get through to her?” Ramsey asked Selene.
She
gave him a direct look. “Well, I was never able to reach Talia,” she said. “But
even though you can’t feel it, I’d think that your special connection to her
gives us a better chance.”
Ramsey
nodded. “We’ll reach her,” he said with more conviction than he felt.
… God,
please let us reach her.
Chapter
10
Ramsey?
Gosh that name sounds familiar.
Lila
roused herself enough to look around. She lifted a lazy hand and swirled
patterns in the thick grey mist surrounding her. Ramsey. Ramsey. Ramsey…
That
name meant something to her.
Lila’s
brow furrowed as the image of a tall boy with dark red hair and serious green
eyes flashed through her mind.
Ramsey.
“Lila,” she heard a
voice echo through the clouds surrounding her. A familiar one. The deep timbre
of that voice skittered down her spine.
Who
was he? The answer to the question was just on the tip of her brain. Just out of her
reach. Her lids drifted shut again.
“Lila,
can you hear us?” A female voice this time. Another familiar feeling. A pulling sensation ran
through her. As if she were a kite on a string being reeled back to her owner.
With
a gasp, Lila’s eyes shot back open. The fog had drifted away, and she was
standing in a clearing surrounded by trees and mountains. Was this a dream?
Or a memory?
She
looked around and felt that she knew this place. A memory then?
A
group of people stood on either side of her, but she didn’t know who they were.
She tried to look more closely, but their faces and forms were blurred images.
She then focused on two other people standing across from her in the clearing,
a boy with red hair and a girl with black. The boy… what was his name?
Ramsey?
“We’ll
need Lila,” the girl called.
Lila
started to walk across the field toward them. As she drew near, the boy shook
his head vehemently. “I don’t want her anywhere near me!”
Devastation
ripped through Lila. He didn’t want her. The pain of that knowledge was almost
overwhelming. But Ellie— that was the girl’s name. This was a
memory!
It
was all starting to come back to her. Ellie was able to manipulate other
people’s powers when she was touching them.
Lila
managed to control the painful feelings ricocheting inside her. Ellie murmured
something to Ramsey, and he turned to see Lila standing right behind him. With
a grim expression on his face, he said nothing and turned back to Ellie.
Lila
took a deep breath, trying to collect herself. “You wanted me to come over?”
she asked Ellie, refusing to even look at Ramsey.
“Lila,
I think you may have an untapped power,” Ellie stated.
Lila
was mildly surprised but nodded. She was aware of a vague feeling of déjà vu.
She knew just what she was going to say, although she didn’t know why. “Does it
have something to do with my Dad’s healing ability?”
“Good
guess. I think you have the ability to heal people’s emotions.”
Lila
felt Ramsey flinch. He turned to Ellie. “Do you think that’s why I have better
control around them than by myself?” he asked her softly.
“Yes.
I think once Lila masters her skill, she can help you learn to master your
emotions. Eventually, you won’t need her help. Until then, though, she can at
least give you some unconscious help.”
Lila
wasn’t quite sure what to think about that. Would that mean having to spend
time together? Ramsey clearly wouldn’t like that . She could feel the
tension rolling off him in waves.
Ellie
looked directly at Lila. “I’d like to try something just with you for a second,
and if my guess is right, then we can work with Ramsey together.”
“Sure.”
Lila immediately held out her hand to Ellie.
“Don’t
go away,” Ellie directed Ramsey and then let go of his hands to take Lila’s.
Lila
stood very still as Ellie did…well… whatever it was that Ellie did.
“Woo!
Lila, you will have some fun mastering these skills,” Ellie assured her
She
gave him a direct look. “Well, I was never able to reach Talia,” she said. “But
even though you can’t feel it, I’d think that your special connection to her
gives us a better chance.”
Ramsey
nodded. “We’ll reach her,” he said with more conviction than he felt.
… God,
please let us reach her.
Chapter
10
Ramsey?
Gosh that name sounds familiar.
Lila
roused herself enough to look around. She lifted a lazy hand and swirled
patterns in the thick grey mist surrounding her. Ramsey. Ramsey. Ramsey…
That
name meant something to her.
Lila’s
brow furrowed as the image of a tall boy with dark red hair and serious green
eyes flashed through her mind.
Ramsey.
“Lila,” she heard a
voice echo through the clouds surrounding her. A familiar one. The deep timbre
of that voice skittered down her spine.
Who
was he? The answer to the question was just on the tip of her brain. Just out of her
reach. Her lids drifted shut again.
“Lila,
can you hear us?” A female voice this time. Another familiar feeling. A pulling sensation ran
through her. As if she were a kite on a string being reeled back to her owner.
With
a gasp, Lila’s eyes shot back open. The fog had drifted away, and she was
standing in a clearing surrounded by trees and mountains. Was this a dream?
Or a memory?
She
looked around and felt that she knew this place. A memory then?
A
group of people stood on either side of her, but she didn’t know who they were.
She tried to look more closely, but their faces and forms were blurred images.
She then focused on two other people standing across from her in the clearing,
a boy with red hair and a girl with black. The boy… what was his name?
Ramsey?
“We’ll
need Lila,” the girl called.
Lila
started to walk across the field toward them. As she drew near, the boy shook
his head vehemently. “I don’t want her anywhere near me!”
Devastation
ripped through Lila. He didn’t want her. The pain of that knowledge was almost
overwhelming. But Ellie— that was the girl’s name. This was a
memory!
It
was all starting to come back to her. Ellie was able to manipulate other
people’s powers when she was touching them.
Lila
managed to control the painful feelings ricocheting inside her. Ellie murmured
something to Ramsey, and he turned to see Lila standing right behind him. With
a grim expression on his face, he said nothing and turned back to Ellie.
Lila
took a deep breath, trying to collect herself. “You wanted me to come over?”
she asked Ellie, refusing to even look at Ramsey.
“Lila,
I think you may have an untapped power,” Ellie stated.
Lila
was mildly surprised but nodded. She was aware of a vague feeling of déjà vu.
She knew just what she was going to say, although she didn’t know why. “Does it
have something to do with my Dad’s healing ability?”
“Good
guess. I think you have the ability to heal people’s emotions.”
Lila
felt Ramsey flinch. He turned to Ellie. “Do you think that’s why I have better
control around them than by myself?” he asked her softly.
“Yes.
I think once Lila masters her skill, she can help you learn to master your
emotions. Eventually, you won’t need her help. Until then, though, she can at
least give you some unconscious help.”
Lila
wasn’t quite sure what to think about that. Would that mean having to spend
time together? Ramsey clearly wouldn’t like that . She could feel the
tension rolling off him in waves.
Ellie
looked directly at Lila. “I’d like to try something just with you for a second,
and if my guess is right, then we can work with Ramsey together.”
“Sure.”
Lila immediately held out her hand to Ellie.
“Don’t
go away,” Ellie directed Ramsey and then let go of his hands to take Lila’s.
Lila
stood very still as Ellie did…well… whatever it was that Ellie did.
“Woo!
Lila, you will have some fun mastering these skills,” Ellie assured her
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