Left for Dead (book 1 in the Super Nova series)

Chapter 20

I take a deep breath and look around, taking in my dream.

I'm thrown out of my thoughts by a knocking on the door.

Ace's voice says "hey Queen Nova, it's time for dinner."

I close my eyes and focus on turning the light off out there. I telekinetically open the door and step out into the darkness.

Finn says "Blaire turn the lights on!"

Blaire says "it wasn't me!"

I sneak up behind Ace and whisper "never call me Queen Nova again."

He jumps and turns around. He punches me across the face in the process.

I fall to the ground and grab my face. I turn on the lights and say "ACE!"

He says "oh my god, Nova I'm sorry."

Finn comes and kneels next to me. He says "you alright?"

I say "besides the fact that I just got punched in the face?"

He says "come on, I'll take you to the Infirmary."

I say "I can do it myself."

He says "you might not be able to see out of your left eye, it looks like it's gonna swell up. So just let me take you, alright?"

I sigh but nod. I stand up and Finn stands up with me.

He says "you two go to dinner, I'll take Nova to the Infirmary."

Blaire says "I'll do it."

He says "no, I got it."

Ace grabs Blaire's wrist and starts pulling her out of the room.

Finn says "okay, let's go."

He leads me to the Infirmary, and as soon as we get there someone yells "SUPER NOVA!"

I put my face in my hands as several doctors' rush over to me.

I sigh and say "I only need one doctor."

All of them go away, except for one. A man. Who I'd seen many times before.

Mr. Brown.

JNN