CHAPTER SIX: UNCERTAINTY

Maya’s P.O.V

“Good morning class” I dragged. I was still jittery from the morning of my sister’s exhaustion.

We had gone for a run, something we never do. Well I never do, she does. It was a good way to start your day but I never saw the reason of training, I mean we are strong and supernatural. So I felt it was useless, but truthfully it was good for the mind.

“Good morning Miss” I heard Cie shout in a high pitched voice. I just looked at her and laughed. I was in a good mood. I guess running does help. She looked happy than normal, and my sister was sitting next to her.

‘Oh that’s going to be bad ’

Knowing my sister very well, I knew very well that I had to protect one of them, well Cie. I did not want any weird aura in my class. My sister can be a handful sometimes.

“Andrea go back to your sit” I firmly ordered looking at her.

“This is my place now Miss Johnson” she formally replied rolling her eyes, of course no one saw that but me but I wasn’t going to let her.

“Andrea Madeline Johnson, your place young lady!” she knew all too well once I called all her names I was dead serious.

“Yes mam!” she didn’t protest but pissed me off by calling me mam.

“Ahem! You better rephrase that” Macie spoke knowing very well I had complained about being called mam the day before to her.

Andrea knew I hated it too that’s why she was poking me.

“Mam, what’s wrong with saying mam?” she asked Macie acting oblivious. Ignoring me.

“Can I speak to you outside? Now!” I asked Andrea not giving her a chance to protest, she just rolled her eyes and stood up dragging her chair with her.

‘Can you not’ I gave her a stern look. I was warning her not to continue with her annoyance.

“What is it with you?” I asked when we got outside.

“What is it with you?” she posed the same question back pissing me more.

“Andrea!” I shouted making her jump and look down embarrassed.

“Ok! Ok! I was just teasing you jeez. But seriously what’s with you?” she was giving me a questionable look.

I ignored her.

“You are going to play dump with me?” she asked giving me the ‘are you for real’ look.

“Seriously, I don’t know what you mean” I played dump looking at everywhere but her.

“Ok fine let’s go in then and pretend all’s good” she said in a matter of fact.

“Ok! Fine. Macie’s friend is not around, I don’t know what to say to the new principal” I gave up.

“He’s not?” she gave me a worried look.

“Yeah…”

“Wait, a new principal?” she questioned ignoring my problem at hand suddenly confused like I was.

“Apparently” I said in a bored tone fixing my hair like it needed fixing. I was frustrated all of a sudden. Max frustrated me. I was worried more than I should have been.

“That’s odd” she finished.

“I said the same thing” I stated guiding her inside the class.

“I think you need to report him” Andrea stated averting her worry to something else as we went inside the class ignoring all the stares. It was true what she said otherwise he was going to get me into trouble.

“Class is dismissed” I freed my students as the final bell rang signaling the end of the school day.

“I’ll see you in the car. I have to go see the principal” I told Andrea who was busy making faces at Macie. I rolled my eyes at her.

‘Behave’ I told her through our mind link, she just turned and smiled at me beckoning I leave.

At the Principal's office

“Miranda can I see the principal” Miranda was busy looking at papers.

“She is busy for now, is it urgent?” she asked raising her head giving me attention.

‘I guess she liked everyone’ I studied her realizing that her aura never changed.

“It’s about Macie’s friend, he hasn’t been around at school” I showed out a frustrated look.

“If I were you, I would call his family and go see his parents to make sure he comes back to school tomorrow. The principal will just assume you can’t do your job” she gave me a worried look.

‘That’s actually good advice’

“Umm, that’s actually good advice, thank you Miranda. Can you help me with his parent’s number?” I asked putting my bag on top of her desk sitting down making myself comfortable.

“What’s his full name?” she asked fiddling with her computer.

“Its….”

“Well hello there?” I was interrupted.

“Mrs. Well hello principal, since I don’t know your last name” I averted my attention startled by her sudden appearance.

‘I swear she has bad timing’

I turned to Miranda giving her the knowing look and taking my bags ready to leave. I had decided to take her advice. I mean with the way the principal was, she was so strict I bet, she looked like she wouldn’t tolerate tidiness.

“Were you here to see me?” she asked hopefully giving me a questionable look.

‘I guess she didn’t get the hint’ I thought but chose to play dump choosing to use the opportunity to hide the actual fact of why I was at the office to begin with.

