Project ELE Boxed Set One by Rebecca Gober & Courtney Nuckels

Author:Rebecca Gober & Courtney Nuckels
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Clean Teen Publishing

CHAPTER 5

Training Day

I wake up in the morning still holding Sebastian in my arms. Rain is pounding on the rooftop and windows; something I haven’t heard in what seems like forever. Memories of my childhood flood my mind. I remember playing digital games with my family and putting on puppet shows during stormy weather.

I glance over and see my mother curled up on top of the covers in the bed beside us. She looks so young and innocent when she sleeps; a major contrast to her outward appearance during the day.

As if she senses me looking at her, my mother’s eyelashes begin to flutter. A smile fills her face as she takes us in. “It’s so good to see you two together again.”

I smile back and give Sebastian a little squeeze. He stirs and nestles in closer to me. I put my cheek against his head and breathe in the scent of baby shampoo.

Thunder claps, rattling the windows, which startles Sebastian. He looks frightened until he realizes that I’m here next to him. “Wello, whatchu doing in my bed?”

My mom and I laugh. Gosh this little guy is too cute for his own good. He rubs his eyes with his little pudgy hands and lets out a big yawn.

“I guess I fell asleep while telling you your bedtime story last night. I don’t mind though; you’re awful cute when you wake up.” I kiss his forehead.

Sebastian gets a stubborn look on his face. “I not cute Wello, I hansome. Mommy tells me so.”

I smile. “Is that right…” I give his curls a ruffle and climb out of bed. The cold hard floor hits my feet causing me to shiver. I instinctively wrap my arms around myself for warmth.

I look to my mom who is still trying to wake up. “So what do y’all do when it rains like this? You know, to pass the time and all.”

She rubs her hands over her eyes and stretches her arms up over her head. “Well honey,” she says while still yawning. “Usually we use this time to strategize or train. We always have someone watching the outside, but there’s usually no use going out when the weather is like this.”

I nod my head and say, “Well, I guess I should go talk to Molly. I don’t think we’ll be able to take her home till this weather clears up.” My mom nods again and slowly gets out of bed. “Alright then. I’m going to get back to my room and get ready for…well, whatever it is we do today.”

"Sounds good. By the way, your eyes are mostly purple now." My mom says.

I instinctively reach my hand up to them. "So it worked?"

She nods her head. "There's still a bit of neon yellow in there, but it's only as noticeable as the other shades. The purple is the most prominent. It’s quite amazing."

I laugh, "Well that's me, amazing Willow."

"You are amazing honey. I'll see you at breakfast. Love you." She smiles.

"Love you guys too." I quietly shut the door behind me not knowing the sleeping schedules of the others.

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