a tree. When I first saw this place I thought it was a back door and if I’m right they will come through… The People came running from up under the tree. I have not had any fun with my power’s so I think it is time. I floated above them and when they crawled up under a rock and the guards went by I landed on the ground. I walked past them and the guy jumped out at me.

“You little brat.” They put the camera’s to the ground. “Your not going to get away with this.” He pulled out a knife and I sliced both of my arm’s than my clothes all over the place. “Catch.” He threw me to the guy next to him. I screamed really loud. Of course I was not in any pain. A lot worse. “You little bitch!” The guard’s ran to us and beat up the guy’s. The guard from before grabbed me and walked to the room that was like a hospital. He laid me on the bed and the doctor’s that I helped took care of me. Next time I wont get hurt. I started smiling and the doctor’s looked at me as they got down with the last cut.

“Why are you smiling? You just got cut with a knife.” 

“It goes back when I was five years old.” He raped up the last cut and took the gloves off.

“My name is David and the one with the blue hair is Darin. We forgot to tell you when we first night.”

“I’m Claire nice to have worked with you. The cut was minor so I can walk around fine. The only thing is the pain but nothing works on them. Maybe for a few minutes.” I just sat here looking at them. It doesn't matter what, I’m going to run away. They are really nice but I want to start all over. I already messed up my life so all I have to do is start all over and go back to the orphanage. My life was not meant to be lived like this, I was meant to die alone. That is how I plan on dying. No one can come in between me but why did I go to that one place. Why did she do all of that stuff?  I don’t care but I’m never going back to it. I may be thirteen but I do know a lot of things. More than I should know.

“Drink this water. Take your time and Why were you in the green house? You was spouse to be eating.”

“I was not hungry and I wanted some fresh air.” I played with the paper cup in my hand.

“Will please don’t do anything like that again. If you want to stay here and be the daughter of the government.” So he is someone famous. I hate famous people. They let it get to their head. They thank everyone whose spouse is nice to them or give them whatever they want. “Do you want to go back to that orphanage?” I shook my head. “Then be a good little girl and be yourself.” I frowned at him.

“You're not going to like me that way. Everyday I would be under the house in the basement doing things or home work. The only time my mom and dad would see me is after school or during lunch and dinner. Maybe every once a week they would see me for breakfast.” He looked at me like he was wondering how close we were.

“Ok, we can make that work out. We can give you some room to do your own experiments yourself.”

“No, I can just sit in my room or see what you guy’s do. I may not look like it but I know a lot of this. You want to know I’m here unless you make a mistake then I will say something.” He smiled.

“Ok, you can come tomorrow. Don’t tell Mr. Graham because he will not like it.”

“Ok, tomorrow it is. What are you guy’s working on right now?”

“We found a thing and we have now clue what it says. It is some new type of writhing.”

“May I see it?” He told Darin to go get it.

“What do you know about things like writing? We have had this for three moths and we only found words.” Darin gave David the paper. “They are ‘Yelp Dellik’ What does that mean? They are far apart so we don’t know what they are.” I looked at the paper.

Kalp                                                        Delik

⑦③❧❺ ❸⓪⓿❧❧ ④❧ ⑨⑥ ❧⓪❧

✍ ⓪☏④ ❧⑥③❧ ❧⑤❧ ❧③③ ❧③⑥

⑤⑤❧• ✓③❧❧⑩❧ ❧❧③⑦ ④❧••• 

❧❧ ☝⑨❧❧✍✍✍✍

 “Get me a panicle please. I have come across this before and found out what it meant. The whole thing was someone screaming for help. This is the ghost handwriting. Here is what it says.”

Yelp htiw em     ro eid

⑦③❧❺ ❸⓪⓿❧❧ ④❧ ⑨⑥ ❧⓪❧

!   M’I dloc dna lla   enol-

✍ ⓪☏④ ❧⑥③❧ ❧⑤❧ ❧③③ ❧③⑥

 - a, Esaelp pleh em…

* ❧ ⑤⑤❧• ✓③❧❧⑩❧ ④❧•••

eb eerf!!!!

❧❧ ☝⑨❧❧✍✍✍✍

“What does that mean?”

“Get me a mirror and I will tell you.” He took me to my room. I stood in the mirror holding it to my stomach. “Play with me or die! I’m cold and all alone. Please help me… be free!!!!”

“How did you find that out so fast?”

“My dad did this for a leave and he should teach me how to do this. He even should me how to write in it.” Who is this? “Where did you find this? This is not a normal thing for anybody to just start writing.”

“We found it in the green house. We found more of them but we have no clue what it says. Do you want to see them?”

“Yes, I do.” We walked out the door and I could see a girl stand outside crying. Where did she come from? I wonder if she is the ghost that is sending the notes. Soon as we got into the lab they showed me everything they found. They were all calling for help. Is that girl the ghost? I could feel someone that was cold behind me. I looked over my shoulder and the girl was standing there.

“What are you looking at?”

“Nothing I thought someone touched me. These are all asking for something. How long have you found this?”

“We found them all a day apart. What is it about? I hope it has nothing to do with a ghost. I don’t think I would get along with them.” The little girl got behind David and made a face at him. Why is she wearing new ed hardy clothes? She played like she was slapping him, kicking him, and when he turned around to go get something. She was on his back riding him like a horse. I was trying not to laugh. “Can you help us find out what it means? It’s been month’s or something like that.”

“I already know what it says.” I let out a breath I was holding ever since the girl came in. She stopped and looked at me. That’s when I realized she was older than me. What did I do?

“What do they say?” I picked up a handful of them and gave one to everyone. When I looked up the girl was in front of me. 

“I will give you a hint. It all has something to do with help and a ghost I have to guess. What I have read and seen so far I would have to say so.” I balled my hands up trying to make it seem like I can see through the girl.

“Why can’t you tell us what they all say?” I smiled.

“You asked me to help you. That is what I’m doing.” I put my hands in front of my face and rubbed it.

“Then give us some more help, who is it?”

“Yeah who is it?” The girl asked. Her voice was high pitched and she had blond hair and blue eyes. She was dirty, really dirty but how did she get dirty?

