The first two weeks went by smoothly. It was silent and serene. Carlos didn’t come over and Arielle figured that there was nothing to be worried about but she was wrong. By the third week, Carlos came by to get the answers to the questions he had asked three weeks ago. She walked in from school and found her mom crying in the living room. She knew that her mom was an emotional person and she found comfort in her tears but she was fine this morning and that bothered Arielle. “What is wrong, mom?” she asked her mom. “Oh, sweetheart. I didn’t hear you come in. it is nothing. I just had such a terrible day. I have been trying to reach out to your brother and I haven’t gotten a feedback from him. It breaks my heart, not knowing if he is alive or not, if he is doing okay or not. I am just worried about him, that’s all” she said to her. Arielle knew that her mother wasn’t telling her everything but she didn’t want to push it either. She knew that her mother was worried about Alexander, de
“What are you talking about? I know that our father is a monster and a murderer but he is not going to go after Alexander’s family. They don’t even know where he is. A regular witch can tell that they are lying. Aunt Matilda should be able to tell without even talking to them” Cathy said to her brother. “I know that you want to believe that your father is innocent...” Carson said to her. “Oh, now he is just my father? I don’t remember being the only child” Cathy said, interrupting him. “Fine. I know you want to believe that our father is innocent, that he is not an extreme person capable of unspeakable evil but he is! Our father has no limits and I overheard him and Aunt Matilda talking about going after Alex’s dad very soon. I need to stop it” he said to her. “And what so you want to do about that? You know better than to cross our father! He wouldn’t let you go unpunished if you do that! I know that you feel like it is your duty to protect Alex’s family but what price would you
After thirty minutes of looking and searching, his sister called out to him. He turned around and saw her standing there. He called out to her but it was pointless. She stood there. Whatever she was staring at grabbed her attention so much that she didn’t look away even after he called her. He walked up to her and saw it. It was just the body and a thin rope. He didn’t want to believe that his father had murdered somebody so painfully. He grabbed his sister’s hand and turned her away from the sight. He could feel her fighting her tears. He couldn’t tell who it was from the body so he figured that he had to find the head first. He looked at his sister and she looked back at him, not knowing what to say to him. “Go back into the house and take a shower. When you are done, stay in your room and wait for me” he said to her. “And what are you going to do?” she asked him as the tears that she fought so hard to keep started to roll down her face. “I am going to stay here and find the head
It was one week since she buried her dad. That meant that she had one more week until Carlos returned for his answers. She didn’t know if she liked the idea of waiting for her death or not. One thing was sire, she knew that Carlos was coming for her and that was what scared her the most. She knew her father died a painful death, he just wasn’t sure that she could do that. Hell, she wasn’t sure she was ready to sacrifice her life for anybody, not even her brother. Her mom had promised to keep her safe but all her mom had done was to keep her from going to school and locking her in the house whenever she was going out. She had made no remarkable progress so far in finding Alexander or reaching out to him and she wasn’t a fan of the idea of using a witch as a medium to get in contact with him. Arielle already made up her mind decided that if death was going to come for her, it was going to be on her own terms. Her mind wandered off to her father as she laid on her bed. He didn’t even get
With trembling hands, she dropped the letter. She felt like she was going to pass out from the emotions that she felt in her chest. She could swear that the walls of her new house were closing in on her. She didn’t know what to do, how to feel. Carson had taken everything away from her and she was not going to rest until she took everything away from him. He had killed everybody that she called her family, everybody except Alexander. A new wave of anger washed through her body. Where the hell was Alexander? He had just let everybody that she loved die because he was scared? That made no sense to her and she was never going to forgive him for that, she said to herself. Droplets of water dropped on the paper she was holding and she realized that she was crying. She had no idea that she was already crying. She sniffed and pulled her knees close to her chest. That was all she had now. She only had herself. ***There was no way that finding their mother’s body didn’t give them nightmares.
