The Light That Shines From Above

Chapter 30

Heather

A full earth day passed and I was still at a loss. None of my choices were perfect so I hesitate choosing any of them. I didn't expect to have the perfect outcome but I was hoping for something better.

I could either return home with the intention of not getting taken again and without my mother. I wasn't sure how I could persuade anyone I wouldn't try to get taken again. I knew my thoughts would give me away. I didn't plan on just letting it go. If I was placed back on earth I would try to get to my mother again.

My other option was one I wasn't even going to consider. It would only give me protection. Becoming a citizen would require I stay here and while I wouldn't be at risk anymore it did nothing for my mother.

The third, and last, option I had was to partner with a Hye Jish. That would also mean staying here permanently but with more strings. I would be required to marry, the human word for it, one of the Hye Jish's. I wasn't sure what all that entailed. Nor was I sure I wanted to consider it seriously.

However, I did. Doing this would ensure my mother could be returned. They said it would also protect her from future abductions. I was extremely worried about her quality of life if I wasn't there though. I had always been there to calm her down and keep her out of harms way when the hysterics kicked in. If I was here I couldn't do that. I wasn't sure she would survive on her own.

I tried to think of ways around all the options. There wasn't many. If I were able to slip out of Ikzo's sight I still wasn't certain I could get far enough away from the others for them to land. I didn't want them to try close to the city. Ikzo said it would cause problems and I didn't want that to happen. If I was going to risk that only my life should be in the mix. It would be unnecessary for anyone else to get hurt or riled up.

Still, I wasn't sure if I could pull that off. Ikzo was always around and when he wasn't Pher was. There wasn't any point in arguing, I doubt they would change their minds.

The bathroom door opened but I didn't look to it. My eyes were cast to the white smooth ceiling above my head. I was laid back on the bed in my regular clothes again.

Out of the corner of my eye Ikzo walked up to the side of the bed. His purple eyes gazed down at me but he didn't make a move to sit. I think he thought I was angry with him. He had been quiet since yesterday and was hesitant to touch me.

It proved he wasn't in my head. If he was he would see I wasn't upset with him. It wasn't his fault the others wouldn't agree. I was agitated with my options, not because of him, but because I couldn't find a better way. I didn't want to admit what my best option was.

"On plan 304?" He asked, breaking the silence.

I huffed, plopping my hand that was resting on my forehead to my side. It smacked softly on the mattress, "I wish I had that many." I flickered my eyes to him, "No I'm thinking of how to open the window." I lied.

By my tone he knew it, "Sorry to inform you they don't open."

I scrunched my eyebrows, turning my head to see the metal shuttered window, "The shutter doesn't pull up?"

"It does. I meant the glass part."

"So why have it closed all the time?"

"They're not bullet proof." He admitted, glancing to my waistband to hint to my gun.

I sat up, "I wouldn't shoot your window." I said, "Kind of defeats the sneaking out part."

"Right." He smiled slightly.

I pushed myself until my back was against the wall, pulling my legs up to my chest, "You can sit if you want." I offered.

He glanced to the place in front of him, double checking my expression before sitting down, "I wasn't sure if you would want me so close."