The Unseen

Chapter 17

CHAPTER 17

I was at home, and I had my cheek pressed against the cool glass of my kitchen window, drowsily watching the rain fall from the sky in light drizzles. Out of the corner of my eye I could see little droplets on the outside of the glass pane, glistening like gorgeous diamonds.

It was raining on and off outside, and I felt horrible.

I felt guilt and I also still felt anger. Both of those emotions towards Rashal, my best friend. That didn't seem right. The other feelings were disappointment and sadness, which applied to Hunter. Not to mention, my arm was still bad, so that hurt painfully, a constant reminder I still had The Wolf to deal with.

And then...an awful headache crept into my head.

I think I actually sighed out loud, but the headache was too distracting for me to notice. I didn't think I could manage to save another person right now, but how could I simply let someone die? It would forever be on my conscious, just like the first couple visions I'd ever had were. Even though I didn't know I could have saved the people I saw then, I still felt guilty that they died. Their pictures were glued in my brain and, whenever I had nightmares, the scene I watched in my head would play over and over. The man drowning, or the teenager blowing up.

Unwillingly giving in, I stumbled towards the bathroom in case anybody came across me. Staying in the kitchen wasn't a good idea, so I locked myself in the bathroom and clung to the edge of the bathtub, clenching my eyes shut, hoping the vision wouldn't be about something too horrible. I couldn't take any physical exhaustion.

 I waited. Then...

Five, four, three...two...one.

My dark vision filled with an image. What I saw shocked me to my head to my toes. I gripped the bathtub's rim and concentrated on the image. I couldn't even hear my own thoughts, and my eyes were glued to the image in front of me, unmoving. I had yet to see a vision that shocked me quite like this one did. This had to be wrong, it had to be a mistake.

It simply didn't make sense.

Hunter.

The Wolf was in human form, and he was gripping Hunter tightly, pulling him along. Hunter struggled and tried to free himself from the fierce grip, but The Wolf must have knocked him on the head or drugged him, because he was pretty limp. 

The two of them stood in the middle of the woods, not at the usual shack though, and The Wolf was forcing Hunter to a tree, a rope clutched between his white teeth and a slightly crazed look in his eyes. He had a mask on, and dark clothing, so I couldn't distinguish anything about him that would tell me who he was.

Abruptly, the vision ended and I blinked away the black spots that remained.

Oh. No. No! Not Hunter! Even through all the sadness and depression that went towards that boy, I still couldn't help but feel desperation now, seeing him in danger.

What is wrong with you? I groaned to myself and jumped from the tub. He was still my crush, no matter how much I was disappointed in him. Okay, I still cared for him. A lot. A person didn't just get over someone like that in a day. Maybe never.

I sprinted to my room and popped up my IM icon on the laptop. Thankfully, Rashal was on. When wasn't she on?

KIA-GAL: I know i've been a jerk lately...but I need a little help

RRIVER: oh, do you now?

I could almost hear the sarcasm in her tone, and I tried not to wince. I'd been hurt by her, but she was my best friend, so I probably shouldn't have responded with my anger in the way I had. There was no changing the past, however.