These two souls loved on a level I don’t think many give themselves a chance to experience.
As if understanding it would be some time before seeing his dearest again, Sebastian leaned over and shared a kiss of this lifetime.
Blue’s lips held on to his, offering so much affection… Until they stilled… and our Blue was gone.
My ears rang in shock.
Machines wailed in alarm.
Seb? He stayed calm as he folded her hands over her chest. Then, as I had with Noma, he kissed her forehead. “Goodbye, Baby Blue.”
Baby Blue. Jesus. That was her in so many ways. I’d even dare to say she was the glue that brought us all together.
Getting past all the medical staff running in, Sebastian led us out Blue’s door. Walking behind him, down the hallway, I observed how he now appeared taller, older, more cemented to this earth. After this night that we lost Blue, my fellow foster never stuttered again.
Maybe it’s true. Everyone and everything has its purpose.
Illusion or imagination…?
The imagination part had been mine, and it insisted something was wrong. The illusion was that no one at church noticed the horrid crimes happening right under their noses.
Not us, though. Not anymore. The illusion had been ripped away.
With Blue gone, there was only her revenge to protect now. Each Misfit promised to be a part of it.
In a state of calmness, I touched Kristen’s shoulder to wake her. In the waiting room, she jolted and opened her eyes. Gasp. “Johnny?—”
“She’s gone,” I told her. Fellow fosters flanking me, I said, “Thank you for fighting for her.”
Then, we all turned and walked away.
The ride home in the rain was quiet. Eerie, like a foretelling of how Blue’s passing was going to haunt us for a very long time. Finn was driving so that Sarah could stay with Caleb, who was behind the driver’s seat. Usually, the driver and the girls were up front so they could be properly buckled in. The rest of us sardined in the back. ?3
This time, Gage was on the other side of Sarah. Ethan behind me in the front seat. I wanted to be near Sebastian, who was in the middle, staring out the windshield. The blessing of the angelic presence in the hospital room still offered strength, however; his human side was struggling with his little one no longer being there.
I could almost feel all the times… Seb reached forward to play with Blue’s hair. From the driver’s seat, I chuckled at how she smiled, shooing his hand away. “Sebastian! I have to focus on Johnny’s shitty driving.”
The car broke out into laughter while Sarah raised her hand proudly. “I taught her that word!”
“Who hurt her, Johnny?” Seb sounded… dark. Heaven’s light all gone.
Sarah growled, “And how do I find him?”
Looking over my shoulder, the glow of the dashboard showed her smeared with tears and rage. Her pale eyes made her look like a vengeful spirit, waiting to unleash a deadly verdict. I exhaled so long and hard, not sure how I was going to help these two survive this loss.
“I know you know how.”
The threat in Seb’s voice made my stomach turn. I had no idea where he was headed until he added, “Tell them about the mirror.”
All heads turned to me.
I snarled back at him, “You have no idea what you are doing. The danger?—”
“Danger?” Seb roared in my face. “What can be more dangerous than someone beating Baby Blue to fucking death?”
I snapped, “All of you being beaten to death to get info on me!”
The car went silent, besides all the heavy breathing and the hum of tires and the engine.