“Yes actually!” I stated getting up and getting close to her, suddenly startling her. Miranda made noises probably thinking I was about to tell her about Max.

“What are you busy with tomorrow?” I asked averting my eyes from Miranda, facing down making it look realistically.

“Umm..Nothing actually...” she laughed softly looking at me. I guess she bought it.

‘Well played Maya, now what’s left is for you to get the heck out of here’ I thought suddenly feeling trapped.

“Ahem! Mam about the incident yesterday. How is the principal?” saved by Miranda whom I’m sure read the whole situation and decided to break the ice. I didn't know what I was going to say next.

‘That’s my cue to leave!’ I thought thinking about what I will say to rush out without her suspecting anything.

“My sister!” I said it like it was new information.

“What about your sister?” she asked ignoring Miranda.

Poor girl was trying so hard to get her attention but wasn’t having it. I suddenly felt bad for her. I mean I wasn’t into her, if my sister was correct about her accusations, and now the principal isn’t.

‘She’ll find her person one day’ I was hopeful for her.

“She’s waiting for me, she’s been waiting for me. She’s going to kill me” I trailed off sounding really petrified. She just looked at me weirdly, I guess she was getting the idea but was choosing to ignore me.

“Your sister must really be stuck up” she joked.

“You don’t know her” I lied.

Truthfully I hadn’t thought of what I was going to say as an excuse to leave but the moment realization kicked in that my sister had been waiting for me in the car, probably fuming, got me all worked up and forgetting who was in front of me.

“I have to go, see you tomorrow. Thanks Miranda” I winked at Miranda as I rushed out of the office not giving the Principal a chance to say anything else. Miranda smiled giving me a thumps up, leaving the principal confused.

‘Phew, that was close. I don’t like that woman’ I left realizing I had the sudden urge to puke when I left. I have come to realize that everytime I’m around her, when I leave I usually leave sick. Either I feel stressed, exhausted or just in a funk, she got me acting like a pregnant woman. I swear her presence made me sick, like literary. I hated it, and I hated her for it. In as much as it’s absurd and it’s not something I would blub about but it was true to me, just that I had to learn to avoid prolonging her presence around me.

“Finally!” Andrea exclaimed in monotone.

“Sorry, I just finished talking to the principal” I exclaimed starting the car.

“How did she take it?” Andrea asked suddenly intrigued.

“How did you know it was a she?” I asked suddenly confused how she knew the principal.

‘Please don’t be friends with her, I can’t take anymore of her presence. It’s enough I see her at school’

I was scared what was to follow next, my sister had the tendency of making friends with teachers. I was fine back then but now, I just couldn’t put a finger on it, but there was something shady about that principal that got me all worked up, something was surely wrong.

“Stop whining, we are not friends, and people talk! So what did she say?” Andrea asked ignoring my sudden outburst.

“I didn’t tell her!” I told her ready for an impact.

“Maya!” she just screamed. I thought she was going to hit me.

‘Yeah we were that close’

“You digging a hole you cannot get out of. I love you but I cannot support you on this one. You know this can get you into trouble?” She finished giving a serious look making me feel like a child that just got caught stealing.

“I’ll just contact his parents, Miranda agreed to help me. Besides, it’s only been what, two days!” I finished giving myself assurance. I was seriously hoping things won’t go wrong.

“Mhh!” she just shrugged me off.

‘I need to contact his parents before things could escalate’

Max’s P.O.V

I had been in my bedroom staring up the ceiling. I heard my door open and close. I looked up only to be met by a mischievous face I didn’t want to entertain.

“What?” I ask not getting up. I wasn’t scared of him anymore. He knew that and he knew never to get close to me. I was a ticking time bomb when it came to him.

“Nothing!” he said fidgeting with my pictures in my dresser.

“Then out!” I yelled a bit stressed by his presence.

He stood tall in front of me and looked at me up and down. I knew that look all too well. He was probably planning something stupid.

“Now!” I hissed getting closer to him, not giving him the change to gloat about whatever stupidity that was on his mind.

“Ok! Ok!” he raised his hands in surrender.

“Dawn is coming...” he started singing it like it was a new trending song.

‘Something’s up. Anyways why care? He always have something up his sleeves’ I dropped my body on my bed screaming on my pillow.

