New Beginning: Family secret (Part Three)
A/N: This part focuses on the reader after what happened in the garden, I used this piece to set the plot for future parts. I hope you will enjoy it.
Pardon any mistakes but it is really late, and my eyes are half closed.
After half an hour of complete silence, Alex finally looked at you. You felt his gaze and turned your head to face him just for a moment. His face displayed troubled expression. He opened his mouth to say something, but he didn’t. Instead, he stared at the road before him. Still not looking at you he said ‘I just don’t get it. Why wouldn’t you tell me?’ You didn’t turn to face him this time, but you felt his eyes on you. You breathed heavily and said the first thing that came to your mind. ‘Because I didn’t want anybody to know.’ Alex swallowed hard ‘I thought we were best friends,’ he whispered. ‘Alex, what do you want me to say? That I am sorry, sorry for not telling you?’ You responded with a raised whisper, weary of your sister sleeping in the backseat. ‘This is not what I am saying. I just thought that we can trust each other. For God sake Y/N, I was telling you everything!’ You knew he was hurt and that he didn’t mean to raise his voice. You looked at him. ‘I do trust you-‘ You tried to explain yourself, but he interrupted you. ‘Clearly not enough’ he said sarcastically. ‘Alex, I was sixteen when my mother passed away, and not long after he’ You closed your eyes and your eyebrows frowned, you swallowed hard before you continued ‘I was lost, I didn’t want people to know, I was scared that if … If I told, that he would…’ Tears were shielding your eyes. ‘Y/N, you don’t’ Alex tried to calm you down. But the tears were already falling from your eyes, down your cheeks and dripped off your chin onto your sweeter.
You heard lily move in the back. You whipped the tears and cleared your throat, ‘Is everything alright?’ You asked with a smile and a cheery voice. ’I need to pee.’ She said sleepily. ‘Alright will take a stop at the nearest gas station.’ You said and looked at the clock that showed four thirty-seven in the morning which meant that you have been driving for over eight hours with no break, fixated to get as far as possible. Suddenly your eyes felt heavy as you approached the gas station. You stopped the engine and said to the both of them. ‘We are stopping for no more than ten minutes, go to the toilet and grab what you need.’ The last you said more to Alex than Lily. You waited for Alex and Lily to get out of the car, and then you lock it. First, you all headed to the toilet.
You waited for Lily, and then you both motioned to the sink. You were washing your hands when you lifted your head and looked into the mirror. You were shocked by what you saw. You had massive bruise stretching from your right cheek and onto your lips. Your lower lip was broken with a big dry lump. ‘Did a bad man hurt you?’ You heard Lily say and you immediately looked at her confused as to what you should tell her. ‘Yes, but I hit him harder.’ You said smiling, and she smiled back.
You meet Alex outside the toilet. He was holding water, snacks and sandwiches. ‘I thought you might be hungry, I also ordered some tea for all of us. Should be ready in no time.’ He said proudly of himself. ‘Great’ You said when you heard someone call you to take your tea. You took it and walked towards your car monitoring your surroundings. ‘Alex,’ He looked at you puzzled. ’Do you see the two men in that black car? Over there.’ You asked not knowing if you are just paranoid. He dismissed your suspicions. ‘I am sure it is nothing, we, you were driving all night. You are probably just tired, maybe I should drive for a while, and you could take a nap.’ ‘Maybe you’re right’ You admitted
‘So, where should I drive?’ He asked sitting in the drivers’ seat. And that was a good question. Because despite you were driving, you didn’t know where you were headed. ‘Maybe we should take a break at the nearest “bed and breakfast”’ You were sitting at the back and in no time you fall asleep.
‘Y/N’ You heard your name and felt a shrug. You barely opened your eyes to what was going on, and you saw Alex. ‘We are taking a break at the “bed and breakfast like at your mamas”’ You rubbed your eye and yawned ‘Where are we?’ He pursed his lips sarcastically ‘At the nearest b&d’ ’What time is it? You questioned. ‘Nearly six in the morning, I already got us a room.’ He said and gave you his hand, which you took lazily. Where is Lily?’ You asked noticing that she is nowhere to be seen. ‘She is already in the room.’ This worked like a trigger, you started pacing to the entrance. Alex was right behind you. He caught up with you. And led you to the room.
You saw Lily fast asleep, peaceful and innocent. ‘I’ll take the couch.’ Said Alex and you just nodded and laid beside your sister.
