FireStarter

Chapter 10 - I Find Out About the White Streak.

I went over to Mihi's house after school, and I overheard their apparently arrested father, telling their mum that he should have taken Mihi away a long time ago.

"You're not having them. We're divorced, you're lucky I didn't report you to the police. You're lucky that you still have a house to live in. If you take Mihi, I'll report you to the police." Threatened Mrs. Yoshitoga. I don't know how, but I could sense Mihi's heat signatures. I needed to get down into the basement and bring Mihi to my house. I snuck back outside, and I started to crouch run towards the cellar door. I could hear music coming from the basement, and it sounded like the music that Mihi liked. I also smelled something like bleach, chloroform, and formaldehyde mixed together. It smelled awful.

"Who's there? Father, is that you?" Said a voice, it sounded like Mihi, but they sounded really scared.

"Mihi? Are you alright? It's Minx, you know, your bestie! It smells horrible down here. Wait, why are all of your bangs white?" I asked, I don't know why, but I felt like I had to keep them safe. I just hope that doesn't make me sound like a total overprotective friend.

"I'm fine, father just ran out of rats to experiment on, so he used me. My mum doesn't know about it though, please help, I'm scared." They whimpered, I noticed that they were bleeding from their knees, but the blood was pure black, as in, void black. I ran over to them, and I pulled some bandages out from my pocket. I bandaged up their knees, and right when they tried to stand, they stumbled. I caught them for the second time today, I felt like I had butterflies in my stomach.

"Are you okay Mihi? I can carry you if you want me to," I offered, "I'm fine, but thanks for the offer," they replied. I picked them up anyways, and they made a squeaking noise that made me kinda blush, but I lightly shook my head, clearing my head. I then put them down near a bush, and helped them limp to my mum's car.