The Hidden World

Chapter 13: Welcome Home

So... This is the new chapter... Didn't spend much time on it because for 1. My dad's a major dick and doesn't like me being on my phone all the time when I'm only on it to update or tell someone something. 2. I'm super stressed and need a bit of a break, just a few days or so. And 3. I've been really depressed lately and I don't want to make this story very depressing. I know you guys don't care about the authors notes and just want to read the story, so I'll stop here.

So... On with the story...
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"Breathe. Just Breathe. In through the nose. Out through the mouth. Come on. It's okay, they aren't going to judge like everyone else would. Just breathe and calm down. You can do it. We are all right here with you, Autumn. Don't worry." Beth telepathically told me. I was starting to have a panic attack as we neared the old, thought to be abandoned, mansion.

I didn't like meeting a big group of new people all of a sudden out of the blue. It scared me. I can't stand being around a huge new group of people because I'm afraid of them judging me. I know, it sounds stupid for someone like me to worry about something like that. But I can't help it.

Alex didn't give two shits what people thought of her. I mean. Yeah, she didn't like it when people didn't like her, but she didn't worry over it a lot like I did.

Beth was confident but shy at the same time. She was self conscious but also didn't care what people thought. I don't know how that works or if you can understand what I mean. But that's how she is.

Ellen, she's probably the most confusing one. She wants people to hate AND love her. She wants attention basically. So she loves it when people hate her or love her. She doesn't care but if everybody ignores her then she starts to care. A lot. (And I'm not trying to be mean here. But that's how she is)

I heard Beth say my name out loud and looked at her. Being pulled out of my thoughts I realized that she was still waiting for an answer. I nodded slowly and tried my hardest to control my breathing. I was doing okay I guess. I was still struggling to keep my act up but other than that, I was doing fine... I think.

We sooner than expected reached the front steps of the mansion. I looked up and around the front wall of it. It was beautiful really. In a dark and aged way, it was amazing.

I felt fear grip my throat and squeeze the breathe out of me yet again. I bent over and started hyperventilating. I couldn't take it. Beth and Ellen rushed to my sides and tried to calm me down and help me up. Alex just stood and watched for a minute before going to the door and knocking on it.

E.J, the man with the blue mask from earlier at the school, was with us still. He pushed Alex out of the way and walked inside to get some help.

I was trying to calm down but I couldn't. I felt Beth put an arm around my waist and try to lift me up, so I attempted to stand and not put all my weight on her. But I fell back onto my knees when someone pulled Beth away from me.

I couldn't breath. I was losing consciousness. So, I closed my heavy eye lids. Not able to hold them open anymore. I felt sick to my stomach too. And next thing I know, I'm vomiting. Once my stomach had completely emptied I felt a pair of strong arms lift me up as if I weighed nothing. I was carried bridal style to god knows where.

I faintly feel myself being set down on something soft. A bed or couch I assume. But I can't feel or hear anything anymore. I knew that I'd already passed out.

*Alex's P.O.V*
I watched as Jeff picked up Autumn and carried her bridal style into the house and set her on the couch. She had passed out a few seconds after he had set her down, but I could tell she could still hear and feel a few things.

I sat at the foot of the couch where there was a bit of room because she was slightly curled up. I sighed and rubbed the side of my head as I closed my eyes to listen better on what Jeff and Beth were talking about.

"Does this happen often?" Jeff asks a little disappointed. I cringed a bit at the way he said it. It was like he was judging her for it.

"No. This only happens when she's around new people. Like when there's a group of people that she doesn't know. She can't stand it. And she starts to have an anxiety and panic attack all at once. It's bad, yeah, but all she has to do when it happens is take a short nap. And then when she wakes up, just make sure she's in a room with only a few people at a time. She'll get used to all of you guys... Eventually." Beth explains.

I open my eyes, bored of their talking, and looked at Autumn.

'I wonder...'

I pushed into her mind and into the place where thoughts of me are held with a bit of a struggle since she was guarding it still, because of what had just happened. I was shocked by the thoughts I heard.

She wants to be friends. She hates that I doesn't like her. She hates that I am jealous as Ellen says. She hates it. She hates it all. She really really likes me and thinks that we would be good friends. But my pissy moods are just to much for her to handle. She's not scared of me. Not at all. In fact, she sees me as a threat sometimes in certain situations...

I stopped when I felt her mind clamp down and push me out. She started to wake up but I gently pushed her back down and told her to sleep for a bit.

Her eyes were glassy from sleep and she looked like she wasn't even really awake. But, she simply nodded and laid her head back down on the arm of the old and worn, yet comfy couch.

I sighed in relief as I felt her mind slowly unclamp.

I was about to push into her thoughts about me again, but Beth put a hand on my shoulder to stop me. I looked up at her and she shook her head no. I sighed.

"Beth... Why? I mean, why does she want to be my friend? I'm always a bitch to her. Even though I don't necessarily hate her. I just don't really know her. So I leave her alone and she leaves me alone." I questioned quickly. I didn't want to risk Autumn hearing this conversation. Beth must have understood because she started to speak with me telepathically instead of verbally.

"She admires you in a way. She thinks you are a great fighter and friend. You stick up for her sometimes. When nobody else will. And you are even nice to her when her and Jeff spend time together. And we can all see how much you hate it." She replies. I sigh in response.

She was right. I did hate it when Jeff and her hung out. I would never admit it, but I did kind of like Jeff. (Awe, Angie's gotta crush on Jeffy! XD) So, when they hang out, I get jealous. Because Jeff used to like her. I mean, he obviously doesn't anymore. But he used to.
(Idk on that part tbh. I need something to help with an up coming part in the story.)

I sighed and stood to walk out of the mansion. I needed some time to clear my head. Walking through the woods has always been the one thing that helped.

I felt Beth put a hand on my shoulder to stop me. But I brushed it off and continued to walk towards the door. But she spoke anyways.

"Don't worry about them too much. He doesn't like her like that. He thinks of her as a little sister for him to pick on." Was all she said before I shut the door behind me.
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Hey, so yeah, I'm going to just update this kind of chapter from now on. It will have like a thousand and something words which is kinda short to me but if I wanna keep up with the days I update then I gotta make them like this.

I personally thank Angie or, as you guys may know her, AlextheKiller1331, for keeping me on track and helping me remember to update every other day. I love you Angie!!! Thank you!!!

And thanks to all of you guys for sticking with me through this story and not giving up on it in the time gasps I had between updates... Especially that long like 3 month one.

Love you guyzzzzzz

Byee