“I don’t know. There is no name of who it is.” The girl walked over to David and placed her hand over his right arm. He grabbed his arm and looked at it. “Is something wrong?” He pulled his sleeve up.

“No, my arm is hurting a little that’s all.” I caught a glimpse of his arm and there was a name on it. “Ok, will if you need anything else I will be in my room.” The girl’s name is Ashlee.

“You can see me can’t you?” She was in front of me and I walked faster. Way to convene her I can’t see her. “You can answer me. What is your name? Why are you here? Can you help me get out of here? Why can’t no one see me?” Soon as I got into my room I grabbed the death flower. “What kind of flower is… That is the Death flower! Get read of that right now!” See stepped back and I looked into her eye’s.

“Yes I can see you. I can answer you, my name doesnt matter. Yes, I can help you get out of here and I don’t know why they can’t see you.” She started laughing. “What is so funny?”

“You are weird to answer ghost questions. I’m sure someone else would have said something about me. How come you would not say my name?”

“Ashlee is your name.” She got closer to me.

“You can read the death language? How you didn't die.”

“My father showed me how. If you died how come you have not moved on?”

“I don’t know. Something is holding me back and I think it has something to do with the kid that lives here. What is his name? Chet! I fall in love with him and never told him about my love.” As she carried on her voice became softer. “He is so handsome and not like his bad bother at all!!!.” Her voice was becoming bitter. “He is messed up, thinks only about himself, perverted and straight out rude!!!!”

“How long have you known them?” Before she could answer someone knocked on the door. “Come in.” Chet walked right in and she gasped and ran to his side.

“Who are you talking to?” She looked at me.

“Tell him I’m here. Tell him my name.” Before I could say anything she flowed over to me and ran into my body. I flew to the ground and Chet came over to help me up.

“Claire are you ok? What happened?” I was looking at my body and it was moving by itself. No, she took over my body. I walked over to my body but I could not get control over my body. Once she… I mean me, stood up, I fell over to him and he grabbed me. “Are you feeling ok?” He put his hand over my forehead. I was blushing really hard.

“Give me back my body! How did you even tack over it?” She looked at me then back to Chet.

“Yes, I’m fine. Thank you.” She stood up and gazed at him.

“I came here to ask if you would like to go to the green house and walk with me?”

“I would love to!” She is flirting with him. “How have you been? It’s been forever since I have seen you.” I followed them into the middle of the greenhouse.

“You are talking a lot. Is it because I never came to visit you? I’m sorry I will came and she you everyday.” It was now night time and we just got done eating dinner. The whole time Ashlee was looking at Chet and stuffing my face with meat or whatever she could get her hands on. After that Chet and Ashlee walked back out in the green house. He gave her his jacket and she held his arm. 

“For the last time I will say this. Give me back my body!” She laughed and stuck her tongue out at me.

“What’s so funny?”

“Nothing, I was just thinking how handsome you look.” 

“Stop flirting with him! I don’t even like him and give me my body back!” She is going to make him think the wrong thing about me.

“Thank you and your… beautiful.”

“Thank you! You have no clue how long I have waited for you to say that.” 

“Don’t you dare do anything stupid.” They were now in front of my room. 

“I have to tell you something. Will you listen to me, Chet?”

“I won’t my body back now! You have had enough time. Hand over my body.”

“Yes sure is something…” 

“O my gosh! Stop that right now! Stop it Or I will… I will…” She looked at me and rolled her eye’s. Then she leaned back.

“I love you.” She opened the door. Then took off his jacket and gave it back to him. She slowly closed the door.

“How dare you kiss him! On top of that with my body! Get out of it now!” She laid in the bed and gave me back my body. “I can’t believe you went that far and this is not your body.” Tears were coming down my face.

“It feels so good to be alive! Man his lips are soft and worm.” I rolled over and barred my face in the pillow and tried to go to sleep. Someone was shaking me so I got up to see who it was.

“Your finely up, you have slept through the entire morning. It is about time you got up and helped us.” I sat up and rubbed my eye. It was David and Darin. When I stood up I fell forward and one of them caught me. I let out a big yawn. “You are stall tired? How late did you stay up?”

“I don’t know. I’m going back to sleep.” 

“No, you’re not coming to help us. Put her on you back David.” When he reached for me I saw his arm again.

“Next time you are going to care for her.” When he put me on him he started walking.

“When we get in the lab let me look at your arm. There is something on it.” I dozed off and when we got back into the lab I was a little bit a wake more. He sat me in the chair and I grabbed his arm. “Can I have a marker please? I want to show you something.” He gave me a black marker and I drew what was on his arm.

☛⑩❧③❧❧

“What does that mean? We still don’t know what the letter’s mean.”

“That’s the girls name. If you find the answer to that it might make some since. Good night.” I laid back into the chair and closed my eyes. When I woke up I lit out a big Yawn. Everyone was laughing. I must have been talking when I was asleep.

“Look she is up.” David looked at me and stared at me.

“What?”

“Can you give us a hint? We came up with some names. Is she named after a state?” 

“No, and she is not named after a star, plant, or planet. Anything else?”

“Nope back to the drawing board you guys.” I laughed and they all looked at me. “What is it?”

“Tell me some of the name’s you came up with. I will tell you which one is closer.” He pulled out a piece of paper.

“Christen, Amber, I’m a dummy, Fart a kiss, Kiss a face…” I started laughing.

“What kind of name’s are those?” He smiled and flipped the paper over. When he got done everyone was laughing. “Sorry none of them was close start all over.” They all began working again. When he turned around I started talking. “Her name is Ashlee, she has blond hair and blue eyes. She is about the age of Chet and Divan. The letter’s that are in all of your hands are her asking for help.” Everyone pulled out a pen and piece of paper. Then pulled up a set near me.

“What does she need help for?” Someone yelled out.

“Her spirit is trapped on earth and she can’t move on to the next world.” She stood next to me and looked at everyone. “David the reason your arm started hurting is because of what she wrote on your arm. For some reason she has come here and if I’m right she wants to confess her love to Chet. He is not able to see her, that is the problem but I can. For some reason she took over my body yesterday and walked around with him.”

“Can she take over anyone’s body?”

