Melanie's POV
Steve dropped us at our homes. We went to Janet's first, then mine and Steve went back to his house in his car. The car was actually his sixteenth year birthday gift. Yeah, right...Steve was almost a year older than I am.
He's sixteen and I am fifteen but I still consider him to be my age mate because he was only older with few months. But before Steve left, I tried to persuade him to tell me what was wrong with him.
"Steve, you know you can always trust me with your worries. We share secrets, remember? But you're keeping this one. What's the matter?" I asked him. He rested his back against the car and I stood in front of him raising my head to look at him 'cause he was taller than me.
"It's nothing, Melanie. I'm fine".
"Steve!!!" I whined. He placed his hands on my shoulders.
"Melanie, I know you care about me but I'm fine " he said emphatically.
"Steve, you know you're actually hiding something from me." I said sadly. He sighed as he released my shoulders. I looked at him expectantly.
"Sis!!" I heard someone's voice from behind. I looked back to see Daisy. I turned again immediately to look at Steve's face. He had a surprised look and it was my turn to sigh. Daisy was by my side already.
"I guess I'm not the only one here that's trying to hide something." Steve smirked, got into his car and left
"Sis" Daisy called again as I watched Steve zoom out of the compound.
"What are you doing out here?" I asked.
"I heard you are back and I thought I should welcome you." She said smiling.
"Alright, let's go in." I said as I took her hand and we walked in.
"Your friend...he's handsome. What's his name?" Daisy asked as I sat down on my bed.
"Do you have any business with him?" I eyed her. "No, I thought he would be a good partner for you." She said.
"What do you mean? What do you know?" I asked and she shrugged.
"He's good enough to be your boyfriend. Or don't you like him?" She asked mockingly and she ran out of my room before I could get hold of her. I laid back on my bed and thought about Steve. He actually didn't know about Daisy. He would have seen her this morning but Daisy was in the garden when he was here this morning. I'm sure Steve is trying to hide something and I'll surely get to know what it's about.
It's late already so without wasting much time, I slept off.
Author's POV
Somewhere in a beautiful mansion, a young beautiful lady could be seen sleeping peacefully. Silence has taken over the atmosphere since it was nighttime. All of a sudden, murmurings and whispering voices could be heard. The lady turned over and over uncomfortably on her queen-sized bed. She seems to be having a nightmare, she started sweating profusely. A look of horror could be seen on her face. Her lips were moving slightly. It was as though she was saying something known to only her.
She turned endlessly and her voice became loud and clear. She was calling for help. But who would help her in the house? No one is living close to her. All maidservants have retired back to their rooms and are all asleep tiredly. Her voice is so loud that it was resonating in the whole house but no one heard her cries. The whisperings came out loud and clear saying "Susan, we are coming for you." That was all she heard and she stirred awake.
Suzy's POV
I opened my eyes forcibly and sat down properly. I was covered with sweat. The nightmares have started again. I looked at the alarm clock on my nightstand and it was clearly displaying "2:05". I turned on the lamp and it gave the room a dim light. I stood up from my bed and opened the drawer beside my bed.
I brought out some pills from it and used the relievers. I went back to my bed, laid down and thought about the dream again. It has never made any meaning to me. Not until some seconds ago when I heard the voice saying they are coming for me. Who are they? What do they want? Why are they after me? All questions flooded my mind.
This is one of the problems I'm facing known to me alone. Outside this room, all you can see is the cheerful, lovely, sweet girl with smiles. I don't know what's going on me. It's been a while since all these started. Let's just conclude it started when I was young and was still living with my mom.
"Mom" I muttered with smiles as tears ran down my cheeks.
Back then, Mom and Dad were not living together. Dad always claim it was due to his busy schedules and the fact that he had to stay with his business but Mom said she knew it was because of his family. They were not ready to accept the fact that their son married someone from Japan. Due to dad's busy schedule, Mom couldn't let me stay with him since they were not together. Staying with mom was a memorable experience. Due to Mom's background, she believes a lot in supernatural beings. She always tells me stories about them.
I could remember the story she told me when I was fifteen. It was about a young girl of my age, then, who would try to save her world. She would not have any supernatural powers. And I remembered I asked her; "so how will she survive all the problems?" "She needs friends...she need you. She need to discover her powers." Was all Mom said and I remained confused. She had once told me this same story when I was about six years of age. I always wondered why she repeated the same story.
