Caught In His Claws

Chapter Eighteen

Rosalind's POV

Everyone has left my room, so I'm just sitting alone. Nothing too unusual, this seems to be happening more and more. Either that or now there is just more people than I'm used to in my life, so being alone is lonelier. I'm sure how I feel. I know that Ethan could have told the truth and I would be in here for a lot longer but would I be on here if he didn't tell. I guess Aiden would have told anyway, and it was just self preservation, but it still hurts. I try not to show it but these twins are growing on me a little. Especially Ethan and Aiden was going well until today. We were working together and it felt nice to do something with someone, but he ruined it. I don't understand why he couldn't let it go, what changed. He was all on board for not tell my dad anything now he told him everything. I pulled it off so it's only three days instead of weeks, which is nice.

A couple hours later my dad calls me down for dinner and we all eat in this awkward silence. Normally he's asking me about my dad and asking the twins if and or what happened. But today nothing. We eat in silence and I want to say something but ultimately I deal with it. I go back to my room and get ready for bed.

I pull out the sacrifice board and just stare at it for a while, hoping something will pop into my brain. I pull out my computer and continue to look for darach rituals involving three virgins. It's amazing how many different sites I find about this, but ultimately I don't form much. Most of them are way to specific, they each involve virgin sacrifices but they each go in different directions. They involve different sections of people dying, and right now I only have three dead bodies, I just need three more helpful ones. It's sad for me to wish that three more people will end up dead, but what else do I do. I save the sites and I go to sleep.

When I wake up in the morning I see a note on the floor.

We have a cross country meet after school so be prepared.

Ugh. I hate doing this. Yes I can win but it's not like I'm gonna try. All it is, is a waste of my time, but it does get me out of the house on a reasonable excuse.

The school day progresses normally. I see Rebekah a couple times and avoid her. I'm just not ready to talk everything out. Her brother was gonna kill me, that takes some time to process. Liam has finally learned that I don't want to talk to me, but I think the science teacher disappeared. That means we can't do science so I'm in. Hopefully he'll turn up dead and I can find more information. English is as weird as ever, I swear all English teachers are crazy. History with the hunter, a pleasure as always. Art, the only class I actually enjoy. Granted I'm it great at art but we don't do anything so it's good. Lastly gym, which I skipped. Now Im just waiting for this stupid bus to arrive so I can get this meet over with.

Ethan sits with Danny and by default that means Aiden had to sit with me. He tries to talk to me but I look out the window and put my earbuds in.I feel great, Aiden's to trying to talk to me. All of a sudden I hear a whistle blow and coach yell, "Back to your seat!"

I take out my earbuds and listen to what everyone else is taking about. It's a lot of talk about prom that's coming up in a month.

"Do you think he'll ever ask me." One girl says desperately in the front of the bus.

"Of course he will, look at you. Your amazing, he'd be stupid not too." The girl across from her responds. They both laugh.

"What if she says no." A guy asks from a few seats behind me.

"Why would she?" Another guy says.

"I don't know."

"Stop being a pussy and just ask her. Make her feel like she can't say no." The next guy jumps in.