Darkside 43

After a couple of minutes Avery was able to stand and walk. 

“I don’t understand.” Tina said. 

“Avery what did you mean by Hybrid?” Bette sat on the bed next to Avery. 

“I don’t know exactly.” Avery said. Alistair stood in the doorway. Tina sat Addy down on the floor. 

“Does it mean your changing back to what you were before?” Bette asked. 

“That’s not possible. Some things changed in me that I don’t think can be changed back.” Avery looked down at her marks. 

“Well I think we need ask someone who knows.” Tina said. 

“No. You can’t call them.” Avery said quickly.

“Why not?” Bette asked.

“Because they won’t come. They are busy on …… business.” Avery said. 

“They’re dead what …… business could they have?” Bette asked. Avery looked over at Alistair. 

“I can’t say. Just that’s important and they can’t be interrupted until its finished.” Bette stood. 

“I’m tired of all the secrets.” She walked out of the room. 

“I wanna tell them.” 

Avery looked over at Alistair. 

“We can’t. They wouldn’t understand.” 

“But I’m scared Sissy.” 

“I know but we can’t.”  Alistair started to cry.

“What’s going on?” Tina asked. She had witnessed the Silent conversation between the two. 

“Nothing.” Avery said. Alistair climbed onto her bed and curled up next to her. They had made a pact to not tell there parents about the nightmares they shared until they figured out what it was that was coming. 

“It’s not nothing, I wish you would let me in. Maybe I can help?” Tina said. Alistair looked up at Avery and Avery nodded. He leaned forward and put his hand on his mother’s cheek. In that instant she saw what they saw, she heard what they heard, and felt what they felt. She took a deep breath and pulled away. “What was that?” Tina’s heart was racing. 

“I don’t know. Maybe it’s just a nightmare. Maybe it just our subconscious trying to process our deepest fear that our battles will never end until were dead or maybe its a premonition of the future. Who knows, but now you see why we don’t always tell you and Mom everything. We don’t want to scare you with something that might not even be real.” Avery said. 

Tina’s heart sank. She truly believed they had survived everything, but now it seemed it was all just starting.