Who were they?
The thought reverberated around my head like an angry squirrel that had lost its nuts. The bed I lay on was hard and uncomfortable the room it was in was dark and smelt like mould, but anything was better than sleeping on the ground. I got in last night after being bombarded by Accalia, after she told me about everyone except Aldis being afraid of me she asked me what I’d done before we got to the building we were on,
“I don’t remember much of what happened, I was just really angry one second and then the next…I just wanted to go to sleep,” I’d told her She looked like she wanted to know more but before she could ask I said goodnight to her and left to the room I was in. I’d walked up the stairs to the room taken one sniff and collapsed on the bed not even bothering to get undressed. I couldn’t sleep. The question kept repeating and I couldn’t answer it at all so I lay awake and barely got any sleep.
I sat up slowly and it finally hit me that Hammond
“If I can figure out how to do that I can stop what’s happening at the camps!” I thought amazed the flames brightened in my mind, dancing almost as if they were alive, I focused on them thinking of how the fire warmed me in the house, the flames grew taller and I imagined the wooden floor of the room, and then drew the two together. A blue flickering light appeared on the ceiling, and I head a slight crackle my heart started to race the image of the flames burned brighter in my mind and the light grew stronger, I slowly sat up. Blue flames were crackling on the wooden floor, I gasped and shot out of the bed and grabbed the blankets in one smooth motion, a thought ran through my head,
“Put the fire out,” and just as quick as the fire appeared it disappeared. Suddenly I was really tired my knees sagged and I drew in ragged breaths like I’d just gone for a long run. I fell backwards onto the bed unable to keep standing; the blanket lay on top of me, and I drifted off to sleep.
***
When I woke a pink glow came in through the window, I felt tired but I could stand,
“I’m not going to do that again,” I promised myself silently then got out of the bed, I tried to look for burn marks in the wood where the fire was and couldn’t find any. Shaking my head I quietly went down the hall to the stairway. I padded down the stairs quietly, a small flickering light came from one room lighting up the wall gently, I went into the room, a lone candle lit up a dusty breakfast bar and a shadowed figure sat on a stool by it, ignoring them I took in the rest of the room lit by the light, a small stove stood in one corner next to a tall white plastic cupboard, the breakfast bar carried on into the darkness,
“Morning,” I said quietly,
“Morning,” came the reply, the speaker was proud and female.
“We need to the get the trucks,” I chuckled,
“Always down to business right Ally?” it took her a moment to reply,
“You know me,” I smiled,
“I think I know how to get them,” the smile faded off my face just as fast as it appeared, we were down to business, Aldis motioned with her hand for me to carry on,
“I’ll need Guido , Akantha, and preferably one other. Guido to guide us, Akantha so I can keep an eye on her and one other so the other truck can be taken.”
“Sounds good to me, we’ll set up here, grab firewood and such. Take Accalia I know you two loath to part and I won’t need her here. Wake everyone you need then leave.” I nodded and stared at the candle flame, thinking about the blue ones that were in my room the night before, the candle slowly started to change colour to blue and grew brighter, I gasped and turned away from the flame,
“You okay Desmond ?” Aldis asked me, concern radiating from her tone,
“Yeah,” I said and retreated up the stairs to wake everyone we needed up.
***
I opened the door quietly. In the middle of the room sat a four poster bed, I closed the door, a body lay under the covers,
“Accalia” I breathed softly, her body usually strong and athletic looked small and venerable under the many covers bundled over the top of her, and her soft breathing only helped the theory. I smiled as I studied her tanned face, her long black hair splayed out on her pillow behind her head. I slowly went up to the bed and lay down beside her, shaking her gently I whispered her name trying to wake her slowly so I didn’t cause her too much alarm when she woke, she rolled over mumbling something about vegetables trying to eat her; I tried to stifle a laugh. I shook her again with a little more force; she woke with a start and started yelling. Quick as a flash I stuck my hand over her mouth and whispered softly,
“It’s me, Desmond ,” she relaxed, looking at me, wide awake yet still tired. I took my hand away from her mouth and smiled apologetically. She patted the covers beside her,
“Join me?” she whispered, I got off the bed as Accalia lifted up the covers, I slid under them. She cuddled into my shoulder and I put my arm around her noticing that she was naked. I took a breath to steady myself,
“Accalia, we have to leave and get the trucks,” I said trying to sound firm and commanding, instead it just came out as a sigh,
“Just stay a little while,” She murmured and draped one of her legs over mine.
“We need to leave now before the others wake,” I argued wishing that we didn’t.
“Five minutes,” Accalia pleaded,
“No,” I said firmly “Get dressed and I’ll wake the others. Meet me outside,”
“Aw come on Des,” she complained, I wanted to just stay there with her, and she knew it,
“I’ll stay with you tonight then if it will make you happy, but now we have to go.” I pulled out of the embrace and got out of the bed,
“See you soon.” She didn’t reply as I left the room. Aldis was leaning against the wall next to the door with a smile on her face in the brightening light.
“You’re stronger than most men I know,” she paused “knew.” I gave her a questioning look which she ignored,
“I’ve woken Akantha and Guido . They’re in the kitchen,” I nodded,
“Send them outside,” I told her, “And Aldis,”
“Yes?”
“Keep them quiet.”
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