Chapter 5

Another boy with a large build, dark skin, and dark brown hair and eyes stepped forward and crouched on the other side of me. “Are you sure?”

“I—I can’t heal her.” The blonde responded.

Okay… maybe that fire did more damage than I thought… did he just say he couldn’t heal me? So, I’m a foreseer?

I felt the pain in my leg pick up and I grabbed for it.

The pain spread up my thigh and I squeezed above my injury to stop the blood flow and slow the pain so it was bearable, but the blonde slapped my hands away before the action could take effect. I felt lightheaded and my vision started to splotch with black from the blood loss.

My vision returned and I noticed the dark-haired boy that saved me was behind everyone else with his arms folded over his chest.

He had on a black shirt that was tight on the top, but got looser closer at his hips because of his amazing figure. He had on a pair of straight jeans that stretched down to his ankles, despite the desert heat outside.

I tried to tear my gaze from him, but he was so beautiful, I just couldn't. He turned his attention from the boys next to me and caught my eye. I quickly turned away, not wanting him to catch me staring at him again.

I looked to my left and saw that the boy with the brown eyes was closer to me and his lips were moving. I instantly felt bad that I wasn’t paying attention.

“What?”

He sighed and started speaking in a soothing voice, “You have to allow us in. we can’t fix your wound until you open your mind to us.”

“What? Are you crazy? Just get the paramedics. They can take care of this.”

“No, we can’t. Trust me, okay? Just, open your mind.”

“Trust you? Why? I just met you!” I screamed. “For all I know, you could be a mass murderer or—”

“Just do it!” The dark haired boy who saved me commanded from the back.

His outburst caught me off-guard and I figured if he saved me, he wouldn’t just kill me now, right? I closed my eyes and waited for further instructions.

“Now,” the light blue eyed boy started, “find your boundaries. In your mind, find the outside walls.”

I listened to what he said and seared through everything in my mind until I found the wall surrounding all my thoughts.

This might have been the strangest thing that had ever happened in my life, but for some reason, something told me this was right.

I nodded and he continued, “Now, go along that wall until you find a door or gate. No matter what, do not leave the wall, alright?”

I walked along the wall of my mind and kept walking until I touched something cold and metal. A handle.

I nodded and the boy continued, “Alright. Open the door. Once you open it, run away from the wall and the door and don’t turn back. Don’t leave too far from the door, but run far enough until you are a safe distance away.”

I pushed down on the door lever and started to turn to run when a blue light started swirling around and coming closer to me from the midnight black.

I stepped in front of the door and squinted to try to see better. The blue light was floating softly to where the door was and I stepped closer to try to find out what it was. The pattern of the soft waves of blue sent me into a trance and I couldn’t move my head or legs.

I found myself inching towards the edge of the door—where the cliff of my mind was. The blue swirls were picking up speed now and racing towards the doors. The swirls turned into a deep sea blue as it approached my wall.

I realized the waves were getting too close and turned to run like instructed. I started to bolt from the wall, but it was already too late. I was washed with the waves.

I felt my lungs collapse from lack of air and split my eyes open. I jolted from the log I was resting against and leaned forward, taking in as much air as I could.

For a moment, all I could do was sit there and pant. I had never been into meditation or yoga or anything that could explain what happened. It felt so real in the moment that it was hard to believe it was all in my mind.

Confused now more than ever, I decided it was time to demand answers about what happened.

When I glanced up, my words were lost to find even more people surrounding me. The dark-haired boy that saved me from the fire was the first—sitting at my feet. To his right, there was another girl.

She was stunning. She had rich caramel skin and light brown eyes. Her dark hair complimented her high cheekbones and she had flawless skin.

Across from her, there was another man. This one was much older than the others. He had a tight jaw and hard face settled in behind cold dark eyes, but still a full head of hair, graying at the temples.

I didn’t look at him long because, to be honest, he scared me. I looked next to him to the last guest, who was holding my hand.

“Claire!” I breathed in relief and threw my arms around her neck. She laughed and returned my affection by cupping my shoulders with her hands in a tight hug.

I only held her for a few moments before releasing her from my death grip. I glanced around at the rest of the group and noticed there was somebody else I didn’t know that joined the huddle around me.

“What’s going on? Are you okay?” I asked Claire.

Claire’s joyful facial expression dropped as it was replaced by a wall of seriousness. “We need to talk.” She declared, looking to the rest of this little group to actually do the talking.

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