Fins by Ashley L. Knight

Author:Ashley L. Knight [Knight, Ashley L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mermaids, Young Adult
Publisher: Crossroad Press
Published: 2013-06-28T16:00:00+00:00

The first day of school sucked. It seemed so inconsequential now. I couldn’t remain focused on anything, knowing that back at home Thayde lay in a coma in our guest bedroom. Mom was taking care of him, but she said that because he was a willing participant in The Judgment, he had completely let his defenses down and was very badly hurt because of it. She said he would live, but she wasn’t sure when he’d wake up. It had been four days now, and he hadn’t moved a muscle. The only way I knew he was alive was that I could hear him breathing.

Every day, when I returned home from school, I went to his side. I talked to him and told him of the dreams I’d had about him before we met. My pleas with him to wake up went unanswered. Eventually, I just lay on the bed next to him and held his cool hand. Most of the time I was with him, I felt sick with worry.

On the fifth day of school, the Dartmoth clan appeared. They ignored me completely which was fine with me. When I told Tiesa what had happened, she had cried.

“I told you they were nasty! I can’t believe that Akin! He should go to jail for what he did.”

“You know the laws here. There’s nothing we can do, for some reason.”

“Oh, there is, but you’d be stirring a huge pot of trouble by doing it.”

I stopped her in her tracks.

“What do you mean?”

Shifting uneasily, she kicked a locker.

“You could always contact Troen, but that’s almost impossible.”

“Why?”

“Because no one knows where he is.”

“What’s the point of having all that power if you refuse to do anything about it?”

“I don’t know,” she sighed, and we began to walk down the hall, “Something about wanting us to solve our differences on our own.”

“But Thayde did nothing wrong! The Dartmoth’s are acting like this is their world and they can do anything they want.”

Tiesa didn’t answer. My feelings of frustration were overwhelming.

“How do you keep this secret?” I asked.

“It’s all I’ve ever known. I’ve never had a problem keeping it.”

I said nothing. When we reached her classroom, we stopped and Tiesa gave me a hug. “It’ll all work out, you’ll see.”

“I don’t know, Tiesa. Thayde’s still in a coma.”

“But your parents are taking care of him.”

“They have him in the guest bedroom.”

“Just keep visiting him. It’ll do the both of you some good. And don’t forget, you have powers, too.” She turned on her heel and walked into the room. I stood there watching her, deep in thought. What was it that Mom had said a few weeks ago? Something about people being attracted to me because I could heal? I had forgotten about that. I’d visit Thayde as soon as I got home.

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