Chapter 47

Mia walked into the apartment kitchen. She opened the cupboards and saw a pack of pasta and a bottle of pasta sauce. Taking a pot from the cupboard she poured warm water into the pot and placed it on the stove. As she was waiting for the water to boil she decided to give Bella her food and as she placed her foot on the ground there was a knock on the door.

Mia opened the door to see a man standing there. He looked around the apartment and said, "sorry I thought Red was still here." Mia smiled and said, "no everyone is in the dining hall."

"Why are you not eating with us?" the man asked. "Becasue I don't like what you and your friends have been calling me. Despite the fact that I did everything Molly asked me to do without complaining," Mia said.

"And yet Kevin and Mike fired her?" the man said. As he walked into the apartment. He stopped when he saw the pot of water on the stove and the pasta on the counter. He took a deep breath and said, "if you did everything she asked why is it that Mike and Kevin both fired her?" Mia looked at Bella and said, "because it's their job to know what is happening on this base."

"It's their job the give you special treatment?" the man asked. "What do you want me to do? I just lost three years of my life because of idiots like you. They are my only family, in case you didn't know both my grandfathers are dead. In case you didn't know I don't have any older siblings. In case you didn't know I don't have any friends and in case you didn't know they are my only family I can ask for help. And in case you didn't know, my parents have been kidnapped and I don't know where else to go. I have tried to live on my own but it didn't work out," Mia said.

"Thats becasue your parents spoiled you to much," the man siad. "Tell me what i should do, sel the truck. Live on the street," Mia asked. "Get a job and move out from the base. We dont need a threat like you hanging over our heads," the man siad. "I am trying okay but the test i have to take happens in the next few months. I dont have money of my own so i am working for it. I even paid rent today that would have been more if Molly didn't brake every window of my truck. That is personal property and does not belong to this base," Mia siad.

The man took a few steps back and asked, "so your preparing to take a test. What kind of test?" the man asked. "Thanks to Clara and her company the only jobs i can apply to is the jobs that has no humans around me. So i desided to take the ranger test. I passed the last one so i am hopping i can pass this one. Hopefully my dad didn't wast his time training me," Mia siad.

"Your taking that test, other then the fact that you need a team. Do you know how many woman passed that test?" he asked. "No but my dad didn't train me to be affraid of challanges. He trained me and he raised me to take every challange head on. He didn't rais me to be a weakling," Mia said. But she took a deep breath and walked over to the window. Something had cought her eye in the forest and Mia narrowed her eyes trying to make out what ever it was that she thought se saw.

"Can you turn off the light?" Mia siad. She looked into the forest and saw a man with a gun in his hand. He was aiming towards her appartment and Mia immediatly moved away from the windows. She looked at the man who's snow white teeth could be seen in the dark. "So you really can see in the dark?" the man asked.

Mia smiled and said, "yes took some training but yea i can see in the dark."

Mia turned off the stove and the man bursted out from laughing and siad, "you really are stupid. That is a fake gun and the man is weiring our uniform. You will never be a good ranger. In fact you will be one of the worst. I am defenetly calling to have you banned. Go get married have kids be a stay at home mom. Its all you will be good for," the man siad lauging all the way to the dinning hall. Mia didn't even cook the paste she put everything away and took her car keys and drivers licence.

She took out her money that she had saved walked to her truck with Bella behind her. Opened the garage door started the truck and left drove away from the base. She drove to a gas station and used the money to fill the truck up. Then she bought food for her and Bella.

Mia didn't know how far she drove untill she felt winds pulling the truck almost off the road. She realised she had forgotten about the storm warning and realised she needed to find shelter soon.

Ariving in a small town Mia was stoped by a police officer who asked her drivers licence. "Lady do you know your driving into a storm?" he asked. "I noticed the storm any advice where i can find shelter. I am really far from my home," Mia siad. "The police station can help with shelter. Just drive to the stop sign turn left you can not miss it," the man siad.