You were dreaming about your mother when you were little. You were playing in your grandmother’s garden in a city you don’t recall. You heard your mom call you and you were overwhelmed by the scent of her perfume. Sweet, fresh fruity scent. ‘Y/N you cannot be here.’ You looked at her confused until the dream wasn’t a dream anymore. ‘Mom?’ You hugged her tight, and she stroked your hair. She then suddenly pulled you away ‘No, Y/N you cannot be here.’ You looked at her quizzingly, eyebrows frowned. She realised that you don’t understand why it is. Why you can’t visit her? So, she answered your question, that hasn't even been asked. ‘Oh, sweetie’ her voice brooked ‘it is dangerous, if you come here too often, you might get trapped and won’t be able to go back.’ You were even more confused. But you needed an answer to one question that was hunting you since the last time you saw her. ‘Mom, remember the last time I was here,’ She nodded not knowing where you were going with this question. ‘you said I have to practice something,’ She nodded once again. ‘but you never told me what.’ She smiled at you, like a sun spell. Proud and impatient to tell you she started to talk. ‘Do you remember when you were five and you and your dad went on the camping trip?’ You smiled at that memory it was your first time camping under the bare sky. ‘On that trip, something happened,’ You frowned your eyebrows confused ‘You got angry because you didn’t want to come back’ You couldn’t remember that incident ‘you screamed at your dad and a nice sunny day changed into thunder.’ You looked down and whispered ’I don’t remember that why?’ She looked at you with sorrow and continued with her story. ‘After you came back from the trip, your dad told me what has happened. We thought that you didn’t have it in you, but to our surprise, you had, have something far more powerful.’ You looked at your mom not understanding. ‘You see,’ She breathed out heavily. ‘you have a gift of magic, not just a traditional one, you have a very rare gift that allows you to control nature, of course for a price.’ Your eyes, wide open in disbelieve. ‘It makes you physically weak.’ ‘Is that what it was. I used “magic” to escape Rees and the others’ You felt insane, but you let her carry on, and so she did. ‘Your dad took your powers, but when he died, they came back to their owner. To you. And so, I went to a friend of mine, who gave me the necklace to block your powers.’ She finished, and you could not believe what you just herd. ‘Mom, this isn’t real, I am just dreaming’ You squeezed your eyes in an attempt to wake up but it didn’t work. ‘honey this is not a dream, and now listen to me.’ She said very seriously ‘You need to go to your grandmothers’ home in New Orleans and find her spell books and diaries. Just be careful many people want them. Go there and take them and never stop moving.’ You wanted to ask her questions, but she wouldn’t let you. ‘Go’ ‘But mom, I need to know so many things’ You said. ‘there is no time, now Gooo!’ She screamed at you, and her face turned into one that you often saw in horror movies. Pale white with black circles for eyes.
You walk up with a scream and tears. You were breathing very slowly, like that one time you decided to run a marathon. You closed your eyes and turned your head so that it would face your sister, but when you opened your eyes, they meet an empty pillow. You burst out of bed, you looked around and realised that it was only you in the room, so you just put your shoes on and left the room. You went downstairs to where the noises came from, and you saw Alex and Lily sit at a table laughing and eating. You were leaning against the door frame when Lily saw you and waved at you to join them.
You were eating a French toast when you saw your stepfather in the news. You immediately stopped eating. ‘We are currently at Mr Rees Owndel’s’ Said the news reporter. ‘whose daughters were kidnapped by gang members. As you can the garden is completely destroyed.’ They showed a video footage of the garden. ‘Mr Rees, would you like to say anting?’ The cameras showed your stepfather, who had tears in his cold eyes. ‘I don’t know what to say. I just want my girls to come home.’ Son of a bitch. You whispered, thankfully no one could hear you. ‘I only have one message to you.’ Said your stepfather. His voice cooler that ice, he starred directly to the camera, stared at you. ‘You can’t escape from me, I will find you everywhere you go, you can’t run from me. I will have it, and you will give it to me.’ He smiled viciously. You knew that this message was for you. You were petrified, but you shook the feeling off and looked at Alex and Lily.
‘Guys we are leaving.’ They both looked at you and then Alex turned around and you and Lily’s photos on the screen. You grabbed Lily’s hand, and you all were walking towards the exit when you were spotted by the manager. ‘Hey, wait.’ None of you stopped, and you ran towards your car. When you all took your original seats, you saw the manager speak to someone on the phone. No doubt he was calling the police. You just speed away. Headed towards New Orleans.
I know this was a long read, and there were no vampires involved, but I really needed this part to make this into a bit longer series. I also wanted to develop the reader's character. Let me know if you would like anything specific to be in the story. Otherwise, I hope you enjoyed it. :)
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