Finding Me by Dawn Brazil

Author:Dawn Brazil [Brazil, Dawn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Angelica Steward
Published: 2014-03-27T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

I dressed quickly to meet the mother I was certain must behave differently from anybody I could even imagine. She lived in a world that was foreign to me. Chris prepared me for that much. “Tierra will be a totally new experience,” he assured me.

I didn’t ask any more questions. I couldn’t have phrased an appropriate one if I’d tried. All I could think about was what would happen when I met her. What would I say to her? What would she say to me?

When I exited my bathroom, all seven of them were present. And they stared at me with bright eyes and big smiles. Chris stepped forward and reached for me. I thought we’d disappear into flashes of light and large clouds of smoke would appear. That didn’t happen. He simply held me.

“Are you okay?” he asked, a measure of concern in his voice.

“I don’t know.” For the first time in a long time, I told the truth.

Sam, the pretty pixie girl, came around and put her hand in mine. I didn’t shy away as I had before. I held her hand and smiled back at her.

“It’s okay if you’re scared, Chloe,” she said. “You don’t have to go through this alone. We’re all here for you. And we fiercely protect our own.”

“From physical and emotional harm,” added Jill. Her fiery hair glowed brightly.

“Will I need extra protection in Tierra?” I asked. I was such a coward; I wasn’t even embarrassed about it anymore.

Everyone laughed in unison. “No. Tierra is the safest of all the universes we’ve lived on. The people are, um…different from what you would call ‘normals’,” Jill said. She smiled wide with a mischievous grin, “You’ll see.”

“You will see,” said Raja. She tossed her long spirals over her shoulder and smiled at me. This was the first time she’d smiled at me and it was a welcome change. Smiling made her even more beautiful than she already was. And less scary.

“Are you ready to go?” Chris asked. “We’re going to have to concentrate hard to push you through to Tierra since your ability to regenerate hasn’t surfaced yet.” He pulled my face up to meet his eyes. “Are you sure you’re ready to do this?”

“I guess.” No, I wanna stay here, I wanted to shout. But I didn’t. I knew I had to go.

Everyone extended their hands to touch me. On the shoulder, on the back, and on my hand – and I didn’t cower. A soft hum erupted in the room.

The air around us circulated as if someone had placed a fan in our direction. My eyes remained open until an over-illuminated flash obliterated my semi-dark room and nearly blinded me. Every hue of the rainbow was present in that light.

Not wanting to risk blindness, I shut my eyes. Tight. My head throbbed as if I’d been pummeled over the head with a hammer. My stomach lurched forward, just like when I rode The Cyclone at Coney Island last summer with Matt and Amber.

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