“No, only the ones who can see me.” I looked at her and she smiled.

“No, only people who can see her. Otherwise when she touched David she would have taken over him.”

“Is she in this room?” I shook my head. “Can you prove it?”

“Give me five seconds.” She walked over to Darin and slapped him.

“Oww! What the hell was that for?” He soothed his cheek.

“Is that good enough?”

“No make something float or let her take over your…”

“Make something float. Ashlee, go ahead.”

“I can’t do that.” I smiled at her.

“Yes go ahead and do it.” I used wind and made the paper’s fly all over the place. Then I made it so everyone was floating seven feet above their seat. I let everything drop. “Is that good enough?”

“Look at the place it is a miss!” I rolled my eyes and fixed everything. “Ok we get it she is here. What does the sea want with us?”

“It’s not us she wants.”

“Can I take over now?”

“Do you want to talk to her yourself?” They shook their heads. “Tomorrow you have to leave me alone and let me sleep. Go head Ashlee takeover. Don‘t you dare go near him or I will bite your head off.” I walked over to David where she was standing and she took my hand. I fell and someone grabbed me. She was now in my body and I was standing next to her and no one could see me. I just walked around and then I went to sleep. When I woke up I was back in my body and someone was taking me some wear. 

“Claire woke up, it's been six days. Do we have to feed her through a tube?”

“Yes we do. Go get everything ready.”

“How do you feed her like that?”

“We put it down her throat and we make the food into liquid. Than…”

“Why don’t Chet give her another kiss? I’m sure she would wake up to him.” For some reason I could not breathe then I popped up and was gasping for air.

“There is no need for that. She is up to look.” They were all the way across the room but they sounded like they were right next to me. “Hay, next time you go to sleep you should make sure you know what they are going to do.” They were by my side and he gave me a cup of water that I gulped down.

“Why did she kiss Chet then disappear?”

“She kissed who?!” They were all laughing.

“When Ashlee took over he walked in and she made out with him. Then when she said ‘I love you’ to him. She fell and Chet grabbed you. Where did she go?” I rubbed my head.

“She moved on. I’m happy for her.” My stomach growled and I felt embarrassed.

“Go get her something to eat.” Chet entered the room as he said it. My face burned more but what for? “Can everyone please leave I want to talk to Claire alone.” Everyone left and I played with the covers nervously. He sat down on the bed where my thigh was. ``When I came to your room and you fell to the ground, what was she? She took over your body?”

“Yes, did you know her?”

“Yes she die three months go. On September 22, 2009. She died because of a house fire. Her mom left the fire on and gas was leaking. Ashlee was sick that day and stayed home. Than the house blow up and she was sleep. The house burned down and she died in it.” He liked her, why else would he know all of this stuff. “Her mom did not shed a tear. When she saw her body she stood there with a smile. One day I saw her go into the woods and I followed her. She was screaming with joy and jumping. It seemed as if she killed her intently after that she saw me and I ran. She came after me but my bodyguards was looking for me and I ran into them. For some reason the lady was pitied and everyone was there for her. One day she came here because of her job and I saw her with my father. She was asking for some money to pay for her house and he gave it to her. She saw me but I ran a way before my dad could. I don’t like that lady at all I have not seen her every since.” His eyes are filled with anger. I smiled.

“You liked her didn’t you? You were going to tell her your feelings but then you heard she died. Then you saw it on T.V. or something.”

“How do you know all of this stuff? Did she tell you? Is she stalling here?” He looked around the room and I laughed.

“No, she moved on. She never knew you liked her and I don’t know. Did you want to tell her something?” 

“No, I’m sure she already knows everything now.”

“Do you think you can forgive her mom? I mean Ashlee is put at rest now.”

“No! She killed her only child! How can anyone forgive her? She is a Killer!” I wonder if he was to die now would he hunt her or let it go. “If I was Ashlee I would have hunted her until she came out with the truth. It is not right for her to do that to Ashlee. She would always talk about how sweet and loving, her mom was. Then her mom does something like this, it's not right.”

“Where does she leave now?”

“On 3928 Sour patch. Dr. Why?”

“Just wondering how much you hate her.” I wonder if I can hunt her using my powers. It would be like practicing in a way and getting back at her, for Chet and Ashlee. “Do you have a video camera?”

“What for?” 

“I just want to video the green house and see if they can really pick up ghosts.” Not another one. There was a man that had blue eyes, and blond hair. Who is he? I wonder if her mom killed him?

“Can you help me?” He reached out to me and put his hand down.

“Go get the camera right now. Here up.” He got off the bed and followed my eyes. Then left for a few minutes and came right back. I set it up on the guy and he stood there. “What is your name?”

“parker, I need help. I don’t know how to move on and I’m running out of time.”

“What do you mean ‘Running out of time’?”

“I have to Move on in the next six week. If I don’t the death master can calm me and order me to do things. If I don’t do them I will get sent down to the underworld. Please I don’t have long.”

“Ok, Parker what do you need to do?”

“I don’t know.  The only thing I know is I’m looking for my wife. She is the one who killed my daughter and I. think I’m supposed to get back at her.” Who is this guy?

“Parker who is your daughter?”

“Does he have the same eyes and hair as Ashlee?” I shook my head. “Is his last name Day?”

“Yes, that is it. how do you know me?” He walked in front of Chet.

“He can’t see you. Chet he won't know who you know? He is standing in front of you.” He smiled.

“Nice to meet you Mr. Day. I’m Chet, one of Ashlee’s friends. She has told me about you. I’m sorry to hear that you died in an accident.” So he is the father.

“That was an accident! My wife drowned me in the pool!” I jumped and looked at his angry face.

“He says it was not an accident. His own wife drowned him in the pool.” She has big problems! She killed her husband and on top her only child. What the hell is wrong with her! “When was this?”

“On the same day but three years ago. She said she wanted someone else. Than we got into it and she drowned me in the pool so she could keep all the money.” 

“Wow she is messed up big time. I will help you but not right now. I have an idea to help you but it will have you tack place during the night.” I stopped the video and replayed it. He showed up as a big white blur.

“What are the blurs?”

