Entry: 6
- Chase
But that thought, made her think of something.
“Ok this is going to sound insane.” She said slowly.
“The whole world sounds insane at the moment.” Liam pointed out.
“True. But...what would you think...if I suggested we put the old team back together?” Asked Almera.
Liam was quiet for a long time. And Almera found herself in the familiar action of fiddling with her rings. Her mind wandered and she was shocked that Liam hadn’t asked for his back yet. But she didn’t mention it.
“No idea.” He said finally. “We were never really a team, we didn’t do anything together. Would they be willing to give up their perfectly perfect lives to help a couple of criminals?”
He had a point.
“We’re not criminals.” Sage interjected.
“Not yet.” Liam and Almera answered. She chuckled.
“Jinx. Ok I’m not sure, that’s a good question. The only way we’re going to get an answer is if we call them.”
Liam shot her a look.
“Really? And who’s going to call them? I am a criminal to them. If I haven’t made it onto their ‘most wanted’ list, it’s a miracle. You are suppose to be dead, and they definitely wont listen to an eleven year old.”
Almera bit her lip and slumped back in her seat.
“Well we cant just wait around for someone to find us. Either the Hyvens or the humans. Either way we’ll be in one messed up scene.”
“We already are.”
“Well aren’t you two just the ideal happy couple?” Sage jumped in.
Almera’s eyes snapped open in slight alarm, yet it was gone as soon as it was there.
“You are luck you’re in the backseat mister.” She said in a low, murderous tone.
“Why?” Sage asked hesitantly.
“Because I think I might have to hit you.”
Sage let out a nervous chuckle.
“Well then I guess it is a good thing.”
“But you never know, I could still hit you.”
Sage gulped.
Almera turned back around in her seat so he didn’t see her grin. It was always fun to pick on him.
“Well we’re still going to need help. No one person can save two worlds that are polar opposites.” She continued.
“I know, but I don’t think they can help.”
She was slightly bumped that he hadn’t even considered the possibility. It’s not like she couldn’t convince them that she had never been dead.
Liam glanced at her and instantly felt bad.
“If you called in, that would only make them ask more questions. Questions that would cause them not to trust us. Sorry Finnley...It’s just not going to work.”
Finnley knew he was right. He was always right...most of the time.
But despite that, she was washed over by an overwhelming gloom that washed over her entire being. She suddenly felt like she was weighed down by thousands of tons. Problems she suddenly thought she might never get rid of them. She felt like there was no one in the world that could possibly understand what it was she was going through. No one. She was alone.
Liam and Sage were aware of her sudden depression, and Liam had a feeling the Coke wasn’t going to cheer her up.
Sage tapped his shoulder to gain his attention.
Liam glanced at him and saw that he was pointing out the window. He quickly looked out the window and saw that there was a forest beyond a clearing that hugged the asphalt.
Knowing what Sage meant by pointing it out, he eased onto the brakes and turned the wheel so they were ridding in the dirt.
After getting several meters away from the deserted road, he stopped the car completely, and once he had, Almera jumped out of the car and started walking.
“Giver her a minute.” Sage said quickly. “She does this all the time. Usually she talks to her Father, and then cries...or screams...or throws things. Which ever she feels like doing at the moment.”
Liam nodded, but couldn’t shake off the feeling of pain for her.
I know you make us go through these things for a reason God. She prayed. But could you at least send me a friend? A girl friend. Not that the boys aren’t enough or anything, it’s just that sometimes I would like someone to relate to...better then boys.
She groaned and sank to her knees. Tears started to run down her cheeks. She felt like she had Eeyore’s rain cloud over her and she just couldn’t shake it.
She suddenly wished her dad was there. Not because she’d be able to relate to him as much as she could with the boys. But just because he was her dad. He had always been good at cheering her up. He never let her hurt for long, and if it was something he could fix, he would do it in a flash.
Slipping off the Blue Jays hat off, another new wave of tears cascaded down her cheeks. Most of the time, she just liked reliving her memories with her father, other times - like now - she just felt a hole in her heart that hadn’t been filled yet.
