Static* on hold

You left me behind

"What about me?" she mimicked, now sounding like a child herself." we're just friends okay. That's all, I would never."It was a lie they both knew, She had thought John was cute when she first entered the house but of course she did, She had been stuck in an all-girls school where the only man in sight was, the wrinkly old janitor named Steven.She put anything she might have felt down to that and nothing else.

"Okay" pulse said sarcastically "If that's what you want to tell yourself then fine." dropping the topic as he saw Sonya bouncing down the stairs.Clearly, he didn't want her involved opting to keep his suspicions between him and Karlee. Seeing this as the perfect opportunity to leave Karlee walked away taking a turn in the opposite direction to where John stood to wait for her, to prove a point to Pulse but mainly to herself.

*

After counterless wandering the girl found herself back in her room, she had been avoiding it since it was the first place either of her friends would look, but she soon came to the conclusion that hiding in this place was futile when the seekers knew every inch and corner of the home.

She couldn't bear to lie again, Pulse's integration had left her questioning everything she had ever thought.Maybe she did like John but no more then she liked anything else, like mint cholate chip ice cream on a hot summer day, or a green tea frappuccino from Starbucks or even the hipster food stores that drive foodies into new york.Karlee concluded that it was just one of Pulse's little pranks, either way, she didn't care because she didn't like John more than platonically.

She looked down at the clock John had given her when she first moved in, it was less than a gift then it was a way of reminding her to be on time for training.it was just like any other basic alarm clocks except the arms had been replaced by two luminous volts of electricity, right now they were pointing at half past 6 meaning she had to pull it together and get prepared for the mission.Somethings are bigger than me she thought.

She bounced off the bed and moved to the closet quickly scouring for something appropriate to wear, she knew she was going to be stuck outside for hours, unlike Marcos and Sage who were infiltrating the facility first.She pulled out a graphic tee and a pair of dark blue distressed jeans, she laced up a pair of spiked military boots and pulled on a long camo coat before rushing her way to the door. She needed to be downstairs 5 minutes ago.

She walked down the stairs, preparing her excuses for being late.When she came down the stairs to see her lateness had gone unnoticed Pulse and John were shifting equipment through the house, Lorna stood head pressed to Marcos' not wanting to ever puller apart and Sage was getting the van warmed up.Her stomach began to turn, curdling like sour milk.Something didn't felt off but she couldn't place it.It must be nerves she thought as her foot meet the bottom of the stairs.

John put down his end of equipment, leaving Pulse to carry the rest of the weight "what the -"Pulse screech came to a halt when he spotted what John was looking at. Karlee glared at Pulse noticing the gleam in his little eyes and stuck her tongue out, okay Sony was right she does that way too much.John came over to her and wrapped his arm around her shoulder pulling her into him the gesture would have felt normal, natural even but with pulse's words playing around her head she resisted the urge to shrug him off.This is bigger than me she thought, today is more than us. "What was up with you earlier today? " he whispered not want Polaris and Marcos to hear, Pulse was already out the door dragging the stuff to the van."Oh nothing", she lied, looking up at him she could tell he didn't believe her" I guess was just feeling nervous about today what if I'm no good" It was true she, even though she had learnt to control her power she couldn't forget the fact that only 6 months ago her 'gift' had killed someone even if they were psychopaths."Karlee, you have nothing to worry about, your amazing "He said tilting her chin so her eyes could meet his and witness the sincerity filling his pupils.It reassured her, and she forgot about everything."I hope your right for everyone sake, now what do you want help with."John looked around but it seemed everything had been shifted from the halls. Lorna and Marcos had pulled apart with one brief peck and soon they were all in the Van. Lorna and Sony were going to stay at the house, to keep watch over the place.