Like ocean to me

chapter 32

- so how do we get rid of the body? - I ask Nia that is already on the other side of the road making sure we aren't going to pull her in for another hug.

- weeeeeee... good question.

- Let's just tie him up somewhere, shouldn't that work ?- I suggest, hoping that I won't have to do anything too crazy.

- you think Gary can't escape some lousy ropes? - Nia scoffs - I told you, he's powerful, you just happened to catch him VERY off guard.

- who said we have to use lousy ropes? - I add, remembering what Nia used on me this morning - doesn't dirt stop our powers?

Madison has a confused look on her face and I can tell she's about start asking questions again - wait you have powers too? Guys I'd really appreciate an explanation -  she whines - guys! we just had a group hug! How could you leave me out like this?!

- well yes, but we'd have to throw him into a pile of mud for it to work on him, otherwise he might be able to pull something off, everything has to be covered in mud. That's going to be hard - she continues ignoring Madison's pleas. 

- You mean EVERYTHING?

- Everything.

Ok maybe we should think of another way to lock out Gary.

After a moment of reflection Nia seems to have her mind made up.

- you know what Emily? Let's do that. It'll be fun!

- Fun ?

- yeah, what could be more amusing then bathing your greatest enemy in mud?! I'm about to have a blast - she responds with a triumphant smile.

- I want in too! - Madison squeals.- I'm not one to like getting dirty, but that guy deserves it so I am willing to but my cleanliness aside for some payback.

- ok great - I clap my hands - you two do that. I'll try looking for Sean. - I try. honestly, I just really need some time away, away from all this, just to think clearly, get my thoughts straight.

- But - Nia starts.

- Dont worry, I'll bring the frying pan.

- Well we cant deny that she is quite threatening with that frying pan, if she could bring him down why wouldn't she be able to bring the others? - Madison acknowledges. 

- I guess you can go... just make sure not to get into any fights, if you find him you come to us first, promise? The frying pan is only to protect yourself for a moment, in case you are attacked, run to find us as soon as possible.

- yeah I promise.

Andrew p.o.v

Growing up, the woods on the other side of the lake always seemed like a scary place, but standing here, nothing could look more peaceful. At least until that bird came from out of nowhere and murdered an innocent worm.

The only sounds around here are the occasional owls and birds (and the silent pleas of worms). The fog hasn't completely lifted yet but I'm following the main path-walk so its not a problem.

So, I'm a cretor, who'd have thought?

If I'm a cretor then that means that my parents are cretors and didn't tell me...

From what I got all cretors are working together for this, but I don't think my parents are in it, their so nice and friendly with humans! Maybe it's all a disguise.

looking back, Nia did say I wrecked of human, witch means at least a part of me must be human. But what if the fact that I now know what I am completely wipes out my humanity and I become a monster? 

cretors don't look a lot like monsters tho, at least not my image of monsters, they spend their evenings playing cards and laughing at fart jokes.

What I can do is destructive, it can hurt people. I can hurt people.

I take a look down at my palms, I don't even get to have a cool scar like Emily.

This changes everything, doesn't it? will i go back to school after this summer? Maybe I should run away, hide myself in the Swiss alps forever and spend my days scaring tourists and making them think the place is hunted, that would be great fun. It also wouldn't solve anything

Does this make it my duty to help them? Not that I would, id never be part of something so terrible as taking a life, and that goes to both sides. Maybe I should just stay neutral, I wont let anyone get murdered while not murdering anyone in the process.

- yeah that sounds nice - I breathe in a peaceful content. And then, when all this is over, I can ask Emily on a date, and we can all go back to school, finish it, then maybe university and who knows, get married, have kids, or not, and forget about all this.

But I won't be able to forget any of this, Emily's powers will go away, mine are here to stay...

I continue, walking down the road, I still have a lot of thinking to do, do I tell my parent or should I just go back to our normal lives after this and pretend I have no idea?

In no time I'm by the river,contemplating the view I'm used to seeing from a place id never taught id see it from.

I continue to stroll alongside the river and suddenly stop when I notice the figure aimlessly walking on the other side. 

Emily. she's just on the other side of the river but it feels like she's worlds apart. I think about how far away we are no and how close we were , while bringing my hand to my chest.

Maybe I don't have to worry about my humanity so much, at least not when it comes to feelings.