The Naturals Trilogy by Freeman Madeline

Author:Freeman, Madeline [Freeman, Madeline]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Young Adult, Superhero, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy
Published: 2014-01-04T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-One

“So, Lynna, how’d it go?” Corbin asked two hours later as he, Joss, Lia, Lucas, and Morgan walked out of the doctor’s office.

“Really awesome.” Joss was grinning. “Everything was so easy…. Wen had me Move some things, and I could do that. Then he had me try to figure out how he was feeling, and I could do that. Then he had me try to make him do something, so I made him wash his hands.” She laughed. “It was a lot of fun!”

“Ah, to be newly activated,” Lucas said wistfully.

Joss looked at him. “You mean it’s not always like this?”

“No.” Lia smiled. “But it does get easier with practice.”

Morgan smiled, too. After her conversation with Mr. K, she’d been directed to work with Lia, who had been quite successful in Pushing Morgan to do several things. Clearly the group training the previous week had helped Lia figure out how to use her ability.

“So,” Lucas said as he approached his car, “Daily Grind, anyone?”

“Sure!” Lia said brightly.

Morgan shook her head. “I’m not feeling it.”

Lucas stuck his tongue out at Morgan before glancing at Corbin.

Corbin just shook his head. “I think I’d rather stay in tonight.”

Morgan realized he didn’t have to say what he really meant: He didn’t want to run into Ris there.

“Joss?” Lucas asked.

Joss looked slightly surprised to be addressed this way by someone other than Morgan. “Nah. I kinda want to keep practicing, you know—especially if it won’t always be this easy.”

“I guess that’s that, then,” Lia said, sounding a little sad.

Lucas looked at her, confused. “What, you’re not going out now either?”

“Well, I just thought—”

“What? That I wouldn’t want to go out if these losers weren’t going?” Lucas shook his head. “I’m still game if you are. I just have to drop off these punks first—”

“I could take them home,” Corbin offered. “It’s out of the way from here for you to do it.”

“Sure,” Lucas said. “If it’s okay with you, ladies.”

Joss eyed Corbin for a moment before turning to Morgan. “What d’ya think? We gonna trust this guy?”

Morgan shrugged. “Why not? He’s got an honest face.”

They all said their goodbyes and then Joss and Morgan followed Corbin to his car.

“Shotgun,” Morgan said.

No one spoke as Corbin started the car and pulled out of the parking lot. Morgan replayed the conversation with Mr. K in her head. His request seemed so simple—to trust him and the Watchers. And she did trust them—overall. But that didn’t mean they always knew what was best.

They’d been driving nearly ten minutes when Morgan took note of their surroundings. They weren’t in Morgan’s neighborhood, nor Joss’s. Instead, Morgan recognized the large houses around them as belonging to Corbin’s neighborhood. “Corbin, why—”

Corbin pulled into his driveway and turned to Morgan, his face alight. “Come on, Morgan,” he said, smiling. “Tell me it hasn’t crossed your mind already.”

Morgan stared at him blankly.

“What’s he talking about?” Joss asked from the back seat.

Morgan glanced back at her cousin. “I have no—”

Corbin cut her off. “Your mom.

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