“It’s twice the size of your old room!” My mom said, gently squeezing my shoulders. “Yeah, it’s great. I love it” I replied with a half smile. I know she was trying really hard to make this the easiest transition for me. Moving into a new town was not how I envisioned my senior year, but I doubt my mom saw herself losing her job either. I know she felt really bad about forcing us to move in with my aunt till my mom could find another job, but we were left with no choice. She had originally agreed with me staying with my best friend till graduation, but her dad's dick somehow ended up in the babysitter. And well... that was no longe
“You don’t have any sports teams at all?” I stared at the receptionist of my new high school in disbelief. She shook her head gently, her curls falling perfectly back into place. “No dear, I’m afraid we do not.” “Ok so what do you have?clubs? Anything? I really can’t afford to lose a year of activities for college.” “We don’t offer any. You come to class and leave. We start at 8am and finish at 12pm. You’re free to do what you want after
The diner was filled with delicious scents, making my stomach growl instantly. “I can make you something if you want.” Meghan said through giggles. “I don’t have any money on me. Thank you though” I said with flushed cheeks. She waved her hand dismissively, walking around the counter. “Nonsense, my parents own the place. They really won’t care” I quietly sat at a bar stool as Meghan disappeared behind the kitchen doors. Lookin
I reached Sabine’s house in no time, cautiously looking around me the whole time. My mom greeted me in surprise that I was home so early. I explained the schools policy and told her I’ll probably have to find a job, and asked if Sabine was here or at her shop. I walked out to the garden where Sabine was; she didn’t bother to look up at it as she tended whatever plants were in the lines of pots. “Is this necklace Amethyst?” I asked, trying to keep my voice calm. She nodded her head, and continued to work.
“Find anything interesting?” Sabine asked as soon as I got into the car. I debated on telling her the truth because I still didn’t believe it myself. I feel like it’s easy to fall into the belief that the supernatural exists because sometimes reality sucks, but there always has to be an explanation for stuff. It was easy to be like oh he’s a vampire or he’s a werewolf, instead of possibly thinking maybe he’s good at reading body language and used leading words to get more information. But on the other hand, my aunt was into some really weird stuff. “Just researching,” I said vaguely.
My mom knocked on the car window, noticing Sabine and I had been out here a while. “What are you guys doing?? Come inside I have the most exciting news.” I grabbed her food and followed her inside, Sabine was quiet behind me. “Thanks for letting me borrow your phone. I never heard of a satellite phone before. You were right though! They had a job offer!” My mom said excitingly, handing Sabine a phone that looked like a black brick. Sabine hugged her. “That’s amazing!”
We walked for about a bit in silence before I could start to hear the sound of running water. The splashing against rocks continued to get louder. I could smell the difference in the air as we got closer to the water, it was cleaner and more crisp. We broke through a clearing in the trees to a small waterfall that flowed into a small pond. It looked deep enough for people to swim in, but not large enough for anything else. “Isn’t it beautiful?” He said, letting go of my hand so I could walk freely. I smiled at him. “It is. It’s almost like being separated from the rest of the world.”
We walked in silence to his house-correction-mansion. The wood paneling and giant clear windows reminded me of ski resorts I had visited with my dad. There was what I assumed was staff cleaning as we walked into the front room. They didn’t look up or acknowledge us as Jax pulled me towards the stairs. I looked around in awe at the beyond gorgeous house. The white marble flooring stretched into all the visible rooms and up the stairs. The stairs had two sets to walk up one of each side, the stairwell framing the entrance to the living room.