The Gates

Chapter ten: The escape

I sit still, the curtains are pulled back letting the light shine in and Evelyn is gone. "What time is it now?" This depressed feeling washed over me and I slumped back into bed, pulling the covers over my head. "Why do I care? I'm stuck in this God forbid place anyway. Why don't I just jump out the window?" That didn't seem like such a bad idea at the time. I got up and pushed myself off of the bed towards the giant glass pane about my height. Ah right, clothes. On Evelyn's chair was a pair of dark blue ripped jeans and my favourite white tank top. "Thanks Ev..." I said to myself as I got dressed quickly before the nurse would come check on me. I return to the window after putting on some clothes. I back up and ram my body into the window and the glass shatters instantly. I go flying out of my room (seventh floor by the way) and land in a low bush, somehow I didn't break anything. My hair was tangled in the branches and also covered my face and was in my mouth. I struggled to get out and tied my now silver hair in a high pony tail after taking out the leaves and started walking towards the vehicles. I heard the nurse scream then look out the window for me. I hid behind a tree before she could spot me, I even stopped breathing because I was so scared I was going to get caught. I waited until her rushing footsteps left the room, wait... "Why can I heard her footsteps?"I asked myself, not expecting a response. ""Let's just say it was a little gift from me, after all, it can be very useful to you." I jumped at the sound of his voice and looked above me. There in the tree was Brone sitting on a branch ever so delicately I thought it would snap but no, it held itself up and strong but it was almost the size of a twig! It was like he wasn't even there, and yet his full weight was on that branch. "I'm starting to get used to your magic and weirdness ." I said to him and he smiled, "Good because you're 'weird' now too. Come join me up here." "I'll break it-" "Not it you try-" "There's not enough room for two-" "Yes there is-" "I'M AFRAID OF HEIGHTS OKAY?!" I snapped, yelling at him for no reason. I started apologizing, feeling bad for what I did. He just laughed it off and said "A girl who jumped from the seventh floor window is scared of heights?" He said sarcastically. "YES! NOW STOP LAUGHING!" "No need to yell... I'm just teasing you..." He jumped down from the tree and gave me a warm, very unexpected hug. "I'm sorry Conner, didn't mean to piss you off." Surprisingly, I felt myself hug him back and cry into his shoulder? Why on God's green earth am I crying? I don't know, but I needed to be hugged and told everything was going to be okay because these past few days have been crazy and terrifying and I just really needed love and support. "I know these past few days have been hard for you, but I never would have guessed that you felt alone and scared during it all..." How did he know exactly how I felt? How come he was being so nice to me? So many questions raced through my mind again at the speed of lightning but I just stood there, in his warm and cold embrace, not wanting to let go.