Eliza (Book 1)

.+* Chapter 14 - Lost And Found *+.

Ellie's View:
It had been months since I'd seen Eliza. Since I died in the underground, it was the only place I could wonder as a ghost. Everyone had labelled Eliza as a murderer and a traitor..if only I could be there to say otherwise. Grim was his usual, miserable self without her so his dead happy side came out most of the time. S.W.O.R.D had developed amazingly if I do say so myself. Everything was normal just with Eliza out of the equation, until the day the truth was revealed.

The day was going normally until Zir was alarmed by a knock on the door. He opened it.

* Hey Zir! Where's Uncle Grim?

* Aurora?! Where have you been all this time??

* Finalising my plan, of course.

She barged passed him and looked around for something. Zir opened a portal to the lab quickly.

* Dad, quickly come.

"What's wrong?" He put down his pen.

* Aurora, she's here.

They went back through Zir's portal and saw her rushing through the door. Grim quickly stopped her.

"Your mother has been-"

* I couldn't care less.

Victoria opened a portal, placing a device on the ground and pressing the button.

* Silent but deadly, I must say. How many timelines have we sucked the power from now? 17? 18?

Grim's eyes widened.

* Uncle, I really must thank you for your participation in all this~

"I would never help you do something as stupid as this." He angrily glared at Aurora.

* Oh really? Who agreed to get rid of Eliza, our main concern?

He went silent in shock. Zir went behind Grim.

Eliza's View:
I took a sip of coffee in the cafè, why was I still here? He wasn't going to return. I paid for my drink and went out for a walk, to go to work. I decided to work as a waitress in a fancy restaurant until I felt like getting into something with more like a business. I went to the back and quickly changed into my work outfit. The rain started to pour as I took orders for rich...arrogant people.

My food isn't WARM ENOUGH, get a new one NOW.

Get me a new drink, girl.

As a waitress who works here, you should know my regular.

Let me speak to your manager.

* Wait...what?

"I said, let me talk to your manager. Now." The lady said, furiously.

I went to get them.

"Unless you want to be sued, fire her. She was FLIRTING with my husband."

* What?! I smiled at him as I do with all customers and guests!

The manager looked at her, then at me. She showed a threatening face. He fired me in the spot.

"What a mistake!" I heard them say as I walked out.

I had no umbrella...and the rain poured like a waterfall. I just kept on walking forward, the air was fogged up.

I came to a stop when something began to feel wrong. The energy of those around me decreased. We were close to the underground. Something...had happened. I know I couldn't go back in and I didn't care, I needed to help them! I began to run to the mountain, sprinting passed people. The energy was decreasing but I made sure it didn't effect me. I casted a spell, allowing me to fly. People below me at stared up at me curiously, but I didn't care.