My eyes fluttered open. They felt gross. They must've gotten crusty while I was sleeping. Ali was laying on our bed with me. He looked like he might've been half asleep.
"Ali..." My voice sounded terrible. Did I accidently swallow some nails or something?
"Kaze!" Ali had tears in his eyes. He gave my hand a gentle squeeze.
"Is she awake?" This was Ellie. She looked straight into my eyes. "Thank Kayleigh, Tia! I was worried."
Ali rubbed Phoenix's back. He'd been sleeping on my other side. "Eni..." His voice was soft. "Wake up, bud."
Phoenix sat up. He had some bedhead. "Huh?"
I reached for my baby brother with a heavy, trembling hand. "Phoe..."
Phoenix buried his face in my stomach. He was crying. "I missed you, T!"
"Here." Annie wiped my eyes and mouth with a damp washcloth. "That feel better?"
I couldn't talk, so I used my telepathy to tell her that it was.
"Kaze." Ali ran his fingers through my hair. "I'll be right back, alright?"
I gave him a smile. I wasn't worried. I know he would be right back. He probably needed to go to the bathroom or something.
Annie smiled at Phoenix. "I need a little space, alright? You don't have to get out of bed, though."
Phoenix buried his face in a pillow. The poor kid was still crying. I didn't blame him, but there wasn't a lot I could do about that at the time. He seemed to be scared.
Annie gave me some of her psychic energy. I sighed when she did. It made my body feel lighter.
'Annie?'
'Yeah?' She looked in my eyes. 'Need something?'
'How long was I asleep for?'
'A few days. You used too much of your psychic energy.'
Ali came back into our room. He had a plastic red bowl in his hand. It looked like food. That made my mouth water.
"You must be starving."
I was. I hadn't been able to eat while I was sleeping, after all.
Ellie sat me up and moved my pillows, so I wouldn't fall back.
Ali then fed me some noodle soup. Not having eaten for a few days, it was amazing.
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I went back to sleep after that. It wasn't something I liked, but I knew I needed the rest. Psychic powers were taxing. That was sort of a fact of life. I felt awful the first time it happened.
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[Legacy of a Martyr #2] Liberation from the Masquerades (A Key Keepers novel)
FantasyIt's been a year since Alain Watanabe, now nineteen, completed his journey through the world of Engrada. Just when Alain thought he could begin to focus on his own future, Kayleigh had to throw him a curve ball. As he was dealing with the remnants o...