When Aurora awoke, she found herself hidden behind a shrub.
"Really?" She scoffed, getting up and dusting her clothes. Her house was only a few blocks away. She picked up her bag and hurried away, looking behind her shoulder every few seconds.
Getting into the house, her mother's unfriendly face greeted her.
"You are banned from going to that museum," Cecilia said firmly.
"Mum, I can explain," she said quickly.
Cecilia turned away, "I do not want to hear it. Go to your room."
"I was kidnapped."
Cecilia whirled around, "what?"
Her father, Patrick, came in from the kitchen alongside two relatives.
"What did you say?" He demanded.
"This big guy, he kidnapped me and said something about my family staying away from him. Are you guys into bad stuff?" She questioned, folding her arms.
Cecilia dragged her to the living room and sat her down on a sofa.
"This guy, what did he look like?" She queried.
"B
"Uhh…" Aurora stammered, looking back up at him, "have we met before?"He stepped closer and pressed the knife to her neck."A warning," he said lowly then walked off abruptly. She stood, looking dazed for a moment before hurrying away."Where were you! I said twenty minutes!" Princess whispered-shouted when she emerged from the restroom with her clothes changed."I know, I know, but the librarian kept talking a lot and there were a few hiccups on my way back so…" she shrugged, throwing a few things into a basket."I've bought already," Princess sighed, showing her the packaged goods in her right hand, "replace them and let's leave."Aurora did so and they walked out of the mall together.The drive back to the house was silent and Aurora simply stared out the window."You didn't see him, did you?" Aurora shrugged.Princess shook her head then abruptly swerved the car around."What are you doing?" Aurora looked at her cousin."Taking you out," she answered, "I'm your cousin, your fami
Marco carried an unconscious Sebastian to his bed and laid him on his stomach."Come back to check on him every twenty minutes," he said to the maid who stood obediently at the door."Yes sir."He walked out and she got to work, cleaning up the bloody mess on the floor.*Princess ended up sleeping in one of the guest rooms because Aurora never opened the door.The next morning, new year's day, while the rest of the family went to Church, Aurora moped around her room and didn't come out until Princess began to carry out on her threat of breaking down the door."What?" Aurora barked, pulling open the door."Finally," Princess rolled her eyes, putting down the shovel. She shoved past her into the room and settled on the bed."Why didn't you tell me you were threatened by a man with a knife?" Princess demanded."So you'll sieze my phone and lock me out of reality? Thank you, I'll pass," Aurora replied sarcastically, sitting at the study."Aurora, I'm your cousin, I'm just three years old
Aurora drove randomly, tapping her fingers against the steering and enjoying the night view. Peace… she felt peaceful.Chaos… she would meet chaos when she returned home but it might be worth it after all.Still driving, she wandered into quiet roads that probably led to private residences and forests. She reversed, deciding to stick to the busy parts of the town. She was just about to complete her reverse when a car appeared out of nowhere and aimed for her.She screamed, turning the wheels furiously. She narrowly missed the car hitting her. She stopped at the side of the road, panting for breath. Her eyes were wide and her heart was racing at an unbelievable speed. The other car, black from what she could see with her car's headlamps, had stopped at the other side some metres ahead but the occupant made no move to step down.She had a bad feeling so she started the car and drove off but passing by the car, a strong urge made her stop.It was dark and the road was poorly lit and so
Williams received a notification on his phone. He frowned and called Marco."Why are the garage doors open?"Marco was also perplexed."I have sent men to check it out. No one is in the garage at the moment, I'm looking through the CCTV but it shows nothing out of sorts."Williams tapped his chin."Give me a call when you find something," he ordered."Yes, boss."Ten minutes later, Marco called."I'm afraid it's your son. I spotted him entering the garage."Williams shot up."Where is he? Is he in his room?""No, his room is empty.""Find him!" Williams barked and cut the call.Marco stared at the drops of blood on the white rugs and he followed the trail to the small study desk and found the trap door."Oh hell," he cursed, opening it and going down at once.It led directly to the inner garage entrance. A car was missing and the garage doors were open.
Marco kicked the front door of the Grazias open."Patrick Grazia," he growled, glaring at the group of four who stood waiting behind the door."You must be one of Williams' henchmen," Patrick said, stepping forward, "I haven't seen him in a long time.""Where's Sebastian?" Marco demanded, "how dare you abduct him?""We saved his life actually. If my daughter didn't find him and act so kind to bring him home for treatment, who knows what would have happened to him out there on a lonely road?""And be nice," Cecilia spat, "you are on the Grazias turf now, show some respect."Marco glared at them and made to match inside with his men but Patrick stopped him."You stay right there," he ordered, "I'll fetch your boy for you."He signalled to Cecilia and Natalie and the two went up the stairs.*Aurora went back into the room."Now!" She whisper-shouted, "they are coming up the stairs!"Sebastian settled into bed and pretended to be asleep. Aurora sat on a chair by his bedside and watched h
Daniel got a lot more closer with them as the weeks passed by. Classes got more boring and Mrs Dorothy continued with her stories."So now we know empress Aurora's daughter has some impressive powers, can anyone tell me how's that possible?"Several hands went up."Dearest Aurora," Mrs Dorothy called upon her.She blinked, several visions flashing in her head."Dearest Aurora… dearest Aurora… my dearest Aurora… dearest jewel…"She shook her head. They were all different scenes that were unfamiliar but the voices were of one person, Sebastian."Aurora?"She rose, her brows creased in confusion."The moon goddess," she mumbled."We can't hear you!" someone shouted from the back.She cleared her throat and spoke again."The moon goddess. She mentioned she was going to send a savior. Perhaps, Laelia is that savior and she secretly blessed her with powers.""Good reason, Aurora. Yes, Susie?"Aurora sat down. She ran a hand across her forehead to realize she was sweating.*"How was history
Ezekiel pushed her off the path and jumped away himself. The car hit a stationary pole and spurted to a halt.Aurora was stunned and she could only gape at the car from her position on the floor."Come on, let's go," Ezekiel prompted in haste, pulling her up. They ran back to school. They only stopped once they were safely inside the school.She crouched down at the gate, trying to catch her breath. She had a feeling it wasn't a coincidence. She had a strong feeling Sebastian's father had something to do with it."I don't think it's anything to worry about," Ezekiel spoke, sounding a bit unsure, "the car just lost control.""Yeah," she nodded, not wanting him to suspect a thing, "just lost control. We're late, let's head to class."*"Where were you?" Cynthia questioned during lunch break, "you are never late.""Met a new friend, nothing much," she said, sliding into a seat.Cynthia stared at her, seeming confused. She still found it hard to talk freely with her long time friend and s
Cynthia and Daniel marched into the garden. "Don't you dare move away," Cynthia growled, glaring at Aurora. They came to a stop right in front of the duo. "Aurora, do you have feelings for Daniel?" Cynthia asked plainly. Aurora sighed, she had been expecting it. "No." Cynthia's nose flared, "No? No? Then why have you been sulking?" "I have not been sulking," she glared at Cynthia, "I just…" Cynthia folded her arms. "Just what?" "Look, I just felt a bit jealous. I was used to Daniel fawning over me and I felt possessive of him and so when I saw you two kissing at the arcade, I felt really… bad but I figured it out. I have no right to be possessive of Daniel and you have the right to like whomever you wish. I'm sorry if I acted strangely, I was just going through some things," she explained it all. "I told you she saw us kiss," Cynthia said to Daniel then faced Aurora. "I forgive you," she said, "but please, in the future, try to let us know when we offend you. It's not cool