13 River of Lies

After my transition yesterday, I made up my mind to look for my parents after I graduate high school, I don't want to tell Mrs. Jackson my decision yet, at least not until later.

We would be leaving Grass vile today, since it was a long journey, we are leavimg early. Mrs. Jackson is driving. I decide to ask questions that have been troubling me.

"I always marveled Mrs. Jackson, how are you and grandma friends with the age difference between you, like my grandma was almost 70 when she died and you. Hmmm. I am not sure of your age but you look like you are in your late thirties."

Mrs. Jackson chuckles like I asked a funny question.

"Oh, child! There are many things you need to learn about the supernatural world, I have been expecting this question from even before you found out about the supernaturals, but you were always a quiet girl and always keeps herself."

Mrs. Jackson doesn't say anything while I wait patiently for her answer, it is true what she said about me, I had always kept to myself since I was little, I always blame my lack of friends as the cause.

"I am far older than your grandma you know."

She said while snickering.

"What? Really?"

"I am a witch remember, we have a long life span, so we age slowly."

"I thought only vampires are immortal."

"I am not immortal dear? I won't live forever, I will die eventually, where witches have a longer life span than humans, it is nothing compare to vampires."

"So how old are you?"

"That's a rude question, but I will feed your curiosity since it is a rare thing you have with me, you were a very curious child, when it is your grandma you were questioning. I am a hundred and fifty-three."

"A hundred and fifty-three! WOW! You are extremely old!"

I exclaimed.

"Yes, I am to humans but to other supernatural beings I am still a babe."

"What is the maximum age for a witch?"

"Between four hundred and five hundred, the same life span with werewolves. Selene's daughter, the silver wolf died of a natural cause when she was four hundred and eighty-four.

She was the oldest supernatural being that was not a vampire nor a god."

"I am going to live that long also?

Maybe it is for the best Lucien ended our, I don't even know what to call it, 'relationship' I will live longer than him, I thought sadly.

"Yes." Her answer snapped me from my thought.

"So Selene isn't a goddess like her mother, isn't the goddess status hereditary?"

"It is. But a lineage of gods can only have a single god in every 2000 years so there is what is called generation skip, till it gets to the right time."

"But you said their father was a god, how come three gods are in a lineage in less than a thousand years?" I questioned because this whole thing is confusing.

"Their father was about 2500 years old when he had them. And Selene and Athanasia was an exception, the status of gods never fell on twin, they were the first and only twin gods so far."

"gods live that long?

How do they do it without humans discovering it, how did you even live this long without nobody suspecting."

"First, gods don't live on earth, they only come to earth to visit.

And I don't stay in a place for long, that's how I met your grandmother, I was once her neighbor when she was little, she was a smart and open-minded girl, she discovered what I am and was not scared of me, instead was fascinated.

I became like her fairy godmother when it was time to leave, she made me promise to come back and if they ever move I should find her, she gave me her blood, so I can perform a locating spell with it since I couldn't tell her where I was moving to.

I kept my promise 20 years later when she moves from her home to Grass vile to live with her husband, we have been seeing each since then, when it was time people suspected, I wasn't aging, we both faked my death and continue to meet in secret, I told her all I knew about the supernaturals, she was my closest human friend, I knew she would die eventually but I still miss her."

"I also miss her, so where are your supernatural friends?"

"I didn't say I have supernatural friends did I?"

"No, but you said grandma was your only human friend, so you have friends who weren't human."

"Smart girl. I had two best friends."

"Had? Oh, I am sorry."

I became curious. What happened to them? Are they not friends anymore.

"Don't be sorry I don't have luck in keeping my friends alive, it is not your fault they died or that I am still alive." Mrs. Jackson said bitterly.

"How did they died?" I couldn't help but ask.

"They were killed." She answers without any emotions on her face.

Then I remembered what Janet said, the night I met Lucien for the first time, Mrs. Jackson was best friend with Lucien's mother.

Is that a coincidence?

Or is it that people associated with her just die mysteriously.

Grandma was very healthy until all of a sudden she was diagnosed with heart disease?

Mrs. Jackson is a witch, it is something she should be able to do, right.

But what did she gain if she had a hand in it, she?

Wait she became my guardian and she became the closest thing Lucien and Nicolette call mother. Is that enough motive?

"When did they died?"

"Seventeen years ago."

Oh my goodness! Lucien's mother died seventeen years ago. I swallow as I dread finding out the truth. But was able to keep my face blank and pretend I was asking out of curiosity. Well, they say curiosity killed the cat.

"You didn't have any other human friend aside from my grandma?"

"No"

What? Is she lying or is it that? No no, she would have told me. Well, Mrs. Jackson I knew would have, I don't know this woman driving.

"What supernatural being were they?"

"Margareta was a vampire while Annalise was.."

she pauses and looks at me her face white like she said something she is not supposed to say. It can't be true.

"Annalise was a werewolf right?" She slows down then parks. Her actions have me the answer I need.

"No, she wasn't," she whispers.

"Don't lie to me further," I said with tears streaming down my face. My mother is dead, she died the year I was born, I had plans to look for her.

"You knew my mother? and you lied when I asked. What else having you be lying about?"

"Silver." Mrs. Jackson says with tears gathering in her eyes.

"Margareta was Lucien's mom?"

"Silver, I am sorry."

"Don't! Just answer the question. Was she Lucien's mom?"

"Yes."

"She was also a vampire making Lucien one, am I right?"

"Yes"

"You said our relationship won't work because he is human, why did you lie?"

"I didn't say that, you implied it, I just didn't correct you."

"It is still a lie."

"How did they die? Both Margareta and my mother."

"I already said they were murdered."

"By who? You?"

"No! How would you think that I killed my best friends? I am a liar but I am not a murderess!" She defended fiercely.

"Then who killed them? Is it a coincidence that your two best friends were murdered mysteriously the same year, maybe the same time?" I shouted.

"Your mother was killed by vampires, I don't know about Margareta her death was a mystery."

"Vampires killed my mother," I repeated sobbing in my hands.

"Why?" I whisper.

"There is no need for you to know that."

"Mrs. Jackson tell me why Vampires killed my mother?"

"You will hate the answer, don't make me say it."

She pleads. But I am not hearing that.

"I want to know the truth. Why did vampires kill my mother?"

"Because she killed Lucien's mother."