The tree of light

Tree of Light part 9

A: What happened how did you do that? She yelled.
B: I don't know I just did this. I say as I back track my motions and the base unfroze and shattered. My mother and I screamed backing away. Seconds later we heard the door open.

Fp: Alice, Betty, what happened? He ran yelling frantically.
B: I... I don't know. I stuttered.
B: The vase, it froze then it unfroze then this. My words were barely making since.
J: What do you mean by froze exactly?
B: I froze it. I yelled panicking. Fp starts rummaging in a grocery bag.

B: What are you doing? You have something that can fix me? He just keeps rummaging until he pulls out an apple and throws it at me. I put my hands in front of me shrieking, bracing for the impact from the apple. It never came. I looked back over to Fp and Jughead who is staring in awe at a floating.

B: It's happening again. Did I do that? How.. did I do that?
A: Well you put out your hands, duh. You could tell my mom was freaking out. She starting rubbing her hands through her hair. Seconds later she was pacing back and forth.

B: What is wrong with me. I yell.
Fp: Theres nothing wrong with you. You have the ability to..... stop time I guess. There it goes again, I fainted.

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A: Betty? Betty baby wake up, you need to eat and drink something your dehydrated. My vision came into focus. I was in the room I slept in the first time I came here. My head was pounding and I couldn't remember how I got to this bed in the first place.
B: Mom? What happened? I moved slightly and my head pounded in response.
B: Why does it feel like I'm hung over? Mom my looked at me with cocked eye brows. It didn't take long before I realized what I just said.
A: Why do you know what a hang over feels like?
B: You know mom I wouldn't mind some water and food. Her eyes fumed for a moment before she left.
I heard a knock on the door after a while but it wasn't my mother. It was FP.
B: What happened to my mom?
Fp: She sent me up because she didn't want to argue with you. He chuckled.
B: You would've thought she'd figure I'd drink before I joined a gang. I laughed back. FP smiled.
FP: Why did our gang? I mean I know that you've had a tough life, but usually people deal with that by drinking, smoking or doing drugs. Why did you choose us? I looked down at my food he just placed in front of me, and began fidgeting with my bracelet my father gotten me for my tenth birthday. I missed him more than anything. He was there for me every time. When I was bullied in the fourth grade by Reggie because my boobs were too small, and my stomach was too big, he came to the school and told him off, then took me for ice cream. When my mom canceled at the last minute for mother's daughter dance because she had work, he took me and danced with me the whole time and now he was gone. My mom wasn't around much because she worked two jobs to pay rent, so I had to go through my fathers death alone. FP saw my long face.
FP: You don't have to tell me if you don't want to. I paused for a while.
B: I wanted a family. I mumbled which was barely audible.
B: I was alone when my father died. My mom worked double shifts and she came home late. She never had time for me, but not in a bad way, she just always had to provide. I thought if I'd join the serpent ms I had a family that actually had time for me. Hot tears began to run down my face as my words choked their way out of my mouth.

B: When my dad died I had no one, if was my only choice I..... my sobs filled the room and my word left me.
B: I wanted someone that wouldn't leave me, like they always did. I cried. FP hugged me when I kept crying. He held me tight and I relaxed into his arms. I've never been held tight since my dad left and it soothed me.
FP: I'm sorry if I made you feel unwelcome. I new what you were capable of and I just didn't want to trigger it, which was ridiculous because it happened anyways. I should've protected you kids better.

B: What exactly can I do. I mumbled when I finished crying.
FP: You really want to know. I nod my head.
FP: Theres this site five minutes away from here. If you feel like walking we can go.
B: Okay.
FP: Get dresses and well leave in ten. He left to walk out but turned around.
FP: Betty your not alone. You have me Jug and especially your mother. She's worried about you. I twist my lips to the right and nod in understanding.
B: Thank you. He gave me a last glance before he walked out. Then I started getting dressed.

If only a sign told us not to go out there maybe we'd still be okay. 
If only I protected her he said maybe she'd be with us.
But she wasn't.
And everything was far from okay.