OLDER
CONTACT ME
DIARYLAND
2003-11-11 - 2:11 a.m.
I sat there in shock. No one had asked about the scars on my back before, and to tell the truth I kind of hoped no one would. I didn't like to talk about them, hell I didn't like to talk about any of my scars. I viewed them as a reminder of a moment of weakness anymore.
"Very few people know about them. And even fewer have the guts to ask about them." "I'll be honest, I've noticed them before, but I never had the guts to ask about them. I figured you would say something when the time was right." "Actually, I never would have said anything. Only Natalie, Martin, and Parker know about them. Parker found me when they happened and Natalie and Martin came to the hospital to get me." "But how did you get them? I know you cut yourself, but that's beyond you. You wouldn't do something like that to yourself." "I didn't. Here's the story. When I lived in Palmero I hung around with all kinds of people, like I did in Redstone. I hung out with these two guys, Max and Al, more than anyone. We were somewhat inseparable it seemed. One weekend the three of us decided to go camping in Young Forest. I'm not sure exactly how it happened or what actually happened, but it turned out that Max and Al were some kind of religious zealots. They attacked me and tried to force me to see things their way. I don't even remember what religion or cult they were trying to force me into, all that sticks out in my mind is the torture. They did some bad things to me, things I would rather not recall. After a day and a half of whatever the hell they were doing to me another group came through the forest. Parker was in that group. They rushed me to a hospital and contacted Natalie and Martin. Everything except for what's on my back healed nicely." "They don't ever bother you?" "If I pull a muscle under one of them they sting and ache. They kind of itched yesterday when I was fighting Aaron, that was a new one." "There's a reason for that." Nikki turned around the corner from the hall and came into my room. She tossed me the knife she took from Steve during my fight with Aaron. "Look at the engraving on the handle." I flipped in over in my hands a few times. It was the same on both sides, a cross with wings on either side of it. My back started to itch again. I looked up at Nikki, puzzled in so many ways. Amy spoke first, "Nikki called while you were in the shower so I told her to come over. I knew you wanted to talk to her and this was just my way of expediting the whole thing." "First I want to apologize for running out of here yesterday. I don't know why I did it, I just did. Anyway, I called because I found out some information last night. I called my friend Steph when I got back to the house. She's in Redstone doing some photography project for school. I asked her about any strange happenings in Redstone that might pass under the radar. She always seems to know about the weird stuff. Anyway, there is this guy looking for witches and anyone who thinks they have magical abilities, as well as fighters and bullies. The symbol they use to denote meeting places is a cross with wings, like on the knife." "So you're saying that maybe Aaron, Steve, and Ron are working for whoever is trying to gather all these people?" "Aaron mentioned a Cyrus while he was fighting you. Amy said that Mary had fallen in with a Cyrus. Steph told me the guy behind this group is called Cyrus. It could be a coincidence, but I doubt it."
