Lahat ng Kabanata ng Mist: Kabanata 11 - Kabanata 20

I refrained from slamming my bedroom door closed, even though I badly wanted to do it. I closed it softly and turned to look at the girl. “Why Kari?”“I warned you,” she said to me. “Every action has consequences.”“What do you want from me? They’re dead!” I said angrily.“I want you, Kai,” she said in a chilling voice.“What are you talking about?” I was confused now. She’d gotten what she wanted.“You belong to me, you owe me. You didn’t play by the rules, now I’ll take it from you,” she said.“For what? They paid for what they did, you wanted them dead and now they are,” I said.“Kari’s alive. I waited until I knew you were close enough. Today was just a warning, next time she won’t be so lucky,” the girl said and smiled. “Unless you agree then Kari will live.”“Fine, I agree,” I said. She took my hand and I looked down at it as the skin on the palm of my hand tore open and she placed her own hand over the wound. “This is your blood oath. You belong to me now, until you’ve paid ba

The girl stood behind me and she started whispering in my ear. “Ed’s been a bad boy. You should teach him a lesson.” I ignored her but I looked over at Ed. “He’s been looking at Tala. In a few moments he’ll walk over to her table and put his arm around her shoulders. You never know, Kai, he was friends with Greg.”I felt ice cold as she disappeared. I kept looking at Ed and I shivered when he stood up and walked over to Tala’s table. She could kick his ass without a doubt, but at school we were all different. Ed sat down next to her and before I knew it, I was on my feet and making my way toward them. The girl was still in my head, whispering things to me, things Ed wanted to do to Tala.I didn’t say a word as I came up behind Ed and I grabbed him and pulled him off his seat as everyone watched us. “Get away from her!” I started punching him as he held his arms over his face and it was like Kyle all over again. I couldn’t stop even though I knew he was bleeding and that I was really h

I sat staring out at the ocean for hours, or what felt like hours. My back was stiff by the time Gunnar’s car pulled up next to mine. He got out and sat down next to me on the hood of my Jeep. We sat in silence for a while and I felt like a bad friend. I hadn’t talked to him about anything that really mattered for weeks now. I was caught in my own web of confusion and guilt.“What’s going on with you, Kai?” he finally asked me. I could hear it in his voice. He was worried about me but he was also a little irritated.“It’s complicated,” I said.“Then uncomplicate it. We’ve shared everything since forever. Whatever it is, I’m here,” Gunnar said.“That’s just it, when I start talking you won’t be here anymore,” I said and realized too late that I’d said more than I should’ve said. I should’ve just kept my mouth shut.“Kai, come on, man. It’s you and me, talk to me,” he said coaxingly.“It’s my fault that Kari almost died,” I said and glanced at him.“How could it possibly be your fault?”

It took me two and a half days to drive to Fresno. I had done two spells on myself to stay awake as I drove straight through. I didn’t want to stop and waste time with sleep. I did stop for gas and snacks though and by the time I drove into Fresno, I was bleary-eyed and my clothes were wrinkled.I parked the Jeep in front of Josh’s office building where he had started his own security company not long after Kiran had gotten his memories back. Josh had taken the lead with the company and a few years later, Kiran had sold his shares back to Josh.I pulled the cloak from my duffel bag and put it on. I looked around quickly and closed my eyes. “Hverfa.” I disappeared from view and I walked into the building. It was all steel and chrome, something you’d expect from a security company. I took the stairs up to the third floor and found the reception area deserted. Josh’s office door was open and I smiled. I stood in the doorway and watched him for a few seconds. He was sitting behind his de

I was slowly starting to build a reputation in Fresno. I wasn’t just K’s kid, I was also undefeated, even if it was just locally. Josh had gone back to his old ways and he was laughing all the way to the bank, saying I was making him easy money, just like my dad had.I was jogging ten miles a day and spent about three hours a day in the gym with Marcus. The dead girl left me alone for two months while I got my bearings and I’d almost forgotten about our blood oath. I got out of the shower after another successful fight night and she was waiting for me in my room.“You’re back,” I said.“You needed the alone time,” she said and smiled. She looked different now, the way she had looked when she was still alive. It was somehow easier to talk to her when she looked like a person.“What’s your name?” I asked her as I walked to the cupboard and took out a pair of sweatpants.“It’s Chrissie,” she said.“So what now, Chrissie?” I knew this day would come. Even if I’d forgotten about her, I’d k