The Self-Harmed

~Crazy isn't contagious~

An hour later Jackson bounded over to us, a huge grin in place. Owen let go of my hand and Stood.

"Everything's okay?" Owen wanted to know.

"Everything's perfect!" Jackson slapped his back. "They have nothing wrong with them. Charlie come on,"

Jackson grabbed my hand and pulled me to my feet. He pulled me down the hall but I planted my feet.

"What's wrong?" He looked at me, smile still in place.

"I'l going to go find Caden." Owen slapped Jackson on the back. "Congrats."

"Thanks." Jackson smiled at him.

Owen squeezed my hand and then headed down the hall.

"What's the matter Charlie?" Jackson's smile slowly faded. "Don't you want to meet your brother and Sister?"

"I don't think it's a good idea for me to be around them."

"Why not?"

I looked down, "Because I'm crazy."

"Because your what?" He leaned in.

"Because I"m crazy." I sighed, tossing up a hand.

"Charlie, they're not going to become crazy if they see you." He laughed, "Want to know why?"

"Why?" I looked at him.

"Because your not crazy."

"I'm not?"

"No," He tossed an arm around my shoulders, and led me down the hall. "Besides, even if you were, crazy isn't contagious."

"Are you sure about that one?"

"Yes. Positive."

Jackson led me to a large glass window. There was a bunch of glass cribs lined up with little tiny pink babies.

"There." Jackson pointed to the second row smack in the middle. "Do you see them?"

I slowly nodded. There was a pink sign on one of the glass cribs, saying in bold letters, 'It's a girl!' and then there was Chloe Daniels written in black marker. The crib next to her's had a blue sign, saying, 'it's a boy!" and Coltan Daniels, was writen in thick black marker. They where wrapped in blankets like little burritos. Chloe had a pink and white beanie on and Coltan had on a blue and yellow beanie.

"What do you think?" Jackson asked, putting his arm around me again and pulling me close to his side, "Pretty cool right?"

Again I nodded. A door opened and a nurse came out.

"Charlie?" She asked.

"Yeah?" I slowly asked, leaning closer into Jackson.

"You want to meet them?"

I looked up at Jackson.

"She'd love to." He nodded.

I walked over. The nurse led the way over to the twins. I grabbed some hand sanitizer on the way.

"Here they are." The nurse beamed.

Coltan looked around confused, but Chloe had her eyes locked on me. They looked sad, almost pleading.

"Why does she look sad?" I looked at the nurse.

"She doesn't look sad honey," The nurse laughed, "She's interested."

"In what?"

"In her big sister."

"I'm a big sister."

"Yup," The nurse rubbed my arm. "You want to hold her?"

"I don't think that's a good idea." I took a step back and Chloe began to cry.

"Sure it is." The nurse scooped her up and Chloe began to scream. "Here. It's okay."

The blanket fell a bit, freeing one of Chloe's hands. I suddenly felt a surge of protection. I took a step forward, without giving my body the okay, and watched as My arms reached for Chloe. Once she was in my arms I pulled her to my chest.

"See!" The nurse beamed. "She loves you already!"

I looked down at Chloe, who had stopped crying the second I had touched her. I touched her little had and she grabbed it. Her eye looked pleading still. Like she had something to tell me, but couldn't find the words. Almost warning me about something.

"Hey," Caden touched my arm. "Mom's asking for you."

"So?"

"So I'll take Chloe."

"No," I took a step back.

"Jeesh," He muttered. "I was just trying to help you."

"She's mine." I glared at him. "Back off."

He grinned, and pulled out his phone. "Smile."

I held Chloe up, and grinned.

He handed the nurse the camera, "Can you take a picture of me and My siblings?"

"Sure." She nodded.

Caden scooped up Coltan with ease. He walked over and stood next to me. He put an arm around me, and the nurse snapped a picture.

"Perfect," She grinned. "This is one for the scrap book."