Alexander couldn’t agree more. They needed to find Lois, not only because she was going to help them find Arielle but Alexander was hoping that she would be able to restore Carson’s sight. If it was taken from him by a witch then it could be restored by another. They got to Bennie’s house and Bennie got down from the car. Alexander stayed in “Do you plan on staying there all night?” Bennie asked him. “I want to drive around, see what is going on, and know what has changed. I just want to get familiar with the entire place” he said to him. “And you think that the best time to do that is at night? People are out there, looking for you and you think that the best time to go sightseeing is at night? How does that work for you?” Bennie asked him. “It is dark. I have the cover of the dark to blend in. would you rather have me go in the day when everybody can see and recognize me? I would be caught faster in the day than at night! This is the only time that I can find out all I want to f
“Yes, I know and believe me, I understand all that you have said. I know that it is important to you that you find your sister but if you don’t get the rest you need or the sleep you need, you wouldn’t need Carlos to kill you. You would be doing that yourself” Bennie said to him. “Alright. It seems like I can’t change your mind. So what plans do you have?” Alexander asked him. “Right! First, you get on that bed and you close your eyes, while I take a shower and get us breakfast. It may not be much but we would eat something and maybe we can grab lunch while we are outside” Bennie said to him. “What do you mean by, it may not be much?” Alexander asked him. “Getting a job has been pretty hard around here so whatever I have right now are things that my parents left me. I have used up all of my savings and I have almost used up theirs. I was hoping to find a good person that would probably have pity on me to employ me and pay me the barest minimum. It is hard to work here, especially
“That is probably because I am. I haven’t been this tasked in a long while. Before you came into my life, all I used to do was lay around and die in misery. You came along and now I have to move around, I have to get things done. It is really new to me” Bennie said to him. “I think I already figured that out by the way you look. I am sorry that my coming here has changed your life for the better. I am just glad that we got what we wanted. The day wasn’t a total waste. We can get down to looking for Lois tomorrow” Alexander said to him. The rest of the night was silent after that. They ate and Bennie headed to bed while Alexander stayed up as usual to keep guard. Something unusual happened that night. His phone rang. Nobody in existence had that number anymore, nobody. The only people that had the number were his parents and they were dead. He looked at the number that was calling him and he saw that he didn’t have the number saved. It was a back and forth battle of whether he should
Alexander laid back on his bed that night, unable to sleep. He kept tossing and turning from one side to another. He has been getting stick on the whole leadership assignment but this was the first time that he had questions that couldn’t be answered because the answers didn’t exist. He wanted a way out, a way that would get rid of the bloodshed. He didn’t want any more blood but it was looking like an impossible task. Everybody wanted Carlos dead. Alexander wanted him dead too but he wasn’t sure that was the way to get things done. If he killed Carlos, another person was jus going to rise up and take up the mantle, building on whatever legacy that he left behind. Alexander sighed and he turned to lay on his side. He couldn't believe that he was having sleepless nights over someone that didn’t deserve it. Maybe he should just go with the crowd and let them have his head for all of his crimes. Alexander wasn’t sure if that was the way though. He closed his eyes and decide that it was be
“What is going on with you?” She asked him, dropping her fork to look at him.“What are you talking about?” He asked her back.“There is an unsettling storm, raging in you. It is like a ticking bomb, ready to blow up. What is eating you up so bad?” She asked him.“Something in all of this story doesn’t add up” Alexander said to her.“What story?” She asked back.“Why Carlos wants be dead so much. I am not trying to ward off my responsibility or my duty to end his life but why does he hate me so much? I barely even know him. I haven’t done anything wrong to him. I need to find out why. That may be the reason to all of this insanity” Alexander said to her.“Carlos has killed more people than I can count. Why he did it wouldn’t make any difference to me. I can assure you. If you insist on finding out why he did it then maybe you should as your grandfather but no matter what sad story there is to why he did it, I am going to kill him, if you wouldn’t do it” she said to him.“And what if t
Carlos knew everything that was at stake. All of the legacy wasn’t going to matter if there was nobody to inherit it. He needed an heir, he needed his heir but Carlos had decided that he wasn’t going to rule. He groaned as his thoughts started to swallow him up. He ran his hands through his hair and slapped his forehead. Things around the house has been a little tense ever since he killed the maid. Everybody has been extra careful around him just so he doesn’t rip out their throats in anger, in his rage. Well, he did want the people to fear him and that was working out for him just fine, only it wasn’t working out the way he wanted it to work out. He was angry at the world, at himself, at his kids. The door to his room opened and his sister walked in.I have had my ears and eyes on the ground for a while. Miguel is dead, he wasn’t the one that broke the curse” she said to him.“That leaves us back at square one. We don’t know where they are or who broke the hex. Maybe you are not as p
