Page 54 of Citiali: Teach
Justice appears on the bed. “Focus, Citiali. What did you do?” His energy clears my head.
My mind rolls back. “The sound layers. The scream had me push hard. The dark was too close but not near me. It was the women. They needed the shield but they weren’t here. I pushed but felt me draining. Atohi, I told him to save them. Was he healed?”
Yona touches my arm. “He’s fine. The light you threw did something. You fell and I didn’t know if I could let the shield go. The girl at the Club was helping but Atohi was yelling. Your President and Dyani had to calm him.”
I push to sit up and feel dizzy. “He’s okay?”
“Yeah, Brother. You healed him before you fell. What did you do? The light, what was it?” Justice wants answers.
I shrug. “I just pushed. I don’t know, Boss. I needed to stop the dark. It was too close but I wasn’t near them.”
“You’re clear now.”
“I was dizzy sitting up, but I’m clear.”
He nods. “Whatever that was dropped pussies all over the place. Alder has reports of dead people everywhere.”
Oh shit. “The light did that? Is Putam close? Jeremy said I’d get more. Was that the light. A shield from dark?”
He shakes his head. “I don’t know, Brother. Luke Rayne said you knew you’d get hit. How did you see you?”
“I don’t know, Boss it was a feeling. We all felt it.”
Dyani shakes her head. “I did but Pres said he just trusted your feeling. I was unsettled when I woke up yesterday but didn’t know why. When you talked, your paint showed. I knew it was right.”
I look at Yona then Justice. “I don’t know. It was a feeling. I don’t feel the paint or my eyes flashing and I never see me.”
Dyani giggles again. “You’re wearing your paint and your eyes aren’t flashing, your pupils are rimmed in gold.”
My eyes bounce from her to Justice. He nods and holds his hands up. I see a weird me looking back. “Asgina, tell me it’s going away.”
“I don’t know so it may be a lie.”
I close those freaky eyes. “Is it too late to ask for the fire?”
They laugh at me.
***
I stand feeling like my legs might work. The door and voices have my hand reaching for the dresser. Closing my eyes, I ask for strength and breathe it in as if the very air is carrying it into me. With more energy than I started with, I open my eyes and take a step. Yep, they sent me energy. I make it to the doorand throw appreciation to the ancestors for sending energy on demand and not blasting me.
I’m smiling until the voices stop. “What happened?” Why the hell is everyone here packed in like sardines?
Cort takes a step from the front door and the Officers move out of his way. “We came to find out what happened.” They all came? Cort stops walking and Justice shows putting a hand up.
“It’s the ancestors. They’re throwing energy to him. He’s not pissed, Boss.”
What? “Why would I be pissed? I’m just surprised everyone is here. The chosen and Alpha-Bits are safe, right?”
Cort smiles. “Yeah, your eyes changed. They look like Jinx’s zooming eye when he does the gold color.”
I have no idea how Jinx’s eye color works but it was blue when I saw it. I shrug. “No casualties?” I don’t really know what to say but that may get us to why they’re all here.
“Brekan’s affiliates had two hurt bad just before everyone laid down to die. Princes had three civilians a truck plowed through. What happened?”
I shake my head. “I need to sit. You’re saying people at Princes just died?”
Dyani walks to me and takes my hand. “I was making coffee for when you woke up. Come sit, drink your coffee.”
