CHAPTER 21 LENA. Shit. Leah's mouth opened slightly in surprise, I acted like I wasn't surprised by what she said. I mean, I was. And as for Luke, his eyes remained on his friend who's expression was filled with anger. "Dylan," Gina began. She looked really nervous. She climbed out of her bed and went to meet him. She tried to touch his arm but he moved away from her. "I just need a fucking explanation, Gina. Why are you in a relationship with Henshaw and me too. You said you cared about me, didn't you? So why the fuck would you lie to someone you care about and go behind their backs to be with someone else? That's bitchy!" Gina sank her fingers into her hair and pulled at it. She looked really frustrated, like she was trying to hold back from saying something. "You don't get it, Dy!" Gina said. Her voice broke again. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she spoke. "I cared about you. I care about you and when I told us how I felt, I wasn't lying or trying to deceive y
CHAPTER 22 LENA. "You don't seem like you're alright, Lena," Leah said. The girl could see through me. "So spill it now if your head is working Mach five." "I heard a voice. Did you hear it, too?" "No, I did not." Leah negated. Gina's reply was the same. "What did it say?" Gina asked. I shook my head immediately. "Nothing important. My ears are probably playing tricks on me," I said with a nervous laugh. Both girls looked at me with looks of confusion on their faces. "Well, we have to go now," I said and pushed to my feet. Leah followed suit after patting Gina on the shoulder. "Thanks for having us," Gina nodded with a smile. "It feels good to see some of my friends after a long time of being cooped up at home," Leah cocked her head to the side. "I don't think we're sure about that," Gina sighed. "Fine. I've been sneaking out. Cut me some slack, you both," We both raised our hands in the air in surrender. "We don't mean to judge you, Gina. I really fee
CHAPTER 23 LENA. Slipping my hands into the pocket of my hoodie, I slipped into the house and shut the door behind me. "What the hell..." I muttered as I crossed the hallway into the living room. Even with the hoodie I had on, it felt like I was about to freeze. I began to shiver, my muscle spasmed as I tried to create more heat for my body but it did nothing. "Oh... Fuck..." Speaking was hard for me and my speech was starting to slur. I slid my phone out of my pocket and painfully dialed my father's number. My fingers tapped haphazardly against my phone and dialed my father's number. He picked up after three rings. "Hey, cupcake," "D-dad. I don't know what's wrong," I began to ramble. "The house. It's— it's really cold and I— I just feel cold!" Just after saying that sentence, I felt a wave of weakness hit me as I tried to breathe. It was nearly impossible to breathe properly and when I got the idea of the possibility of experiencing hyperthermia, I slid to the
CHAPTER 24 LENA. "gods," I muttered as I climbed out of the bed, trying hard not to hit his frozen hand. If I made one mistake, his hand could break out of his wrist. I couldn't imagine something terrible happening again, all because I couldn't control whatever was going on inside of me. Finally, I was out of the bed. I stared at my father's frozen body in shock. My mouth was agape and just as a sob escaped my throat, I clamped a hand over my mouth. I had to do something. Standing and staring at him wasn't going to do a damn thing. I knew what could happen to him if he stayed frozen for one hour and as I rushed to the window to push it open with the hopes of bringing in some warmth from outside, Mr Finn's words from AP Chemistry came to my mind. If a person is frozen with ice, which is one of the rarest things to ever happen to man, their body goes into a state of suspended animation, causing all biological processes to slow down to the point of stopping. Though, fre
CHAPTER 25 LENA. "Don't come close," I whimpered as I moved farther away from him. I had been traumatized by just that tiny moment of watching his frozen body. The panic that had overcome me while I watched the flecks of ice fall off his skin as it faded into nothingness reminded me of being alone with Jason with no parents. I wasn't ready to become an orphan, not ready to experience the intense grief that came with losing two parents within the space of one week. He was staring at me with both hands on his hips. That was the stance he made whenever he was confused. He took off his glasses, reminding me of how hard it had been for me to take it off while he was still frozen. I shuddered. "Why don't you want me to come close?" He asked as he drew close. "Scoot over, Lena. You're making me worried. I want to know if it's a fever. You're shivering so you are probably expelling heat and feeling cold on the inside," "No! Don't come close! Don't you get it?! I don't want you
CHAPTER 26 LENA. His back was turned against me. He was over six feet tall with a broad back and straight, powerful legs. His slightly long hair fell against his neck, a part of the jet black lushness silhouetting the sides of his face. I couldn't see what he looked like except I turned over to the other side to see him clearly. But there was something odd about him. Something really odd about his demeanor. It screamed danger. There seemed to be a dark cloak around him. It oozed off him in torrents and I would have stepped away and ran for her life if I hadn't been so inquisitive. From where I stood, I tried to see if I could recognise him but nothing gave him away. He remained unknown. Then he turned. I stumbled backwards and gained my footing finally. He towered above me and looking up at him, it was impossible to capture his face. I could see every part of him but not his face. Squinting my eyes and drawing closer, I tried to see if it was my eyes but it wasn't. H
CHAPTER 27 LENA. I stumbled backwards and my hip hit the window sill I had just stood up from. My hand clamped over my mouth to suppress the scream that threatened to escape my throat. My hands began to shake. I was really anxious. This had happened again and I didn't know if she was going to survive this because she was caved in a box-like ice casing that glinted under the light. No way in hell. She wasn't going to survive this. "Lena," My father's voice brought me back to earth. I had totally forgotten that there was anyone else in this room as I had been engulfed by the crippling fear of watching another person get frozen again. It was all my fault. "What just happened?" I looked at him as tears escaped my cheeks. His face was covered in sheer, crippling shock and for a long time, his eyes kept darting from the frozen body of the healer to me. "I—" My voice broke as I fiddled with my fingers. "I don't know. I can't— oh, gods," I placed both of my hands on my head
CHAPTER 28 LENA. I looked up at her from where I sat, my knees pulled to my chest. "And how do I do that? Embrace the cold?" She took a seat right in front of me and crossed her legs like she had been practicing yoga her whole life. I couldn't do that shit for more than ten minutes before losing feelings in my legs. "Just... Embrace it." I was hit by a wave of very short lived nostalgia. She sounded just like the voice in my head and from the way she kept staring at me and smiling, I believed she was the one. But she wasn't. I knew it. I could feel it in my guts. A shiver than through my body and I shook with tremors, teeth chattering as I tried to gain composure. She watched me for a long time with awe and fascination. Like she was staring at a wonder of the world. "Never in my life did I believe I was going to witness this day. Do you know how much power you carry? It's scary and refreshing at the same time," I wasn't interested in listening to an abridged