“They are called spirits. It's Mr. Day, since you can’t see him and the camera can pick him up some what. This is who he is being shown. You can make out his eye, face, hands, and body a little bit. Can you go get me some paper?” He walked over to the other end and grabbed me a lot of paper and a pen. “When they come in I will not talk to you I will right down thing’s.”

“I can’t read human hand writing anymore.” I wrote something down. 

❧❧⑤ ❺⑥❶ ⑨❧❧❧ ⓿❧⓪⑩☞

“Yes I can read that. How do you know about that hand writing?” I saved the video and closed it soon as the doctors came back in. 

“My father and my mom showed me everything I know. Here’s your camera back. Can I use it again today?”

“Yeah you can keep it and give it back when you are done.” They gave me eggs, bacon, toast, and orange juice.

“Thank you.” I ate my food.

“What are we going to do and when?” I picked my pen and started writing.

⦸❧ ❧⑨❧ ❧⑥⓪⑤❧⓿⑥ ④❧②❧ ❧❧⑨ ❧⑥ ⓿⑥ ⓿❧❧ ⑦⑥③⓪❧❧ ❧❺ ❧❧⑨  ⑩❧③❧• ☝⑥❸ ❧⑨❧ ❸❧ ❧⑥⓪⑤❧ ⓿⑥ ❧⑥ ⓿❧❧⓿☞ ☒⓪④⑦③❧ ❸❧ ❧⑨❧ ❧⑥⓪⑤❧ ⓿⑥ ❧❶⑤⓿ ❧❧⑨ ❧❷❧⑨❺ ⑤⓪❧❧⓿ ❶⑤⓿⓪③ ⑩❧❧ ❧⑥• ⦸❧❧⓿ ⓪❧ ⑩❧❧  ❧⑥❧⑩⑤•⓿☞ ☚⑥⑤•⓿ ❸⑥⑨⑨❺ ☟ ❧❧❷❧ ❧ ❧❧❧② ❶⑦ ⑦③❧⑤ ❧⑤❧ ❸❧❧⑤ ⓿❧❧ ⓿⓪④❧ ❧⑥④❧⑩ ☟ ❸⓪③③ ⓿⓪③③ ❺⑥❶•

“ok, when are we going to start?”

⓿⑥ ⑤⓪❧❧⓿

“Thank you for the food. Can I go now?” They looked at the peace of paper on my leg.

“What’s that? Are you teaching Chet?”

“No it’s a note. I don’t like people to read what I write so I write it like that.” He grabbed it and looked at it.

“What if they find out what it means?” I smiled.

“I have other things.” I grabbed the paper and wrote in a different ghost writing.



Like this!

“What is this? We have never seen anything like this before.” I laughed.

“I know there are 13 deferent ways to write. I know they all think of my parents. Chet can you take me to my room? I need to show you something.”

“Sure let's go.” I grabbed the paper and the camera. Then he left and Parker came with us.

“I’m going to be gone tonight so I need you to make sure no one comes into the room.” He looked at me and I opened the door.

“Where are you going? Do you have to go?” I snickered.

“Yes I do and I will be doing it for the next couple of weeks.” He looked at his camera. 

“Then what is that for?”

“I’m going to surprise you with that.” I walked over to my bed and sat everything on it. Then I grabbed my flower.

“Can I come with you? I don’t want you to get hurt. You're younger than I am and my mom said no one can leave unless they have someone older with them.”

“I will have someone older than me. His name is Parker and he is a lot older than you. Don’t worry I will only be gone for half the night.”

“That’s the problem, basely going to be gone the whole time.” I looked in his eyes and I could see what he was thinking.

“You think I’m going to run away! That is so not right.”

“No, I don’t. It's… I…”

“That is it! I can’t believe you would think of something like that. I’m trying to help someone out that’s it! How does it get to that? How did you even get to that?” He folded his arms around his chest and I walked around the room. Then I got some black clothes out and walked over to the bathroom door.

“Where are you going?”

“To tack a shower or do you think I’m going to run away?” I took a quick shower and got out. When I came out he was in the same spot. I rolled my eyes at him and grabbed the camera. “I’m leaving see you tomorrow.”

“Take me with you please?”

“No, I’m better off by myself.” He grabbed my arm and pulled me to the bed. “I’m fine I can go by myself. Unless you think I’m not coming back?” His body got harder. He pushed me down onto the bed and I laid on the bed looking at him.

“I will tell my dad if you go.” He sat next to me. “My mom will double the guards around you if she finds out.”

“I don’t care at least that gives me more time to be out.” I rolled off the side of the bed, ran out the door, to the glass house, across the bridge, up a tree, and flew away. “Parker I’m going to video tape everything. What do you want to do to make the wind blow like crazy?”

“How about making her call the police or something.” I thought about it as I stood on to her roof.

“How about we make her call the police because she thinks someone busted into her house?” He shook his head and I lowered myself down onto her patio. I unlocked the door and went in, making sure I was hovering above the floor. Using air I write all over the walls using ghost hand writing. I left and looked at the door. I made sure there were no cameras and I used the wind to blow everything around. She got up and walked into the room then I dropped everything. I pulled the video camera out and taped everything. Parker walked in and she freaked out. She could not see him but something made her flip out.

“come in here and make it look like you’re a ghost. Leave a note in the ghost handwriting and one so she can read. Don’t make them the same though.”  I put the camera in the air, made a note and I floated in.

“If you scream I will hurt you. You killed your only child and your husband.” She looked like Ashlee but the hair and eye’s. I made sure the note did not touch my hand at all not even when I was writing on it. “If you need help finding out what this means go to the government. Someone there will tell you what it means and if you don’t go I will be back. I will make everything even worse if you don’t. See you there. Ah! ah! Ah!” I backed away with an evil laugh. “You might want to call the cops because your house has just been broken into.” Soon as I jumped up and left she called the cops and I went back to the Graham’s house. I sat in the tree and looked at the sky. It was nice and quiet until some people came running around. The dog was sniffing the tree I was on and I used the wind to knock him off. I wonder if I have all the power the lady said I did. Most likely I dreamed it. Slowly I went to sleep and woke up falling to the ground. The air feels so good. It’s like a rollercoaster but more comfortable and you're free falling. Free falling! I landed into someone’s arms. 

