The Mentally Brave

Chapter 25

"Son?" I unlink my finger from the loop of his jeans and take a step back from Harry, a confused look on my face.
"Uh.. you haven't told her.. My, my.. you'll be sleeping on the couch tonight" The doctor flashes a white smile. Harry turns to me. He is looking at the floor not able to look up.
"Is this true? Is he your father?" I demand to know. Harry gives a little nod of his head.
"Does that mean it's true?? Oh my gosh, that's your father" My voice cracks as my eyes grow wider with the realization of this piece of knowledge "You lied! You're a liar!" I pull at my hair, hands at the sides of my head, shock taking over.
"Lizzie it's not what you think, I promise you" Harry tries grabbing my arms to make me listen to him, but I shake him off shifting back, away from his reach.
"It's exactly what I think" Tears are running down my face as my heart brakes to some more pieces as it all sinks in. "Do the others know? Did you lie to them as well or just me?" Harry stands in front of me, his hands to his sides, his head lowered still not able to look me in the eye.
"I trusted you, you made me love you, you lied" I am sobbing taking another pace back, increasing the distance between us "You promised me" I shake my head.
Harry glances up at me, his eyes red, trying his best not to let the tears spill out "That wasn't a lie I did love you- I still do, please Lizzie, let me explain" I see the hurt on his face, in his eyes, but my heartache is much bigger. I gave this boy my all, and I was betrayed.
"Come on Liz, give him a break" The doctor takes a step into the room his arms spread to the sides.
"Stay out of this, you caused enough trouble already" Harry turns to him. I see the gun peeking out of Harry's pants. Without thinking I make a move and grab it. Everyone turns to face me.
"Lizzie" Harry's eyes grow when he sees the gun pointed at him. He takes a step closer, but stops as he sees me shake my head at him.
"Let me out of here" I whisper.
"I promise, I'll get you out" Harry swears calmly.
"Your promises mean nothing to me" The words hit home, watching his face wince from the sting of them.
"I'm afraid she will not be going anywhere" The doctor interferes once again.
"Simon- stay the fuck out of this- or I swear to god" Harry shouts at his father.
"She will be staying here- I need her" His father repeats.
"She is not one of your lab rats- She is coming with me" Harry states, his voice thick with anger. I know without seeing his face that his eyes turned black with fury.
"No, but this one is special, you know that yourself, if you know what she can do"
That shuts Harry up. I know I am missing something, but I'm not sure what.
"We all can do things, we are equally special" I speak up, my voice stronger as my crying comes to a stop.
"You're wrong" The doctor claims "you see, some of you are stronger than the others, Niall can control other people's emotions, not only his own. Luke can teleport taking with him people, Harry can block out pain, and block out others, that is more than your friend Perrie can do, or your ginger friend- What's his name again?"
Harry and I keep quiet, refusing to play along. My arm starts to tire from the hold on the gun.
"Why don't you put that down love?" The doctor asks me
"Don't talk to her" Harry hisses "Lizzie, give me the gun"
I shake my head again "Go on- how am I different?" I ask the doctor. I watch as Harry tenses, as if he knew what is coming, another secret he kept from me.
"You started off as a telepathic" Dr. Cowell continues "But at some point you were able to control things with your mind, started moving things, opening and locking, able to push people away- sounds familiar Harry?"
Harry's jaw is clenched, his squeezes his fists closed.
"What is he talking about Harry?"
"Come on Lizzie, you're smart, put it together- when did you start moving things?" The doctor inquires guiding me.
"When I saved Harry at the crash a few years back, but I don't understand how that is relevant"
"And just before you healed Niall for the first time, THINK Lizzie" The doctor points his fingers to his head, telling me once more to use my brain.
"I.. I.. No.. No.. that can't be" I refuse to accept what the doctor is trying to get me to understand.
'That's right girl, you own Amy's powers and now Tom's too' I read the doctor's mind.
"Harry, you knew this, didn't you? The minute she lifted the car off of you" He turns to Harry.
"No, well yes, I knew, but it took me awhile to accept it" Harry answers in a low voice.
