Lost Souls by Abbie Davis (best beach reads of all time txt) 📖

ground. But then how would I get back up to the other side?

“No and no,”I said looking at my spot in this,”I guess I’m sitting this one out.”

I made camp for myself as I saw dad telling them to make sure I don’t get killed by anything else but him. Wow that is so nice. Well I hope Max can find Nathan and me before the world ends for me. 

Chapter 8

I just want to get this over with. I been walking for hours and Adam was with me for I have no Idea where I’m going. Walked three circles before I asked for help. I looked at the sun as it was really hot to me. I had to take off my short sleeve shirt to show my blue tank top I had on. I was in blue jean shorts, combat boots, and my spiked gloves. It was simple but yet moveable.

“How much longer till we get there?”I whinned for the eighteenth time today.

“Soon,”He said looking back at me,”You really aren’t use to this are you?”

“I lived in Washington for two years and Louisiana for the others,”I said as he nodded,”Hey why are you helping me out anyways?”

“For the world needs you,”He said stopping,”We all knew that but it took being sent here to figure that out. Nathan was the only one that got off for he found the girl in the window.”

“The what in the what,”I said knowing where this was going.

“A girl in the window,”He said,”She lives in the pit for it really is another island where the warriors go when they are sent here. She looks like John Walker a little bit.”

“I sent her here,”I said in a small voice.

“If you don’t think about it you might remember her Max,”I heard a familiar voice.

I looked up to see Nathan’s older brother Josh. He laughed at me as I stared wide eyed at him. He got taller and looked nothing like Nathan with his blue hair and grey eyes. He was also tan which was new about him.

“The island changes you,”He said going up to Adam,”I got her from here big guy.”

“Well see you later Max,”Adam said leaving us.

“Come on before the demons get here,”Josh said leading me.

“What?”I asked as he looked around.

“They know you a here,”He said,”My dad still wants you out of his hair. He is now helping King Mason get to you. Nathan and I were the only ones to find her but she said that she can send one back for help. I told Nathan to go and see you.”

I nodded as we walked under trees and a cool breeze hit my hot body. It felt nice to have cool air again. I looked forward and saw a little hut in the tree line of a beach. I looked at Josh as he smirked at me. Boys are so weird sometimes.

I walked inside to see it was like a little house. I walked around to the living room where a TV and Wii sat. The kitchen was like a regular beach house. It was a simple beach house out here. I was amazed by it. I walked around till I backed up to someone and their arms wrapped around my waist.

“Hey there,”His voice said into my ear.

I spun around to see Nathan there. He hadn’t changed one bit from that day. He gave me a sad smile as I looked into his eyes. They were still the same ones that I had trusted for so long. I had to look away as that day came to mind.

“I’m really sorry for that day Max,”He said raising my head to face him,”I didn’t know they were apart of that place. And when I attacked you I was trying to get your attention.”

“I get that Nathan,”I said looking at him,”But right now I need your help for two things now.”

“Like what?”He asked sitting us both on a couch.

“Well me and Linus came to see if you would help me get them out of the ice block,”I said as he went wide eyed,”I got Jason out but I can’t get the rest. Now though I need help saving Linus from…”

“His own family,”Nathan said bringing out a knife,”Like the one that’s been listening in on the talk.”

He threw it and pinned Linus’s little brother to the wall. I watched Nick kick at us and a shadow grabbed at Nathan. Nathan stood up and went to the young boy as if this was normal. I stayed seated as I watched them talk about two different things. Nathan was talking about Linus and his where abouts while Nick was going on about the need to destroy me.

“Last chance before we give you to the pit,”Nathan said as Nick’s eyes went wide,”Where is Linus?”

“He is at the edge of the pit,”Nick sang for us,”He was trying to get away and fell down the cliff. He thought that it was a good idea til Dad said that it was the pit.”

“Wow that’s all you had to do to get him to talk,”I said as Nathan smiled at me.

“Yeah now for the fun part,”He said as Josh got Nick down and tied him up,”We can’t use our powers in our parts of the island but when you cross over to another one you can.”

“So what now,”I asked as Nathan got his things.

“We take him back home and go get Linus,”He told me taking my hand.

