Ch. 25

I woke up, with a massive headache, at the nurse's office. Toni was holding my hand, and Ash was hovering behind him. They both looked so concerned and deep in thought. They hadn't noticed me come to yet.

"What happened?" I asked my throat raspy.

"I was hoping you could tell me." Ash responded a bit snappy. He was scared.

"I remember being in art and then.." I thought about it a moment and then it all rushed to me at once. "Dex.." I whispered his name.

Toni tensed up beside me.

"What did he do?" Reep was near the surface, traces of his growl in Toni's voice.

"I mind traveled by mistake. I have never done that before and I didn't know how to leave. He took advantage of that and got me under his spell again. I only broke away because I heard mom's voice tell me to think about…" I paused for a moment a bit embarrassed.

"Think about what? What do you mean you heard mom?" Ash asked a bit inpatient.

"I don't know. Her voice just popped into my head like she was there with me. She to