Mia parked her truck next to several others that took shelter inside from the storm. She saw many scared people and told Bella. "This was a really stupid idea."

A kitchen lady gave Mia a cup of soup and asked, "where are you heading?" Mia smiled and said. "I wish i knew, i got sick and tierd of being told i am lazy, stupid and spoiled that i desded to leave the truth is. I have no idea where i even am," Mia said.

"Your an elemental user arn't you?" the lady asked. "Yes, a rare one at that but despite the fact that Kevin and Mike are my uncles the memebers of Clover keeps saying hurtfull things. They are being a bunch of bullies. A lady broke every window on my truck do you know how exspensive it is to fix all the windows of that truck," Mia asked pionting to her truck.

The lady looked surprised and walked over to the truck and asked, "your john and Zara's little girl arn't you?" Mia took a step back and said, "as far as i know my parents never had any friends. If they had they never told me."

"Easy now, i dont mean any harm. Mia the truth is our group is a part of Clover as well," the lady said but Mia didn't say anything. "Does your uncles know your here of all places?" she asked.

"Even if they cared the base doesn't. SO no when another one of clovers memebers threatened me i took what money i had and left," Mia siad. "What you didn't tell them, your the only family they have left Mia," the woman said. "Yes and what about me, my parents were all i had. They were all i ever knew, now that they are kidnapped i am the freeloader spoiled brat that they raised," Mia said.

"I dont believe that for a second?" the woman siad. "and why not everyone else believes it," Mia siad.

Mia got into her truck and started the engin but before the woman could take Mia's truck keys. She reversed and drove off into the storm. She ended up taking shelter at an old abandoned building. When she got out she noticed it was a place she and her parents took shelter in during a storm once before. Mia felt the tears flowing down her cheeks. "Why the hell did you keep me from the world?" she shouted.

In anger she threw rocks around untill she picked up one of the rocks and found her mothers bracelet. It was broken but Mia remebered the day her mother lost it so clearly. The strom they faced that day was one of the worst storms to hit this area. Her father was worried they wouldn't get to shelter in time. Mia waited for the storm to pass when she got into her family's truck.

She drove threw the night and as the morning sun rays touched the mountain top she turned down a familiar road. She stopped the truck and stood next to the truck waiting for Bella to finish with her business but as she was getting a plastic bag from her truck. A police vehical stopped next to her. He spotted Bella and saw the bag in Mia's hand and asked.

"You came all the way down hear to let her do her business?" Mia smiled and said. "Yes, and i dont think its save to stop off the highway to let her out. Out here theres no cars so its saver," Mia siad.

"I am surpised you knew about this road?" the polisce man siad. "When i was really small my parents came here for work. The place has since then been to dangerous and as far as i know, it will never be used again. I am a bit confused as to what i am supose to do right now?" Mia admitted.

"What do you mean?" the police officer said. "My parents has been kidnapped because they have this power that everyone wants. I need to live with my uncles but i am not welcome on the base as they see me as a freeloader and becasue my parents never took me places i am known as a spoiled brat. A friend gave me Bella, we were supose to do a team task together but the base chased me away. I can not exspect my ucles to fire everyone just becasue i am there only family, now can i?" Mia said as the tears came down her face.

The police man looked at Mia and siad, "if you need a place to stay untill you find your feat thats save. i can take you there, they might be abel to help you a lot more then i can but in there you wont find answers," the police man siad.

Mia followed the mans instructions and drove down to the next villages. She stopped at the village gate and a man came ot meet Mia. "You must be Mia, Charls phoned and said you might come down here," the man siad.

"The police man knew i would be comming here?" Mia asked. "Yes, we end up taking in a lot of poeple like you. The kidnappings hasn't been easy on any of the people here. So you lost both your parents?" he asked. "Yes, i have two uncles left, even thought they want me there the base doesn't so yea. How do you become a valuable member that everyone respects?" Mia asked.