"What does this mean?" I question glancing from Harry to the doctor.
"My sister could move things with her mind, do things. When you picked up the car that day, I knew deep inside that she had died" Harry wipes at a tear that got away, and slips down his cheek.
"I only put this together when you pushed Michael out of the room, your parents didn't know what you could do other then reading thoughts.. Did they?"
I can tell the doctor is having fun putting the pieces together for me. But with every piece he puts together a piece of my soul melts away. So is this why Harry was so infatuated with me? Because I reminded him of his sister? Because I had her powers? A piece of her lived with me?
"No Lizzie" Harry's eyes widen as he realizes what is running through my mind "What we have has nothing to do with Amy"
"But it does" The doctor remarks "You see this is the reason his interest spiked up- you know its true Harry" The smile never left the doctors face "You see Lizzie? As long as you are next to a dying chosen that person's power doesn't go to waste" He claps his hands, indicating that finally all the pieces of the puzzle are put to place.
I am gazing at Harry, a new wave of hurt and betrayal washed over me. All these months together, he said we were all a family, one unite. He said he loved me, that I can trust him, and that he will make sure I am always safe. But the truth is his family was company X all along.
New tears slip down my cheeks as Harry's eyes find mine.
It is as if he can see all that is going on in my mind and heart. The amount of pain, the amount of heartache, I can see it all reflect back at me through his eyes.
"Let us go" Harry tells his father.
"No. She stays"
"What can you possibly want with her? You know what she can do, let her go"
"We don't know enough, she owns the power of one more person, I can't tell you if she'll have any side effects or any of the sorts, this is new to us"
"I don't" I cut in "I want to go home"
"What home? You don't have a home, your family thinks you're dead, you're better off staying at the compound" Dr. cowell snaps.
"You haven't changed! you stayed the same evil son of a bitch you always were... No wonder mum kicked you out" Harry exclaims brusquely.
"Watch your mouth boy" The doctor is losing his cool act
"She has a home" Harry answers back.
"After your lies I'm not sure she wants to go back with you".
It happened so fast. Harry snatches the gun out of my hands pointing it at his father.
"You let her go" Harry hisses. He shifts once again so I'll be shielded by his body.
"Don't be stupid Harry"
"I will shoot" Harry promises him
"Put down that gun"
This is all too surreal for me.
In which world would two teenagers be cornered holding a gun up at the adults?
Only in this twisted one. Harry's and my powers together are too strong for any of them to take on. I don't need to read their minds to know that. Harry is just buying time.
There is a beep to our right indicating Luke is back.
"What is going on?" He asks looking from me and Harry to The doctor and his crew.
"Luke, take Lizzie, and get out of here" Harry commands
That is when they charged.
Three guards, Michael and another boy. I know his face from somewhere but I haven't had time to go through my brain and remember from where since I get pushed back by Harry as he fires the gun to the ceiling. They stop in their place, the guards taking out their own guns.
"Don't shoot my boy" The doctor orders them.
"I will shoot if you come any closer" Harry warns them "Luke move already."
Luke run to my side, grabbing my arm. I feel my feet leave the earth below them as a loud beep fills my ears. When I open my eyes we were outside of the compound. Luke takes my hand in his, pulling me across the back walkway. We start running. I'm having a hard time breathing, chocking on my sobs and tears. "Come on Liz, we can't stop until we get to the street" Luke begs me to keep going.
As the alleyway opens to the main street I stop, leaning against the wall my forehead touching the cold brick.
"Lizzie" Luke touches my shoulder softly.
"Just give me a minute" I manage to say in between sobs. Luke leans his back against the wall next to me and waiting patiently for me to get myself together. I slip down sitting on the ground as I hold my head in my palms and cry.
Luke is moving next to me, sitting down, putting one arm around my shoulders pulling me to him, as the other is holding his phone.
It is as if the faucet had opened and I couldn't stop the tears.
A few moments later I hear running steps, trainers hitting the earth with every move. I am too weak to try and get a read on the person approaching.
I feel Niall before my eyes see him. I feel him pick me up in his arms, lifting me off the ground and carrying me.
