Chapter 23

I crash on my bed and smile, "today was crazy" I laugh to myself and brush my fingers through my hair. My phone beeps and I reach to grab it,

[Debbie: Bryan and I are a thing now!!! 😍😍😍 I'm so happy, he's taking me out for dinner tonight!!]

[Me: no way!!! That's amazing😆😆 but don't let him kiss you just yet, make him beg for it😏]

[Debbie: advice taken😂]

I get a message from Daylon,

[Daylon: hey Eris my mom bought this awesome history textbook, you should go buy it. It's really easy to read😄. History explained by Lucas Devon, edition 12. It'll really help, trust me.]

[Me: thanks for having my back😘]

I grab a jacket and some money and head to the nearest book shop, I greet the desk attendant and give him the name of the book I wanted to buy. He gives me directions and I go to find my book.

It's on the top shelf and I had to stand on a chair to reach it, I grab the book but another falls to the ground. I drop the history textbook on the reading table and pick the other book that fell.

I inspect it's old cover and design and check for the author and to my surprise there was no author name on in. I open the first page and see a black feather in the middle of the page,

"Islana?" I say and rush to the table to take a better look at the book, I grab the feather and place it aside. I open the pages and see pages full of spells and potion recipes and chants and everything a sorceress needs to become powerful.

My lips tremble in disbelief and I close the book back immediately. I slip the feather into my jacket and head to the desk attendant.

"Are these the books you want?" He asks me to make sure, I mean I was buying an ancient spell book that technically no one wanted so it's something to be concerned about. He'll probably think I'm a witch now.

"Yes they are" I nod and bring out some cash, "how much?"

"$200"

"Wow just for two books" I mutter under my breath sarcastically and pay him. I quickly exit the book store and head home straight to examine the book in privacy.

I lock the door behind me and rush up to my bedroom, I shut the door and open the windows to let the cool evening breeze and the enchanting rays of light from the moon in.

I bring out the feather and remove my makeshift bracelet from my wrist, I place the feather beside the ones on my bracelet and they resembled.

So it was Islana. But why does she want me to have this book?

I flip open the pages to see the spells and chants, it all looked pretty old and forgotten, "could these spells actually be real?" I trace the paper, it feels like a thousand years old, I flip to the end of the book and then to the middle,

"Islana what is this?" I mutter under my breath and a strong wind blows into my room and turns the pages of the book, the wind stops and so do the pages, I analyse it and realize it's a chant. I bring the book closer to read the fine but old print,

"A witch's gaze and Hell's blaze" I start and the wind returns stronger than ever and knocks the book out of my hand, "what are you trying to tell me Islana?" I whisper and pick the book, I hide it in my closet and leave it there until further notice.

I was clearly dealing with something I couldn't understand.

But I could only wonder why she made me find the book and that particular page only to knock the book off my hand. I take off my clothes leaving myself in my birth attire and slip into bed.

Dinner? Not hungry. Just curious.

It is Friday and we're rounding up tests. I put my pen down and submit my last test, I walk out of the classroom and exhale,

"Finally" I heave a sigh of relief and walk to my locker to dump my books, I sight Debbie arm in arm with Bryan and I couldn't help but smile. It's nice she got someone to be with, to have a relationship with.

My heart quickly dampens at a sudden remembrance, I shake it off and cast a quick glance at my sister, she was talking and laughing with her boyfriend. Just the way I used to. I'll break his bones if he hurts her.

I smile a little and go some place quiet to think, I just needed to think right now. What happened two nights ago still has me worried and I'm not exactly sure what Islana wants from me. It all seems vague.

I close my eyes and an image of a light and fallen angel hand in hand flashes before my eyes, but I don't open them, I keep them closed. I want to know what happens next.

An image of a fallen angel being bound and tortured flashes through my mind, my eyes are still shut but it's getting hard for me to breath. Another image flashes, and it's those blue eyes I've come to love so much.

"Daylon" I whisper his name with so much affection,

"Yes?" He answers me.

I jump up in fear from my state only to meet those beautiful eyes right in front of mine, a bit too close. I search my mind for what to say that would sound reasonable,

"What are you doing right in front of my face?" I furrow my brows,

"Nothing" he blushes and looks away in haste,

"Do you need something?" I raise my eyebrows,

"Yes, company" he sits beside me on the bench and sighs, I noticed his physical state, he looked exhausted and deprived of sleep.

"Are you okay? You look pretty dull and tired" I'm rather concerned about him,

"Yeah, I didn't get much sleep last night" he shrugs, "I'll make up for it tonight" he yawns,

"What's causing you sleepless nights?" I ask him trying to meet his shifting eyes,

"Nothing" he took rather long to answer and his tone sounded rather depressed. I don't argue with him and I offer my shoulder as a pillow. He was clearly exhausted and needed sleep, besides I was free till closing.

He sleeps for an hour and gets to his last test, he thanks me and I wave it off. I walk into an empty classroom and enjoy the silence and solitude it possessed.

I grab my phone and hit up Amazon; it's time to go bathing suit shopping. I didn't see much, too many bright colors, I was looking for something that reflected my personality. And trust me I'm not a fan of bright colors, doesn't look good on me. I was about to give up.

Until I found this amazing one piece swimsuit with lace up straps, in the color black! The fabric's great and it's extremely sexy too! And it was 50% off, bulls-eye!!!

I click the add to cart button and go shopping for other accessories, some towels, creams, sun glasses and others. I check shipping time and it would be delivered this evening, I couldn't believe it. It was like the heavens were with me.

I drop my phone and decide to take a nap and few minutes into my sleep I feel something wet my hair,

"The hell?!?!!" I jump up and see Lilac pouring her ice tea all over me, "are you blind?! Do I look like a trash can to you?!" I was really mad as I tried to save my precious hair,

"That's exactly what you are Eris! Trash!" She screams at me, "and I don't understand why anyone would ever like trash or choose trash over a treasure!"

I take in a deep breath because shit I was about to assault this girl, "what are you trying to say Lilac?" I was trying to calm myself down so no one ends up in the hospital.

"I don't know what you're doing but you better stop it, Daylon is mine! You get that Eris!" She shoves me and I fall back to my seat, I should've known it was this,

"Lilac, look, I couldn't give a damn about what you're saying right now, Daylon and I are good friends. He helped me get through some tough shit and—"

"I knew you'd try to justify yourself but I'm not taking it. I've known Daylon for 4 years and you've only known him for 4 weeks, so stop trying!" She slams her hands on the desk and my eyes widen at the sudden fact, "don't get too close Eris, I can be very nasty" she whispers into my ears like a lunatic, laughing maliciously.

She turns to leave, "and I'd like to see the shit you really are" I respond, she stops for a hot second then walks out of the class.

I slump in my chair, what the hell was that all about? I grab my phone and head to the washroom, I needed to clean up the bullshit she just dumped on me.

If she's nasty, then I'm the devil. And I don't take fucks.