The next morning, I woke up to the smell of bacon and eggs. I got out of bed and walked to the kitchen, to see Matt cooking. I will admit, I did snicker at the thought of Matt, the "tough guy" cooking.
I guess he heard me snickering, he turned around with a straight face. "hungry?" he asked. I nodded and felt my stomach rumble. He motioned me to sit at the table, so I did.
"Where's Jack?" I asked.
He looked at me and shrugged, "He went out to buy some food." Matt said to me. I nodded as I was handed a plate of bacon and eggs. I had a bite of the eggs and oh my lord, they were amazing. "This is really good." I told Matt.
Then he turned and smiled at me.
"Thanks." He said to me. I nodded and went back to eating breakfast. Out of the blue, Jack burst through the door. He was out of breath for some reason.
"Nova," he panted. Matt ran over to him and slung Jack's arm over his shoulder. "What happened Jack?" I asked. He wheezed some more, but then he whispered something to Matt. I stood there and watched Matt's eyes widen. "Nova," he said calmly. Then Jack, sent me another thought? I guess that's what I can call it. Anyways, he said, "Go upstairs and find a place to hide." I guess I looked funny at him, because then he whispered, "They are here, looking for you." I looked over at Matt, then he nodded, so I ran up the stairs. I then ran into Matts room.
Don't judge, I was in a rush. I looked around his room, and I noticed his laundry hamper, and how it was empty, so I climbed in. once I shut the lid overtop of me, I was instantly smacked with the worst odor ever. Then I heard a crash, and Jack screaming, then silence. I wanted to get out and help him, but I knew I couldn't be seen. I didn't hear Matt, so he must have had gone invisible, hopefully.
Just then, I heard a familiar voice. "Nova? Nova please come out, it's me, Meg." It was Meg, I was so happy to hear her voice, she was okay. I opened the lid of the hamper and ran down the stairs to see Meg and Jack, but Jack was unconscious on the floor. "Nova!" she yelled and ran towards me. We hugged tighter than ever before. "I was so worried about you" Meg said to me. When we pulled away from eachother, I heard her voice,
"Oh thank God, Maurice would kill me if I didn't find her."
"Maurice, as in my dad?" I asked her.
Megs expression went dark.
"Nova, have you been taking your pills?" she asked me sternly. I didn't back down. "No, and I am just fine, what is going on Meg?" I asked. Meg sighed and said softly, "November, you're a very bad girl, running away from home like this, then not taking your medication. You must be punished."
I was about to ask what she meant, but before I could say a word, she kicked me in the stomach, throwing me to the floor. I moaned and grabbed my stomach. "You know, your dad only wants what's best for you. That's why he hired me, to make sure you don't get into trouble, but I guess too late for that now, huh?" Meg said to me and grinned as she kicked me hard in the back.
I felt like I couldn't breathe. It was a lie, our whole friendship was a lie. I was beginning to black out, just give up, when I heard something, a voice. "
November, you can't give up, once your father catches you, he will never let you go. Please Nova, fight back."
I suddenly felt a surge of energy running through my veins, and before Meg could kick me again, I grabbed her leg and pulled, sending her to the ground with me. She grabbed my arm, rolling me over. She then sat on my stomach and held my hands above my head. "Nova Nova Nova, you're a real brat, you know that?"
While her right hand held my hands in place, her left hand reached into her pocket and pulled out a pocketknife. "Your dad can take Jack, he's a special one too, right? Plus, he seems to be less... feisty." Meg said to me and smiled, holding the knife to my throat. "Don't you dare touch him." I said to her. Meg laughed at me. "What are you gonna do about it?" she asked me as she pressed the knife softly into my throat.
I thought it was over. I thought that I was going to die then and there,
but it didn't.
*End of Chapter 6**