All these had been long forgotten by me but the memories came back rushing like a whirlwind. I played the karaoke version of one of my favorite songs and I sang along. Slowly, I drifted off to sleep as I tried to forget what had happened. Till dawn, my sleep wasn't interrupted. It was only interrupted when my manager, George, called. He informed me of my schedule for today and requested I get ready to be escorted.
I stood up, moved to the bathroom and had my morning routine. I dressed up and as I walked to the living room, I called my chauffeur. Immediately he answered his call, I said, "Joe, be ready in the next five minutes. I need to have a makeover for an event."
TBC....
Melanie's POV"Good morning" I greeted as I sat down beside my friends. "Good morning" Steve and Janet answered. I was almost late for class today. Just as I sat down, the English teacher entered. The tall, slender and well-built man, standing in front of the class, who could easily pass for an athlete, surveyed the class with his eyes.I pretty much guessed he's going to give us test and he did. He looked round, ensuring none of the students was missing before he issued out his questions.Few minutes later, he asked us to submit the answers to his questions. As expected, some students started murmuring, some happily submitted while some did not even show any emotions. Their faces never betrayed their emotions during tests and examinations and I could say I'm one of the last group.If the questions were tough, my facial expression won't portray anything likewise if it's the other way round, you still won
Steve's POV"I'm home" I announced to whoever was home. Just as I was about to go upstairs to my room, a maid appeared from a corner. "Welcome, sir" she greeted and I nodded. I seem to have gotten used to the fact that they all call me 'sir'. Most especially Vivian, the housemaid, who was just two years older than me.I've always tried to convince her not to call me 'sir' but I guess she's just following her job ethics....to respect her bosses."Where's Jessie?" I asked her. "She's not back yet." "Alright. You can go back to do your work." I dismissed her and walked on to my room. I entered my room after unlocking the room door. Yeah, right...I know you guys might be wondering why I had to lock my room in my father's house.Well Mom had strictly warned everyone, including the maid, Vivian and other male workers we have, to always lock the room doors to prevent future conflicts of intr
Melanie's POV"Mom, I'm leaving" I announced as i stepped out of the house. I'm going to school on my own today, Mom was not chanced to take me to school today. She looked a little bit down and it's unlike her so I suggested I'll be on my way to school myself. I strolled out of the building happily and was walking towards the gate when Daisy's voice halted me.."Melanie, wait" she called out and I turned back to face her. She breathed heavily for some moment when she finally got to the place I was standing at."What's the matter Daisy? Why did you stop me?" I asked with concern. It's unlike her as well. She was always eager to see me leave for school because according to her she'd have the building all to herself and would be able to move round the garden all she want. The excuses I considered childish."Melanie" she called as she held unto my hand nervously. I crouched to her h
Suzy's POVMy eyes widened as I stared at the headline which was displaying on the screen. Many students were being wheeled into waiting ambulances. This is tragedic to me even though none had been confirmed dead. They were all injured. My mind surprisingly drifted off to the fact that I had actually met with some students during my meet and greet and was drawn towards three students amidst them.Yeah....a boy and two girls. One of the girls was named ...what's the name again.... yeah... Melanie. I gasped in shock. What if she had been involved in the accident? What if she was one of the brutally injured victims? What if...?"Stop all these 'what ifs'. My subconscious alarmed me. I picked up my phone and dailed George's number. He picked up at the third ring."George, I need your help. Can you come over, please?" I pleaded."Suzy, you know I'm quite busy. You can't just call me anytime. We are trying to organize a concert
Melanie's POV continuesIt was around 6 'o clock in the evening when we got to Doctor James' place. Their maids helped us with our bags and I offered to carry my backpack myself knowing how heavy it could be to them. We entered the house and Jessie was the first person to welcome us."You're finally here. I thought you would never come." She said hugging me. "Megan mom, you look tired." She said as she hugged mom as well. "It's been a while, dear." Mom replied. Daisy, on the other hand, clutched my hand dearly when Jessie crouched to the girl's height. Jessie was literally grinning and I couldn't help but smile. She was obviously happy Daisy's here with us."Hi, I'm Jessica but you can call me Jessie." She said extending her hand for an handshake. Daisy looked at mom and me and I nodded for her to acknowledge Jessie."Hi, I'm Daisy, Melanie's younger sister." She announced innocently and I smiled.
