Kryptid

Chapter 9 : bad news

Isabelle pov:

When Alex was fighting those soldiers it brought up a rotten memory. When I was twelve there was a boy I liked. He was nice enough and handsome. His name was mason. I started hanging out around him and that's when I noticed he was not at all nice. He picked fights and was mean and cruel even to his own friends.he was the kind of person that would rip the wings off a butterfly just to see it feebly try to fly away.

One day at school I was walking past the gym to class when I noticed mason was beside me. We were the only ones in the hall. He pushed me against the wall holding his arm below my neck and his mouth invading mine. I couldn't move. I was mortified. He kept pausing in between his violating kisses to whisper horrible words to me, telling me i was his and he would use my body as his personal toy. At one point I felt his hand slip between my jeans and against my underwear. I was screaming on the inside and actually crying. He pulled his hand out and I felt it going to under my panties when to my rescue a teacher yelled at us to go to class. She didn't see my horrified expression. Or my tears.

Shortly after i moved away from san diego and the school i went to so that was the last time i had seen him. However the thought of him or anyone touching filled me with dread from that moment on. I had never told anyone what had ever happened. When Alex was fighting he has the same raw power mason had fought with. When I kissed Alex in the car I wasn't really thinking. Then in his room when he was leaning to kiss me mason popped in my head. His mouth invading mine, his wretched hands trying to touch me. I got very scared then and I had to leave. When I got to my room I realized how stupid I was. How stupid it was to be scared and how hurt Alex had looked. Tomorrow I would try to tell him. Later I got into my night clothes and fell asleep feeling troubled.

Alex pov:

I had no nightmares that night. But my sleep was shallow and almost non existent. I woke up tired and showered in the dark not realizing it until I got out. When I walked out front izzy was nowhere to be seen. I walked back into hq and went to her room. I knocked but no answer. I peeked my head in to find her sleeping but moving and crying. I rushed in and shook her awake. She moaned "mason don't" and suddenly her eyes shot open as she sat up bolt right. She sagged against me and burst into tears.

She was sobbing uncontrollably. I was shocked. I just held her as she gradually calmed down. When she wasn't sobbing anymore I still held her. "I'm sorry" she said shakily. "It's ok izzy. Are you ok?" I asked gently. She slowly nodded. "How do I get ahold of max?" I asked. She pointed to her bedside table where a small device rested. "Just push 1" she said. I opened it and pushed one. "Max it's just me coming today" I said and hung up the phone before Isabelle could say anything. "Hey why'd you that" Isabelle protested. "Something's wrong and it has to do with what you saw yesterday so today you aren't coming" I replied back. "Fine but tonight can we talk?" She asked. I nodded and left. When I got in the car I was surprised to find out I remembered the exact route to the training house. I didn't even have to try to remember. I got in and drove off resolving to talk to max about two things, my parents and my abilities.

When I walked back into hq 6 hours later I was utterly exhausted. 6 long hours of training. 6. And I still had to meet with max in an hour. He was searching up my parents. I felt excited despite my exhaustion. My parents were most likely alive. I went to Isabelle's room and tapped lightly. She opened the door wearing pajamas and I walked in and collapsed on her bed. "Are you ok?" She asked as she sat next to me. I nodded. "How was it today?" She asked. "Fine" I mumbled. More than fine actually. I had been tested with every weapon they had and was perfect with them all. "I'm meeting with max soon. Wanna come with?" I asked. "Sure. But are you sure you can stand?" She asked worriedly. I nodded. "Ok let me jump in the shower and I'll meet you at max's office" she stated. I nodded yet again and left her room. When I got to mine I collapsed on my bed and dozed off.

"Hey wake up" Isabelle said gently as she tapped my shoulder. "Mmmhmm" I groaned out. "Come on let's go see max. Then you can sleep" she said as I got back up.

Isabelle pov:

As me and Alex walked down the hallway I couldn't help but keep looking at him. He looked so cute half asleep but he was already looking more awake. I had missed him today but it was kinda nice to just stay and sit with my own thoughts for the day. As we got to max's office I knocked and Alex stumbled in. "Take a seat" max said gravely. We sat. "You told me to see if your parents were alive so I've been searching and I have you answer" he said. Alex looked excited and stood up. "Alex I'm sorry but" he paused. "Your parents are dead. They were killed in a car crash." He said. Alex's expression turned to horror. He fell to his knees tears already in his eyes. "I'm sorry" max said again hanging his head in defeat. I rushed over to Alex. He was staring off with tears on his cheek. He looked like his world had just fell apart. "Alex" was all I could say. I got him to stand up and led him to my room. I shut the door and sat next to him. He was still staring off. "It's my fault. I had completely forgot about them. If I hadn't I could've saved them" he said. I opened my mouth to say something but he continued on. "The last time I saw them we had gotten in a fight. My last words to them were whatever I'll see you later." He said and burst into tears. I pulled him close and hugged him as he cried. I could feel his pain. I had noticed pain like this was worse than actual physical pain. "It wasn't your fault Alex you couldn't have done anything" I said as held him. He didn't seem to hear me. He sobbed into my shoulder for what seemed like hours. When he stopped I saw that he had fallen asleep. I laid him gently on his bed shut the light off and left. Just when it seemed Alex would be ok his world crashed back down. To me it seemed like he was a magnet of tragedy and bad luck. And now when it seemed it couldn't get much worse he lost his parents.