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Chapter 78

Tylor

It took me a moment to realize what is happening right in front of me. Students were rushing towards the hall. Fire is all over the place. Trees catch up to the fire, and wooden benches start burning. In a matter of seconds, the fire spread everywhere.
But the thing which I am seeing right now is far more dangerous than this. Alice.
She's not to herself. She's losing control. And this isn't a good sign. I need to stop her. Otherwise, we will have to attend the funeral of Gloria Foster. I run to her, trying to call her but she was not listening. I can sense the fear in Gloria's eyes. Alice's power is the most dangerous weapon if it doesn't use in the right way. I can't believe what I am watching.
This isn't the Power of Darkness only. There is something else too. But I don't know what.
Bile rose in my throat and my stomach clenched. What the hell is this? If I won't stop her now then whatever power is crawling inside her will gulp her completely.
"Alice" I yell. But she won't stop. Fine, I have to jump to plan B. I open my palm, focusing my self on my power. I lock her hand and start freezing them, to stop the fire. It takes some time but it worked. Her flame stops burning. But I won't stop now. I need to keep going until she'll come back to herself.
"Alice... This is me, Luke" I say, slowly walking toward her. "Calm down. You are alright, okay. Trust me".
And this time, she listened. She stopped.
As I reached closer to her, she finally glanced down at me, eyes filled with tears, all she managed to say "I am sorry".
A surge of pain well up inside me, without thinking of anything else. I pull her into my arms "It's okay. Everything is okay". I tell her, trying to calm her down. I don't care what anyone thinks right now. I'm not supposed to please everyone. Because now I'm not going to give a damn about anything. The only thing that matters to me right now is her. And I'm not leaving her alone.
I stroke her hair, "I am here".
One moment, she's on her feet. The next, she crumples to the ground, her legs giving out like they've become boneless. Her expression changes in a flash from one of sadness to one of fear and then she loses consciousness. Instincts have me reacting without needing to think. I tightened my hold around her and ease her onto the ground. She's completely limp in my arms. Her mouth is slack. Her face is pale. I noticed the color draining from her face. She must get exhausted from everything.
I didn't notice when Gloria ran away. I don't know what happened between them that, this has to end like this.
"Alice, Alice can you hear me?" I hear how rough and anxious my voice is, but am too busy focusing on her to care. Leaning over her on my hands and knees, I brush a strand of her hair off her face. She's unresponsive. I lightly slap her pale cheek. But didn't work.
Without wasting any more seconds, I place one arm under her knees and another around her neck and carry her up in my arms.
I run toward the nurse's room when I noticed Laura was coming too. She looks panicked.
I wonder, where is she be all this time?

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An hour has passed and she's still unconscious. The doctor told me earlier that she was fine, just her energy drained up. She needs rest and wakes up soon once she regains it.
But for God's sake, I'm still anxious. The doctor said she was okay but I know she's not. What if she loses control again? And what if I will not be there to stop her?
I clenched my fist, everything is frustrating right now because I don't know what to do. How to stop this? I want to smash someone's head.
But all my anger washes off when I look down at her, sleeping innocently. Her eyes move restlessly under her lids. She exhales the faintest moan.
Her lids flutter, then her lashes lift. I lean closer and she looks up at me. Her gaze is hazy and unfocused. Thank God.
"Where am I?" she whispers, sounding confused.
"Nurse room" I replied. And something in her dazed expression sets off an alarm bell in the back of my mind. "Are you all right? Can you sit up?"
She blinked slowly as she tried to remember the last detail. "What had happened?".
I was about to reply but someone's voice interrupt me.
"You don't remember anything?" I saw Laura walks in. She sits next to Alice, holding her hand, "Are you okay? I was so worried. Everything was unbelievable and..."
I cut her off, "Laura, she needs rest".
She gave me an apological smile, "Yeah, right. We talk about this later. Take rest dear".
"No. What are you talking about?" Alice asked, glancing at her and then at me "Tell me what happened?".
"Nothing serious to discuss right now," I assure her, telling her now won't help her. I know soon, she recalls it anyway.
Her brows frown together in worry. She must sense that something is not right. I look away, "Do you want to eat something?" I asked, trying to change the subject.
She sit up, "No, I know, I did something wrong," she say angrily. The color is coming back to her cheeks, which is good, but she still looks a little shaky.
She threw the blanket as she stood up on her feet.
I block her way, "Calm down, Alice". I close my distance, "You just use your power......a little bit more than your limit, nothing serious" I shrug.
Her leg faltered a little and she looks around as if trying to remember. When her eyes meet mine again, I see her frustration, "I remember...you were stopping me" she paused, "Because I was..... I was..." her eyes widened, "Because I was about to kill Gloria" She stared at the ground in horror, "Oh my God". She grip her hair and tightened as her memory flashes back one by one.
Her legs shake, and she falls on the bed but I catch her and help her to sit on its edge, "You won't kill her".
"But I was about to" Tears filled in her eyes. All the blood drained from her face and her heart thudded hard.
"Don't worry. We'll find a solution together" I erect my eyebrow at Laura to add something. And she did. She joins me. She comes and stands beside us.
"Babe, chill. Soon you'll learn to control" she assured her.
And I felt apprehensive and fearful about giving the speech about everything. But I need to stay calm. Of course, we will find a way.
Alice looked up at me, "What if next time someone else will be there instead of Gloria?". I know, whom she talking about. Me.
Laura pivoted her head to watch me as my gaze is fixed on Alice. I took a deep breath "Then I'll do the same. I'll stop you again and again..."
She cut me off, "Until when?" frustration flickering from her face. She's angry.
I sigh "Till my last breath".
Grief is visible in her eyes, I know what is she thinking right now.
She looks away, trying to hide her tears but I can feel her pain. She can't hide anything from me even if she wants to. Because she's not just my love. She's my soul. I can feel her joy, happiness, love, sorrow, pain, and every other emotion she felt.