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Beauty Sleep - Chapter 13
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Jo’s POV “Get some rest, Ora,” I told her as I lay on the bed beside her. I haven’t slept in so long. But I’ve had to keep Ora safe. There is only me left. Closing my eyes, I drifted to sleep. I am surrounded by darkness. Then, out of nowhere, I hear screaming. I never saw what happened back at the farm. But not knowing leaves my imagination to run rampant. I pray Jayne and Josie were killed quickly. “Please goddess, let them have died quickly,” I whispered before I opened my wet eyes. I have yet to grieve about losing my sisters. But there will be a time for that. Sitting up, the room was still dark. I mustn’t have slept for long. Then my stomach rumbled, making me realize how hungry I was. I hadn’t eaten since breakfast yesterday. Jupiter scolds me, “You can’t protect anyone if you have no energy.” She says. Deciding to go to the kitchen and get some food, I get dressed in the dark. I dread to think how bad I look, but I don’t care. No one will be around at this
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Jo’s POV When we get back to the weapons shed, Shannen is there with a group of students waiting for their training session to begin. Shannen makes a beeline for us. “Can I help you with something?” she asks cheerily. “No, thank you,” I responded, walking towards the shed. As I stepped inside, I couldn’t help but smile. This was my happy place when I was here. The scent reminded me of a life I lived so long ago. Yes, I had a destiny, but only once I graduated from Beta Academy. What an innocent child I was back then. I take a moment to observe the room, to see what they have in here. Ora waited in the doorway, chatting with Shannen. Looking at the weapons, I can’t help but notice how well they’re taken care of. Whoever the coach takes pride in their work. Then I spot something on the wall that I haven’t seen or used in a very long time. A pair of Sai’s. I walked over, pulling one of them off the wall. I held it at arm’s length, not wanting to cut myself on one of
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Jo’s POV “Do you remember the Witch War, nearly two decades ago?” I asked. “I do,” Carson says as he gets to his feet. “I heard it was brutal.” I turned and glared at him. “It was.” “Do you remember why it started?” Carson shook his head. Few would remember. “All the history books will tell you it started because the Wolf King and the Witch Queen had a child and that child disappeared, never to be heard of again. But that’s not the truth. It began years before that.” I take a breath. “The Witch Queen’s sister, Millicent, was the cause. She wanted to take the child and keep her hostage until the child came of age. Then she would kill her and drain her body of her power. Millicent wanted her power to help her become the most powerful witch in the world.” “What if she has a wolf? No power,” Matthew asked. “If the child has a wolf, Millicent will kill the wolf and use the wolf’s blood to kill the Witch Queen. Either way, the child dies.” “To protect the child
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Ora’s POV I’m not a princess. If I were, I don’t think I would be wearing day-old underwear or someone else’s clothes. I also think I would have had a better upbringing. “Did you bang your head when you were out last night?” I asked my aunt. She must have. She’s not making sense right now. Either that or the stress has driven her crazy. “People don’t turn into wolves.” I scoff. “Ora, listen to me. It’s not just me. Aunt Josie was a wolf shifter as well. That’s why we wouldn’t let you out after dark. We didn’t want you seeing us patrol the farm.” “Okay,” I say, laughing, knowing I am trapped in this bedroom with her. “Aunt Jo, why don’t we go downstairs,” I say calmly, but on the inside I am freaking out. “Ora, please listen to me.” She says in her usual calm tone. “I can transform into a wolf. Everyone here at Beta Academy can.” She wouldn’t hurt me. Maybe her mind has just snapped, and she needs me. I can’t abandon her like she didn’t abandon me. I need to make her
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Jo’s POV “Oh, crap,” I say as I stand in the bathroom wrapped in a towel as water drips down my body. I forgot I have nothing clean to wear. I could ask one of the female tutors if they have any spare training clothes I could borrow. But they will be in classes, teaching right now. “Crap,” I say again, realizing I am going to have to walk through the halls of the academy wearing nothing but a towel. It’s not that I am ashamed of my body. Because I’m not. But in my opinion, being naked should only happen pre- or post-shift. There is no excuse to be naked in public any other time. Jupiter snickers at my predicament. “It’s alright for you, you have fur.” I snap. I pull my short towel tighter as I walk out the door of my suite. The clothing bins outside are full of clothes. That’s where I need to go. As I walk down a hallway, I hear people snickering and whistling. But it was when they yelled “Nice legs, fancy wrapping them around my face,” I turned around. I glared at the
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Jo’s POV After I stood up, I wiped the blood from my mouth. I offered Ora a hand, but she declined and got to her feet. “What was enough?” Ora innocently asked. “We were just getting to the best part.” Her comment made me smile. I wrapped my arms around her, being careful not to get too much of my blood on her. Despite everything that has happened, she’s still acting like the warrior I have been training for all these years. As I looked around, I couldn’t help but notice that the crowd had grown. Most of them are sitting there looking like goldfish. There are also several faculty members, including Principal Andrews, who stopped our fight. “That is the level I will train you to,” I said. “That’s extreme. Don’t you think? They are only 18, after all,” Principal Andrews says. “My home was attacked, my aunts were killed, and we were helpless.” Shouted at the principal. She grits her teeth. “Never again will I feel useless. I will train, I will fight, and the next time I see her
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Ora’s POV Beep. Beep. Beep. The sound of my alarm goes off. The difference between the time zones is killing me. I know it’s going to take a bit of time, but I have to adapt. I have to get back to my routine. “Aunt Jo. It’s time to get up,” I said, getting out of bed. She didn’t move. I started getting dressed and pulled the blanket off of her. Aunt Jo groans. Tugging the blanket back and throwing it on the floor. Usually, she is up before me. But not lately. I woke up during the night, and she wasn’t there. So I don’t know when she went to bed. Occasionally, I look at her and I see her eyes filled with tears. She won’t admit it, but I can see she is struggling with everything going on. “Breakfast, then a run,” I told her as I walked into our enormous bathroom. I brush my teeth and tie my hair up. I stare at myself in the mirror and remind myself that I need to be better, stronger, faster. “You know how far away Summer Hill is?” Aunt Jo asks me as she ties the laces on
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Ora’s POV As I walked inside the unfamiliar church, I got a whiff of the familiar incense. I guess it’s a universal scent. I tell myself as I dip my finger into the holy water font and make the sign of the cross. I looked over and saw the votive candle stand. I have never done this before, but I watched it done many times over the years. I pick up a match and strike it. The tip bursts into flames. As I go to light the candle. Tears ran down my cheeks. “For Aunt Jayne,” I said as the tears flowed freely. A lump formed in my throat. I want to curl up in a corner and cry my heart out, thinking of her. But I can’t. I close my eyes and breathe deeply. I have to do this; I say, to encourage myself. Opening my eyes, I saw that the match was still burning, which is when I lit a second candle. “For Aunt Josie,” I said, quickly placing the match on a tray to burn itself out. I wiped my tears with my hands and sat down on the nearest pew. I put my hands together and lowered my head
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