Curiosity Rewritten

Chapter 28; She Has Curiosity For An Apology

     Cameira woke up screaming and kicking. She felt arms around her, keeping her from sitting up and punching something or hurting herself.

      "Cameira," Sno called, "I don't want to restrain you. Calm down."

      That's when the tears came. She didn't know whose arms she was in but she curled deeper into them and cried. She was on her right side and she could see the curtain, signalling she was on the bus again. She shut her eyes and cried harder. A small hand rubbed her head, keeping the messy hair out of her eyes.

      Soon enough she took multiple deep breathes and sat up, wiping her face. She looked to find that it was Kale that held her. She looked over to Farris and Sno who were nearby.

      She stood up, dizzying herself, "Where the fuck is Sabrina?"

      She pushed open the curtain, not waiting for an answer. She saw the fear in the green eyes first. Cameira ran up to her, dropped to the ground in front of her and looked up at her, "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. You were right. I hurt everything I touch. I-."

      Cameira cut herself off and looked at the ground and mumbled to herself. She put her head in her hands as shakes took over her body. Then the sobs came and she more so turned into a violently shaking ball at Sabrina's feet.

      No one knew what to do. Only three people on the bus knew what to do. One was angry with her, the other was unsure how to react even after all these years. It was Farris who came to her rescue. He called to Riyazara who drove the bus, "Stop driving."

      "It's not sa-."

      "She's confused, scared and angry, stop the fucking bus. Pull into the woods."

     A small argument ensued and Cameira's voice broke through the sobs, the shakes and it was muffled by her arms, "Please stop."

     Whether she meant the bus or the arguing, no one knew but both stopped. The bus came to a lurching halt and Farris and Andrew both worked to pull her off the ground and take her outside. Once outside, they leaned her against a tree and Farris gave a nod for Andrew to go back inside.

     He wrapped his arms around her shoulders and helped her walk a few feet away from the bus, deeper into the woods. She wiped her face and pushed him away, "Why are you doing this?"

     "No one else knew what to do."

     "And you know me so well that you know what to do?"

     "I know you enough," he spoke in a calm, even tone while she was borderline yelling, "I know enough to get you away from those people. You don't like people. You're struggling to not sprint off into the night and the only reason you're staying is because you have siblings back at the Westerners that you want to protect. Your car is there. You know you can't make it in a race between you and Sno."

      She looked at the ground and he whispered to the bright sky, "I know enough."

     She slapped him and fell into his arms, "Shut the hell up."

     He leaned his head on a tree and put a hand on her head. He followed her order. A few moments passed and she pulled away and began pacing.

     She then turned quickly to face him, she put a hand on her shoulder, "I was shot."

     "Yes, you were. Sno healed you, and Sabrina. Xander managed to magically repair the bus until you and Sno could fix it back at the Westerners."

      "Why am I designated to fix it?"

      "Because you know how. I can fix bikes, not cars."