SUMMER'S RAIN

CHAPTER 53

CHAPTER 53

My skin browned overnight so, I didn’t have to worry with sun screen as I put on my bathing suit the next morning. I managed to acquire a really great-looking tan in the last week we had been here, and I can’t wait to get back out in the sun and add to it. Walking to the kitchen, I make myself a glass of tea and pick up an apple to go along with it and head outside.

Lisa is still in bed, which is unusual for her because she is always up before the crack of dawn and ready to go. She’s one of those morning people that everybody hates. I walk outside, and the sun feels great when it hits my body. I place my iced tea on the end table by my lounge, before taking off my robe and lying down. The sun feels fantastic. I had been lying there for about an hour when I see someone, in the distance, walking toward me. As the person grows closer I recognize her.  It’s the girl from the restaurant the night before.

I sit up watching as she walks towards me. She has on a pair of jean shorts and a pink tank top with sandals. When she was close enough I said, “Hello” and asked her if I could help her with something. I was shocked by the words that come out of her mouth.

“You’re a Keeper aren’t you?”  I didn’t know what to say how could this girl know what a Keeper is, much less me being one?”

“Who are you?"

“My name is Rachel, Rachel King.”

“Well Rachel I’m sorry, but I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Please don’t play this game with me, I know who you are.”  
“Look I said I’m sorry, but I can’t help you.” I spun around and start to walk back toward the house. The girl grabs me by the arm.

"Wait please I need your help.” Looking back at her, I see terror in her eyes, and that’s what makes me tell her "Come on in the house.” We walk in the living room, and I tell her to have a seat, and I’d be right back. I run up the stairs and knock on Lisa’s bedroom door. I open the door and notice Lisa is really sick. She looks horrible.
“What’s wrong with you?” I asked.

“I think I’m dying; I'm chilling, and my stomach is killing me.”

“Ugh….sounds like you have a virus.”

“I don’t know what I’ve got, but I think it’s going to be the death of me.”

“I’m sorry sweetie really I am but, right now we have a problem. I hate to bother you, but you need to come to the living room. There is a girl in there that knows we’re Keepers.” That had Lisa sitting up in bed.

“How could that be? Is she human?” Lisa asked.

“Yeah’ she’s human I guess, she’s not a Neither nor a demon.”

“What does she want?” Lisa asked.

“I don’t know.  I left her in the living room, so I could come get you.”

“Alright I’ll get up, go ahead and go back to the living room with her and give me a couple of minutes.”

“I’m sorry I know you don’t feel like dealing with anything right now. I promise I’ll fix you some chicken soup to help settle your stomach after our new friend leaves.” Lisa gives me a weak smile and says “I’m holding you to that promise.” I leave her and return back to the living room. Rachel is still sitting in the same spot I had left her. She looks up when I step into the room. I offer her a glass of tea. She tells me yes and follows me into the kitchen. When we go back to the living room, Lisa had propped herself up on the couch with a blanket. She looks so pitiful sitting there my heart goes out to her.

“So you’re the bitch who has caused me to have to get out of my sick ass out of bed when I feel like I’m dying” Lisa asked looking at Rachel.

“I’m sorry you’re sick, and I wouldn’t be here if I knew what else to do” Rachel tells Lisa looking scared to death.

“So how do you know who we are” Lisa asked Rachel while motioning for her to sit down.
Rachel walks pass Lisa and takes the seat at the other end of the couch. She takes a big drink of her tea before she answers.

“That’s hard to explain," she finally said.

“Well why don’t you give it a shot anyway?” Lisa told Rachel.

Lisa and I sit and listen as Rachel tells us she has been doing simple spells for the past two years and that last month she had met a fairy named Link that had told her he could help her expand her powers. Of course, Rachel had jumped at the chance to be able to do bigger spells. Right now her spells consisted of possibly making kids face’s break out with pimples if she was mad at them. What Rachel hadn’t known was you can’t trust fairies. Somehow, the fairy had tricked her and ended up taking her brother back to the fairy realm.

“Alright now we know what you’re here about. What we don’t know is. How you know we're Keepers? And what do you want us to do?” I asked making sure I asked the most important question.

“I have read about Keepers in Wicca books and on the internet. You guys are supposed to be a myth, but when I saw you in the restaurant I just knew who you, were. I could feel you. I don’t really know a better way to explain it to you. I need your help in opening the door to the fairy realm, so I can get my brother out, Everything I’ve read says a Keeper is the only other thing besides a fairy that can open the door.”