SoE3 Lura POV 11
It had been a few days since Cypher’s postcard. Life went back to being
monotonous. Grayson was still a little terror but he was starting, and i mean like
1%, starting to sleep better. That one percent made all the difference. I sighed
and nished doing the last load of laundry, mainly Dev’s doctor scrubs, and went
to do the dishes. Dev was back for lunch and was eating in the other room.
Grayson was napping which was a blessing. I walked out grab the rst dishes
from the other table when I heard a faint twinkling sound. Puzzled, I walked
toward the source of the sound and found it came from the sink. I rainbow had
appeared over the water and it seemed to be… ringing? I thought for a moment
then it talked. would you like to answer this Iris message? A feminine voice said.
Sure. I say and it dings. Hello? A familiar voice said. I looked at him shocked and
smiled. DEVIN! I yell. WHAT?! He yells back. GET YOUR BUTT OVER HERE! ITS
CYPHER! I yell excitedly. He runs over and trips on a chair and hits his head on
the wall. I roll my eyes as he rubs his head and walks over. Cypher?! He asks.
Hi! He says. He sounded like he was on a phone call but I could see him. Greek
FaceTime. I grab a chair. What are you doing?! How are you?! I ask him. Im ne,
we’re in Kentucky. He says. Wait Kentucky? Florida to Kentucky? Dev says voicing
my thoughts. He grabs a chair and sits down as well. A million questions raced
back and forth through my head so fast I couldnt tell which one to ask rst.
Um yeah. Snuck into the fort, met Fear- I had only one question at that point.
Im sorry, met Fear?! I ask him, worry running through me. Yeah, he sucks. I told
him off then found everyone, and now we’re here. Knole went bonkers and
bombed a monster base. He explains as if it was no big deal. I looked over to
Dev but he had this grin on his face and I wanted to smack him so bad. It was
so tempting. Good thing your alive to say you lived past fear. Dev says. The urge
to smack him was like a child having a piece of candy put in front of them and
told to wait. Cypher shrugged. Boys. I thought and resisted rolling my eyes. I
noticed something was missing. Or someone. Where’s Evelyn and Knole? I ask. He
hesitates. Talking… he says and it seems like he’s hiding something. I wanted to
ask him but I decided it would be best to barrage him with questions later. Uh
huh… have you had any… black outs? I ask. Nope! He says with a big proud
smile. I sigh in relief. At least he’s not in pain. I think. Where’s Grayson? He asks.
I had forgotten about Grayson in the rush of things. I worried we had waken
him up with our yelling but he didnt make any noise so I assumed he was still
Asleep. Sleeping. Took forever to get him to though, but he is now.
Dev says and shakes his head. I smile and nudge him. Been boring
without me? Cypher asks with a lazy grin. Yeah, but we’ve kept
ourselves busy. Dev says. Well for you. I think. Aye yo. He says with a
devious smile. Cypher shut up. You dont need to talk everytime we say
something. Devon has been working and I’ve been taking care of
Grayson. I tell him. That kid has some MAD ADHD. I think. I eye him.
He smirks even more and Dev shakes his head. You need to stop being
you. Dev says. How? He asks in a baby voice. I roll my eyes. I see his
face grow hazier. It must not last forever. I think. Stop being a
suspicious kid. I love you and Evelyn ok? I tell him. Same here. Dev
chimes in. I know… I love you guys to. He says. Me and Dev smile. He
smiled too. The water really started to disappear and something
crossed his face. Mom, Dad; Evelyn and Knole-. It cut out. I started
panicking. What if their hurt? Dev put a hand on my shoulder. I bet
their ne. He says as if reading my mind. I guess. I mumble and he
gets up and leaves. I think about the conversation for a second,
trying to process everything. One detail struck me. I smiled. Dev was
carrying his bag to go back to work and he stopped. Why the grin?
He asks. I just realized that Cypher just called us Mom and Dad. I
tell him and he smiles too. Well, its about time. He says and leaves. I
laugh but it dies out. Wow. He had never called us that. The mom side
of me felt all warm and fuzzy but a doubt lurked in my head. They
weren’t really mine, even though I had basically been a mom to them
for the past 3 years. But somehow I felt like I was taking that form
Astraea. My mood soured but I tried to linger on the warm and
fuzzy. I was able to hang on and I sighed. At least their ok. I think.
I hear the cry of Grayson waking up and groan. I walk to his room
won’t my head full of milllions of things.