“Agh!”

ONE YEAR AGO CONTINUES….

“If you make it home alive” he finished running the other way.

So I did. We went our separate ways, but not before the two guys caught up with me. I wasn’t running, neither did I trust anything. I just told myself if I die today then so be it, but I wasn’t gonna die running scared.

‘The Bible says be afraid of what kills both body and soul and not what kills only the body’ I sang in my head over and over until I heard one of them speak next to me. It was my mantra.

“Sup Dyke!” one of them emphasized pissing me off but I kept my cool. I didn’t know what they were all about but I could tell they were not coming in peace, and I would rather die before they had the last laugh. I was not bold nor stupid, I just told myself that whatever happens, happens because it was meant to happen. Although I needed to be wise and not gamble with my life.

“Can’t you hear us fag?” the other asked as he yanked me with my hood making me startle a bit almost falling. I continued to ignore them.

He did it again, and the moment he did I don’t know what came over me but it was like I was hit by a metal on the toe on winter. All I could see was blood, my mind went silent. I stood still and turned to them and studied them both giving them death glares. The other just laughed and moved to cup my face, I followed his hand with my eyes. He was about to rub my lips but I got a hold of his hand and twisted it so hard his knuckles turned, I swear I heard them break. I didn’t mean to but it happened, which shocked me and the others to confetti.

He clutched down his hand crying like a little baby. The other looked at me shock written in their eyes and a little bit of fear. He lifted his bet and took a swing at me but I was fast enough. I ducked and kick pushed him on his back he went flying to the road. I followed suit and took his head with my hands, I bashed it twice on the road then turned him around. I started pouncing on him like a mad man on a rampage. He kept crying but I couldn’t stop myself. I was too angry. Flashes of Michael kept coming, of my father leaving, of my mother’s hatred. Her words, their words ! They cut so deep I wanted them to stop. They reminded me of something. Something I didn’t want to go through again.

“Enough! I think he’s had enough” someone kept shouting but I just kept pouncing at him until he was unconscious.

The moment I saw his still body, my body moved on its own to the other guy who had been on the floor crying out with pain. He looked at me horrified as I approached. He kept backing up begging I stopped, but I wasn’t having it.

‘Dyke, Demon, Home wrecker, Devil, you caused my unhappiness, you want Michael…..’ words of my mother and Michael kept raging on my ears like sirens.

“I’m sorry….” He softly mumbled. I froze.

I remembered Michael crying out and backing away from me. That day was still fuzzy but it was all coming back to pieces. I don’t know how I beat him up but I could see myself beating him. It was my face but I couldn’t see my eyes. My body was like a huge shadow. At that time I could feel I wanted nothing but his death. I remember the feeling of guilt afterwards.

‘I can’t go back there again. The thoughts of hurting someone. Their screams. His creams. I don’t want that torture’

I stood there as I looked at them both. The guilt was coming back and overwhelming bit by bit. I couldn’t breathe. It was the worst feeling ever.

‘I remember Michael’s limb body crouching back begging for mercy. What have I become?’

I looked at the two men in front of me. I felt anger boiling, their vile words replayed in my head. I could picture them dead, lying on the ground.

‘What have I become?’ Tears started to form in my eyes. It was conflicting, I wanted then dead but I wanted to save them more.

I got closer to the one conscious, I wanted to apologize but the words that came out of his mouth made me hate that day even more.

“Michael sent us…Michael sent us, please stop, please” he cried in a protective manner.

I didn’t let him finish the moment I head Michael’s name. Realization kidded in on who I had to deal with. I apologized and took my bag.

“Fuck!” I seethed as I lifted my bag to my shoulder, and left, a lot of people were standing at the far end of the road mumbling.

‘Damn!’

‘That’s a girl?’

‘They started it!’

‘They got what they deserved!’

I took off like a shooting bullet.

‘I almost killed someone...’ their faces kept playing over and over again, it made me feel weird and hate myself and the person I almost became.

‘They got beat up for Michael’s stupid ass!’

“Agh!” I screamed again. I was hating myself, looking at my sweaty bloody palms. I put my hands on my jacket pockets to avoid, well being seen or just looking at them.

‘What have I done? I need to get this anger issues checked, this is bad!’

‘They didn’t deserve this’ my inner-being cried in sadness making me angrier.

