Magnus Chase...and Siblings?

Part 19. Spread the Word

I don't want to open my eyes. I know I'm not where I want to be. I feel like I just lost them all over again. All the energy was drained from my body,I don't even move to stop the sound of my alarm clock.

I just lay there to the non-stop sound of the clock,eyes closed,still as a statue. My arm layed heavy on my stomach while the other one is at my side. I can't tell how much time has passed till I heard a knock on the door.

All I did was open my eyes slightly. The door was unlocked so whoever was on the other side they would either figure that out or they'll go away. I didn't care which would happen,I felt empty. Like I was stuck in my own head.

I didn't even have enough energy to scream out my frustration or pain. I felt empty,but full of emotion at the same time.

Other small knock came,I layed still and stared up at the ceiling. It felt like my breathing was twice as slow as normal.
Other knock,just one before I heard the door open and someone walk inside.

"Magnus?" I heard a familiar voice from the door. It was TJ. I didn't make an effort to respond. Alexs voice came next.

"Maaaaaaaaaagnuuuuuuusssssss!" Alex drew out.

I thought about closing my eyes again and pretending I'm asleep.

"Where is that boy?" Mallory grumbled. It sounded like she hit something.

" Ow! How am I supposed to know women! I've been with you all morning. Ow! Stop hitting me!" Halfborn argued.

"Maybe if you'd shut up and learn what a rhetorical question is I'd stop. Hey!
I swear don't make me take my daggers out you barbarian." Mallorys voice was raised in the slightest bit.

"Hey how bout Halfborn goes to see if Magnus went to eat breakfast huh?" TJ tries to defuse the situation.

"Anything to get away from this crazy women..." Halfborns mumbles fading away with his loud,heavy footsteps.

"Wow,that was the longest time they went without a fight,well a verbal one anyway. That's probably a record. Ow! Great now I'm the human punching bag." Alex spoke.

"Maybe he's showering?" Mallory ignored Alex's comment.

"I didn't hear the water running." TJ replied.

"Not in the library either!" Alex's voice sounded farther away then last time.

"He probably over slept then." Mallory said,her footsteps got closer to the bedroom. Two more followed hers.
There was a moment of silence.

"Well?" Mallory asked tapping her foot.

"Well what?" TJ replied confused.

"Heck I'm not walking in on him if he's changing clothes. Plus Alex is female today, so this lands on you." Mallory scoffed.

"Ah,okay I'll get that then." TJ chuckled awkwardly.

I could hear the door creak open slightly.

"Magnus?" TJ said poking his head through the door.

I didn't move. The only visible movement was the small rise and fall of my chest,confirming I was still alive.

"Magnus..." TJ said softly and realizing something was wrong.

"What's takin' so long?" I could hear Alex complain from behind TJ. He held his hand up to Alex and opened the door for the other two to come in.

"What is-" Mallory stopped as she pushed through "Oh." She paused for a minute.

"Huh? You good blondie?" Alex came in and walked to the bed with Mallory,who could obviously sense something was wrong.

Both Mallory and Alex slid their hands on my forehead to take temperature. Unwanted flashbacks from earlier flooded my head. I bit the inside of my lip and continued blinking the tears away.

"He ain't sick,not even hay fever." Mallory declared.

"Well,come on then beanpole what're just layin' here for?" Alex said adjusting the collar on her favorite vest. The room went quiet.

"It happened again,didn't it...?" TJ said sympathetically, breaking the silence from a few feet away from the bed.

I finally move my neck muscles to nod at his question. I knew exactly what he was thinking. I didn't care about anything at the moment. I wish I could explain it myself,but I'm too drained for that. More silence invited itself to the party.

"Do you...want me too..." TJ was trying to find the right words,but I already knew what he was trying to ask. I ready vocal cords for a verbal replay by taking a deep breath.

"Go ahead..." I say horsey.

"Okay..." TJ nodded in understanding. He cleared his throat.

"Come on girls,let's give him some air." He gestured for them to follow him out of the room.

Mallory and Alex looked at each other with the same look of confusion,then at me. Mallory headed towards TJ first,but Alex staggered.

"The book."

I say before Alex can reach TJ. She turns around and looks at me. TJ waited at the door as Mallory already left to the living room. I turn my head to look at my night stand,where my dream journal is.

Alex walks cautiously to the night stand beside me. She places a hand on the cover and thumbs over the side of the pages,like it was an ancient relic that hasn't been touched by man. Once she had it in both of her hands she looked at me with a look that said So this is what you've been hiding. I'm surprised she didn't find it earlier.

"Give it to TJ." I command.

Alex bit her lip the way she did when she was unsure about something. Nevertheless she clutched the book in her hands and walks towards TJ. She hands it over and joins Mallory in the living room. TJ was left standing in the doorway with a written book in his hands.

"Read it. It's every vision and phenomena that has happened to me in detail. Up till last night." I say turning my head towards TJ. "I kept track since the beginning."

TJ looked at me and skimmed through the journal.

"Gunderson will be back any minute now. I doubt you'll want to leave him out of the loop." I estimated about 2 minutes before he comes barging in.

TJ nodds and puts the journal inside the jacket he was wearing. He turns and shuts the door quietly.

So this is it. The cat's out of the bag, i wonder what happens now...

Authors note 📝: Happy Easter! I know I said in the previous chapter that this one was coming out early April but I logged out and forgot to save and publish it 😅 my bad.... So I re-wrote this the best I could. I finished it a couple days earlier and though eh why not save it for Easter? So there we are,hope you enjoyed!