Extraordinary

Planning A Plan

I blinked the sleep out of my drained eyes, having just woken up from a nightmare-laden, fitful, sweaty, terrifying, sleepless night. However, I did not know if that was better than what this day was going to present. Then a thought popped into my mind - there was school today. That would most likely be one of the hardest things I would ever have to do... So I made it "easier" for myself and went back to "sleep" - and by sleep I mean lying in a heap in bed, shivering, heart pounding, hoping I don't fall asleep in case I slip back into the world of terror.

A barely audible knock on my door caused me to open my eyes just a crack. The door creaked open and faint footsteps moved in.

I felt a small hand placed on my back and I opened my eyes more, waiting for my vision to focus on the person in front of me.

"Lexi, are you coming to school today?" Cameron asked softly.

Only a mumble escaped my lips in my sleepless, dazed state. "I take that as a no." He said. Then, shortly after, I heard my door close.

Letting out the sigh of my life, I turned over and closed my eyes again. I so badly wanted to sleep, to escape this terrible world, but sleep wasn't much better than the world when it was made up of nightmares.

A few minutes later my door opened again. "I'm going to school. See you later." Cameron declared, not so softly.

I mumbled a few choice words at him and turned over again.

All I knew was that staying here was not going to get Kade back. But in this state I didn't even want to open my eyes, let alone fight a choice bunch of trained army men.

But wait. Maybe I wouldn't have to fight them if their leader was incapacitated... And that's when an idea started formed. Using all the energy I could muster, I jumped lopsidedly from the bed, barely catching my balance upon landing, and moved towards my window to see Cameron's car driving out.

Using my telekinesis I stopped Cameron's car mid-rev. For the first time in ages, a smile escaped my lips as I watched the perplexity form on his face, as he revved the car - yet it wouldn't go anywhere.

I opened my window and shouted towards the car. "Cameron wait!"

"What now Lex?" He shouted, seeming frustrated and perplexed both at once.

"Just wait!" Impatient sibling much...

I strolled down stairs and out the front door towards the car, knowing he wasn't going anywhere anytime soon. At least this power I had mastered was almost completely.

"I need your help." I said as I approached the car, adrenaline starting to trickle through my veins.

Cameron sighed. "Lex, I'm not helping you. I literally cannot help you if I don't know what on earth is going on?"

Now I could see the exasperation showing on Cameron's face. He obviously hated the fact that he didn't know what was going on, and quite frankly I didn't feel like telling him. Not because I didn't want him to know. But because I just wanted to forget it all. I just wanted it to all go away.

"Fine. I'll tell you, but first go inside. It's exhausting to stand for so long."

"It hasn't even been five minutes." he said, his face now revealing many different emotions, the latest of which, amusement.

"Exactly," I said and then whirled around on my heel, starting for the house.

"At least you still have some sarcasm left," Cameron said, after parking the car.

I ignored his comment and strode back into the house.

Just the mere idea of telling Cameron made my heart speed up a little, approaching steam train speed.