Julia Lelieveld and the fifth element

~31~

I was curious what we were going to do. I got up and followed Rob. When we wanted to get out of the shed, we heard a loud bang on the ground and a painful cry. Startled, I looked up and saw that Leo was lying on the ground.

I sprinted towards him. I don't know where that came from, but I was fast.

He lay on the floor with a contorted face.

"Leo, open your eyes."

While I was on my knees next to him, the others came to watch too. They looked startled.

"Did anyone see what happened?"

They all shook their heads.

Slowly Leo opened his eyes.

"Leave me alone," he said laboriously.

"I need to catch my breath."

"Would you like to catch your breath? Come on man, stand up." It was Max and he already wanted to grab Leo by the arm.

"No Max, let him catch up." Max looked at me for a moment. I saw anger in his eyes. I looked back forcefully. We stared at each other for a moment. Then he jerked his gaze and walked away. The fire in his eyes was still burning.

Leo groaned, opened his eyes and sat down very slowly.

"Leo, what happened?" Now it was Rob who said something.

"I." He shook his head.

"Sorry, I wanted to do something I'm not ready for at all."

"Like?"

"Fly." He looked apologetically at Rob.

Fly? Can he fly then? I didn't know at all that aerial practitioners could fly. But on the other hand, what did I know? Nothing. Really nothing at all.

I just blew some leaves aside and that was it.

"No, Leo, that's really not possible yet. come. Come, I'll take you in, eat something and take it easy."

Leo nodded and looked grateful. With a contorted face he got up and leaned on Rob and walked inside.

"Plan changed," Rob said after helping Leo into the shed.

"We will continue training indoors. Come on Max, you too."

Max walked into the shed grumbling. I watched as Rob flipped the lever to turn off the lights outside and close the large sliding doors.

Everyone looked a little disappointed.

"Thank you, Leo, now we can sit inside again." Kate looked bored at him.

"He didn't do it on purpose anyway." I looked at Kate.

I knew I shouldn't get involved, but somehow I couldn't understand Kate's behavior.

"Please shut up, Julia. You don't know anything. Don't get involved, it's none of your business."

I walked over to her.

"From the moment I set foot in the detention room, it's my business. Like it or not, I have to try to deal with it, just like you. So if I want to get involved, I will."

She began to breathe more heavily. I saw her eyes darken.

"Kate, control yourself!" It was Rob, it was as if I could hear panic in his voice.

Shit, I had gone too far.

"I am going already." I raised my arms as I said that. I turned around.

"Come on Kate, try to calm down a little."