“Michaellllll” I seethed in anger as I got inside the house.

“Next time you send your goons I’ll leave them be, and I’ll just come for you, no excuses!” I said as I stood infront if him, looking at him dead in the eyes and muttered with the most threatening voice that scared me too. I was tired, angry, hurting and worse crying with guilt. He was sitting in the kitchen chair reading a paper.

“Stupid, selfish, prick!” I muttered angrily hitting the table in front of him making him jerk up scared shitless.

I’m sure he was confused but I dint care to explain. Michael nodded his head vigorously looking very petrified like he was about to poop. I kicked a chair next to him as I left leaving him confused and scared like he was about to take off running.

I was so angry I wanted to hit him too, but instead I had hit the table so hard it cracked a bit. Good thing it was a strong table or it could have shattered and my mother could have been on my case making things worse, muttering about how selfish I can be.

PRESENT DAY

I had been on my room resting when I heard my mother enter the front door.

“Maxine Precious Johns get your ass in here now!” she yelled so hard I’m sure the neighbors heard.

‘What now?’ I complained really not in the mood for her outbursts.

‘What does she want now’ I mean she practically ignored me every time after I hit Michael

‘…so I don’t get what’s the commotion about. Let it not be about school. Please! What do I say even if she asks? Oh hey so I didn’t feel like going to school today, that’s why im here now. Yeah like that’s gonna fly. I need to get the fuck out of here. Like ASAP. Sorry mother, but I’m going and probably won’t be back till tomorrow’

“Syd, wusup my man. Who you hacking this day” I asked as I sat down making myself comfortable.

“Your mother!” he replied.

“Actually that’d be awesome” suddenly finding his sense of humor interesting.

“Ahh, Nop. We agreed no spying on people” he turned and spoke in a serious tone.

“Yeah, yeah!” I complain taking a blanket from the sofa.

“You’re not leaving aren’t you” he ask knowing very well the answer to that.

“Goodnight Sydney” I plopped down the couch, fixed myself comfortably and closed my eyes. I wanted a quiet day just so I could sleep. I just wanted to lazy around and not worry about anything.

“Whatever!” I head him huff.

Maya’s P.O.V

It was the next day and I was still worried about Max. I felt as if the problem could cause me a bad reputation, worse lose my job for the fact that I hadn't said anything.

“Andrea lets go” I was the first one to be up that day. I couldn’t sleep well, I kept tossing and turning waiting for morning to come so could fix the problem at hand.

“You are up already, that’s a record” Andreea sarcastically spoke. I didn’t entertain her, I was so much engrossed with my thinking that I wasn’t paying to her sarcasm.

“What’s up?” she continued after realizing I wasn’t giving her the sarcasm we always shared. And truthfully I wasn’t in the mood.

Choosing to ignore me after realizing I wasn’t giving her attention Andrea ignored me as we drove silently to school.

And absolutely Max was still nowhere to be found. I was so frustrated. I dreaded the day. Lunch came and I made my way to Miranda.

“Hi” I greeted Miranda as I got to her. She gave me a knowing look.

“Still nothing?” she asked, I nodded my head.

“I have to drop off this to the principal. Search for your student and find him soon” she motioned showing me her chair.

“It’s going to be alright” she finished as she pat my back caringly.

“Thank you” I sat down on her chair.

Rubbing my head on the sides, I could feel a headache starting. I started typing before it could escalate.

I found Max, well it was written Maxine Johns.

“A girl’s name, huh!”

Max’s P.O.V

“I’m not gonna ask where you been” my mother exclaimed in a harsh tone.

I was feeling kind of guilty I left knowing very well she called me. Well in as much as she didn’t know I had been in my room since dawn, the fact that I know I was killed me. I looked at her, she had bangs around her eyes.

‘Guess she didn’t sleep well’ I studied her. She looked agitated and on the verge of breaking down, it was sad and troubling.

‘I guess they were at it with Michael yesterday’ choosing to ignore it I went about to pass her but she grabbed my hand stopping me from leaving.

“Why aren’t you at school, yesterday you wein’t, even today still? Why are you wasting my money? Why don’t you just drop out then? Go find a job and a place to live” she yelled like she cared, when in truth she just wanted to start something with me.