Liam couldn’t stand it anymore. He walked over to her slowly and knelt down beside her.
Once she had seen him out of the corner of her eye, she turned and held him tight. Liam - expecting that - pulled her close and let her cry on his shoulder.
It took a full ten minutes for her to calm down and get her breathing back under control. Slowly, she unclenched her fists that held Jay’s shirt, but once the cloth was out of her grasp she gripped her fists tight.
Her hands were shaking.
Jayson let her move away slightly, but kept his arm around her shoulder.
Finnley took deep, but shaky breaths as she tried to calm down.
“You ok?” He asked cautiously.
She managed a nod.
“A little anyway.” She replied quietly, lifting her head to look up at the sky.
“Do you ever feel that even through there’s six billion people in this crazy and messed up world, you’re alone?” She turned to Liam with innocent, and honest eyes.
He hesitated before answering with a nod.
“I’ve always felt like that.” Her gaze dropped to the hat she was still clutching.
“I’ve felt like I’ve always been invisible to everyone around me. Sure I had Tanya, but even that took a lot of effort...” She ran the back of her hand under her nose then dropped her hand again.
“Everyone feels like that Finn.” Jay spoke up.
Finnley shook her head.
“Not like me. Every where I turned people starred at me like I was some kind of freak.”
“Ryan Stevens didn’t seem to think that.” He muttered.
Almera snapped around and hit the back of his head. Hard.
“Yes well he doesn’t count. Jerk.” Meaning both Liam, and Ryan. She couldn’t help it if the small smile reached her lips with out her consent, she just crossed her arms and pretended to pout.
“That was a really fine punch by the way.” He continued.
The smile grew bigger.
“Yeah it was. I’m quite proud of that punch.”
This made him laugh.
“But he doesn’t count. He’s a complete...I don’t know. He’s irrelevant. And he saw me as a challenge, and once he had conquered me I would have gone back to being ignored.”
“Only he didn’t conquer you...did he?”
That earned him a second hit.
“For as long as I can remember, I always was screaming in my head, but it was covered by a fake smile that made everyone think things were ok. But...I think...that after the whole adventure we had a year ago changed my way of thinking.
I’m still alive. I don’t need apologizes, I just...need a friend. And that’s hard to come by.” She rose to her feet and pulled the cap back onto her head.
“Oh...ok. Then I guess I’ll just leave.” Jay pretended to look dejected as his head hung and he walked off.
“Oh shoot.” She muttered to herself. “No I didn’t mean it that way!” She called after him. She reached out and tugged at his arm to keep him from walking off.
“It’s not that you’re not a friend. I just meant...Uh...”
“A girl friend?” He suggested.
“Yeah. And it’s not that I don’t like hanging out with you, or Sage. It’s just sometimes...I wish there was a girl to talk to. Sense she would probably understand me better. In some ways.”
The way she was talking, made her feel like she was talking to a preschooler. Shaking her head, she dropped his sleeve and started to fiddle with her rings again.
“If that makes any sense.” She added quietly.
Jayson nodded and took a casual step forward.
“Yeah it makes sense. And, for your sake, I wish there was another girl in the group. But we can’t take that chance. You do understand that right?”
Almera nodded, and tried to put on a strong face.
“Yup. I understand.” Of course, that doesn’t mean I have to like it. She added mentally.
Liam studied her for a moment, her eyes were caste to the ground and she was fiddling again.
“Hey,” He lifted her chin up so she met his gaze. “You’re not invisible to me. And obviously, not to God. He's got to be the first one you turn to in every hard situation. Alright? It doesn't matter what you've done, who you are, or how alone you may seem. He still loves you like no human can.He's the only one that can fill up that hole in you."
"Thanks Jay. I haven't really thought of it that way, it's easier when someone else points it out for you."
He nodded and let go of her.
"That's what friends are for right?"
Something about the sentence struck her as odd and she laughed.
“What?”
“Nothing.” She muttered.
“Well obviously it was something-” His sentence was cut off when they heard an odd noise.
Driven on instinct, Finnley closed her eyes and zoned out on the present. She suddenly saw what the noise was coming from and immediately wish she didn’t.
