All Chapters of Before Us: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

“JENNIFER, hey wake up!” I heard someone’s voice. She was shaking my shoulder trying to wake me up to my senses.I tried to move and open my eyes. My vision was blurry as I tried to look directly at my sister. I massaged my temples as I felt a pulsing pain in my head. My sister helped me to get out of bed because I seemed to have used up all the energy in my body.“We have to leave now,” she told me with all seriousness as she hurried around the place.Wait, what’s up? I tried to look around my surroundings even though I was weak. My worlds collapsed from what I saw not far from where we are. I forced myself to crawl towards Akira’s body. When I finally got close to him, that is when I realized what I have done, the reason why – no! Akira is not yet dead. He’s a werewolf and maybe they are immortal. Right!“Akira? Wake up! I already forgive you. I’m going to listen to your explanation. Just please don’t die! Don’t leave me, please!” I cried. I tried shaking his shoulders but I got no r

THE underworld is located in a place called Eastfox. Normal people cannot see it because it remains invisible to them using Amara's strong magical power. The three of us went there by riding a longer branch. My power propelled our transportation while Ate Clara kept us invisible from the eyes of normal people. Kuya Vince guided us to reach that place. He even managed to eat fries during our journey. What a different kind of man he is?!Our journey took a long time because the place was standing on the wide ocean of Europa. Normal people would think it's just a real sea, but little do they know it's a city inhabited by werewolves. The sea visible to mortals is just an illusion created by Amara. Creating illusions is one of the common abilities of a witch like me. However, maintaining that illusion for a couple of years required the expertise and great power of a witch. It was truly a work of mastery.When we finally saw the place, I noticed a dark smoke surrounding it. Perhaps this is t

"IS your strength coming back?" My father asked me while we were eating in front of the dining table. I paused while chewing and glanced briefly at him."Not completely yet," I replied before continuing to eat. The deafening silence reigned between the two of us once again.Currently, only Dad and I are having dinner tonight. Dani should be with us tonight, but I asked her to let Dad and me have this evening together. The truth is, I want to distance myself from Dani for now. I would prefer that over being together with her, but I don't treat her as a girlfriend, just a friend.One day when I woke up, I felt like I forgot something or left something behind. I couldn't figure out what it was. Was it an object, a person, or a memory? Since that day, it feels like I'm always groping in the dark. Like there's always something missing in me. And then that girl suddenly appeared in my life. I can't deny that I feel something unexplainable for her. Especially when I see her smile, as if I've

"THIS is the map of the entire place," Akira said as he laid out a map on the table that he had been holding rolled up earlier.I looked closely at the contents of the map. With the numerous locations and its vastness, it seemed like we would have a hard time searching, especially since there was no specific place where Amara was said to be residing. Furthermore, no one had seen her for a long time. She may already be dead. I don't know! Sometimes, I just want to go crazy and cry out of anger and frustration because I don't know how to find her and if there's even a chance for that to happen."Let's start with the two forests in this area. Those are the most common places a witch like her could possibly reside," Ate Clara suggested.We decided to split into two groups. Akira and I would go together, while Ate Clara, Kuya Vince, and his sister would form the other group. Akira and I chose to explore the Light Woods, while the three of them decided to go to the Dark Woods. It was said th

MY vision became blurry as I woke up and opened my eyes. There was a flashlight shining on my face. When my eyes adjusted, I saw Dani. She removed the flashlight from my face and placed it next to me without turning it off.She helped me get up. My whole body still hurt. I looked at my wounds, which were now covered with white cloth. There was no sign of blood on my body, only on the stained clothes."It would be easier for you to regain your strength and heal your wounds if I did it the natural way, but I still value my life. It's difficult to anger a witch who is also a werewolf," Dani jokingly said to me.I couldn't help but smile at the thought of Jennifer's reaction if she saw Dani did that thing to me. Now that we were together again, her face would surely turn into a mix of surprise and jealousy, just like when she saw us together before. She was cute when she was jealous."By the way, thanks for coming," I said to her."Of course I came because you were in danger. I used to thi