Heroes Chapter 21

Anyway, after going through the school day, and hanging out a little more with Blair, I was walking home with a grin on my face. Then, it dissappeared when I reached the Punk Yard. I found Ares on the couch in the lounge, blowing his nose into a tissue.

He said, "Alex. Wait up." I froze in mid-step. What could he want with me? I mean, I haven't even seen Mira all that much, and I certainly wouldn't be caught alone with her. I went back into the lounge. "Yeah? What's up?"

Ares sat up and snorted. He kept staring down at the floor. He sighed, then said, "I want you to follow Mira." I blinked a few times. "What?" He looked up at me. "Look," he began, "it's not that I don't trust her, but......she just......" He tried to gesture with his hands, but he gave up and threw them down. He sighed and said, "She sneaks off everyday, right after school, and I have no clue about what she's doing." I said, "Maybe she's going to see a friend?" He responded, "She doesn't tell anybody anything. I asked some of her friends at school, and they don't know anything either." I tried to compromise, "Maybe she just feels controlled, man. She needs to feel like there's some aspect in her life that she controls." He looked at me. "She doesn't come back for hours. Once, she wandered off and didn't come back till nine at night."

I shrugged. He sighed, got up, and wiped his nose as he walked towards me. He said, "Listen man, just humor me, alright? I need to know. I'm starting to think that she's....." He shook his head and said, "I don't know, man." I think I understand now, he thinks she's having an affair. Ugh, when did I step into this soap-opera? I must have taken a wrong turn back there somewhere in the Punk Yard hallways.

I asked, "Why can't you do it?" He put two fingers in the air. "Two reasons." he said, "One, she'll spot me a mile away. She's seen me too often. Two,......" He sneezed into his tissue. "Ach-CHOO!"

I nodded. "Good point." I said. He said, "She's stops by the kitchen to grab a snack before leaving. She'll be here any minute." I nodded and started to leave, when Ares called out after me again, "Alex." I turned around. "This never happened. Understand?" I reluctantly nodded. I just know, with my luck, I'll end up as target practice.

I went to the kitchen and grabbed an apple. I got out a book and opened it on the table to look busy, and waited for Mira. Eventually, with Dexter and Jessie passing through, Mira came on in. She smiled and said, "Hey." She then grabbed a water bottle and walked on out.

I sighe. This was going to turn out so well.