“What the hell are you doing up there?” It had to be a bodyguard. I opened my eyes to a guy dressed in black and dark brown eyes. 

“I was um… sleeping.” O boy I’m busted! I realized I was laying on the ground and his arm was under my neck. “Um… I’m going to…” He picked me up, took me over the bridge, and into the house. “What are you…”

“Don’t talk, you were gone for three days, almost fell out of a 100 foot oak tree, and almost hit the ground. I don’t think you should be talking. Your Dad is really upset and your mom is crying her eye’s out.” He opened the door. Chet, Divan, their dad was hugging the mom, trying to calm her down. He called them my mom and dad. They were worried about me and on top of that their mom was crying. I thought they were feeling pity for me so they got me. They never came to talk to me or even came to my room to see how I was doing. “Mr. and Miss. Graham I have Claire right here.” They turned to me. The mother hoped up, ran over to me, and threw her arms around both me and the guy.

“Claire why did you leave us like that? Chet saw you leaving and he thought you were running away. He came running into are room and told us right away.” She was really crying. Her huge was not being forced, she really cares for me. My heart started to beat. The father came over to us and he grabbed me.

“I got her thank you. Please stay I would like to talk to you.” He let me go and Chet’s father cared me over to the black couch. “Sweetheart why did you leave us? We felt like it was all are fault because we never came to talk to you unless we are eating together.” He was hugging me so tight it reminded me of my father. For the first time, in a long time my heart beats, not just to keep me leaving, but it’s beating with meaning. My heart started to ache in pain but I did not care. When he pulled me back I could see tears in his eye. This family is not a fake there for real. “What did we do wrong? We will fix it or is it too late to fix it?” My heart is going to explode.

“I had nothing to do and I wanted to go out.” I lied big time. Worm tears came to my eye’s. He hugged me, then the mother joined in. It seem that they really do love me and I will have to learn how to love them. I don’t think it will be that hard. I guess they saw right through my lie.

“Next time you want to do something like that let us know.” Father let me go and Mother laid me down on her lap. She played with my hair and I just looked into her eye’s. I heard the door open then it closed.

“Mom can we go to school now? We are going to be late if we don’t get going now.” Divan asked. She looked up to them.

“Go head dear. Love you.”

“Love you too.” They left and she looked back at me.

“Do you want to be here? I know we can’t replace them but we can be your new family. You don’t have to let them go.” 

“Yes, I do want to be here. I don’t think you know what you are doing though.” Her eyebrows pulled up. “I’m not like most people. You know that but out of all the people in the world. Why did you pick me?” She smiled and whipped my tears away.

“When I saw you for the first time I whispered to myself that you were going to be my daughter. I thought I was thinking it but when you told me about your parents I know it.” That is so cheese but it is sweet in a way. My stomach started growling. “Excuse me can you please go get some food for Claire please?” She looked up at a guard and back to me. Then the door opened and closed.

“Sweetheart I’m sorry for taking a long time. What are you two talking about?”

“I just ordered some food for Claire. What did you do with Cole?”

“He wants to work for me and I want him to prove that he can be trusted. When he proves himself I will ask for Divan, and Chet’s help.” He picked my feet up and put them on his lap.

“How are they going to help? Chet is most likely going to hate him and Divan is not going to care.” 

“Yes he will because of his sister. Cole is going to become Claire’s new bodyguard.” I smiled at him when someone came in. Parker smiled and looked at the door.

“She is here.”

“Excuse me someone is here to see you. She says her name is Miss. Day.” One of the guards was talking to him.

“Tell her to come in and can you get a cover?” She came in and sat down on the other side. There was a wooden chair and she sat in it. When some hot tea and my breakfast came I sat up. I looked at her and she nearly jumped out of her skin. She had nice dark brown hair, high cheekbones, with blush, pink lip stack, a nice black dress, and all of it drew attention to her light brown eyes.

“I’m sorry to bother you but I was told to come here.”

“It’s no problem. I would be happy to help with whatever I can. Who told you to come here?”

“It may sound silly but a ghost did. She threw this at me and messed up my house. I called the police and they said there was no forced entry. They are looking for evidence at my house right now but that is not what I came here for.” She opened a thin black purse from her side and pulled out a piece of paper. “This is what she through at me.” She looked at me as she handed it to my father. He opened it and she counted to talk. “I can’t find out what that means and I was hoping you could help me.” I took a sip of my apple juice. I took a look at it.

“It’s a grouchy list.” He handed it back to her.

“I’m sorry here is the real thing.” She opened it to make sure. I looked at the paper and sat the cup down.

“I don’t know, maybe my doctors can. They have been working on something like this for a long time. So they might know something about this.” She started to rub her arm and I could see the writing on her arm.

“May I see your arm? There is something written on it.” She lifted up her sleeve and I looked at it. He carved the people’s death on her arm”

“What is it? I don’t see anything?”

“You have some kind of markings on your arm. They say Ashlee and Parker Graham are right next to you. Who are they?”

“There is nothing on my arm, I don’t see anything.” She rubbed her arm and looked at it.

“Who are those people?” She looked at me more than at my father and mother.

“They passed away. Parker was my husband and Ashlee was our daughter. Parker died Three years ago and Ashlee died three moths ago.” She pulled her sleeve down.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to bring that up.” She looked at me like she was on to me. I flashed a smile to her.

“Can you read what is on the paper?” Father gave it to me and I read it over.

“I’m sorry but I can only read the first couple of words. It says ‘Turn yourself into the police! I’m on to you.’ I can’t read the rest. If I had a super computer or something close to it. I might be able to find out the rest of it.” He looked at me then he smiled.

“Go to the nurse room and tell the Doc. about the note. Tell him I said give you the best technology we have.” I stood up and they gave me the cover.

“Thank Achoo!” 

“Sweet heart I think you should go rest in your bed.”

“How about I go to the doctor and make sure it’s nothing. I'm fine , don't worry.” I walked into the door and bumped into it. “Oop’s.”

“Cole after the Doctor checks her out to make her go to bed. Even if you have to stay in the room and switch her.”

