Chapter 7

"No." I heard Seth whisper, "We cannot trust him."
I turned my head the slightest bit towards them. I knew they were talking about Jack.
"I know we can't. But we must." Sara replied, "Besides, you trust her."
Her?... the only other 'her' besides Sara was me...
"Maybe. I feel this pull to her. I can't explain it. I have the unforgivable urge to protect her." Seth said softly.
He wants to protect....me? Why?
"She is very special." He continued.
I considered asking them what they meant by all that, but thought against it. That would be kind of rude.
"I am sure she feels the same for you Seth." Sara said.
Do I? I mean, I felt protected when he had hold of me a little bit ago.....and I feel like, if I could, I would protect him.....


I was snapped out of my thoughts by Jack chuckling.
"Couple of kids. Big lot of cash. What could go wrong?" He said, slamming the hood back in place.
I sighed, "Jack, I know things have gone wrong. But I feel like we should keep going. I feel like we could really help them with....whatever they're doing." I said. I wasn't about to let them go just yet.
"Emily, don't become attached to them. They're weird and they need to get on with what they're doing so we can have them out of our lives." Jack said.
I didn't like the sound of that. "Let's just keep this going a little longer. I mean, what are we going to do? Leave them alone? They need our help." I said.
Jack sighed, "Get in." He said.


I obeyed and sat again between the siblings. I know, my seat belt was busted. But I just felt like I had to stick close to them.


"We know you're frustrated Jack Bruno-" Sara began for an apology but was interrupted by Jack.
"No," he said, holding up a finger, "No more Jack Bruno this, Jack Bruno that. I've been asking for answers-"
"You already know the answers Jack Bruno." Sara interrupted him.
Seth and I looked over to her.
"My brother and I, are indeed not from your planet."
I furrowed my eyebrows. What, like aliens?
Suddenly Jack started laughing, "So that's it? Mystery solved!"
"Jack!" I said firmly.
"What? Emily, do they really expect us to believe that they're aliens?" Jack said, still laughing.
I looked at the siblings in turn and they looked at me.
"It is the truth." Seth said to me.
"Really?" Jack said in an unbelieving tone, "Well, you don't look like aliens."
I raised an eyebrow at him.
"Well, what does an alien look like Jack Bruno?" Sara asked.
"You know what aliens look like! They're those little green people with antennae and laser guns!" Jack said, using his hands to describe what he was talking about.
Sara looked taken aback and Seth looked confused and I just rolled my eyes.
"You know, 'take me to your leader earthlings.'" Jack continued and made some sort of noise that meant to drive his point across.
I sighed at my Uncle.
"He requires some sort of proof." Sara said to Seth, "He thinks we're insulting his intelligence."
"You think?" Jack said.
"But you believe us, don't you Emily Bruno?" Seth turned to me and Jack looked bewildered.
"Well-" I said.
"Emily. You can't be serious." Jack said to me.
"Oh, come on Jack! You're being stubborn! Look, I know they are not lying to us. I mean, look at what has happened so far today!" I exclaimed.
"I don't care! You can't just drop the 'We're alien' bomb just like that on somebody!" Jack began to rant, "Now I've seen some pretty weird things today but you can't expect me to believe that-"
As he said that Sara raised her hand and suddenly everything sitting in Jack's can began to float!!
My eyes widened.
"I have the ability to move objects with my mind." Sara said calmly.
Honestly, I wasn't surprised.
"That's impossible." Jack said, being careful not to move.
"No, it's quite possible." Sara disagreed, "On our world as well as yours. You cannot do it because you have not unlocked your forebrain capacity." She explained.
I smiled, "That is so cool." I said to her.
She returned my smile.
"No, I don't do it because it's kinda creepy and I would like you to stop." Jack's voice sounded strained.
Sara obliged and dropped her hand, allowing the loose objects to fall back down to the ground.


Suddenly, out of the corner of my eye I saw a floating light.
"Uncle Jack!" It was the Siphon.
Jack turned back around, panicked and tried to start the cab as the light began to get closer but it wouldn't start!
My breathing quickened again and I could feel the small nagging of pain in my chest and I whimpered. Not again!
Seth looked at me in reaction to my whimper and grabbed my hand again, running his fingers over my knuckles and I looked at him gratefully.
Jack kept trying to start the car, getting more and more panicked, "Come on. Come ON!!" He cried, still trying to start it.
The lights came closer, my breathing became quicker and Seth, Sara and Jack became more panicked by the second!
"Come on! Drive! Drive!!!" Jack yelled again at the cab.
The three of us in the back leaned back away from the lights and Seth noticed the color in my face fading fast.
"Sara!" He exclaimed, sounding desperate.
Sara, turning away from the lights, immediately wrapped her arm around me again and held on tight as the three of us braced ourselves.......

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