Chapter 9
~Rhea’s POV~
Laying on the bed, I wondered what it was that the old lady was going to tell me. Everything in her house seemed like the next morning, I walked straight to the kitchen to get some water only to find the old lady preparing breakfast.
“Good morning, ma’am” I greeted.
“Good Morning dear. Did you sleep well?” She asked
“Yes, I did,” I said, even though I could sleep because I kept thinking about what happened earlier.
“So, you were going to tell me something yesterday ” I started
“Yes, I was” she replied
“Could you help me set the table please?” she asked
“Yes, of course ” I replied
After setting the table, I helped her serve breakfast. I went to get Jaden, only to discover that he was not in his room. I got so scared that I thought something bad has happened to him knowing that we were on the run.
Jaden!!! Jaden!!! I shouted only to find him walking into the living room from outside.
“Where the hell were you?” I asked scared
“I was just outside” he replied looking surprised
“Outside, huh,” I said
“Common, you don’t think after what’s going on, I would run off, do you?” He asked
“Anyway, breakfast is served,” I said as I walked to the dining.
“Why are you mad at me?” He asked
“Not another word from you,” I stated
He lifted his two hands in surrender. We all ate in silence.
After breakfast, I helped the old lady clean up the kitchen. Now, she has to tell me the truth, there’s no going back now. After I was done with the dirty dishes, I turned to her and said,
“I want to know the truth now”
She turned to me and said,
“You want to know the truth, well, the truth it is. Come with me”
I followed her to her room. She asked me to sit. She went straight to the mirror and pulled a drawer beside it and brought out a piece of cloth. By the looks of it, it has a drawing on it. I wonder what it means.
“I’m not the right person to tell you this but you leave me no choice,” she said
I wondered what she meant by that.
“You are my granddaughter, you have other siblings too. Irene, the woman that raised you, is not your biological mother. She’s your mother’s sister. Your mother is a witch and so am I. Your mother got mated to a werewolf who turns out to be your father. They had to separate to keep you kids safe.”
Shocked at what she said, tears rolled down my eyes.
“So, you mean to tell me that the woman I’ve lived with all my life and loved as my mother is not my actual mother?” I asked in tears
“Yes, my dear. You don’t have to cry she’s still your mother, she’s family. She’s also my daughter.” She said
“Who is my mother?” I asked
“I don’t know where she is right now but that’s not important, you have to find your siblings before it’s too late. Your sister was supposed to be here with me but I gave her to your grandfather.” She stated
“Here, take this” she gave me the piece of cloth. It had a drawing on it.
“This will help you find your siblings ” she added
“How does this help me find them?” I asked
“Give me your right hand,” she asked
I gave her my right hand and she said pointing at a mark on my hand
“This will help you”
I looked at it and looked at the drawing on the piece of cloth only to discover that a part of the drawing looked exactly like the mark on my hand.
“Now you have to leave.” She said
I sat there looking at the other parts of the drawing which looked familiar. I wondered where I’ve seen it before.
Oh sh*t, Jaden…
I rushed to the living room and found Jaden sitting there, and I asked him to show me his right hand and he did. Oh my God, he is my brother. I ran back into the old lady’s room who just told me she was my grandmother,
“He’s my brother… Jaden is my brother.” I said to her
“Yes, I know. But you have to find your sister now, something tells me, she’s in trouble” she said.
“But how do I tell him?” I asked
“When the right time comes. Go pack up, you have to leave now” she said
“Wait, how do I find her” I aked
“Don’t worry, you will find her ” she said as I exited her room
“Get up, we have to go now,” I said to Jaden who was sitting down
“What happened?” He asked
“Nothing, something came up and we have to leave right now,” I said to him
“Stop, tell me, what happened?” he asked as he held my hand
“We don’t have time, I will tell you on our way” I replied
After packing, our grandmother now of course asked us to enter her room. We bother entered her room and she moved the clothes that were in her wardrobe and pushed a stone at the left side of the wardrobe which in turn, opened a secret pathway just like the one back home.
“This will lead you to your quest.” She said as she handed a lantern and a bag to us containing food and water.
“Manage this, it will lead you till you find what you are looking for” she added
Jaden and I thanked her and left through the secret pathway. Walking through the pathway, we came across three pathways and I remembered the direction spell and chanted it. Two paths closed and we were left with one. We made our way right through it and ended up in a village filled with made people.
“Now how the hell am I gonna find her,” I thought to myself.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.
~Eric’s POV~
“Keep running boy. I will find you wherever you are hiding ” Eric said as he laughed devilishly.
“Everyone, let’s move” he ordered.
They trailed them through the wardrobe and got to the point where there were three pathways.
“What do we do now, ” Ryan asked