He lead me out as Josh bond Nick’s hands in some weird vines. I looked at him as the girl in the window showed up in my mind. She mouthed words to me as I shook her away. I looked at him and smiled as she was singing in my mind.

You and him are cute together,She said in my head.

The voice followed me here of all places. I looked away as we began our walk away from the amazing house they stayed in. I looked back as it disappeared right in front of me.

“It does that,”Nathan said with a half laugh,”We made it so that it comes when we need it the most.”

“How did you do that?”I asked with amazement.

“The same vines we used to tie up Nick there,”He said,”They can prevent powers being used but they also allow some magic to work like the house.”

“Are you still the same,”I said looking at him as he gave me a confused look.

“Yeah I am Max. Why would you ask that of me?”

“I guess after the whole getting my memory erased thing, I have doubts.”

“Well I am and what Linus did to me was alright.”

“Linus did this to you!”

“Yeah but he had the right to. I did scar you for life with that.”

“You did that. But I would have never figured out that my dad has two passwords.”

“You are still the same girl.”

I laughed as it was like old times. I leaned my tired body on him as I felt like the world was on my shoulders now. It gave me a headache just thinking about that. I closed my eyes as I felt someone picked me up. I put my arms around Nathan’s neck and let my head rest on his chest.

“Go to sleep if you want to,”He said,”We’ll get to Linus and her soon enough.”

“Who’s her?”I asked as the dark past took me.

“Dad can I meet Max’s friends?”The girl asked.

“No!”Little me snapped at her.

“Why not?”Dad asked me.

“For they are mine and only mine,”I said crossing my arms,”And I don’t want her taking them from me.”

“I won’t take them,”She said.

“Yes you will,”Little me said,”You took Aunty Mace and Uncle Jeff from me. They love you more and our whole family does. But I’m the stronger one. I should be getting love like that.”

I watched as dad looked at her and Nathan was knocking in the door. I remember this day well. I turned and looked at the girl. I looked at dad as if saying for him to take her out of here. He shook his head as the doorknob turned. I ran to the door and slide through the cracks. I faced Nathan as he smiled at me.

“Who were you talking to?”He asked as I smiled.

“Myself,”I said as her voice was asking our dad to take her out here.

“There it is again,”He said going for the knob.

“That was me,”I said taking his hand,”One of the new talents I’m working on.”

I woke up as he had put me down and was hiding. I looked at him as he smiled knowing I was awake. I went to his side as I saw a huge dog. The thing was not a dog though. It was a cross between a wolf and what I think use to be a very uncle bear on steroids.

“You need to mimic your dad’s call for a lion,”Nathan said as I looked at him,”You can do that can you.”

“Of course I can,”I said getting the fake in it,”I just havn’t heard it in a while.”

“I know you lied to me that day,”Nathan said looking at the thing,”But right now you really need to try to make that sound like him.”

“I don’t even remember what it sounded like,”I confessed.

It was a mix between a lion and a scream,The voice said in my head,It is that weird sound he did that scared the…

“Heck out of you,”Nathan finished for her,”The voice I can hear it too you know.”

I looked at him as he laughed at me. Here goes that awful sound. I closed my eyes and went for it. As soon as I heard it I stopped and the thing ran off. I looked at Nathan as he laughed at me. Whatever egg head. I stood up pushing him down and went on my way.

“Why didn’t you let her see us?”He asked as Josh followed behind us with Nick complaining.

“I don’t even remember her,”I said honestly,”So how am I supposed to know the why if I don’t even know the who.”

“Maybe for you locked them up,”He said as I stopped with him,”Josh can we have a minute.”

“Yeah,”He said pulling Nick away,”You can get a break now.”

“What do you mean by that?”I asked him as he looked at me.

“I think you just locked them up for you are afraid of it coming back,”he said,”The girl in the window is the girl in your head. You know who she is and they are just now coming back to you. Max I think you would be shook at who she was and how she got into the pit.”

“Nathan how do you know that?”I asked as he smirked at me like it was right in my face.

“For the two of you are more alike than you probably have ever thought of. She even looks like your dad Maxy. With a thing for someone close to you.”