‘Ok the school part was true but the rest wasn’t necessary. I’m jumping to conclusions’ it’s what she wanted I guess.

Truthfully her outbursts were no more troubling, they were just disappointing that there is never a time she saw something good in me. Instead she saw a burden she needed to rid of.

I wasn’t in the mood for her lectures. I huffed. I wasn’t about to start explaining myself to her like she cared, when in truth she just didn’t want me in the house.

“I’m speaking to you, are you deaf?”

‘Ding dong’ The doorbell rang.

‘That’s new’ I turned around, confused as to who might that be.

“That’s new” she confirmed my thoughts. She gathered herself and fixed her face on the kitchen mirror.

‘Ready for fake appearances’ I just looked at her feeling, well nothing, and I left.

Maya’s P.O.V

‘Isn’t that a girl’s name? Says the drama! I guess I understand why her mother would give him a girl’s name’ I tried hurryingly not sure when Miranda would be back. Anxiety was killing me.

‘That name……’

“Miss Johnson I hope you found the document you were looking for” Miranda said in a weird tone giving me a winking eye, and indicating someone was following her with her hand on her chest.

‘Shucks! The principal!’

I stood up fast and made my way to the printer to get Max’s address.

‘Good thing I only copied it and not the whole document’ I relieved air I didn’t know I had been holding back.

“Maya, certainly not surprising seeing you here” the principal gave me a weird look I couldn’t fathom acting speechless. I don’t know if it was jealousy or anger but it ranged around that.

Choosing to ignore her, I was about to take the paper from the printer but she beat me to it. She took it to her hands.

“So you are giving each other addresses huh? Why wasn’t I invited to this gathering?” she asked scrolling through the paper giving me and Miranda a fake smile acting hurt.

“Oh but this is not the address you are thinking of” I said deciding to play along.

“Oh cool, I was going to be hurt” she said faking hurt holding her chest making faint hurt sounds.

Miranda and I just looked at each other awkwardly, I wanted to join in on her enthusiasm but we didn’t share the same feeling, in fact Miranda and I were crossing fingers she didn’t catch up on our lies or worse fire us.

Realizing we were not entertaining her she decided to change the subject.

“So about lunch…” she looked at me with the same hopeful look she gave out yesterday. I didn’t know if she was asking or not but I didn’t wait for her to finish her sentence.

“Yeah about that. I can’t. I have to step out during that hour. You see Miranda was giving me directions to the hospital. I just moved here as you know and my uncle said he was there so I need to go and check up on him” I lied, I mean it was so smooth it surprised me too, Miranda just gave me a wink and a smile behind the principal’s back.

“Oh! I’m sorry” she gave me saddening eyes. Clearly showing worry, I kind of felt bad for ditching her.

“I could come with you but the school needs a principal” she continued showing her disinterest in the journey.

‘I guess she hates hospitals. Good!’

“It’s alright” I reassured her and I made my way out of the office not waiting for her to say another word.

‘Ok! So I may have been lying about the hospital. I was actually lying about leaving at that moment too! I just didn’t want to have lunch with her. Like I said, she made me sick. Not in a bad way but she did. Like right now.

‘Damn! I feel like my head got hit by a train. See what I mean?’

Belinda’s P.O.V

‘Ring, ring’

“Heeeeelo!”

“We have a problem, come over to the school, now!”

“I’m not one of your student’s you know!”

“Just be here in thirty minutes, I think we may have found him”

“Are you sure?”

“Would I be calling you?”

“Ok! I am on my way”

Thirty minutes later

“You were right, the whole school smells of him”

“….and I took a little bit of precaution” she continued.

“What did you do?” I asked suddenly worried, I knew her outrage very well. It wasn’t pretty.

“I erased everyone’s memories. I didn’t want them knowing I was here nor is he, and I took their memories of him, so they do not search for him once he is gone”

‘See!’

“Why?” I asked in a bored tone. She just killed me.

“What is the big deal, I already have all their memories I need, what is left is for us to find him and go back home” she said with a straight face.

‘Agh’

“Naya, that was unthoughtful of you. You should have told me before you went on a rampage with your impulses”

‘I cannot believe she did this. Ok, maybe it was a good idea, them not knowing him could make things easier. No one would miss him but still, I feel really disrespected’

“Ok fine! Let’s say things work out for good. At least they won’t miss him, so no one will ask questions but….” I trailed off.

