Flying to Neverland

Chapter 16: Hope still

   Lily's POV:

I pounded on Mark's door and he opened it, annoyed.

        "Yes?" He asked.

        "You're the newest arrival right?" I asked. He nodded, his annoyance turning into confusion.

        "As far as I know..." He said, inviting me inside. He got a laptop. My jaw dropped.

        "How did you get a laptop like Ash's?" I asked. He shrugged.

        "He said everyone gets one." He said. Okay, now I had a few bones to pick with Ash. But these matters aside, I turned to Mark.

        "I need your help. I have to get home and you're the newest arrival, so you still have most of your attachment to earth in you." I said. 

Apparently when you arrive here, your attachment to earth diminishes slowly as you get used to your surroundings. Mine was still strong because Trace never left my mind.

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We went to work on his computer, searching the Neverland's internet (they have incredible wifi here!) searching for anything on how to get home to earth. Since most of the residents were dead, there weren't many search results.

It's been about an hour, and I was still scrolling the screens while Mark lay lazily on his bed, playing a video game.

        "So....why do you wanna go home again?" he asked me.

        "My brother needs me. And I need him." I said. He looked at me with a frown on his face.

        "You believe that?" He asked. I turned to face him, feeling my cheeks heat.

        "I'll have you know that Ash has shown me footage of him on his computer, of my brother never leaving my side in the hospital bed. He hasn't gone home yet and he's not planning to leave the hospital until I do." I said. He put his hands up in the universal "no harm" gesture.

        "Okay, okay." He said.

        "Don't you think your family wants you back?" I asked. He frowned angrily.

        "My family is the reason I'm here." He said. I put the laptop down and sat next ot him.

        "What do you mean?" I asked. He sighed.

        "My family took us on a boat ride, and without warning I was shoved off the boat and underwater, and then the boat swerved and knocked me out. And I knew I was shoved because I felt a pair of hands on my back push me." He said. I put a hand to my mouth.

        "I'm so sorry." I said, meaning it. He shrugged.

        "Look, I know how important your brother is to you, but think about what you'd be sacrificing if you went back to earth. You're accepted here. Don't you get it? You once mentioned to us that you've never had a more happier three weeks in your life. You're loved here. And it's paradise. You don't have to worry about growing up, having to deal with real life. Didn't you tell me once that you've always wanted to stay a teenager forever?" He asked me.

I stared at him, stunned. I did mention that, and I did say that. And I did want that.

But I pursed my lips, determined, and looked him straight in the eye.

        "I need my twin brother." I said. He sighed, nodding.

        "I'll get Ash to talk to you, there's something you should know about him though." He said.

        "What's that?" I asked.

        "He's been here longer than you think. And he's sacrificed alot. If he takes a liking to you..well...you don't know what you're getting into." He said. I frowned.