Twisted Mind

Chapter 8: War and Power

It was a war between friends; Alec just didn't understand about my problem. I was only doing this for his good.

I didn't want to keep this from him but, I had to.

The room was quiet, Max and Rosy were standing next to me, they were handling this better than Alec.

Why was Alec being like this?

Is he hiding something from me as well? I opened the front door and followed Alec.

"Alec, wait up!"

"What? I don't need to talk to you right now."

Alec continued to walk forward.

"Are you hiding something from me?"

"Why do you want to know?"

"Because I need to know if it is why you are being so protective. I can handle myself if you didn't know that already."

"Yes I am hiding something, but it is not anything for you to know," Alec said as he faced me.

"Tell me now."

"No." Alec sighed.

"Tell me now!" I yelled.

"I like you. I have for a while, but never told you because I thought you didn't like me in that way. That is why I am so protective because I can't lose you." Alec confessed.

"You loved me? Since when?"

"Since forever, since we met. I lost a lot already in my life, my mom and dad. I run the house myself, I pay the bills myself, I do everything!" Alec snapped.

He stood there, I knew what he was going through. I walked up to him and kissed him. I could feel the pain he has gone through, it was like my pain. We have been friends since the beginning, there have been secrets and frustration. I should of told him sooner, but I can't change the past, only the future.

I let go of Alec and stepped back.

"Aleah..."

Fear took me over and I ran away from Alec leaving him in the street. Well... I did, but not my mind. I collapsed onto the floor, I was traveling into Alec's mind. It was the death of his mother.

The room was dark, across the room was a fireplace with a patterned rug on the floor. Alec was sitting at a dining table with his mom in a rocking chair. I walked around the room and saw a man in the window. I walked closer and it was a man wearing black in the window, he was art of the Black Diamonds. I have never seen him before, but his eyes looked familiar. He pulled the trigger and I tried to block Alec's mom, but I couldn't. I was only a vision in a memory.

Alec's mom collapsed onto the floor, she coughed out blood as Alec ran towards her.

"Mom!"

Alec ran towards his mom and grabbed her. He sobbed over her body as she slowly passed away from her painful death.

Things started making sense now. There was nothing I could do to protect anyone except using my own power. They have been following me for my whole life, gathering information on my weaknesses and strengths. It just so happened that family and friends would cause the biggest weakness to me overall. What other deaths can this cause? I slowly woke up and Alec was trying to shake me awake.

"Alec, Alec! I'm okay! It was just my power. A little too strong for me."

He grabbed my hand and helped me up. This reminded me of the old Alec; he was smiling and just helping me with my everyday problems.

"Oh, okay. I am not used to this yet, so I thought something bad happened to you." Alec said.

"No, this happens everytime I travel into people's minds."

"What did you see? Anything I should be worried about?" Alec asked.

"Actually, I did and I think you should know."

"What was it?"

"I know how your mom died." I told him.

"How?!"

"The evil guys that are after me, knew about you from the start. They killed your mother through the window." I told Alec.

He sat down on the curb as I went to comfort him.

"We will figure this out. All I need to do is to learn more about it by using my power."

"Don't, that is only going to put you in more danger."

"I already am. Nothing can make me stop, we need to find out who killed your mother." I hesitated.

Who could be after me that knows about Alec? I thought they only knew about me. I guess not, but I am going to find out who he was. Even if it kills me.

"Fine. When do we start?"