Why I Left and Why I'm Leaving

Chapter 16

[Ty's POV]

I've been sitting next to this girl all night, not knowing if she would be okay or not. I finally saw her facial expression change.

"Jerome! Adam! I think she's waking up!" Jerome ran into the living room and Adam followed close behind. The girl wore a purple dress/suit/thing and her eyes cringed as I shouted to my friends. All of a sudden, she shot up in an upright position, panting heavily.

"Tyler..." She muttered.

"Uhh..." I coughed and she stared at me, suddenly conscious that I was in the room.

"Hi." Adam said. He was still weak from recovery, but he's been getting better.

"What's your name?" Jerome said.

"..." She didn't speak, but just stared at me.

"Are you alright?"

"..." It looked like she wasn't going to speak soon. I left the room and grabbed some hot chocolate. I brought it to her and she gladly drank some. I handed her some cookies and she slowly ate them, eyeing us cautiously.

"We don't bite." I said. Honestly, she was most likely just terrified. But she just kept staring at me, like nothing else was present. It was an 'I-know-you' stare.

"Lisa." She says.

"Is that your name?" Jerome inquires. Lisa nods.

"How did you get here?" She continues staring at me.

"If I told you, you may not believe me. But I'm sure you're the three I'm looking for. Where is the one with a black and red checkered shirt and tan undershirt?" Adam looks like he's about to choke back tears.

"He's-"

"I understand." She speaks in a monotonious voice. "Happiness and unhappiness are linked; you cannot achieve one without the next close behind."

"What does that mean?"

Silence from her once again. I'm beginning to wonder who she really is.