Chapter 31
New York city...
Avery's pov;
When I open my eyes I find myself in the vortex and from my peripheral view I see the clock ticks 3:00am. Okay , at this time there should be only one patrol guy remaining so I can easily sneak out of here and hopefully this will be the last time I have to come here because coming in here is equivalent to going through an FBI mission if we take into consideration the tight security my uncle AL put up.
I successfully pass by the guard and call an Uber which thankfully for me I live in New York city where no one sleeps and you can find services available at any time of the day and night.
When I arrive at the apartment , I open and close the door as silently as I can because Sheila is a light sleeper and she might wake up because of the door noise.
Unfortunately for me , when I opened the door I came face to face with the one and only Sheila who if looks could kill I would be dead right now , her mom mode is activated.
"Should I even ask where you were? Avery it's freaking 3:30am ! almost 4:00 , what were you doing outside at this time? Do you know just how dangerous the city streets are at night? Especially for a woman alone?" she exclaims in panic , her eyes are red which means she was crying , I mean I understand why she is alarmed , it is not as if I go clubbing or anything so basically I normally don't have a reason to be out that late. Plus every time I go to Alba its is in my sleeping time so it is usually not suspicious , this time it was an emergency that forced me to go in the time I don't normally disappear at. Sheila must have thought of the worst.
"I am so sorry for worrying you Sheila , I promise I am fine ." She still looks me over for any injuries and I assure her for the 100th time I am okay , I have to make up an excuse though , cause for real I don't be going out that often and when I do it's never this late.
Bingo , I'm going to use Eric as an excuse , sorry buddy.
"To tell you the truth I was at Eric's crib" She looks at me like I have grown two heads,
"Eric's apartment? At this time? Well I mean you guys have been all flirty with each other for weeks and I always said there was tension between you two but I never thought you would make that move just yet . Now spill , how was it?" She suddenly looks interested and curious , oh lord what is she imagining we did? *face palm.
"Whatever it is going on in that dirty mind of yours, no, none of that happened. I was at his place just chilling . I needed a breather , we went on a walk then pulled over at his place and watched a movie and talked until it was late and I decided to come back because I knew if I stayed over at his crib you would have thought we did you know what." She looks disappointed I don't have tea but oh well , maybe another time *wink , just kidding , or not?
"Anyways if this interrogation thingy is over , I would love to join my bed over there and dive into the world of dreams" She pouts very adorably and lets me pass through.
"Good night then" I say and hug her from behind,
"Good night" She responds and we both go to our respective rooms.
I shower quickly , brush my teeth , change into my pjs , turn off the lights and jump into my bed , like every night . Now I have to call Eric and tell him to cover for me incase Sheila asks about tonight , yes she is that overprotective and also curious and plus they have become good friends so it wouldn't be weird if she asked. Ugh , why do I always drag him in weird situations? I am lucky he is so chill and mature about things or else our friendship would be a mess.
The phone rings and he picks up after 3 rings ,
"Yes?" He answers with a groggy voice , oops , I guess I woke him up .
"Sorry , were you sleeping?" I ask
"Uh kind of but I am not a heavy sleeper so I easily stay half awake." he pauses to yawn then continues " Why are you calling at this time? That is unlike you Avery , did something happen?" he asks worriedly. Such a sweetheart.
"Nothing quite. The thing is I may or may not have used your name to get me out of a situation"
"Elaborate" he sighs
"So , basically I was out all night , doing something secret I can tell you about and I just came back at the apartment and Sheila was waiting for me because she suddenly woke up in the middle of her sleep and realized I wasn't home . She was so worried something had happened to me because as you know I don't stay out late like that , so in the heat of the moment I said I was at your place chilling and that I didn't see the time pass. Briefly I am asking you to cover for me in case she asks you about tonight"
He sighs once again "Okay. I will cover for you"
"Yes! Thank you , thank you , thank you . You are an angel, just for that tomorrow's coffee is on me and we can go try out a bakery I know around our park" I say excitedly ,
He chuckles "Sure love , whatever you say" I blush behind the phone , the damn nickname.
"I need to be sure though , you sure you didn't kill anybody or something?" He asks jokingly
"Ha ha , very funny , the one I will be killing if he doesn't shut it is you" I roll my eyes
"Aggressive , I like that" I snort and then laugh , he joins in at his poor come back.
The phone call lasts longer than expected and we both fall asleep while on the call.
Helga's pov ;
Ever since grandma talked about our magical ancestry , I have been intrigued. I have a very powerful wizard in my family tree , how cool is that?
And how cool would it be if I could learn some magic from him? Maybe then I will be able to set my life back on track and get even with my cousin . It seems she has been in contact with magical objects such as this amulet , it would only be fair for me to have my share of the family heritage, right? *grin
I take the amulet from my pocket and hold it with both hands and I take a knife from the table and make a cut and then pour the blood on the amulet , since this is connected to Avery , me being her cousin means we share the same blood so I can use mine to open whatever secret this amulet contains.
Once the blood touches the amulet , it glows and suddenly everything around me becomes dark as I loose consciousness .