Alexis
turned from the window. "I knew something was wrong, what, exactly, I had
no idea." At Amanda's prompting she continued, "Sometimes I see
things, or hear things in my head. Pieces of things like scenes for a play.
Sometimes it is just something a about a person, something....off, I guess. I
know how crazy that sounds but...."
"Sounds
perfectly normal to me," Amanda cut in. "Go on. When did you start
getting wierd impressions of my mom?"
Alexis
sighed. Explaining what she knew was never easy, because she was never sure
exactly WHAT she knew to begin with. "I really don't know, but when I
first met her, there was something about her that caught my attention, but I
couldn't define it until we started to work together. Then, it became....well, like
the sensation of......blank spots, I guess."
"Blank
spots?" for the first time in this conversation, Mandy was genuinely
confused. What exactly did all of this mean, and what did it have to do with
the fate of her missing sister? "How do you mean?"
"Aghh!
I'm sorry, it's just, I really am not sure how to say this in a way that you
will understand the feeling. At least, not without you being inside of my head,
that is."
"Well,
we could always try that. I mean, if it works, you could "show" me
exactly what you have been getting, and how it relates to my mother and
sister."
"H
- how would we do that?" Alexis asked nervously. She had never tried to
allow anyone to get into her mind. Ironically, it was generally the other way
around. After the hell her abilities had led to in the past, the idea was
frightening to say the least. On the other hand, the idea of finally being able
to use her cursed gift to help others, especially someone who had been as good
to her as Deanna, then it would be more then worth it.
Amanda
shrugged. "Well, I'm not as good as my mom, but based on what you've told
me, and what I have been learning, if you just.....run through the images, and
concentrate on me, then I should be able to use what I have learned from my
mother to establish a link of some kind to see whatever it is you are seeing.
If it works, well, maybe I can make out some of the items, that you don't
understand."
"Can
we do this? I mean, do you really think that it is possible?"
"Well,
I honestly don't know. I haven't done anything like this before. But, my mother
did it once, when my grandmother was in some kind of telepathic coma. When she
did it, it revealed some kind of dark family secret that my grandmother had
been hiding, but it saved her life."
Alexis
paled farther. "Deanna, she's not in that kind of trouble is she?"
Mandy
shook her head vigorously. "No, not yet, but she isn't herself, even now.
Something horrific happened to her and she can't remember. It’s eating
her up inside. She thinks I don't know, but I saw her tonight, and it scares
me."
Slowly,
Alexis nodded. "Yes, even from here, I can tell things are getting worse
for her, yet in a way, she seems to be fighting it off, without even realizing
it is there. So strange...."
"That
would be my Dad," Mandy smiled. "I'm not quite sure how they do it,
but they always seem to be able to keep each other together, just when you
think they can't take it anymore, they find a way. My mother always says it's
because they are Imzadi.
Suddenly,
Alexis's eyes lost focus.....
what does that mean Mommy.....very special.....can I have one too....must be very lucky.....forever....
"Hey,
um, are you ok?" Mandy watched her host with concerned, and slightly
frightened eyes. "Look, maybe this was all a bad idea, I can just go
--"
Alexis
suddenly snapped back into focus. "No, no. It wasn't a mistake. I think we
should try it."
"Are
you sure?"
She
nodded slowly. "I have a feeling that we will all be better of once this
mystery is solved. If this can make that happen, then we have to do it."
Mandy grinned, determination shining in her eyes. "Let's go for it."