Finding love - 24. Chapter 24

Basically every adult ignored my question on why I could see the past. What hit hard me was when Brody asked why I never told anyone that Chase had been there when I was attacked. Was it because deep down I knew he wasn’t the one who beat me?

I sat in the apartment that belong to my great-great-grandfather Tristan and stared out the window into the city. New York definitely lives up to its nickname of the city that never sleeps. I’ve sat here for hours watching air planes come and go from the various airports.

I was interrupted by a knock at the door and was surprised to see Uncle Ted standing there.

“Hey buddy, could we talk?”

“I guess,” and gestured for him to come into the room.

“This place has really changed over the years. There used to be a game room here in the apartment before it got moved out to the family compound in Pennsylvania. So, how are you taking everything in?”

I just shrugged and continued to stare out the window.

“I can sense you’re mad that no one will tell you why you could see past events.”

“Yeah,” I huffed.

“Your parents have struggled with telling you guys.”

“Did Noah know about these powers?”

“Yes, he was just learning about them when he died.”

“You’re hiding something; I can tell.”

“What? No I’m not.”

“Uncle Ted, what aren’t you telling me? I want to know.”

“When your brother was in the accident the healers in the family should have been summoned to the site to save him. No one got the signal which means he was meant to die.”

“You mean he should have lived? Is that why mom’s been so quiet about everything?”

“Normally yes, he should have lived but somewhere it was decided that it was Noah’s time. That’s why your mother was so devastated.”

“She never showed it.”

“Not to you or your brothers, but I saw it. She came to visit me daily when I was overseas. She begged me to leave the war zone and come home but I couldn’t abandon my team.”

“How did she visit you daily? You were over in Ukraine.”

“Your mother can teleport.”

“She can what?”

“Teleport, she can just up and disappear and re-appear anywhere she wants. There is a good chance you and your brothers can too.”

“Uncle Ted, am I tripping out on some drugs? Am I in a coma or something from hitting my head on the bathroom wall?”

He laughed before responding, “Do you trust me?”

“Err, I don’t know.”

“Just take my hand,” he said and I got this feeling I could trust him. I took his hand and in flash we were sitting in our living back in Bowie.

“What just happened?” I was stunned. How did we go from New York City back to Maryland.

“We teleported; now hold on tight.” When I blinked we were back in the apartment.

“That was weird but I’m still not convinced I’m not in a coma.”

“You’re not honey,” Mom said appearing in front of me.

“Where did you come from?”

“Upstairs, I could tell you and Ted had come back and I wanted to see what questions you had?”

“Why did you tell us?”

“For years our family our share of issues from murders to being famous. It was your great-grandfather that changed how our family was perceived. When his brother was elected President of the United States a vow was made to curtail things that had gotten out of control. There was a lot of fighting in the family and with other families. It turned out that he and his nephew Hunter together held the powers to strip people of their powers. Some were not happy at all because they used fear to get what they wanted and some were happy because they didn’t want the headache.”

“So you were protecting us.”

“Yes. It wasn’t an easy decision and honestly it was hard blocking your abilities and I blame myself for what happened to Noah for a long time. It was until Damian came to me and explained even with the protective cover the healers would have known to descend on where Noah was. When we’re hurt nothing stops them from knowing unless a greater evil is at work.”

“Jonah, Carly and the Bakers?”

“Yes, they are decedents of one of the Carmichael family that fought us. Someone gave them their powers back. When I figure out who did it there will be hell to pay.”

I watched mom’s eyes glow like fire and it was something I had never seen before.

I decided right then it was my mission to figure out who did it.