Loving the tutor

Chapter 12

Chapter 12

My chest ached as if a part of me was gone. But that’s what happens when you lose hope. When you as left with no other option. When you feel like saying what’s the point.

I don’t know if I was sleeping or unconscious, but it was better than being awake in this horrible world. I wished I could sleep forever.

I could remember a poem my father told me, whenever I started to give up. I couldn’t really remember all of it but it seemed to be the only thing left to do but recite it in my head.

Everybody needs hope.

Everybody needs something to believe in.

Because when there’s no hope,

life can seem meaningless.

Everybody has downs,

everybody has frowns,

but that’s when you need someone

to swing you round and round.

Then he would pick me up and twirl me around so fast I couldn’t help but start giggling. It was a silly little poem but it always cheered me up. I think my dad was trying to make the point that everybody has hope in them, but sometimes they just need a little help to see it. As long as someone cares about you, you have hope.

I slowly opened my sore eyes and was instantly aware of the aching pains in my back. I looked around me and was relieved to see it was very early morning and barely anyone was at the beach yet except for a few enthusiastic surfers who didn’t notice me.

My thoughts were muddled and confused. What was I supposed to do. Was I missing on the TV? Were my parents worried about me?

I made my way up onto the pathway and slowly got my tense leg muscles to work. But I was walking in jerky movements. What about Alec? Shouldn’t he have come by now? But, he didn’t know where I was. And had they killed Nick yet? Alec wouldn’t let them. Would he?

The beach made me feel a little better. The smell of sea salt, the refreshing ocean spray blown in the soft wind. The sun was only just starting to rise making a pretty sunrise. I was walking along the pathway when a sweaty jogger came by me.

“Excuse me? Um…where am I?” I asked.

The girl who looked pretty relieved to have a break faced me.

“Umm…you’re in Bondi” She said as if it was obvious.

I stood there confused.

“New South Wales, Bondi” She said wryly as if talking to a child.

I turned my head a bit and was still confused.

She gave me a look of complete who is this chick?

“You. Are. In. Australia!”

“Ohhhh… Thankyou!” I smiled politely.

She shook her head and started jogging off.

I was in Australia? So far from home. New South Wales. Bondi…beach? I’d never heard of Bondi. News South Wales was a state I’m pretty sure. Oh how was I going to get home? I could try teleport.

I rid my mind of any thoughts and clearly pictured the Warehouse. But…was I going there or home? I had to save Nick…so the warehouse. I thought of the warehouse and waited for that strange sensation to come. But it never did.

“WHY IS IT THAT WHEN I NEED TO BE A FREAK WITH POWERS THAT I’M NOT!” I yelled to the sky. I noticed a few heads turn from further up ahead and put my head down and kept walking.