The Mission

Four

I walked to my next class and I passed Becca who was also heading to that class.

"Hello Izzy," she said

"Becca leave me alone. Im not putting up with your stupid shit today," I told her.

She looked at me with a small smile. "How are you dealing with being parentless? Have you gotten over it?"

Izzy stay calm.

I looked at one of her cult members I cant believe she actually said it.

I didnt respond to becca knowing of I did Id probably do something to get me expelled. "I'm doing fine," I told her.

"DHS didnt find you new parents?" She smirked.

Izzy stay calm. Stay calm. Dont give her the reaction she wants.

"No. Since I am 17 a lawyer and I filed for emancipation so I could live on my own," I told her.

"At home in the streets," sh laughed.

Fuck it. "Yes my parents died Becca. I remember the exact moment. They both had a DNR and when the doctors told me they werent going to wake up I was the one who had to say that I needed to take them off the vents... I watched my parents die. I watched the heart monitor flatline. I watched them die. I am not homeless I still live at the same house I work nearly 40 hours a week to pay for electric, phone,water, heat for food. Medical appointments. And what do you do. Sit on your ass at home while your arent babysit you and give you everything you want. I have a life. I work at a hospital that I love. I love my job. So you can do me a great favor and shut the fuck up before I kill you,"My voice gradually got louder and louder. "Go to hell Becca. I hope you die a slow painful death," I said to her before I moved outside.

I didn't care if I was late to class. I was going to explode. Shes lucky I didnt hit her. AllI wanted to do was hit her. Make her suffer.

I paced outside for twenty minutes before heading to my class. Thank god felix wasnt here I dont have any more paitence for the day.

"Thanks for Joining us Izzy," Michelle said.

"Sorry I whspered," I looked away sitting down not looking at anyone.

"Hey," Alec said. "Are you..."

"Fine. Im perfectly fine," I said to him.

He nodded and looked down.

"I'm not in the best mood and I'm about ready to kill someone so please follow along with me and dont talk. Write down questions you have and I will answer tomorrow. Understand?"

"Yes," he said

"Okay. So there are four chambers of the heart, the left atrium, right atrium. These are the upper chamers  at the top of the heart and the right and left ventrical are the two lower lobes.  This is the tricuspid and this is the bicuspid. This is the Vena cava and tthaswhere the blood goes in. This is how the bood flows. It goes in through the vena cava. Into the left ventrical, through the tricuspid valve, which seperates the upper and lower ventracle. The blood next goes though the pulminary valve and goes back in through pulminary veins. Goes through the mitral valve which seperates the top and bottom chambers and goes out the Aorta,"I said and touched his hand gliding his finger so he could trace the blood flow of the heart. "Artieries go away from the heart and veins go back to the heart," I said. "Fill out the diagram exactly like mine and study it, by thursday I expect you to know this," I said the looked down.

I took a deep breath. "whats the function of the heart?" I asked.

"To pump blood," he said.

"Partly correct. Its job is to circulate blood around the body as well as bringing oxygen and nutrients to the body," I said he nodded.

He looked at me. He wanted to say something andI looked into his mind.

I hope she's okay. That fight was pretty big.

"I know a lot of students saw but I dont want to talk about it," I said.

"How?'

"I know the look on poples faces when they want to ask whats going on," I sighed, "and Id appreciate not talking about this," I said.

He nodded at it.

I sighed an igored Michelle's lecture.

I was relieved that thebell rang. I did not want to sociaize with anyone right now. I grabbed my lunch and then headed to the hallway sitting near the emergency exit.  I didn't even want to eat.

I heard footsteps. I did not want to talk to anyone. "Becca please leave me the hell alone," I said.

"Not Becca," she said. It was Jane.

"Sorry," I said not looking at her.

"Its okay," she said. "Do you want to sit with us?" She asked

"No. I want quiet and no stares," I said

"Okay, well want me to stay here?"  She asked.

"I dont want you to take this the wrong way, but I just really, really wanna be left alone,"I whispered. Tears slipped. "I just want to be alone," my voice broke. 

Jane sat down ignoring my request.

I inored her just bringing my knees to my chest crying not able to hold it back.

"Hey its okay," she said putting a hand on my back.

"I'm tired of this. Its almost daily. Her friends now daring her to do it. I just wanna get past this." I whispered.

"She will be taken care of soon," she said very quietly but I still heard.

"I miss my parents," I whispered.

She pulled me close. "I know," she said.

I hid my head just breaking down. "I awatched them die. How can someone be so... so... horrible. I just. I cant take it much longer. I miss my parents. I hate being alone but its my only option right now. Im so close to moving schools. I cant stand her spreading rumors like that. Its not okay for fuck sakes," I said.

She touched my hair and held me close. "We will set everything stright I promise,"

"I want to go home," I whispered.

"Want me to drive you?" She asked.

"Please," I said looking up at her.

"Come on," she said and took my hand helping me stand. She put her hand on my back.

She led me to the office, "Izzy cant make it the rest of the day. She was throwing up," Jane said.

"Oh Izzy is everything okay?" The receptionist asked.

"I was feeling off this morning but It got worse during second. Lunch I couldnt hold any food down," I lied.

"'I'll drive her home if you dont mind excusing me for the rest of the day? My brother also left sick so I want to check on him too," she said.

"Felix?"

"Yes," She said.

"Of course," the receptionist said. "Feel better Izzy," she said.

I closed my eyes for a moment. I felt Jane take my hand. "Lets go," she said.

I nodded and followed her out. "I'll have Demetri bring over your car," she said.

I nodded and got into her car

"whats your adress?" She asked.

"1155 Ne holywood st," I said.

"Oh thats actually not that far from where are we are about half a mile a way," she said.

I nodded at it and smiled some.

I sayed silent while she drove me.

"Thank you Jane," I said and opening the door waving her goodbye before heading up stairs and curled up on my bed.