“Good, so he stays down the hills on Malibu Main Street at road twenty third house number…” she ignored my resistance, disrespecting me more.

‘So much for working together!’

“….16” I finished for her rolling my eyes.

‘I guess the address I saw from Maya was her house’

‘Wait! What is she going there for?’

“How did you know?” she asked suddenly baffled by my knowledge.

“I told you I had information. That’s why I called you here right! Anyways, I saw that address on one of my teacher’s today. She said there was a hospital there and she was going to see her uncle, I guess she lied” I finished thinking about Maya.

‘Why would she lie though?’

“What makes you think she was lying” Naya rolled her eyes at me.

“Who gives a hospital a house number?”

“Mhhhh”

‘Maybe they do share a bond with Max, but she doesn’t look like family, and I haven’t heard anything about Max from her. What could she be going there for then? What’s the connection with those two? Wait, how come I haven’t seen Max around here at school? Shouldn’t she be in her class? Ok, I get that I have been in this school for three days now so maybe I will see Max soon….but what is really going on in this school? I know Maya thinks I didn’t catch up on their lies with Miranda. What is it that I’m not seeing? What is it that I need to know about Miranda, Max and Maya? Why can’t I read Maya’s mind, and why can’t I touch Max?’ I thought realizing I never got to tame her, in fact I couldn’t, and Max’s issues were something entirely different.

“What if there is a hospital in that area sister?” Naya asked a stupid question.

“With the same house number?” I asked in a bored tone. She just shrugged. I chose to ignore her and find out for myself what was really going on.

“Let’s go. She said she was going there right away, we don’t want to miss her” I said as we both stood up in unison.

“You know we might be going back home today” Naya chipped making me groan.

‘Yes I love my home, but my family was dreadful to be around’

As we walked down the corridor we bumped into someone.

“Maya you still here?” I asked suddenly halted by Maya who was nowhere out of the school grounds, yet she told me otherwise. It looked like she had been with a student all this while.

‘Guess she was really hiding something’

“Who’s she?” my sister whispered in my ear making me roll my eyes causing Maya to give us a questionable look.

“Rebecca this is the teacher I told you about at the office. How’s your uncle in the hospital” I tried to give my sister a clue.

‘She can be a handful sometimes’

“Oh yeah. I am sorry about your uncle” She caught up reading between the lines the moment she heard me calling her Rebecca.

‘That’s a relief’ the way she was so small minded sometimes you'd say something secretly and she would just blub it out in front of people. That’s how bad she was with clues and guessing.

“Thank you very much!” Maya smiled as she took my sister’s hands and shook it ignoring the fact that I asked how he was doing.

‘Lies. Lies, more lies. I guess she didn’t want to go to lunch with me or maybe she didn’t want to make an excuse that she had to spend time with her student’

‘That’s odd’ I looked at their hands remembering my sister’s powers, they shook and I looked at my sister for a sign but she just gave me a quizzical look.

“I’ll be leaving after classes. I got held up, my sister needed my attention” she said in a bored tone, clearly showing disinterest of her sister’s needs.

“What about me?” A student asked as she approached us. She had been standing at the far end speaking to a phone. I was kind of taken by her, but I was baffled more about this two right in front of me. She looked beautiful, too beautiful actually, I just kept staring the moment she approached us. She wore our school’s basketball’s jacket.

‘I guess she got it from the boys. Well that was fast’ I thought thinking about the fact that they just got into the school and already she was dating a basketball player.

‘I mean she can’t just wear that jacket, that’s a known fact she’s dating a player’

I don’t know why I cared all of a sudden or was that jealousy I sensed, I didn’t know.

“This is my sister and my troublesome student Andrea” Maya introduced her to us. My sister shook her hand I just stared at her like I did with Maya but she gave me the same quizzical look.

‘What’s with this family that hinders us from reading nor taming them?’

I moved closer trying to tame them again but they just scrunched up their noses and moved back a bit facing at each other like they wanted to start a private conversation, clearly showing their disapproval of my prying.

“Anyways, it was nice meeting you Maya, and Andrea, it’s time for our sisterly bonding” Rebecca said dragging me with her.

I was lost, seriously I was just staring at them both. Ok, with Maya I was asking myself what she was hiding and Andrea, well Andrea I just kept…

“Earth to Tessa!” my sister screamed in my face.