“Yes, sir.” He opened the door and walked with me. I started to feel a little dizzy and before I knew it I was in his aim. “Are you always like this?”

“No, I’m just dizzy, nothing big.” He took me into the room and David came to us right away.

“I think she has a fever.” He sat me down and I closed my blurry eye. I opened them when I felt calm. “He says you need to rest.”

“This is her room.” One of the doctors said. I’m guessing it was Divan.

“Thank you.” He walked in and sat me on my bed. “Go to sleep.” I closed my eyes and went to sleep. For some reason I was able to have a really nice sleep. I was able to wake up like one of the heavy burdens’ lifted off my shoulders. When I rolled over I was on something soft but it was like a human. I opened my eyes to see the guy. What was his name? Um.. Cole what is he stall doing here? I sat up and someone came into the room. 

“Hay Claire… What is he doing here?” I rubbed me eye’s and looked at Cole.

“I’m her new body guard. Your father told me to stay with her if she would not go to sleep. I only did what I was told.” 

“Yawn!” I got off the bed and walked over to the bathroom with new clothes.

“Are you stall sleepy? Do you feel dizzy?” Cole was walking around my bed.

“No, I’m fine thank you. Thanks for taking care of me yesterday.” He nodded and I went into the shower. I started the water and my right arm started to hurt. When I looked at it, it was glowing. I got into the shower and the water was all around my arm. What the hell! I tried to brush it off but it stayed on. I counted with my shower and came out. Soon as I turned the water off it came off my arm. I don’t want to know what that means. I got dressed and walked out of the bathroom. They were talking to each other and Parker was laughing at them. I put my stuff on my bed and walked out the door. When I walked into the doctor’s lab they had the note and was trying to find out what it meant.

“Hay Clair are you feeling better?” I smiled at them.

“Yes, I am thank you. Need help finding out what that means?” He grabbed the paper and gave it to me. I did not even look at it.

“You never give us help without making us work for it. Did you wake up on the good side today?” I laughed.

“Yes I did.”

“Your father is coming in.” I turned to the door and he walked right in.

“Good morning sweet heart. Are they helping you out?” He gave me a huge and a kiss on my forehead.

“Good morning. Yes, they are, we even found out what the whole thing said. It’s some kind of ghost tracking her. They are demanding her to go to the police. If she doesn’t they will hunt her until she does.” I gave him the paper and looked at everyone.

“We should make her scared out of her mind. Tell them you can see me. I will tell you everything to do.”

“No, I won't. Leave me alone and come back tomorrow.” Oops I said it out loud.

“Who are you talking to?” I looked at dad and smiled.

“Parker he is standing next to you. He is one of the ghosts hunting her. Don’t worry he is just trying to move on.” This is good now I can tell them everything. If they believe me I don’t have to let him take over my body. 

“What do you mean one of them? Who else is hunting her?”

“Two of them Ashlee and Parker.” I started playing with my hands.

“Why are they after her?” He looked at me and I smiled.

“I need paper and a pen. He wants to write it down.” He quickly wrote down everything. “Here you go. We have seven hours to find what this means before he disappears.”

“I need to get her back over here?”

“Yes, and we can make her confess. I don’t know how to take over people's body’s so you will have to talk for me.” 

“Yes, he might want to make her confess. If she doesn’t this is the last thing we have. It most likely will tell us why they are hunting her.” He smiled and walked out of the door.

“What does it mean?” I gave them the paper and they looked at it.

“I don’t know, aren't you the expert? I just wanted to help do something.”

“We don’t even understand one way of writing. You know them all.”

“Just try to find it out and I don’t mean guessing. It has something to do with the death of her husband, Parker, and daughter, Ashlee.” Daived opened his mouth but I cut him off. “Yes, she has something to do with it.

“You said we don’t have a lot of time so why don’t you just tell us?”

“We have until four weeks form. I just want you to work faster.” I sat in my chair and they got to work. “This has been the most boring six hours every. Have any of you come up with at least one letter?”

“Yes, I found the letter M.”

“The M stands for murdered. Parker, go see what my room looks like please.” He did not get what I was saying at first but then he understood. “Is that all you all came up with so far?”

“Yeah, we don’t know much about this stuff yet. I think we are getting closer to understanding it though.” I laid my head on the table. “Are you feeling ok?” Divan walked over to me and put his hand on my head. “You have a fever a again.” Parker came in and he was smiling.

“You should hurry up and get there. They really do hate each other. O and one of them is going to grab the flower.” 

“I’ll be right back.” I stood up and he sat me back down.

“You're not going anywhere.” I pushed him away and he flew two feet back. Everyone looked at me as I walked away.

“I’m sorry.” I ran to my room just in time. Chet was about to grab the flower and I ran to stop him. “Don’t touch it!” I pulled the flower away as fast as I could. I thought Divan had the flower. When did I get it back?

“Why do you get to hold it then?”

“The blood that runs through my veins.” Chet looked clueless but Cole understood everything. “Remember the story.”

“So, but they was not blood family.” I rolled my eyes at him.

“I don’t know what you are talking about but you don’t have to blood family in order to be family.” Wow! He is smart and cute. I noticed the marks on their arm.

“Did you guys hit each other?” You would think because he was working here he would be nice to them. It is nice to know he doesn't treat us any differently.

“No, we were just rolling around in the dirt.” I smiled and I put the flower in my suitcase.

“Chet I think you should go see your brother. I don’t think he is feeling like himself. I have not seen him for a while.” He looked at me than left. “I hope you know if you want to stay, it is their cause. I’m not going to have a say in it.”

“I know. The father told me not to treat them differently than I would a normal person or friend. My friends and I will get in a fight but in the end we would laugh our heads off.”

“That is so sweet. I need to get back to the lab. If you want to come you can.” He smiled and walked with me.

“You are not the normal person I would meat.” My heart skipped a beat. “When I first was called here you were missing and they told me to go look for you. When I found you, you were falling out of a tree. Then you got the fever from being out the whole night. Out of all the girls I have met none of them met me like that.” I laughed and he smiled at me.

“Your finely back. We think we came up with something that ties Miss. Day and the two ghost. She was there during their death and did nothing.”

