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

Chapter 9

~Linus~

 

I been sitting here for who knows how long. But someone is helping me I think. I know that it’s a girl for sure but the how is not there. Every few hours something would come up from the pit and it would be something good for me. But when they send a guy down to see what is doing it they would get attacked and run back up.

I didn’t know what to do about it or what to do with it. But right now I’m not complaining about it. I watched as the hand came up with what looked like a note of something.

“Take it,”The voice said nicely.

I did and her hand disappeared again. That is one weird kid. I looked at the blue piece of paper as it was small but as I unfolded it the little paper got bigger. She must have a lot of time to learn how to folded it that small. I turned it the right way and read over the fancy writing on it.

Dear Linus,

Yes I know your name and your past. I’m here to help you out till Max and Nathan get here. I know you want to know who I am and why I’m helping you out but trust me that will soon be answered. Right now all you gotta do is make it look like the pit is an evil place where you go to die forever. Or at least that is what they think it is for.

I’m also going to give you a little background information about me. You can’t know my real name but I use to be call KK. I’m like John Walker with the power and what I am thing. I have always watched over you and Max. Plus your crush on her is so cute.

They are looking for you and are on their way. It might take a few days for them to get here but you will be alright if you stay near the entrance like you are.

Your helper,

    KK

I looked into the pit as I heard laughter ring out of it. I looked up at the others and they cowered away from the edge but looked over it at me. This should be very fun. I stood up and made it look like I was falling into it. A little weird tentacle came out to look like it was getting me.

“Stay back you thing,”I said cutting it off as what looked like fake blood came out of it,”Okay that’s gross.”

“You didn’t just cut that,”Maxwell said.

“I just did,”I said sounding a little like Max now,”Why you asking?”

“For now it’s angry with you,”He said sinking back from the edge,”We have to find a way to get him out without it getting us.”

I rolled my eyes and looked up at the sky. It was starting to get dark now. I looked over at the edge of the pit and saw blue-grey eyes staring at me. I looked closer and I think I saw a little bit of Max and her dad in those eyes.

“Here you go,”The voice said in a whisper,”And thanks for making ‘it’ mad.”

“Your welcome,”I said taking the basket from her,”Also where are you getting all of this?”

“There’s a little island down here,”She said nicely,”I live on it with a few other people. We keep the island here safe and sound for you all. We help you all out and if we think you deserve another chance in the other world we send you there. That’s how Nathan got back but Max send him back for who knows why.”

“He was attacking us,”I said sitting down.

“No he was trying to warn her and apologies,”She said leaving me.

I looked in to it trying to see the rest of the girl there. I had no luck but as I looked through the basket I saw fruit and things that I liked. Okay it is so weird how well she knew me. I went through the basket and saw a picture in there as well. I took it out and looked at it. It was Nathan, Max, and Me. How did she get this picture of us.

We were standing in front of the school. Nathan and me had hands together with Max standing on our arms. We looked like we were trying to be the next big thing and which Max was. She had it hard for everyone thought she would turnout to be like her dad.

“It’s sad really,”The voice said again.

“What do you mean?”I asked it.

“I mean that Max has to be an example for everything,”She said giving me more pictures,”I watched all of you worked together. I seen how you all thought you could push the norm for everything. But you forgot that Max has a lot more on her shoulders than you had thought.”

“Everyone thinks she can do it all. I wished she could just see that…”

“That she doesn’t have to be like that.”

“How did you know that?”

“No reason.”

She disappeared again as I looked for a way to bring the girl back. What was that in the first place? I looked in there but saw nothing. I rolled my eyes and laid on the little bed I made up. It was mostly on the what I found in my bag type thing. A little sleeping bag and some straw that was down here. I watched as the stars moved around the sky as it was really a nice thing to do when you have nothing to do.

“Is he still down there?”I heard dad ask.

“Yeah and he cut it’s tentacle off,”Mike said as I looked up at them.

“Still don’t get why that’s a bad thing,”I sang to them and whispered,”I been around Max way too long.”

“For you have made it mad and now we all are going to die from it,”Dad said for me.

“Yeah that sounds fun,”I joked around.

