Especially Gifted

6 **Grey's Personality**

        I sat up and looked around. My alarm clock wasn't going off, but it was really late. I mean, it's 10:30 a.m. I've never slept in this late. I yawned and was about to get dressed for any other day when the memories of the day before floated in my head. I began to panic as I remembered every little detail. My breathing sped up and it was hard to breathe. I was having a panic attack. "Calm down, your okay." The voice made me jump. I looked over into the bright blue eyes and got lost im them. I came back, and Grey was staring at me, not too far from my face. I backed away and looked at him. He was here? Why? I thought he would've been so happy that he'd run out of my dorm room the moment my eyes closed.

        "Why are you still here? Didn't you run away and tell everyone that I'm a Blake? Be the hero that everyone wants to find in a situation like this? Call me a monster to everyone and shun me?" I stopped and let him stare at me for a little before continuing. "You could've killed me, or ran away and told the Headmaster my last name. But you didn't run. Why?" I was practically screaming at him. I was frustrated and terrified. So I did the only thing I knew how to do, get defensive and put walls up around me. He looked around the room then walked into the bathroom. He came back with a glass of water in his hands. I smacked it out and watched as it flew across the room. It hit the wall and shattered everywhere. He just sighed as he went to sweep the glass up. I grabbed his arm with a force that I didn't even knew that I had. I forced him down and whispered in such an eerie voice that gave me goosebumps. "Get out of here now, before I change my mind and kill you." I let him go and laid back in the bed as I tried to catch my breath. He turned and walked silently as he began to sweep the mess up. I was secretly glad that the walls were sound proof and no one else could hear what was going on. I looked down, and there was a pallet of blankets, covers, and pillows. He stayed here all night?

        He threw away the glass shards, and began to pick the blankets up when he stopped and walked over to me. He stuck a thermometer in my mouth when I tried to ask him a question. After a few, I heard beeping noises and he took it out. "Well, your fevers went down. You seem to be much better now." He talked more to the thermometer than he did me. "I didn't leave because of the way I acted. When I found you huddled in your closet, you looked up at me. The look in your eyes was terrified, just like I was. I realized then that I shouldn't judge you based on your family's past, just the actions that you make. And I didn't tell anyone else that you were a Blake. It was a secret that you were desperate to keep. You didn't even want to tell me, but thought you could trust me. And when you did tell me, all the thoughts of trust went out the window when I reacted the way I did. I am entirely sorry for acting that way. I'll leave if you alone if you want me to, but I just wanted you to know that your secrets safe with me and that I am genuinely sorry." He ruffled his hand through his hair and walked over to the door. I almost fell trying to get out of bed and tripped walking. Just before Grey opened the door to leave, I hugged him from behind and held on with all my might.

        "If you didn't want me to leave, all you had to do was say so." He turned around and hugged me back. I didn't know if I could forgive him, or trust him entirely yet, but I was glad that at least some one knew. And I wanted to hold onto that with everything that I've got left. We stayed there,  hugging for what seems like hours. I started to softly cry in his chest and he hugged me tighter, but was careful to not hurt me. "So, now that I know that your last name is Blake, can you tell me what your real first name is?" He looked in my eyes and I seen forgiveness there. I felt like I was at home in his arms.

        I laughed before I answered. "My name is Cassandra. Cassandra Marie Blake, but my parents call me Cassia. It's nice to meet you. And thank you for staying here all night to make sure that I was alright. Hey, speaking of names, what's your last name Grey? And your a seer?"