Jason as
soon as he’d shared his ability with me, I’ll never truly know. But it was a secret
that held a life of its own, and it wouldn’t be given up easily.
The
bell finally rang, and I trudged off to lunch. The rest of the day passed in
boredom as I couldn’t fully concentrate in any of my classes. I thought Jason
might be picking me up from school since he really didn’t want me walking home,
but his car wasn’t at the normal pick-up spot.
His
emotions had been all over the place today, and as I left the school I was hit
by such a strong feeling of despair and failure that I had to lean against the
wall to steady myself. “It’s not me,” I muttered to myself. “I’m fine. Jason’s
feelings not mine.” My eyes filled with unshed tears that Jason would never
allow himself, and I lightly hit my forehead against the wall. “Stop. Not my
feelings.” I shook my head slightly and pushed away from the wall. No one had
noticed my minor breakdown, so it was easy to pretend nothing had happened when
Jake approached me. “Hey, can I come over to study history today? I need some
help with remembering the dates, and you’re pretty good at them.”
I
plastered a smile on my face, hiding the negative feelings I kept getting from
my brother. “Sure, but we’ll have to walk.”
He
shrugged, sauntering off with an easy grin, “No prob. I could use the exercise
after being cooped up all day.”
“Will
your dad pick you up later?”
“Not
sure. I guess if he has to. I’ll call him later. He’s the one who told me to
ask you if I could come over to study.”
We
walked for a while in silence, Jake occasionally skipped off to the side to throw
a rock. “Do you wanna cut through the woods?” he asked when we got to where the
paths into the woods started.
I
almost said yes, but then remembered my promise to Jason. “Not this time. Let’s
keep going and we can stop in the gas station for some snacks. We’re a bit low
at home.”
He
accepted my answer without question, and we continued on our walk. “How’s your
brother doing?” he asked after we stopped for snacks. “You usually don’t let
people come over on short notice.”
“He’s
fine,” I lied, feeling the strength of his misery almost overwhelming me. I
could tell that he was almost to the point of losing control of his power. All
I wanted to do was call him to find out what was wrong, but until he knew about
my abilities, it wouldn’t make sense for me to call. “But he’ll probably be
working late tonight, so he won’t mind if I have someone over.” And if he came
back before Jake left, maybe it would give him something to think about besides
whatever was causing him so much distress now.
Jake
wasn’t the suspicious sort, so he accepted my answers without question. We got
to my house and set up our books at the coffee table after I cleared Jason’s
files from it. We’d only been studying for a few minutes when I gripped my
book—hard! The edges cut into my hands, and I squeezed my eyes shut tightly as
I tried to separate myself from my brother. I felt Jason lose control.
His
powers had erupted, and I had no idea why.
TWELVE
Hunter
I
dumped my victim’s body near the creek where my potential next target, the
brown haired boy, had been watching the birds. Using this area was not to make
it more difficult for me to grab him, but to allow myself plenty of room to
hide to see who showed up once the body was found. I decided to figure out who
in the police department would be in charge of hunting me, since I was having
no luck finding the ‘mystery man’ who came so close to my hunting ground. It
was always good to know who I was
soon as he’d shared his ability with me, I’ll never truly know. But it was a secret
that held a life of its own, and it wouldn’t be given up easily.
The
bell finally rang, and I trudged off to lunch. The rest of the day passed in
boredom as I couldn’t fully concentrate in any of my classes. I thought Jason
might be picking me up from school since he really didn’t want me walking home,
but his car wasn’t at the normal pick-up spot.
His
emotions had been all over the place today, and as I left the school I was hit
by such a strong feeling of despair and failure that I had to lean against the
wall to steady myself. “It’s not me,” I muttered to myself. “I’m fine. Jason’s
feelings not mine.” My eyes filled with unshed tears that Jason would never
allow himself, and I lightly hit my forehead against the wall. “Stop. Not my
feelings.” I shook my head slightly and pushed away from the wall. No one had
noticed my minor breakdown, so it was easy to pretend nothing had happened when
Jake approached me. “Hey, can I come over to study history today? I need some
help with remembering the dates, and you’re pretty good at them.”
I
plastered a smile on my face, hiding the negative feelings I kept getting from
my brother. “Sure, but we’ll have to walk.”
He
shrugged, sauntering off with an easy grin, “No prob. I could use the exercise
after being cooped up all day.”
“Will
your dad pick you up later?”
“Not
sure. I guess if he has to. I’ll call him later. He’s the one who told me to
ask you if I could come over to study.”
We
walked for a while in silence, Jake occasionally skipped off to the side to throw
a rock. “Do you wanna cut through the woods?” he asked when we got to where the
paths into the woods started.
I
almost said yes, but then remembered my promise to Jason. “Not this time. Let’s
keep going and we can stop in the gas station for some snacks. We’re a bit low
at home.”
He
accepted my answer without question, and we continued on our walk. “How’s your
brother doing?” he asked after we stopped for snacks. “You usually don’t let
people come over on short notice.”
“He’s
fine,” I lied, feeling the strength of his misery almost overwhelming me. I
could tell that he was almost to the point of losing control of his power. All
I wanted to do was call him to find out what was wrong, but until he knew about
my abilities, it wouldn’t make sense for me to call. “But he’ll probably be
working late tonight, so he won’t mind if I have someone over.” And if he came
back before Jake left, maybe it would give him something to think about besides
whatever was causing him so much distress now.
Jake
wasn’t the suspicious sort, so he accepted my answers without question. We got
to my house and set up our books at the coffee table after I cleared Jason’s
files from it. We’d only been studying for a few minutes when I gripped my
book—hard! The edges cut into my hands, and I squeezed my eyes shut tightly as
I tried to separate myself from my brother. I felt Jason lose control.
His
powers had erupted, and I had no idea why.
TWELVE
Hunter
I
dumped my victim’s body near the creek where my potential next target, the
brown haired boy, had been watching the birds. Using this area was not to make
it more difficult for me to grab him, but to allow myself plenty of room to
hide to see who showed up once the body was found. I decided to figure out who
in the police department would be in charge of hunting me, since I was having
no luck finding the ‘mystery man’ who came so close to my hunting ground. It
was always good to know who I was
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