The New Chosen One

chapter three

I wake up and check on my phone for the time,its 5:00am. I look around to find Leah and tell her my final decision. I look everywhere but she's not around meaning she didn't come back last night. As I'm looking upstairs,I land on a blue door with a huge 'C' on it and a 'Do Not Enter,if you aren't part of this room' notice below the 'C'. I slowly trace the letter until when my phone vibrates signalling a text from Leah .

Leah:Hey,sorry I left you hanging last night,I passed out.

Me:Are you for real? And what are you doing up so early?

I continue tracing the letter until when I get another text from Leah.

Leah:you know I'm a morning person don't play dumb,anyway you could come to my place since you're up too and of course you don't have where to go.

Me:OK I'll be there in 50minutes.

This time,she replies very fast.

Leah:50 what???

She's such a drama queen,no wonder she used to get all the lead roles in drama club.

Me:Um newsflash,I don't have a car.

Leah:Oh right,okay I'll be waiting for you

I put my phone back into my pocket and head for the bathroom. I wash my face and arrange my hair putting it into a messy bun and leaving the bangs as usual. I clean my glasses lens's and put them on. After that bathroom session,I get out and head for downstairs. Yeesh,there are still passed out bodies lying everywhere and red plastic cups. I make my way through and get out of that damned frat house.

I decide to walk to Leah's because I don't want to waste the money I have,I've already got plans for it. The walk to Leah's isn't that bad because as she was shining under the theatre's spotlight in high school, I was shining on the tracks,meaning I was a track star.

I reach the building and after one hell of an elevator ride(Man I hate elevator rides!),I finally reach her door and lightly knock,I wouldn't want to wake the others yet its still 6:00am. She opens and let's me in leading me to the couch. To be honest,everything is aching because of yesterday's havoc meaning I may not be able to lie my way out of this one.

"Here," she puts a bowl of made cereal in front of me on the table.

"Not hungry," I'm lying.

"Come on Raven, you last ate yesterday at lunch. You aren't lying your way out of this one," she says.

"Fine," I give in.

As I'm stuffing my face with lucky charms,I nearly forget the reason I was looking for Leah in the first place.

"Nice studs,by the way," she breaks the silence but tears fill my eyes.

"Oh no,I'm sorry if I hurt you in any way," she panicked.

"Its fine. They just remind me of mum,she gave them to me yesterday in the morning," I plaintively say.

"Raven,you could stay with me here and we'd start our own new life," she sympathises if only she knew what I had in mind.

"Actually,I came to bid my farewell," I finally spill it.

"Wait what?" she asks dumbfounded.

"I'm taking my mum's advice to go to Folks. Whatever killed her did it because of me,it wants me mainly. Which means it could injure or harm you if I stay here," I explain.