Snapping back to the present, she took off at a run for the car. Liam didn’t hesitate to follow her. Almera popped the trunk and pulled out her guns.
“What are we in for?” Sage asked, jumping down and grabbing a few more knives from the back.
Almera tightened the holsters to her thighs and glanced down the seemingly empty road.
“Three cars. Military issued. We’re dealing with feds.” She paused and noticed the pitting feeling in her stomach.
“Or worse.” She added.
The boys nodded and Jay jumped into the driver’s seat. Almera shut the back and let Sage get in the back before she sat in the passenger’s seat.
“Sage buckle up!” She yelled when Liam slammed his foot on the gas.
“What about you?!” He hollered back.
“I’m older then you!” She snapped. Pulling her guns out and checking to make sure they had full mags in.
“You probably should...” Liam sentence was cut off when she glared at him.
“Do you honestly think I’ll be able to move around if I have a seat belt on?” She challenged.
Liam groaned in frustration, but gave in.
They grew quiet.
Anticipating their enemies coming over the last rise.
And they did.
The enemy was in three black SUVs with dark tinted windows. Two were on either side of the road, and one hung back in between them.
“Oh boy...” Almera muttered.
“Yeah. We’re in trouble.” Liam agreed.
The two of them were more experienced in this situation, so immediately - some what like Mama Bear - Almera shouted to Sage to get down and stay out of trouble.
She then rolled down the four windows and held back on the roof.
Glancing in the review mirror, Liam watched as their pursuers stomped on the gas.
Almera blacked out again for a moment to see where they were going to come up on.
That’s when Liam got an idea.
“You just stay in the future.” He yelled at her. “Tell me where to expect them, and I’ll take care of the rest.”
At first he wasn’t sure if she had heard him, until she nodded.
“Left flank. Hand gun. In...ten seconds.” She sounded like a drone. She knew what she was saying, yet it sounded odd.
But he was wise in taking her advice. He waited till he saw the black SUV baring down on him. As it did he swerved the nose of the car to the right, sending the rear ramming into the nose of the SUV, sending it into the ditch.
Sage yelled out in triumph, but they weren’t done yet.
Gun shots went off and Almera yelled at Liam.
Liam swerved again to avoid shots and spun the back of the car around so they were driving backwards. It was only enough time to shock the drivers in the SUVs, then he swung around in a wide arch and smashed into the other two.
“Strait in front of you. Machine gun. Hit the breaks, turn hard left.”
Liam did exactly as the drone said. The results were more then he hoped for.
Slamming on the breaks, he ended up behind the two cars. Spinning left, he smashed into both of their tails, sending them out flying. They crashed into one another and then they crashed into the one ahead of them.
“Ok. Now I suggest you put the petal to the metal!” Almera screamed. Her full self now, and fully aware of the immediate danger they were in!
Liam didn’t hesitate.
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“Whoa!” Sage yelled over the roar of the wind whipping through the car.
“That was wicked!”
Almera chuckled by his enthusiasm. Though she knew they weren’t quiet out of harms way just yet.
“You only think that because adrenaline’s pumping through your veins.” Liam spoke up.
“Yeah! This is awesome!”
Liam and Almera exchanged glances.
When Almera had first discovered Sage, she was surprised by how young he was.
And she was reminded of that now.
And she also knew that Liam was thinking the same thing.
“Ok, so maybe taking him along wasn’t such a good idea.” She admitted, unnerved by Liam’s judging, and steady gaze.
He nodded, and looked at her to continue, with the ever so annoying lopsided grin on his face.
“But it’s not like we could just leave him.”
“Of course not.” He agreed. But she could tell by his grin that he was just playing with her.
“Oh stop smiling, you dork.” She crossed her arms and looked out the window. Mainly just to keep him from seeing her smile.
Liam chuckled, and Sage didn’t seem to notice that they were talking about him.
“So what’s the closest city? We’re not out of this yet, and we need to get to Washington?” Liam asked.
“Uh...Well we’re already in Virginia so we just need to cross the state.” Almera stated.
“Why don’t we just fly?” Sage asked.
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