Chapter 11

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Arti's POV:

Dear Artemis...

At least, I hope this is Artemis. But, still. I'm glad to see you got this letter. I would just like to let you know, I am giving you this choker. As a present, in a way. I need you to hold onto this. It cannot go to anyone else. It's for the safety of you and others. Please, don't let anyone grab this.

-Your Father

I stared at the note with wide eyes. H-Huh? I thought, confused. Why would I need to watch this choker? It's not important... Right? I studied the choker a little bit. It was a pretty nice choker. It was black. Some chains on it. With a pretty purple pendant coming off of it.

 With a pretty purple pendant coming off of it

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Don't worry. I didn't draw this. I'm not THAT talented. It's a picture I found online. It's an actual choker being sold. Don't remember where. But it's a pretty one. I'll stop stalling, and let you continue.

I held it up to the light. It seemed see through. Well. If the back wasn't on it, it would be seen through. It seemed to have a small purple shard inside it. I tried to get a better look at it, but I couldn't. Resin covered it.

I sighed in annoyance. I flopped back. Even Though it hurt, I didn't make a sound. I just layed there. Looking at the choker. Studding it slightly. I sighed again, and flopped my arms down, looking at the ceiling.

How am I supposed to keep this safe? And from who? Who am I supposed to keep this from? I thought, utterly confused. I put my hands on my face, closing my eyes in the process. Then groaned in confusion. Ugh! This is so confusing!

I took my hands off my face, and just continued to stare at the ceiling. I continued to think really hard about it. About why it's so important. About who I'm supposed to keep it from. About why the fuck I have it. Eventually I gave up. I sat up quickly.

"This isn't gonna do me any good. I might as well get some work done." I mumbled to myself.

I stood up. Then walked back over to my sewing machine. I turned it on. It lightly roared to life. I sat there, sewing my new outfit. It didn't really didn't distract me. It just gave me something to focus on. That way I wouldn't be doing nothing, but I'm also doing something productive.

"First, Shino leaves to go see his parents. Now I got a mysterious choker from mine. Aren't mine dead though? Is someone messing with me?" I mumbled to myself.

I continued to ask myself questions I couldn't answer. I tried so hard to get to my memories. But they were just out of reach. I know they're there. But some kind of barrier was blocking them. Not just my memories, but other things too. I'm not sure what. But I can feel it. Something's off. I sigh, and finish up my outfit. I look at my clock to see it read '3:33 am.' I looked at it confused.

"I stayed up that late?" I said to myself, yawning slightly. "Guess so..."

I stood up. Stretched slightly. Grabbed the choker. And put it on. It glowed purple for a moment, then stopped. Whatever. It's not my current problem. I thought, tiredly. I turned off the lights. Stretched again. Then I walked over to my 'bed' aka sleeping bag. I sat down on top of it. Sighed a little annoyed. Then layed down.

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