Chapter 44
The sky is the colour of burnt coals as Libby is lowered into the ground. Ian stares at her as she slowly disappears and almost everyone cries until they don't have tears left. Several angels and demons don't shed a tear, just stare at the gravestone. Flowers are left in front of the tombstone, which is right next to Julie's. Notch says a short prayer, and they go inside to eat. Adam beelines straight for his room without saying another word to his siblings or the other demons. Mitch has his arm around Ann, keeping her close as her head rests on his shoulder. Ian doesn't talk and barely eats.
As they sit around the table, picking at their food, Ian slowly stands up. His eyes blaze. His hands are balled into fists so tightly that his knuckles are bright white. The glow around him is more intense than usual.
The angels and demons stare at him, confused.
"I. am. so. done! I can't take it anymore!" he yells. He smashes a jug of water on the floor, glass shards scattering everywhere. The sudden outburst makes everyone jump. "We could have saved her! We could have done something!" Ian flips a table over and falls to his knees, right onto the broken glass.
Another shattering sound fills the room and they look in the direction of the sound. Khali sits there, the crushed remains of her cup impaling themselves into her hands and scattering across the table. Blood trickles from her cuts and down her wrists.
"Khali," Jerome begins, walking to her side. Quintana makes her way over to Ian, who hasn't moved from his spot on the floor. Khali stares at the broken cup and bursts into tears. Jerome frowns sadly and gets Khali on her feet, bringing her to the hospital ward to clean her hands up. Wolfie follows suit, worried for his sister.
All of them stare at each other in shocked silence.
"Ian, come on, let's go to the hospital ward," Quintana coaxes. Ian moves away, but winces as the pieces of glass in his knees dig in deeper. He tries to shove her away, but Quintana is more forceful. The mudkip gets him to his feet and helps him to the hospital ward. Justina glares at the wall before walking up to it and punching it, leaving a black dent with purple cracks and her with a bruised fist.
"Oh God," Ty mumbles. He flies to where Justina is and picks her up bridal style. She kicks and punches, trying to get free, but his grip is too strong. They leave the dining hall, Justina finally giving in to Ty.
Jason sighs heavily and excuses himself from the table. Finally, it's just Mitch and Ann left.
Mitch looks at her and cocks his head to the side.
"Aren't you going to break something or start crying or anything?" he asks. Ann shakes her head and scoots closer to him so that her head is on his chest. She wraps her arms around him, and he pulls her onto his lap.
"No, I'm just going to stay here and cuddle you because I'm sad," she replies quietly.
Ann can almost feel Mitch smile as he kisses the top of her head.
"I'll try and make you feel better," he whispers. She smiles slightly.
"You already are."
Bạn đang đọc truyện trên: AzTruyen.Top