I sat up looking at my hands shaking in fear.
"DRE!" Nathan shouted, running limping over to me at the same time.
I looked to the right and noticed that everyone in the diner was looking at the man that went through the window and at us in shock.
"DRE GET UP WE GOT TO GO" Nathan yelled as he got closer to me.
I quickly got up as Nathan stopped in front of me.
I opened the door for him.
I got in the passenger side and we sped off.
"What the hell happened back there Dre? How did you do that? Are you okay?" Nathan bombarded me with questions.
I stared at my hands again in utter shock and disbelief.
"I-I don't know Nathan. I—"
I looked at him again.
"Holy shit! Are you okay? I should've driven! Pullover so I can drive"
"No, I'm okay. I'm just freaking out over here."
That makes two of us.
***
Nathan drove to his house. The moment he parked I rushed out of the car to help him.
I helped him out of the car and to his front door.
"Wait isn't your mom here? What are we going to tell her?" I asked panicking again.
"DRE RELAX SHE'S AT GREGS HOUSE" he yelled and put the key in the lock.
When he unlocked the door I helped him inside and up the stairs.
When we got to his room I asked "where is your first aid kit?!"
He groaned in pain as he laid his back on the bed.
"In the bathroom cabinet it's down the hall," he said and I bolted down the hall.
When I came into the bathroom I turned on the light and completely rummaged through the bottom cabinet.
I eventually found the kit and ran back to the room.
I sat on his bed next to him and helped him pull off his shirt.
He was badly bruised.
He might even have some internal bleed, how hard he was being kicked and punched.
"We should go to the hospital!" I half screamed.
"No I don't want to I'm fine, here just" he grabbed a big white rolled-up bandage "wrap this around my stomach."
He hissed as he sat up. I poured peroxide on the wounds and I wrapped the bandage over his stomach.
I also cleaned his nose and his mouth. His face was fine it was just his stomach that worried me.
I got up and started pacing back and forth.
Breath Dre Breathe.
But I couldn't breathe.
I sat down in the middle of the floor and started to rock back and forth.
"Dre. Dre what's wrong?!" Nathan asked but I couldn't answer him.
I was barely aware of him getting up and sitting in front of me.
"Dre you having a panic attack breathe." He said but then I rocked faster and started to hyperventilate.
Nathan grabbed my face with both hands.
"Look at me. Breathe, just breathe" he said slowly and I started to relax.
After some time I got my breathing under control.
Nathan finally let go of my face and scooted to me next to me.
"I'm not crazy you saw what I did too right?" I asked
"Yeah" he responded.
"I don't know what happened. I didn't know I could do that. What the hell is wrong with me?"
"I don't know," he said.
"Did I kill him? Are we going to jail?" I asked.
"God I hope not" he replied.
We sat in silence for a while.
***
"So you got superpowers," Nathan said breaking the silence.
"No I don't, maybe it was the lighting or something."
"Lighting doesn't look like that. Do your parents know about this?" Nathan asked.
"I didn't even know about this I doubt my mom knows and I'd like to keep it that way," I said.
"What about your dad? I mean I know he passed but did he mention anything before?"
"He died a year after my birth" I sighed trying not to panic again.
"We need to learn more about your past then."
"NO!" I screamed while standing up and covering my ears.
"I DON'T WANT TO KNOW ANY OF IT," I screamed
"Dre listen," Nathan said softly.
"NO YOU LISTEN, I AM SCARED...I'm scared Nathan I don't know what's going on with me." I began to cry.
"Dre listen if we don't find out what you can do or what's wrong with you. You can hurt people or worse."
He stood up with a groan and walked up to me. "You're not alone. I am here for you. I am going to help you."
"Promise me you won't tell anyone." I pleaded.
"You have my word" he promised.
"I'm just so tired," I said.
"Stay here for tonight I'll drop you off tomorrow." I nodded.
He pulled me over to the bed laid down next to me and we fell asleep.