Perfectly Abnormal Sophomore Year

007

Cleo waved goodbye to Augustus and walked out with Saskia. I walked over to Augustus and sat down on the bed next to him.

"Hey Augustus what were you going to tell Cleo about Vampires, Werewolves, or Zombies?" I asked.

" Well," He starts "Don't look at me like I'm crazy...but when I was trapped inside before one of the firemen came and got Caspian and I, I saw someone, or something walking through the flames.¨ he said as he looked at me.

¨Augustus, are you sure?" I ask

¨Veronica I'm sure, and it gets worse it looked like Liam...¨ he trails off

¨Like my brother Liam?" I ask in a very stern and worried face.

"Uh yeah but I'm not exactly sure but the kid looked exactly like your brother." He trailed off again, looking out to the waiting room

"I hope you're not joking because my brother would never do such a thing." I shake my head. "It can't be him, the fire could have been an accident."

"Why would I be joking we all are nothing but honest with each other." He looks at me with a serious look on his face.

"If you're wrong Augustus I swear to God." I say getting up from the bed and walk out to the rest of the girls.

"What were you guys talking about in there?" Saskia asks looking up from her phone and taking out her headphones.

"About the fire, he's saying my brother caused it, I don't know if I should believe him or not." I say sitting down staring at the ground. Should I believe Augustus? I asked myself

"Um you could go talk to Caspian he was in that fire too. I mean he just got released from ICU" Zara starts. "He is another piece of evidence."

"Yeah, that'd be a smart idea. Go in there." Cleo joins in.

"Why can't one of you go." I sigh.

"Because this is your brother we are talking about." Saskia says in a duh tone. "If it was my brother I would be panicking like crazy."

"She's right." Zara says not making the mood any better. "If I had a brother or even a sibling and a friend of my mine blamed him I'd start asking everyone who was there."

"Alright fine." I stand up and stomp to Caspians room. He was laying on the hospital bed, staring at the ceiling.

¨Hey Caspian how are you doing" I ask as he snaps out of his trance

"Hey, Veronica." He said as he forced a painful smile, with all the burns on his face.

"I have to ask you something." I say playing with my hands and he frowns a little.

"The fire, Augustus said he saw... my brother walking through the fire." I said with a disapproving tone

"He is right. I saw it too." he looks up to me. "It was your brother, but it didn't look like little old Liam. He looked pretty scary."

"Are you sure?" I raise an eyebrow.

"Pretty sure, I don't lie to any of you guys." He said.

¨NO NO, Liam would never do that he's my brother this can't be happening. But wait did he ever come out of the fire?" I say trying to hold back tears.

¨Veronica, I'm telling you what I saw, your brother with blood, scabs, and scratches all over him walking through the flames towards the art hallway" he said as he sat up with a groan, to give me a hug.

I try to hold back tears but it's not worth it. If it really was my brother who started the fire I need to tell my dad as soon as I can, but what was with the scabs and blood?

"Well ok, I'm gonna go see you soon?" I say as I wipe the tears from my face, he nods as I walk back out to the waiting room to talk to Daniel.

¨Veronica are you ok? What's wrong?¨ Daniel asked.

All I had the strength to do was throw my arms around his neck and sob into his shoulder.