Thread: The Town

Past Revealed Tag Candice She moved, grabbing her hand, and pulling her along. As she did, aunt Candy spewed the truth. Kaige looked around, checking to see if there were any guards. All she saw were the happy people from the town. Absorbing aunt Candys words, she nodded, making mental notes. Canada. Ive always wanted to go. She wanted to stop as Candice told her she had done all of this for her. The way I handled myself, she thought, her eyes widening. Of course I handled myself that way. They were hurting me. It was clear she really did think she was doing the right thing, but as they neared the edge of the park, what struck Kaige the hardest was the admission that even she had become afraid of her. Kaige had no reason to hurt her. The few memories she had of her were all good. Then it all seemed like she was just gone. There were no more visits where she pretended to catch a firefly. She no longer came over to fresh baked cookies she and her mother had made for her visit. It was just them, her parents, that she remembered. She pulled her into the darkness of the ally. Kaige was afraid, of course. There was no witnesses, and she feared what her aunt might do. Despite her words, she couldnt let go of her distrust for her. She had kept her there, lying about being able to help her recently. That was a fact that was still fresh in her mind. Now she was suppose to accept her words as the truth? Kaige found that difficult to do. Still she nodded as aunt Candy left her there. For a moment, she simply starred in the direction she went. Then, as if a switch had been flipped, she began to look around, listening carefully for any sound that would indicate someone was coming. Kaige was ready had anyone from Eternal Peaks stepped into the ally, she would have torched them. Im not going back. Ill die first, but Ill take as many of them with me as I can. Her hands were warm and tingled. Candice was lucky Kaige quickly recognized her. Had it been just a little bit darker in the ally, she would have ignited her upon her return. Lowering her hands, she breathed a sigh of relief. All of this was happening so fast, too fast. She took the enveloped from her. Her fingers brushed through the money as she told her what to do with the cell phone. The words prepay cell phone left her confused. There was so much she had missed out on. Kaige had a lifetime to catch up on it though, and now she was beginning to see she had Candice to both blame for that and to thank. The bus pulled up. It looked like a behemoth to her. Kaige swallowed hard as she folded the envelope in half. Candice grabbed her. Her brow furrowed as she looked at her, wondering what this was all about. Candice was quick to begin to answer her unspoken question, as if she had read her mind. The reason was made clear as to why she stopped seeing her. It must have been her powers that made them keep her away. They must have wanted to keep her safe. Then she spoke of them telling her they lost her in the woods. It sounded so casual, as if they had lost a book, but she wasnt a book. She was their little girl. A living, breathing, feeling child that they brought into this world, and they just left her. No, they lost her. Kaige could feel her anger beginning to boil, but she knew this was not the place to release any of it. Her eyes grew wet and red. She looked at the bus as Candice continued, talking about things she had no memory of but desperately wished she did. Kaige actually smiled as she mentioned she was happy there. It was a time, a memory, she would have given anything to be able to recall. She nodded again, wiping away a tear that had found its way from her eye as she finished. The voice cut through her like a blade. What the fuck, she whispered. No doubt he was from Eternal Peaks, but Kaige didnt recognize him. No matter. He recognized them. People or no people, she was ready to torch this man. He clearly was a threat, but that would expos them both. Kaige knew she couldnt just get on the bus, and if she ran, he might shoot her. If she set him on fire, the entire town would see, and after her viral video appearing online and on the news, it wouldnt take long for some of them to recognize her. What do I do aunt Candy, she pleaded. I..I can do it. I can get him. Her gaze intensified as she glared at him from behind Candice. I can burn you, she yelled at him. Ill set you on fire and kill you! Go away! I can do it, and you know it! Otherwise you wouldnt be here! I can make that gun so damn hot itll burn your hand! I just wanna go away! Im not going back there! Ill die first.and Im taking you with me!