“Your close.” I walked over and took my seat. Why did he go back two feet when I pushed him? I don’t have any kind of strength. “You will never find that guy and that will be a waste of time. It’s like an invisible pen and someone is looking for it.”

“I don’t get it. Is he that good or did he die?”

“I think she is saying that she was there but no one else was there.” I smiled. He is smarter than I thought. Will, from what I can tell. “In other words she is saying Miss. Day killed them.”

“Yes you are right. That is why they are hunting her and that is why they want the police. To make her confess to it.”

“Is that all it is about? Then we have her and we can get her arrested.”

“No you can't. She has to confess or we have to find evidence. All of them will have to point to her or it will be a waste of time. Then we will have to get someone that was there to speak against her.” I looked at Parker.

“Parker, how come he never took over my body? Your daughter did it, can’t you?”

“I don’t know if I can. I’ve never tried and even if I did. They would not believe you could see me. They would think your just trying to frame her.” 

“You have a point but I’m sure there is something that can prove it.”

“Prove what?”

“That I can see ghosts. Is there anything that can prove it?”

“Yes we have to get another person that can see ghosts.”

“Can we get someone like…” The door flew open and Chet came in with Divan in his arms. 

“Something is wrong with my brother.” His eyes were closed and he was pale. One of his hands was closed and I could smile blood coming from it. He didn’t!

“Lay him on the bed, I will have to ask all of you to leave.” They looked at me and I just looked at Divan.

“Why? He just need to rest and get some medicine.” I rolled my eyes and walked over to him. He is cold, his eye’s don’t answer to light, pale shin, heart beat slow, and black piddles socked in his blood. He has been like this for a long time. He only has an hour if lucky. This is all because of me, if I would have never came here he would have never been hurt and his father would have gone without the poison entering his body.

“Do as I say.” I looked him in the eye’s and they all ran out of the room. I made the cure and injected him with it. Then I used the flower but it did not work. The flower stayed black and the heart started to disappear. How can I heal him? He is colder, his heart is weaker… No! It just stopped! NO! I sat next to him and looked at his dead body. Like I promised myself I’m going to run away. I won't hurt anyone I will leave on the street and never ask anyone anything. Today is the best day to do it. I wrote a note to them.

Dear Everyone,

I am leaving and never coming back. This is the truth you will never see me again. I loved being here with you all and I did want to be here. My heart started to beat again and I was alive for the last couple of day’s. Don’t get me wrong but I loved being here. You are my new family and that will never change. Thank you for bringing me back to life. I’m just sorry it did not work out. Please don’t cry Mom, Dad, and big brother's. I will never forget any of you but I hope you forget me. Thank you David and Darin, and everyone else I worked with. I had the best time working with you all. Just in case you come across the writing again I will tell you how to find them out before I leave. If you are wondering, did I have to do this? Yes I did because of what was happening around me. If I was not there Dad would have never gotten a bite and almost died. Divan would have never gotten a hold of the Death flower and never gotten hurt. I will stay to make sure he makes a full recovery and when he is better I will leave. Please don’t go looking for me. 

Love,

Claire

It is my blood line that made them to be. My blood line. My blood line. My blood line. “My blood line. My blood is the cure!” If his heart stopped then his blood would not move. I put some of my blood in him using a syringe and I made the cut deeper. After I gave him CPR and he started breathing. “Drink this.” I put my wrist to his moth and he started to drink. When I was sure he was done I rubbed his leg to wear and I put my blood. I robbed my arm and cleaned up all the blood. “You can go ahead and call your brother in here.” Than I put the note in my pocket and slipped out the door. They walked in and I went to my room. I laid in my bed and fell into a deep sleep. When I woke up I was not in my bed any more. I'm in the hospital. I looked at my heart beat on the matches next to me. What am I here for? I sat up and there was no one in the room but me. My head hurts, but I’m not hungry. I looked at my arm and someone rapped my arm up. It was nice, neat, my fingers came out from the top of it, but weaved in and out of my fingers. 

“Your up after eleven days of sleep. You must have lost a lot of blood.” Cole was at the door just coming in. “This is going to be a good christmas present for the Graham’s.”

“What are you talking about? Christmas is not until another two weeks.” He sat on the tan sofa next to my bed.

“No, you slept for eleven days. It’s in two day’s. When did you cut your arm?” He looked at it and came back to me.

“I guess when I was making the cure for Devin. How is he?” He smiled and looked at the door. Devin came in with two flowers. One snowdrop is my favorite and a red rose. On top of that he was smiling, he looked better smiling.

“Thank you for saving me. Next time you do that be more careful. When we found you, your bed was filled with blood.” I smiled back at him and he gave me the flowers.

“I will next time. Thank you. Do you feel a hundred percent better?”

“Yes. How did you cut your self making the cure?”

“The cure I don’t want to say so I can’t tell you. What was the first thing you tasted when you woke up?” 

“It tastes like strawberry, carry, really sweet, and worms. Was it some kind of drink or something? I have never tasted anything like it before. It was something out of this world.” He liked my blood?

“Are you sure that is what you tasted?”

“Yes, is that what it was?” 

“Sorry no way off. It was only one thing in it.”

“I know I tried to make it but it was horrible. The strawberries were weak, the curry took over the whole flavor, it was not sweet at all, and on top of that it was cold. How is it only one thing?”

“I don’t know. If I tell you, you will… Yawn!” I covered my mouth and it opened wide.

“Are you just waking up or are you stall tiered?” Chet was at the door holding it open for mom and dad.

“Hay, what’s up?” I looked at mom as she came in with a pink balloon that said “Get well soon!” They are a wired family. I nearly killed two people in their house but they came back to me. If I was to leave I wonder how broken their hearts would be. There was some guy behind her and I could see he was about to touch her. 

“Here is a diary for you. I thought you could use one. I myself when I was your had one and it was my best friend. We talked it over and we thought it would be nice for you to have one.” It had the death flower on the cover and it was the real one. The whole thing was black, it had some vines going around it, with spikes on it. As if to go back, the flower became white, and it was the Lover's flower.  I smiled and realized someone was standing behind Chet’s mom. I could see he was about to touch her.  He had pale skin, his black clock covered him, his hand lifted up, and he was about to touch her. Before I could say anything I was standing in front of the guy. That is when I realized he was the reaper that brought death. 

