Family

Chapter Seventeen

Andra keeps mindlinking Max to see if he could communicate with Andrew, but he can't seem to. I swear if they are hurt. She says shaking her head.

Andrew's smart and I can guarantee Nicole knows what to do in a tornado. He says trying to calm her down along with everyone else. He's got Maddie and a few other children smashed against him all afraid.

Andra looks around and sees that the basement has separated in wolves and the humans, obviously not on purpose, but just seemed to happen. She looks over to Jem. "Have you heard anything? From Jake?" She asks knowing he's with the pack. He hadn't come in today because of something he had to get done.

"Jake said he got everyone safe, but they can't go out and check. It's too risky. Have you gotten through to Andrew yet?" She shakes her head and he swears.

"I'm gonna kill that boy. Goes running off into a tornado." He mumbles shaking his head.

"You'd go after your mate too." She says and he looks at her surprised. He then nods his head.

"Just wish it wasn't him going out there." He says and Andra puts her hand on his shoulder.

"He's going to be ok. They are probably in the cellar with the other daycare and elementary children." She says trying to reassure him. He nods his head but just wants the storm to be gone and to go looking for him.

Andra goes and takes a seat back to where she was and starts talking with everyone to distract herself.

Max, on the other hand, is the babysitter while every other adult is in a huddle talking in a corner. "Are we going to die?" Sophia, asks looking up at Max.

"No, no. It's just a storm. All we have to do is wait it out. Why don't try and think of our favorite things? One of my favorite things is ice cream annnddd swimming annddd um singing." He says looking at all the children. "Sophia, what's your favorite thing?" He asks trying to get their minds off of the storm, but it's kinda hard when they can all hear the noise above.

"I like playing with my friends." She says and looks at them.

"I like going to the mall with my Mom." Another girl says. Soon everyone is saying things they like and Max smiles feeling happy that they're distracted. Now, if only he could distract himself from worrying about his best friend.

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Andrew stares at Nicole. He couldn't have heard her right? The storms gotten to his head. "Why..why didn't I know? Why didn't ya tell me?" She asks looking at him with some anger, but mostly confusion.

"A lot was going on and I didn't want to make things harder. Plus, would you have believed me? You didn't know, you couldn't feel what I feel." He says and she still looks confused.

"Why didn't I know? What...what's wrong with me?" She asks looking at Andrew for answers.

"Addison and Avery said it was something mental, like a mental block. Because you've been through a traumatic experience and then you were kidnapped making it worse. They didn't really know, but there's nothing wrong with you. Things happen and you know now." He says giving her a small smile at the end.

"That's why my head was fuzzy. It's been fuzzy aroun' ya since I woke uhp. I thought it was jus' some side effect." She says shaking her head with a smile. "That's why ya wouldn't leave my side, Jake didn't assign ya ta me." She says, but it's more of a question. He shakes his head and she laughs. "Nice lie." She says and he chuckles.

"I had to come up with something." He states and she rolls her eyes, not that he can really see. There's only a few small holes for light and it's not like it's sunny outside. She looks over at him with a smile.