“Hey Onyx sorry about last night I just got freaked out” she informed him smiling like nothing had happened but he knew there was more to it because she looked away.
“Where did you go?” he asked but before he could get an answer Seth and Talia had come up behind them.
“Morning” Talia sang she was smiling a now familiar smile onyx smiled back at her then looked at Seth he had Dark circles under his eyes like Misty.
“Morning” Seth mumbled then he looked at Misty and Onyx saw her questioning look then he turned back to Seth to see him shake his head slightly.
“What is going on?” Onyx and Talia asked at the same time. Misty and Seth both looked away then the bell went Misty and Seth had the same classes and Onyx and Talia had the same ones too.
“I’ll talk to you guys later” Misty whispered then walked off with Seth.
“I don’t know what happened with Seth last night but when he came back he was soaking wet and wouldn’t tell me where he went” Talia whispered to Onyx as she got out her school books.
“Misty didn’t come home last night. After you went inside I had an epiphany and I took Misty back to the cave to drink the water and she freaked out and ran. I looked for her but she didn’t come home” Onyx whispered back.
“You live together?” Talia asked confusion all over her face. Onyx then realised they had only met yesterday.
“Yeah it’s complicated don’t need to worry about it” he answered and they went to class. He wondered what the silent signals were about and he hoped it wasn’t bad.
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Misty sat in class with her text book open which she lay against her pencil case and under that was her sketch book she never showed anyone her sketches not even Onyx knew about them she drew anything that caught her attention most of the time it was a bird flying or a squirrel dashing from tree to tree but today she was drawing her nightmare she wasn’t paying attention to her drawing so she didn’t know what she had drawn until the end of it and what she saw when she did finally look down scared her so much she jumped out of her chair grabbed her sketch book and ran.
When she got to the beach she took opened the text book and started to cry. It was Judy’s body at the bottom of the stairs the exact way Misty had seen her. Wind whipped all around her body causing a small sand storm but enough of one to make it look like misty was standing up when she was really levitating.
“Misty!” She heard Seth call after her but she could stop her crying enough to reply she hated tears but they will stay forever because no matter how much she tried to forget she had killed her foster mum. Suddenly the sand began to heat up and turn into glass which cut Misty everywhere when she realised what was going on she fell to the ground any bit of skin that wasn’t covered was covered in cuts and fresh blood. Even her clothes where shredded
“oh shit sorry I just though you would get one cut two max I'm so sorry I needed you to stop the sand” Seth helped her up as gently as he could but she still winced.
“Its ok I deserve it” she said defiantly then went to pick up her notebook but Seth had already picked it up. The pages had been muddled up so he saw the good pictures.
“These are really good” he told her then turned the page and Misty watched his face fall. She took the notebook and walked away.
“Tell the teachers I got sick please” she called then ran off. She looked at her arms and knew she looked like she had been beaten up from the cuts all over her and her clothes torn but right now she didn’t care she deserved everything she got. She ran to Onyx’s house she knew his parents were at work so she used her spare key and ran upstairs to use the shower.
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Talia followed Onyx’s gaze as he looked out the window towards the ocean he never took his eyes off the waves and he sighed sadly then sat up straighter his brow creasing. She followed his eyes then and saw a sand storm blow around a girl she now knew as Misty then she saw Seth run up to her a few seconds later Misty fell then Seth ran closer to help her up then she took something off of him then ran. Talia wanted to run after her she felt a sudden sense of worry about her. She even felt Onyx tense he wanted to go she knew it.
They waited for the bell to ring for them to run to the lockers where Seth was.
“Seth what happened to Misty?” Talia asked straight away she didn’t wait for people to clear away it had taken over half an hour for that bell rang and with in that time her worry and panic had multiplied.
“She freaked out in class and took off and I followed her” he said simply.
“There is more than that and I know it. What else happened?” Onyx almost shouted. Seth took a step back then the air around them heated.
“Not here” he said through clenched teeth. Then walked off, sending an angry glance at them both. Talia knew enough to know that he was majorly pissed off and that they were to follow him. Seth led them to the back oval he pulled out a piece of paper and held it in his hands sadly he looked at them.
“Did you know Misty draws? She is really good” he told them delicately then he looked up.