“Did you touch the flower that I had in my room?”

“Yes I did. It was so I could put it in your diary.” The guy smiled and looked at her.

“It’s time for her to go.” He reached around me and I hit his hand to stop him.

“She is not going to wear so long as I stand by their side.” His cold breath blew across my face as he spoke.

“You can’t stop me even if you tried too.” I grabbed his hand and felt nothing but coldness and death. 

“She is going no wear but home with me.” The pain he was sending into me was like nothing I felt before. I wanted to scream but I know that is what he wanted. I just let him go.

“She is not your real family. She doesn't even love you. None of them do.” I looked at him and said nothing. “they only feel pity nothing to do with love.” I glared at him. “Tell you what if you can survive my touch for a minute. I will let Everyone in this room go and live a full life. If you die, everyone in this room dies right after you.” I thought about it.

“Ok, your little helpers can not kill us either.”

“Ok, Just to let you know. No one has leaved after I touched them for two seconds.” He waited to see if I was going to back down. Then he touched me. The pain ripped through my body and I was about to fall but I stood stall. I was forcing myself to stand and change the pain into love. One minute is like a thousand years in death. Mom and dad came into my mind and I looked at their pictures in my head. He pulled his hand away. “Who are you? No one can last that long with my touch of death on them.”

“Hope Day.” He stepped away.

“You’re the royal bloodline that made the flower come.”  He looked at the diary in my hand. It was white. “Are you…”

“Yes I am. They are the creator of this flower.” He started to fade away.

“Please forgive me. I didn't mean to hurt my master.” He disappeared and I sat back on the bed. Everyone kept talking like nothing had happened. 

“You're dying and you know that.” Chet said in a confused voice. He was trying to hide the sadness in it.

“Yes, the doctors are trying to find the care now.” Before I knew it I was back at home in the lab looking at her blood.

“Can you save her? It is different from the last time. She had more poison in her.” 

“She has had it in her for more than a week.” I don’t want to hurt her or anyone else so how can I tell them?

“Miss. Graham you should be in the bed.” I turned to see her. Her blood was a doll, her skin was pale, and she looked like she had not slept in days.

“I will take you to your room.” They looked at me as I walked over to her.

“But you…” 

“Don’t worry. I’m going to be right back.” I laid her in the bed and sat down. Her room looked just like mine. “I found the care but it has something to so with my blood.” She started to cough really hard.

“What do you put in my vanes or something?”

“No, you have to drink my blood.”

“I’m not doing that.”

“You have to if you want to leave. We both know that you want to leave so drink.” I bit my hand and made it bleed and she pushed me away. 

“I’m not going to do anything like that! Get out of my room!” My arm bled and I walked back to the lab.

“What did you do?” Divan rapped my hand up.

“She won't won’t it.”

“What? To go to sleep or go to her room?”

“The care.” They all stopped and looked at me. Tears came to my eyes but they never fell.

“How do you know that?” I looked at the ground and walked over to my set. David was leaning nearest to me so I grabbed his jacket and pulled him to me. I whispered in his ear.

“My blood is the care and she refused to track it.” I let him go and he looked in my eyes.

“She was the one who told us to look for the care that can’t be.” I looked at the ground then I bared my face in my knees.

“I wish that was true.” He put his hand on my hair and patted it. “What happened to parker?”

“We don’t know but she confessed. Now she is in jail for life. Thanks for your help you bright him to peace.” I left and went to get me some lunch. Then dinner came and we were all at the table. Mom’s cough was worse than last time. She is getting closer to her death bed. We talked about the care for three days’ and she still refused to track it. Her cough was even worse: it sounded like something dying and she is that something. She coughed again and I could not stand it any more and I grabbed my sharpest knife. Then slammed my fist on the table. All their heads popped up and looked at me.

“What is…” I cut Dad off.

“You already know what it is. Tackle the care! I can’t stand this any more.”

“Don’t raise your voice at your mom. She is… sick.” My father sat his cup down and I could see he was in pain too.

“Make her get better than.” He looked at her and she was looking at him.

“You know I don’t know how.”

“I care. My blood is the care! Take it, make her better!”

“She doesnt want that!” His voice was razing with every word. “I know what you are feeling.” His voice was softer. “We all know what you are feeling.”

“Do you! Are you sure? Every night I’m worried she might die in her sleep! I wait at her door so I can cheek to make sure!” I let my tears fall. For the first time I let them see I can cry and I’m not some kind of stone. I walk around to my mother and she looks at me. “I know you don’t like blood but taste mine.” She shook her head no. I looked at Devin. “Devin, remember that day when you were sick because of me?”

“Yes… I do.” I could hear the pain in his voice. I’m sure she could because she looked at him.

“What did it taste like when you got up?” His eyes opened wide as he spoke.

“It tastes like strawberry, carry, really sweet, and worms. It was not some kind of drink was it? It was your blood.” I whipped my tears away.

“Finally you found it out. See it is not going to kill you or me. Take a sip and you will find out if it is ok. Then you can take more. Remember you can be here forever but once your gone. Your gone forever.” I bit below my thumb and she tried it. She licked my blood then she started to drink a bit. It looked like she was not going to stop but she did. When she was done she could speak.

“Thank you.” She cried. Everyone came to her and gave her a big hug. Her eye’s never left my face. I smiled at her and her eyes went wide.

“No, thank you.” I frowned when they all looked at me. Than I know I was not welcomed here. “Each day she will get better and on the fourth day she will be completely held never to be sick again.” I walked away and went to the lab. They looked at my bloody hand but I just rapped it up my self. They were equity and did not say anything. When I was about to leave someone called my name.

“Yes.” I said facing the door.

“You know about their love for you? That they really don’t…”

“I know that but for some reason I refuse to believe that. One day they will show me how much they love me.” I was now facing them.

“You know that it will not happen any time soon. They are becoming spoiled to the bone. It is because you came here.” They all looked at me with dirty glares. “Can we ask you a favor? One only you can do?” 

“Sure anything you want.” 

“Can you… drop dead?”

end of part one