dex returns alone [old version]

18: Um...can I get back to you?

Sophie

When everyone knows I'm awake, they all surge forwards. They all get cut off by an extremely happy Silveny.

Sophie! Alive! Happy! Her voice echoes in my head.

"Hello Silveny, thank you for coming back for me." My eyes crinkle with happiness. I'm alive because of the alicorn.

No! Problem! Her voice is way too loud.

When she gets off I'm crushed by my mother.

Does everyone know? I transmit, afraid to give away the secret.

Only the people in this room, they have already sworn to keep it though. I'm skeptical about this but nod.

Soon the both of us get crushed by dad. His hug was so tight, I have to remind him I'm still injured.

He apologizes for both and backs up with mom still hugging her. I smile at that, I'm so happy they're happy.

Then suddenly the Heks's and Ruy crush me in their own hug. I laugh, also reminding them of my injury.

When they leave I'm once again crushed and reminding the triplets of my injuries. As if they don't hear me, the hug gets tighter.

"I guess that's my punishment for tying you guys up and leaving you? I mean who would ever hurt an injured person." I say and make a sad face.

They all share a look and say, "You wish, there's lots of pranks and favors in your future Soph."

I can't help but laugh, causing everyone to laugh.

Next up are Wylie and the Song twins. Both boys are careful when they hug me, but when it's Linh's turn, I'm silently wishing the triplets came back to bother me.

Her hug is so tight, "As the triplets said Soph, you're in for it. Why couldn't you come back for us? We were right there."

"It was too dangerous, look at me Linh. I'm practically indisposed, if you guys came, the cost would have been worse. I would never have forgiven myself if something happened to you guys." That also brings me to wonder where I am.

I suck in a breath realizing I'm in my old bedroom. At Havenfield.

When they realize I'm uncomfortable, they soon find out why and back out of the room.

Traitors, I yell telepathically, knowing my old friends can hear it.

After a second they come forwards.

3rd person

Everyone heard when Sophie telepathically yelled at her family. But still came forward.

Sophie looked down, as if, if she couldn't see us we weren't there.

They weren't smart, but they made the right move when they sent Keefe, Marella, Elwin, and Della to Sophie first.

But none of them could believe that the person they thought was dead for almost four years, was alive and standing in front of them, with such hate in her eyes.

Edaline was heartbroken when she saw the hate in Sophie's eyes.

Grady was sad that he couldn't run up to Sophie and hug her, he'd lost that privilege.

Dex was just standing in awe, his best friend is alive.

Marella was shocked to see the once happy girl all somber and sad.

Keefe was feeling all her hidden emotions, it killed him to know what she felt.

Lord Cassius was feeling cocky because he knew she was alive, as soon as he saw Melody he knew.