E L E M E N T A L S

Chapter 21: To Atone

After getting everyone comfy (well as much as we could), I did my best to explain to Azalea, Clara, and Kalonice.

Jayden had erected some earth structures for us to sit around and created a fire-pit. Alex and Hunter gathered some pinecones and sticks so we could make a fire. It was silent but I'd imagine it was more of one half of us absorbed and tired, and the other half of them just watching us make a campfire out of nothing.

After lighting some pine cones on fire as the fire starters, I tossed them in the fire-pit Jayden had created and Alex and Hunter begun to pile on the sticks.

Jayden was exhausted and sat on his stone bench, while I was left up to explain to the three. It was also because out of everyone, I had the most connections.

"So what do you remember?" I asked. My voice came out tired and almost exasperated. I could feel myself slipping due to exhaustion but I had to keep myself awake.  

I could feel the warmth of the fire growing stronger and warmed up my tired body. My legs and arms throbbing from the overuse and they let out the occasional spasm. The light of the fire also helped make things less dreary and literally gave us light in the darkness.

My friends looked at each other confused and unsure and I knew their answer right there and then.

"All I remember was...we were following Stella and Jessica... we ended up here and then..." said Clara finally.

"Then?"

"It shouldn't be possible" laughed Clara. Uneasily.

"Then what Clara?" I asked, my voice awfully monotone.

Clara seemed to be put on the spot but still answered.

"Then Jessica seemed to combust in fire but she wasn't burning...it looked like she was controlling it. Then you shot out electricity, the shadows moved out of Stella and then we...We-" Clara seemed to stutter as it caught up to her.

"Then we...whatever Stella did to us" said Kalonice.

Azalea was silent but her face said everything.

I stared at them, blinked once or twice, before I lifted my hand. The three watched me unclench my hands slowly and electricity danced out of my palm.

Their eyes were blown wide open and I saw the guys ready to get up, in case the three bolted. I brought up my other hand and brought them together before creating tendrils of electricity between them.

I slowly cupped my palms together and looked at them.

"It's all true" I said finally.

"How..."

I sighed and deactivated my powers. I ran my hands through my hair and took in a deep breath. "I'll try my best to explain" I said before launching into what I could.

It wasn't the best explanation/ tutorial I could give but my own mind was messed up from everything. I told them about my amnesia, how I got it and revealing the scar on the back of my neck, then about the weird feeling I had of Jason, then the incident with Amanda, Jessica, Stella, and eventually leading up to here.

I filled in whatever blanks I could, giving off a lot of speculations, but that's all we had to go from. I left out the confrontation with Hunter's grandfather, Garrick, since Hunter was here and I didn't know how to make of it either.

By the end of my exposition, my lips were quivering, and I had to take several deep breathes. I could only see confusion and daunt on my friends' faces. Hunter, Jayden, and Alex had helped fill in the missing holes and that only confirmed my suspicions.