 SS 100 Triumphant Kappa
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Danny Logan Edwards
Sixth Year  x1
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Chapter 23
I watched as both of them looked over at me. They stared at me for a long time, as if they didn’t believe it was true. Then my mother was crying.
“Elliot.” She said softly, quickly getting up from the table. Her arms found me quickly, and wrapped around me tightly.
“I’m sorry mom.” I whispered into her chest.
“No. I’m sorry Elliot. I’m so sorry. This is all my fault.” She said, releasing me to look into my eyes. She set her hands on my face, wiping the silent tears that had escaped.
Giving me a light smile, she said, “I love you. Please don’t ever do that again.”
“I won’t.” I promised.
She looked up from me, and saw Aleksander standing with a smile on his face. “Aleks. Thank you for saving your brother.”
“Not a hero mom. Just missed Ellie Bellie.” Aleksander chuckled. I rolled my eyes at the nickname, but smiled inwardly. The name was growing on me.
“Is she ok?” My mother asked, looking at Loanna in his arms.
“Yeah, she should be.” He replied and walked into the living room. Gently, he set her down onto the couch, and Jacoby handed her a blanket.
“Thank you.” She said in a tiny voice.
“Your welcome.” Jacoby said politely.
“Where’s dad?” I asked.
“How could I forget?” She hit her head with the palm of her hand. “Milo! Elliot’s back and Aleks!”
Everybody turned at the sound of running footsteps comming from the hall.
“Elliot!” My name was screeched. I had to brace myself, as Otto threw himself at me, locking his arms around my waist. He then hung on like his life depended on it. I chuckled and wrapped my arms around him.
My father walked out next. As soon as he saw me, his shoulders dropped in relief. A smile erupted on his tired face and he made his way toward me. “You don’t know how I happy I am to see your safe.” He gave me half a hug, as Otto was still latched to my waist. He then walked over to Aleksander and embraced him. “I’m glad you both made it out of there.”
“Come on Otto. I’m not going anywhere.” I said, trying to break free of my little brother’s grasp.
Everybody let out a small chuckle. “He missed you.” My mother smiled.
I let a smile slip onto my lips, as I ran my hand through his brown hair. “I missed you too Otto.” He finally let go of my waist, his eyes wide.
“Don’t ever leave again Elliot. I’ll give you my best running shoes and do all your chores. I’ll even read some of your poems.” He said in a quick breath.
“I’m not going anywhere. This is my home.” I told him reassuringly. He bounced on the toes of his feet excitedly and gave me the biggest smile I have ever seen. I had missed this too.
“Do you want me to get you some pain relieving potion? I’m sure we have some in the house.” I turned to see my mother looking down at Loanna.
“No I’m fine. Thank you.” Loanna replied, graciously.
“Get her some Mum.” I said, receiving a stubborn look from Loanna. She didn’t fool me. I knew she only refusing to be polite. I could tell she was in pain.
“Jake, do you know where some is?” My mother turned to look at my brother.
“It’s in the bathroom. I’ll get it.” Jacoby replied, leaving the room.
My mother turned back to Loanna, with a motherly look on her face. “How long did they keep you there?” she asked softly.
“Almost four days.” Loanna said quietly. I felt a lump form in my throat.
“After you get some potion, we will take you home. Your mother must be worried about you.” My mother smiled, turning her attention to Jacoby, who had reentered. She missed the frantic look Loanna had given me.
“Um, Mom? Do you think it would be all right if Loanna stayed the night? I don’t think her mom will be home. She…works nights. So Loanna would be home al by herself.” I made up quickly.
“Are you sure your mom won’t be home?” My mother asked, as she gave Loanna a cup of blue liquid.
“I’m pretty sure she won’t be home.” Loanna said, not looking her in the eye, and taking the cup. I could tell she hated lying to my mother. But she hated her home more. “Thank you for the potion.”
“No problem, and of course you can stay here for the night.” She smiled.
“How about we all get some sleep?” My father said with a cheery smile, setting his hands on Aleksander’s shoulders. The rest agreed happily and began walking toward their respective rooms.
I made sure they were out of hearing range, before walking quickly toward the couch, and knelt down in front of her. “Do you think your mom is going to be mad?” I asked her.
“No. She is going to be furious.” Loanna said sadly, taking a sip from her cup.
“But it wasn’t your fault! How can she be mad for you being kidnapped?” I asked angrily.
“Do you think she will believe I was kidnapped? And even if she did, she will be mad I came back.” She looked away from me.
“Do you really think that?” I asked her. Nobody could be that cruel, could they?
“Elliot. Come on. You can talk to Loanna in the morning. Lets get some sleep.” My mother said, her tone happy. I didn’t want to upset her, so I didn’t argue and got up from the floor.
“Sleep well.” I heard her tell Loanna, before slipping into my room.
I quickly undressed and threw on some clean pajamas, thinking about Loanna and her mother. It was hard to believe all the bad things Loanna said about her mother were true. But then again, Loanna never spoke ill about anybody. Even the morons at school. She wouldn’t say anything bad about somebody unless it was absolutely true. I didn’t want her to go back home. I didn’t want her to have to deal with her mother’s wrath. I didn’t want her to be in pain anymore. But what could I do?
Just as I was drifting off to sleep, I heard my door creep open. I sat up and let my eyes adjust on a small shadow in the doorway.
”Otto?”
“I just wanted to make sure you didn’t leave again.” He whispered.
“I’m still here. I promise you, I won’t go anywhere again.” I said, trying to reassure my little brother. I saw him nod in the dark.
“I can’t sleep.” He said, after a moment of silence.
“Do you want to sleep with me tonight?” I asked. I saw him nod again, and I smiled. Raising the covers, I motioned for him to climb in. Joyfully, he ran up to my bed and carefully jumped underneath the covers.
“Thanks Elliot.” He said, laying his head on my pillow.
“Good night Otto.” I whispered.
“Night Elliot.”
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