“She told me last night what happened with Judy, and then today she freaked out in class taking her notebook with her. I followed her to the beach where she had the the sand storm swirling around her. I heated it up so it turned to glass she snapped out of it but she was cut everywhere. She grabbed the notebook off me and ran but I got this page first” he held it out to Onyx then folded it gently and put it back into his pocket but Talia had seen the drawing and had felt sick to her stomach at the sight of it so this was the secret that threatened them? This was the secret tat haunted Misty’s dreams and made her run from her friends and her life. Talia felt sorry for her new friend then a word formed on her lips.
“Why?”
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Onyx looked at Talia not understanding the question even though it was a simple one.
“Judy was Misty’s foster mum she was a cruel woman punishing her for stupid things and setting rules that couldn’t be followed even by the most obedient person and when Misty broke the rules she would get hit or locked in her room and starved. The biggest rule that got Misty in trouble was her mood changing hair which isn’t her fault but she got severely punished for it,” Onyx let the words sink in before he continued to tell them about that night and what happened after that what had happened at the beach.
“She was so wracked with guilt and belief that she had been bad she threw her self into the ocean but she never ran out of breath which made things harder for her. She was out there for over twenty four hours and when she finally came to shore she was close to death her hair was purple, her body was bruised and sunburnt I don’t know how she had survived but I do know that I healed her enough to keep her alive the bruises on her face remained though but she covered them with her hair or make-up. Judy’s funeral was about three days ago and she died a week ago so as you can imagine Misty is still haunted by it and I cant heal her soul” Onyx finished he hated himself for his lack of powers in protecting her she was like a sister he never had but always wanted.
He turned away from Seth and Talia and would have walked away but Talia’s hand grasped his forearm and pulled him back to face them. He sent out his senses to feel what they were feeling. Seth was feeling rage but not at him or Misty and determination from Talia he felt sympathy and also determination.
“We have to find Misty and we have to help her. You know her best where would she be?” Talia asked but Onyx shook his head he didn’t trust himself anymore that was when Seth stepped in.
“Stop doubting yourself, you are powerful and your like a brother to her so pick yourself up, dust yourself off and think where could she be” Onyx smiled then started walking.
“She was cut up and bloodied so she would have gone home to clean herself up but that water in the cave made her remember about Judy and the drawing she is either going to run or she is going to turn herself in but the question is what is she going to do?” Onyx told them walking in the direction of the police station.
“its a small town and there are two trains a day that leave the town the morning one which is at seven in the morning and the other at nine at night” he muttered to himself and sure enough Misty was walking towards the station with her bags packed a look of resignation on her face Onyx was going to yell out to her but she had stopped and turned to face them she looked strangely beautiful with the cuts all over her face you couldn’t see the rest because it was covered by clothing. She shook her head making her dark green hair halo around her face Onyx knew the colour of her meant she was scared he had seen it a lot since they met the first day of year seven.
He felt he pain and indecision in her. Her whole body was fighting against her and she was torn between turning herself in or running she had so much guilt it made Onyx fall to the ground in agony he couldn’t stand it and he wondered how she could. Talia knelt beside him as he watched Seth walk up to Misty.
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“Stay back” Misty whispered to Seth as he approached. He didn’t. He caught her up in his strong arms and held onto her tighter than he had ever hugged someone.
“I'm not staying back, I'm not running, I won’t be a coward I am your friend and I will stand and fight beside you no matter what happens and no matter what you decide” he fiercely said not caring if people heard him.
“Why? I'm a killer, I'm evil, I killed my mother!” she cried his shoulder became damp with tears and he felt Misty’s whole body shake.
“Your mother? Judy was not your mother she was a foster parent who hurt you and even though you may think you killed her you didn’t you were protecting yourself from her hurting you it could have happened to anyone.” Misty tried to pull out of his grasp but he held on tighter.
“I used my powers for evil I used them to push her down those stairs the bruises on my face were nothing to what she had done they were nothing” she sobbed her hair turned back into her normal red he hadn’t seen it since yesterday when they had first gone to the clearing.
Onyx and Talia had finally walked to them and Misty hugged Onyx who was still in some pain which was clearly etched on his face but the moment Misty hugged him the pain disappeared and he cried out in relief.
“I'm sorry” Seth heard Misty whisper but Onyx didn’t seem to hear or care he was just happy that Misty was back hopefully for good Seth thought before more bad things could happen to her or him. Talia walked up to Seth and smiled.
“You helped this you saved her. Brother I'm proud of you” Seth hugged her to him and laughed he felt so light like he could fly and when he looked down he was surprised they all were all a few inches off the ground.