“What?” I asked suddenly agitated why she had to disturb my thoughts.

“I didn’t get anything” she said in a flat tone.

“Me neither” I looked back at them a bit.

“What do you mean you didn’t get anything?” I asked suddenly taken by her statement.

“There is a wall blocking them, I don’t know what it is but both of them have the same dark aura and I can’t read them”

Let me tell you something, my sister never loses. All our human lives she hadn’t lost a soul. She was always able to get what she wanted. That is why it was confusing and baffling that she lost with this two.

‘There clearly is something going on about them’

“We need to follow them after school closes. I need to know who they are and what they want with Luca’s son” my sister stated taking things seriously, realizing something was going on.

I didn’t tell my sister about Max’s memories nor her connection with Maya. I was still conflicted myself, I needed to make sense out of it first before I told them.

“What if brother sent them for the same job?” she continued causing me to halt. Worrying me more.

“What makes you think they are here for Luca’s son?” I played dump.

I mean I get that they were going to the same place at Max’s, I just couldn’t understand why they were going there, and if they were really connected with Luca’s son.

‘I doubt he would, I mean he wouldn’t, he trusts Naya, but we have been gone for decades now, maybe he changed his mind thinking we are not to be trusted anymore. His fickleness wouldn’t surprise me though. He always was the paranoid one, but that would be bad for us too’

“Then we both know what will happen if they find him first” I whispered suddenly hatting the feeling that was rising at the pit of my stomach.

“Death...” Rebecca said it in a soft scary tiny voice.

“No need for clarity” I gave her a death glare. I hated her truths sometimes.

“We’ll find him first, or we kill them if they have him already then take him for ourselves. I can’t go empty handed to our brother.” I swore through greeted teeth suddenly hating the idea of dying.

“I don’t want to face our brother either” Rebecca said in hiccups, I think she was about to cry.

‘Agh! Being human kind of made her weak’

“We will bring heaven on earth before we face our brother without him!” I finished reminiscing on old wounds, knowing what could be if we were to fail.

‘I hate what I am becoming, but if this is the only way for survival, then so be it. Ewww, I’m starting to sound like my sister!’

Maya’s P.O.V

I got held up at the toilet I ended up bumping on the principal. I mean it wasn’t my intention to see her, and I could tell she looked hurt that I lied but that wasn’t the important thing. She was walking with someone who looked a lot like her. I guess they were sisters. Her presence was unsettling as the principal’s.

‘I guess it runs in the family’

“They are weird” Andrea bluntly purred causing me to choke in my own saliva.

“Heyyy!” I shouted suddenly scared that they might have heard us.

“They are gone Maya, like thousand years ago” she supposed in a bored tone probably reading my hysteria.

Regaining my composure, I gave her a firm look.

“You need to stop that”

“What?” she gave me an innocent look making me roll my eyes at her.

“Talking about people behind their backs the moment they leave” I emphasized firmly nudging her.

“Or, but its ok when they are not here or far away” she gave me the ‘are you serious’ look.

“Maybe!” I was suddenly feeling guilty.

“Wait! Who or what are we talking about?” I asked suddenly lost.

“I don’t even remember what I was saying” Andrea lamented looking confused like she was trying to think of something serious making me shake my head.

“You are getting old at this age?” I teased.

“Shut up” she whined.

“Ok, let’s leave it be. Anyways let’s go back to class. I need to be home early” I continued ignoring her rolling my eyes at me.

“Hey lets grab a movie after class” I chipped surprising her. Yes I wasn’t the kind of a person that liked going out but I just felt like it today.

Andrea suddenly stopped and look around, she then looked at me confused.

“Wait! I feel like there was something we had planned to do after classes” she said worrying me.

‘What were we talking about seconds ago?’ I couldn’t fathom anything, just that we had been standing outside the toilet giggling.

“Gross!” I turned realizing we had been standing next to the toilet this whole time.

“What?” Andrea asked giving me a confused look.

“We had been standing next to the toilet for a whole fifteen minutes” I whispered in her ear.

“Gross!” she stated the obvious.

“Thanks captain obvious now let’s go to class, I don’t want to look weird. I don’t even know why we are standing here” I dragged her making her laugh.

We were unique and close like that, we never stopped playing.