Steve's POVI was dragged back by an unknown force. I was heating up and all my body was aching but I had no escape route. I was giving up already when I saw an entrance and someone came out of somewhere. Instantly I felt the need to cry out for help and I did. The person didn't answer at first but I think after much consideration he or she decided to help me. The person bent down to pull me up and when I tried to look at the person's face, a bright light shone onto my face and I opened my eyes."Good morning" I heard Melanie's cheerful voice I squinted my eyes as I realized the source of the bright light that shone onto my face was from the window she was opening. I sat up and held my head as I felt a throbbing headache."Morning, what says the time?" I asked. "Just 7 'o clock in the morning" she said as she seems undisturbed by the fact that we're running late. "What the hell?!" I exclaimed as I stood up hurriedly. D
Unknown's POV"What the hell have you done?" I screamed at the young girl who was on her knees."I'm sorry, your highness." She pleaded."You know this isn't the right time for her to discover anything about her true natures. Her powers are not complete yet. She can't exercise them yet." I shouted at the poor girl in fury. She's ruined everything."I'm sorry, your highness." She kept on repeating the same plea."You're sorry. I know you're sorry. But will that fix the damage this would cause?" I demanded. She bowed her head. I turned my back to her as I ran my fingers through my waist-lengthed hair."But your highness, she would have been defiled by those animals." She tried to prove her point."And that does not warrant you helping her through the band. You've exposed her to Sage. He would look f
Steve's POVI woke up the next morning to get ready for school. I proceeded to take my bath. As the water drizzled down, different thoughts drowned my mind. The nightmares had reduced since the movie night. That was the last time I had that dream and I am grateful.Then, Melanie, a lot happened to her yesterday and it was to be topped by her inability to speak. I don't know how she will cope till she's finally able to speak. I stepped out of the bathroom, dressed up fully for school and left my room."Good morning" I greeted as I sat down at the dining table. It seems I got dressed a little bit late 'cause every other member of the family was present, even Daisy, the youngest."Good morning son." Mom answered. I glanced at Melanie and she mouthed a "good morning" but to me it seems as if she said it clearly."Can you speak now?" I asked but she shook her head negatively. Probably it's my illusion.
EPILOGUE<<MELANIE>>I breathed a heavy sigh of relief as I handed over the mic to Kate, who hurriedly passed me a bottle of water.“Thank you,” I muttered. I opened the bottle and drank from it.“You are all sweaty!” Kate frowned. “But you were definitely great back there.” She squeaked happily. I shook my head negatively with a smile on my face. Dramatic Kate!“She’s definitely not as open to me as she is to you.” I turned when I heard that voice.“Suzy!” I squealed as I ran to her. Her arms were wide open already, calling me for an embrace.“Girl, you were great out there on that stage.” She kissed my cheeks. “I almost couldn’t recognize you.” I laughed at her flattering. “All thanks to you and the staff.” She smiled. “And where’s John?” I asked as I looked behind her to see if he was with her.“He didn’t…” Suzy tried to answer.“Over here, sweetheart.” I saw John waved at me. “Hey,” I moved away from Suzy to meet
I fell on my knees as I struggled to breathe. I truly felt life getting drained out of me. I couldn’t breathe and I could see my hands getting dark. It all felt as though something was eating me up.I glanced at Melanie and she had that proud look on her face that showed how pleased she was to have deceived me. I was a complete fool to think she had regained her senses.The dark tissue was spreading on and on from my palms to my arms. Melanie wasn’t herself anymore and that was a sure fact. But regardless of any other thing, this might be the last time I see my best friend, the Melanie I love and not the one in front of me.With this in mind, despite the evil glare she had on her face and my lack of strength, I summoned every last bit of the strength in me. I held her hands in mine. They felt extremely hot.She arched her brows at me.“I can see you’re a strong one.” She smirked. “You…” I cut her off.“I love you.”She instantly froze.For a moment,
72Melanie’s POV“Stab yourself.”She smirked.“Wh- what?” I stuttered in disbelief.“That’s the only way.” She shrugged. “You have to spill blood.”I scoffed.“Are you kidding me right now?”“No,” she smiled. “Are you ready to cross that boundary?”“Why in the world would she need to stab herself?” Steve frowned.“That’s the only thing that can stop this. You need no further explanation. Are you willing to do it to save your people?” she stared intently at me. “Both the humans and the supernatural.”I sighed as I ran my fingers through my hair. I definitely didn’t expect this. To save everyone completely, I’d make the sacrifice.I heard loud screams which made me turn abruptly. I watched wide-eyed as buildings came crashing down. People began to run out of their houses.However, before they could go far, most of them got hit by flying bricks. I glanced at the source of the turmoil.The dragon was con