“My sight is what I need to be complete. Losing it was both a blessing and a curse but all in all, it was experience. I learned to survive without it. I got the chance to develop my other senses because I had to depend on them but that doesn’t mean that I was okay with being blind. I need my sight back” Carson said to him.Miguel nodded and he started to chant. Carson felt an overwhelming power and he fell to his knees, weak and drained. The voices around him started to fade slowly until everything became silent. He couldn’t hear Miguel anymore then suddenly, light filled his eyes. He hated to use the statement but it was blinding. He closed his eyes and blinked continuously, trying to adjust to the brightness. He eventually passed out. Miguel opened his eyes and saw that Carson was unconscious but Lois wasn’t back from the magical realm. It only meant one thing, she was dealing with something that they couldn’t see in the physical realm.*****She felt s sharp sting at the back of he
They got into the car. the drive so Miguel’s place was a silence one. Alexander had too many things on his mind and it felt like everybody was lost in their own thoughts. Alexander knew that there was more to the story than he was being given by his mum because it made no sense that Carlos was acting out on his own. Alexander .contemplated on asking his grandfather. He knew that if anybody else knew the truth, it was going to be him. Regardless, he was not willing to ask his grandfather in front of people, especially not Carson. Carson might have seen his father as a monster, and maybe that was a good thing. Alexander wondered what Carson would do if he got to find out that his father was the way he was because of the mistake of one burning flame wolf. Alexander shook his head and pushed the thoughts to the back of his mind. He turned to look back at Carson and Lois.“How are you feeling, Carson?” Alexander asked him.“I’m trying not to get my hopes up. We don’t know the outcome of th
“I guess life looks different with Carlos. .Although I was expecting different. I can’t believe he would kill his own wife. The rumors had it that she slipped and fell from the balcony. Hearing that he killed his own wife just makes him more of a nightmare And I really hope that he gets what he deserves” Alexander’s grandfather said to him.“My father thinks he is on the right side of this war. He believes that the burning flame wolves should be eliminated. I have never understood his hate But at the same time, I have never seen him so scared of anything in his entire life. Something tells me that this battle is bigger than any of us. Either ways, it is not an excuse for him to have done the things that he did and for that, he has to pay!” Carson said to him.“And He will when the time is right but now, we have to focus on getting your sight back so that we can prepare for battle. Something tells me that your father is not going to sit back and let the two of you explore the world. I
The woman stopped and turned around to look at him. A bright smile lit her face up and she walked towards him. Her arms wide open as she took it him in a hug. He could tell how glad she was to see him.“Look at that. You are back. I wasn’t expecting you to be back so soon. What happened? The last time we saw, you said you were going home to see your family. I didn’t think you would be coming back anytime soon. I was hoping to see you in three years time, kiddo. What went wrong?” She asked him.“I can ask you the same thing. You look like you haven’t opened this place since I was last here. What happened here?” Alexander asked her, diverting the topic from his miserable experience to hers.“I came here one morning. I found the place all bashed and broken up. Some people said that it wasn’t people from the neighborhood and it was from Southern Crest. Someone said they were trying to warn me. It was better to be safe than sorry so I chose to be safe. I didn’t open up the diner anymore. I
“You look like you had fun” Lois said, turning to look at them.“We took a while, I’m sorry. We just got really distracted with the shopping and time flew past. You already got dinner” Alexander said as he entered with their dinner packs and dropped it on the center table.“Well, at least we have something for the road now” Arielle said as she headed up the stairs.“Someone set your parents house on fire” Bennie said to him immediately he heard the door close.“I guess news do travel fast in the valley” Alexander said to him.“You know already?” Lois asked him.“Yes, Arielle and I started the fire. We did it” Alexander said, dropping on the sofa and taking a slice of the pizza in front of him.“I thought we were supposed to be keeping a low profile! How is that a low profile in any way?” Bennie asked him.“Arielle needed to do it and she did it. Also, according to what you just said, nobody knows who did it. That is the point. We would be out of here in less than ten hours. What do we
Alexander waited until she was in the house before he drove off. He and Arielle headed for their house first. When they got there, he noticed that she sat still, not making any attempt to leave the car. He touched her hand and she looked at him. She had tears in her eyes and Alexander sighed. He didn’t know what to tell her to make her feel better. How could she feel better? The last time that she was in the house was when her mom was being killed. He nodded at her and cleared his throat.“You really don’t have to do this. We can’ always do this another day” Alexander said to her.“There is no other day. We have to do this now. I need to see the condition of the place. I need to know how much damage the did to the memories left in the house. I need to see if mom and dad still have anything in the house, something can take along with me to remind me of their sacrifice” she said to him.“I don’t think you would ever forget it but there are a lot of things in the house. I am sure that yo