HAUNTED PRINCE by DENIS DANIEL (children's ebooks free online txt) 📕

one hearing it, so out of panic I wanted to bolt out, but then again something stopped me.

“You can’t run away, you need to help her.” A voiced of me warned,

I was in dilemma, between bolting out and doing something I had no clue what I was supposed to do. And the look on Alex’s face wasn’t helping because she looked at me like I needed an asylum or something.

“You can do it. You can help her, do not let her die.” The other side of me kept convincing me.

“How?” I asked myself without speaking. I know it sounds insane but I had no other option.

“You know how.” It said. The next thing I didn’t I wasn’t sure if I was hallucinating or I was actually doing it, myself.

I raised my hand and pointed it at the girl then I got closer. Alex moved aside to let me get to the girl, I guess I had one of those looks that said this is not a joke. Even though that entire time I was only partially aware of what I was doing and partly on the verge of blacking out.

My right hand was pointed to the girl and somehow I felt some kind of waves leaving my hand going to the girl and in a way I was sucking back something out of her.

 

 

 

CHAPTER 31;

 

But this thing seemed like it didn’t want to get out, so I concentrated more and sucked harder. It felt like some kind of magnet and it was like the most natural thing in the world.

Right at moment I felt something change inside of me and suddenly I was aware of everything that was going on and what I was doing. That’s when a glow and a loud scream came out of the girl and vanished in the air.

I couldn’t explain what I felt all the emotions were mixed together; content, different, confused, terrified, free. Suddenly the girl moved her hands trying to free hands, but her eyes were still closed. I wasn’t sure if she was okay or not, so I just stood there. And Alex wasn’t doing any better, she was standing behind me dazed and couldn’t move. I never saw someone so astonished like that.

She looked at me speechless and so was I. I might have done it, but I had no idea how I did exactly. And to make even more interesting the girl spoke,

“Where am I?” she asked,

I thought the look Alex gave me before was incredible but this one was completely priceless. She looked at her with an astounding shock, like she just witnessed a firsthand magic or something.

Right away she went to attend to her while obviously not believing that was an actual girl with her actual voice. All over sudden like a wave of electricity it hit me what I did. I wanted to run and hide from Alex’s face forever for I knew exactly what she was thinking of me at that moment.

I turned to leave up the stairs so I could leave because I couldn’t bear to wait for the million questions she was going to ask me,

“Steven wait.” She called.

“Why? So you can ask my questions which I don’t have answers for? So you can tell me what I did wasn’t possible? I know all that.” I said coldly.

“That’s not what I had in mind. Yes, what you did was incredible and impossible because you just saved this girl from dying, and me from killing an innocent person. In fact I should thank you. And for the record I never planned on telling anyone, it is our secret.” For a second I felt like a total jerk for blurting at her like that. But then I felt comforted, at least I didn’t have to worry about her making a public announcement.

“Okay,” I said, and so I stayed because I really wanted to know how the girl was doing too.

She untied her and helped her to go upstairs and get some water or something. And also some blankets because she was shivering like a leaf.

After, the girl sat down, drunk some water and wrapped in a blanket, and she started looking around without a clue where she was and how she happened to be in such a place. Alex and I were staring at her without saying a word. On my part I didn’t know what to do with her, whether to ask her something or just take she out on the road and she would find her way home.

I expected Alex to do something she was more involved in such situations, but she did nothing. She kept looking at her tentatively as if she was expecting her to do something or something happening to her, unfortunately nothing happened.

“Who are you?” the girl asked both of us while looking confused.

“That’s not important. What is important is who are you?” Alex asked.

“My name is Layla Christopher, I’m a junior at St. Marie high school.” She said,

“You study in a private school?” Alex asked.

“A boarding school.” Layla added, “My parents and my teachers would be worried sick about me.”

“Don’t worry, you haven’t been missing for that long.”

“But I don’t even know what day this is!” she looked worried,

“Do you remember the last thing you did, the last time before you lost your memories?” Alex kept asking.

“It was last day of summer Holliday and I was preparing to go back to school.” She said confusion and shock creeping up her face.

“Don’t freak out.” Alex warned and paused, “that was six months ago.” She said,

“That’s impossible. People must be looking for me.” She panicked and got up trying to leave.

In one swift move Alex pushed her to sit back down and said, “You were there until yesterday, you just weren’t yourself.”