Melanie’s POVI pulled up the knife and steadied myself to stand to my feet. Releasing a shaky breath, I began to walk over to the rest of the family as I kept the knife safe in my pocket.Sage was gone. Everyone has been set free from his evil clutches and his destructive ambitions.Walking absentmindedly, I almost lost my balance when I stumbled on something. I averted my gaze from the space and glanced at what made me stumbled. I realized it was Janet’s lifeless body.The tears I never knew I had pent-up flooded my face as I stared at the lifeless body of the girl I called my friend. I sobbed uncontrollably as I fell to her side. Lifting up her cold hands, I pulled her into an embrace.She might have betrayed me but she was once my friend. And she will ever be!“I’m sorry,” I whispered. My body trembled slightly as the feelings I bottled up all burst out with my tears.No matter wha
Melanie's POV"Don't you dare!" I growled when I saw Clara's high hand. In her hand was the supposed sacred knife - that, I recognized.Clara turned to me with surprise evident on her face. But sad for her, 'cause as soon as she turned, she was struck by an electrifying ray that emitted from my hands. She was sent flying across the room.She let out a loud scream when her back came in contact with the furnitures. Crashing sounds filled the atmosphere.I moved closer to her with the unending ray and she got pinned to the tiled floor. I didn't want her to stand up.When I was sure she was trapped and unable to move, I hurriedly traipsed over to Daisy. I pulled her up from the floor and shook her without much force."Daisy?"Her eyes opened slightly before they went close.Her body went cold immediately. I instantly became furious.Clara should pay for this. I don't care if I don't get to kno
Megan's POV"Oh my God! Melanie?" I called in surprise. My eyes watered as they got themselves fixed on my dear daughter.I was so excited to see her here. Even though I didn't know when she got discharged and how she got here, I was still very much glad she was right here in front of my eyes.But before we could go about the mother daughter reunion, Sage spoke up."Well... well... well," he began, saying those words in a music like format. "Look who we have here. I didn't think you'd be up after all we got them to do to you." He stated.No wonder! I kind of knew Sage was the mastermind of all that happened with Melanie. But it was hard to ascertain that fact since he got his job done without any trace.Melanie walked away from me as I teleported over to the rest of my team. The look on Steve's face showed he couldn't be more glad."Nice to finally meet you again," Melanie greeted Sage scornfully. She folded her
Megan's POV"It's a recall spell if you don't know." I heard Morgana's voice.Right there and then, she also came into the picture, alongside Morgan and the army. I smiled.This turned out to be a perfect plan after all."Now, it's a thousand against one." Morgan said with a slight smile.Sage moved back a bit, creating enough space between us all."How come I never knew?" He wondered."That's cause it wasn't an immediate thing. The spell was meant to take time before it takes its effect ... to avoid suspicion." Morgana explained with a sad smile on her face.I wondered why she looked sad despite the smile. Her smile didn't reach her eyes."Who did this?" Sage asked with squinted eyes. "Cause I'm sure this isn't a thing back at the kingdom. This is related to black magic." He frowned."Yeah, it isn't a thing in our world since it's a spell." Morgana shrugged. "But someone went extra miles to pr
Megan's POVI stood at the centre of the city with Steve, Sage and his captives. Sage's eyes never left mine while he waited patiently for me to make my decision.Something kept telling me not to surrender. It kept trying to make me see enough reasons, as to why I needed not go surrender.One reason that kept on hammering was the fact that Sage could actually make me surrender and still not release his captives.One of the many reasons that left me strong-headed was how Sage was my culprit, who I needed to bring to book. If I surrender to him without fighting back, all our efforts from the onset would be a total waste of time and manpower."You're taking much time to decide, Megan." He complained.One thing about him that I've noticed is he always call my name, at any slight opportunity he gets.I ignored him and turned to Steve."What does she mean to you?" I questioned. He doesn't need any
Megan's POVI coughed slightly from the smoke that filled the atmosphere. Everywhere was clouded with smoke and I wondered how much damage Sage has caused to the whole city.I trod along the road carefully, squinting my eyes to see if there was any other person around. Following Sage landed us here and I haven't seen him. The smoke wasn't helping as well. I ensured I held on to Steve carefully.As we continued to move forward, the atmosphere suddenly became clearer. I almost sighed in relief but was caught off guard when an arrow flew my way. Reflexively, I dodged the arrow.My eyes darted towards the direction it came from. I wasn't surprised to see Sage but what surprised me was the army that stood in lines right behind him."This is going to be bloody." I heard Steve mutter behind me."We'll take care of this. Don't be scared." I told him, without turning to look at him. My eyes was fixed on Sage and his army.&nb