“Any news from Nick about the job?”Dad asked ignoring me again.

“No sir,”Mike said looking at him,”I think Nathan got him again. Or someone from side goody-good.”

“Goody-good,”I said as they looked at me,”What are y’all three.”

“No that’s what we call them for they think acting good the pit will let them go back to the real world,”Mike snapped at me,”A whole group of Dark Angels do it.”

Dad smiled evilly at me as I waved at him. He really hates me and that is a fact. I watched as a man came out from a shadow. He was Nathan’s dad. What is he doing right here? Dad turned to him with a smile on his face now. What is he going to do now?

“Send your troops after that son of yours,”Dad said looking at me,”If Nick has been taken free him and leave the girl for him. I want them both gone.”

“It would be my pleasure King,”Nathan’s dad said,”I will also bring their bodies here to let good old Linus see his friends dead bodies.”

“If you dare touch them!”I yelled as he laughed down at me.

“Oh I have some business to work out with the two of them,”He said leaving,”I’ll tell them you said hey.”

I looked at my dad as he laughed at me. I looked at the pit as fire shot out of it. I heard her slightly yell out a ‘if you touch my…’But stopped knowing something. I looked back up and saw that they all had scattered away. I looked back as all of the underworld broke loss. I had to dive out of the way as fire, air, water, ice, and many other elements flew out of there.

“You did this Linus,”I heard my Aunt Nikki yell out as she dived out of the way of a rock.

“I think it was you this time,”I called back as I stayed down where it was safe,”I rather take the pit over y’all any day.”

“Linus you have to stay down from the attack,”KK said to me,”For people don’t insult Max and y’all.” 

Chapter 10

I want to get this day over with. We had fought five of those weird dog things, four weird flying giant bugs, and one demon looking tree. Yes a tree attacked me and I needed to be chop out of its hand, branch. I looked ahead as I saw the area around us became lighter in the forest. I looked at Nathan as he seemed to smile some.

“Try making a small flame,”He said as we walked into the lighter area.

“OKay,”I said doing it and getting a flame,”Are we out of it now.”

“Yep and right in time for the night sky,”He said as Nick looked at me.

“So we are suppose to fight people without powers,”I said as Nick looked at me,”Isn’t that wrong though.”

“Not this time,”Nathan said looking at Nick as well,”They are not helpless. The Demons learned how to work without their powers. They can survive on just simple weapons and the way they fight. That’s why you don’t see many of them leave here when they are good.”

I nodded and looked at the stars. I use to love looking up at them with...With...I can’t even remember the with. Nathan put his arm around me as I was brought back to earth. Why can’t I remember things that are so important now. Like who that girl is to me.

For we are really close and you thought if you locked the memories away you would be able to sleep again,Her voice said in my head,Knowing what you did to me was too much. It blocked your powers from growing like you. I stay quiet so that you could grow again.

Why did you do that? I looked at the sky as the stars twinkled like like diamonds.

For I wanted you to be the best you are Max. I was always there and when that thing happen I knew it was time for me to talk to you like this again.

“She feels really bad KK,”Nathan said as Josh lead Nick ahead of us,”How’s Linus doing now.”

He’s good Nathan,She said.

“Did you call her KK?”I asked as something clicked a little bit.

“I did,”Nathan smirked a little bit,”Why?”

“I use to watch the stars with a girl name KK,”I said looking up,”She loved seeing them glow like little diamonds in the sky. It was like watching her eyes sparkle with them.”

“See you are remembering her a little at a time.”

“We use to spend some days running around chasing butterflies and catching fireflies.”

“Can you think of a name for her?”

“No just KK. Why can’t I remember anything else!”

“It’s a start,”Nathan said taking my hand,”You’ll get there sooner or later.”

I nodded as I looked forward and saw what I think was movement up ahead. I looked closer and everything looked like it was moving at fast forward. What in the name of everything good is going on? I went forward as Nathan looked at it a little bit scared by it all.

“Nathan where are we?”I asked as I faced him.

“Max behin…”Nathan started but I didn’t get the rest as something knocked me out.

 

~Nathan~

 

I knew that dad was here when everything started to move faster. I tried to warn Max