“What do you mean?” now she was completely freak out, she could’ve ran out if she wasn’t afraid of Alex.

“It’s a long story. Where do you live?” she brushed off the question.

“High Town Street.” She said,

“Why do you go to bearding school out of town if you live in town?” Alex asked in accusing kind of way,

“My parents work a lot. They thought I would be better off in boarding school.” Layla confessed looking at her toes.

“Oh,” then she paused, “so where should I take you? Home or school, it’s not far from here.” Alex continued.

“I would like to go home, I need to see my mother, please.” Layla said and there was a spark of joy in her eyes.

“I can take her, you know I live on the same street.” I talked after a while of being silent.

“Oh yeah, I forgot you were here,” Alex said and slapped her mouth quickly, “sorry, I hope you are not offended.” She apologized, “of course you can take her back to your fancy town.”

“What are you implying?” I defensively asked,

“Nothing I was joking.” Then she stayed quite for a second before continuing, “But it is true, isn’t it? The rich people street. Will you introduce yourself to her parents?” she seemed angry all over sudden.

“No, was I supposed to?” I asked a little unsure of where the attitude came from.

“You know what forget it. You can take her. Just give me a moment.” She got out and from the way she was walking she wasn’t happy.

And that’s when I remembered Iris was still out there. So I went to the door to eavesdrop what Alex was talking to her about. I wouldn’t have done it if it was a different situation, but it wasn’t and had to know what happened.

“Hey,” I heard Alex speak, I couldn’t see because their door was a wooden door, but from the sound I could tell that they were close maybe they were sitting at the porch.

“Hey,” Iris responded, “what happened in there?” she asked,

“Everything went well. But I want to know more about how you are doing. What happened?”

“I know this will sound weird coming from me, but I think I was over whelmed with emotions.” It was quite for couple seconds then, “most people I read their minds are full of anger, or lust, or hunger, or sorrow; it’s easy to shut them down or maybe I’m just used to them. But it was different with that boy. I didn’t feel any of those emotions, I felt intense love and pain and care despite all the terrible things that have happened to him. And I just went through his mind just like that. He didn’t deserve it.” She sounded sad,

“Don’t worry he is fine.” Alex assured her, “come you need to see something.” Then I heard creeks on the woods from the porch, quickly I moved from the door.

The girl didn’t move, she wrapped herself in the blanket keeping herself warm. She looked up when Alex got in with Iris, and as soon as Iris saw her, her eyes went wide with surprise.

“Is that the girl? How?” she asked. She looked at Alex and then me and reached a conclusion all over sudden, “you healed her,” she said in amazement.

“Yes, he did!” Alex was still in disbelief from the tone of her voice.

“Wow.” Iris said still amazed,

“You have to promise me you won’t tell anyone.” I pleaded.

“Of course.” She agreed shortly,

“Cuz, I wanted you to check if she is okay. Just to make sure.” Alex suggested.

Iris went to the couch where the girl was sitting bent down and cupped her face with her hands, “it might hurt a little.” She warmed the girl, after hearing that the girl shut her eyes quickly. It didn’t take long though, “She is clean, she is perfectly normal.” Iris said happily,

“Okay, it’s time to go girl. And Steven will take you home.” She seemed calmer this time around.

“Okay,” Layla said then got up and gave the blanket back to Alex, “Thank you.” She said,

We were escorted outside to my car and it seemed quite late. I was so caught up to the whole thing about the girl Layla, I forgot to check time.

“Hey, I will see you around Monday, okay?” Alex told me at my car door before I got inside.

“Yah, see you on Monday.” I got in and waited for Layla to get in as well.

Iris was behind Alex waving at me, but at that moment I think she did one those mind control thing because I couldn’t take my eyes off hers.

“Cut it out Iris, he is going to be late.” I was glad Alex figured it out.

“What? I like him looking at me.” Iris defended herself.

“Goodbye Steven.” They said, Alex first and then Iris followed,

I drove off heading back in town. I checked my phone for time and it was nine thirty, I was glad it weren’t that late yet. The girl sat at the back quietly, I guess she was taking in everything that had happened to her. Just like the way I was trying to figure out what the hell just happened.

Things moved a little bit faster and it was like I lost control of myself, but I could still remember everything. And honestly speaking, I would’ve loved denying all those things. Denying that I wasn’t there and I didn’t do what I just did. Unfortunately the evidence was clear as day and she was sitting at the back