"What happened?" I hear Perrie's voice ask.
Warmness fills my insides as Niall feeds me strong doses of his calmness.
"I don't know, when I got there she was already crying, and when I finally got her out it just became worse"
"Let's get out of the street first, get her back to the suite, where is Harry?" Niall questions Luke.
"I left him there- Should I go back for him?" Luke asks
"No, he didn't say, we'll wait for him at the hotel" Niall leads the way, me in his arms. He is working through my tears and anxiety, calming me slowly. By the time we reach the hotel doors the tears stop completely. I ask Niall to put me down. I know us walking in with me in his arms will raise questions that are better not asked. When my feet touch the ground Perrie throws her arms around my neck pulling me closer to her.
"Thank you so much Lizzie! Thank you"
"I couldn't let you rot in there" I manage a little smile. Niall keeps close to me so he can still affect my mood.
She takes my hand in hers as we walk through the doors and up to the lifts, so it can take us up to the suite where Liam and Ed are waiting for us.
It is late in the night or early in the morning, I am not quite sure, not having a watch on me. However the time is on our side, not having anyone around to question our whereabouts.
We go straight up to the suite no problems on the way, Ed is waiting with the door open.
"Welcome back love" He bends down to kiss my cheek.
"Good to be back" I give him a side hug.
"Is Harry with you?" Liam asks as he saw us. I ignore him, refusing to speak about Harry this moment. I am sat on the couch, Perrie joining me.
"What is it?" She whispers
"Nothing.. I just.. I need to ask you something" I turn to her changing my mind. I want to ask her but I need to be smart about this, figure out a way to ask about the company without ratting Harry out- yet.
"Come, let's go into the other room" Perrie gets up. I follow her into the room on the other side of the suite, sitting myself on the bed as she closes the door.
"How was it for you there? This past week?" I've decided to start with the simple reading her mind as we went on.
"You know, they ran tests, put me in the room with that big twit"
"Scar face?" I inquire.
"Yeah.. did you get to meet him then?"
"Yeah, made him pay for beating you" I smile.
"You did? I held my own quite well, but once he moves his hands.." She goes quiet.
"I know, that's why I broke one of them" I shrug.
"You did what?" Perrie's mouth fell open
"I promised myself I'll make him pay, and I did"
"My heart broke, about Tom, he was such a wonderful person" Perrie changes the subject.
"He seemed like one, where are Lou and Lux now?"
"Eleanor, Louis and the new guy you got went to get them, they are at the safe house"
"Does she know? About Tom?"
Perrie is tracing circles on the blanket as she speaks "Eleanor told her, last I heard she was still crying. Louis took Lux out to play to give Lou some space"
"Do you know if Louis knew?" I question slowly
"Knew what?"
"Knew Tom is going to die?"
"Apparently he had a vision, but being new he didn't know who Tom was, he called to let Harry know there is going to be a death. Harry then told Louis to use Zayn to get a face on paper and send them a photo... That is how they found out about Tom, and that is when they found out you and Niall were gone" Perrie glances up at me
"What made Harry come out like he did to the compound?"
I watch her eyes "Isn't it obvious? Once he learned you're trapped he just came running"
"Then why didn't he come when it was you were in there?" I know these questions are not fair, but I have to find out how much they know.
"Harry loves me Lizzie, but he's IN love with you, and that's the answer" she gives me a small smile.
I try reading her mind, getting in there to see if she's sharing everything she knows, suddenly I have a strong pain go through my brain, making me flinch and squeeze my eyes shut, shooting my hands up to the sides of my head.
"Lizzie?" Perrie looks at me concern in her eyes.
The pain is blinding I try opening my own eyes but my vision goes black.
"Ed! Niall!" Perrie screams for the guys to come, but even though I know she is right beside me, her palms on my shoulders, it seems to me as though she is far away.
My teeth clack from the pain until my skull vibrates, the pain getting more and more profound.
I don't know what brought on this amount of torture, but I do know this- if it won't stop it will kill me.
I feel more hands take hold of me trying to snap me out of this, however I can't take anymore of this- letting out a full Scream of death.