Julia Lelieveld and the battle with the underworld

~10~

The next day I was able to pick up my dress at the mall, but I got a call that it wouldn't be ready until the next day. I went shopping for dinner tonight, because dad's colleagues came for dinner. Something I had absolutely no interest in. Once he was home for dinner, it would still be about his work.

When I had finished shopping it was only early afternoon. Renzo was with his mom and Dad should come home early if all went well. He had said he could do some work at home before his colleagues arrived. I knew Eva had a match, it had been a while since I'd been there to watch it, so I thought it would be fun to cheer her on. And also to talk to Bas again. I've barely been able to speak to them since the fifth element.

It was a beautiful day, the winter sun was doing its best to beat the cold so I decided to go for a walk.

It was crowded with people on the street. Many of them enjoyed the rare sunshine. Lost in thought, I walked to school, but I was jolted out of my thoughts when a large man stood in front of me. I tried to avoid him but he came back to me. I looked up at the man. Why did he do this?

"So you're the one causing so much commotion and trouble."

I looked at the man questioningly, what did he mean by that?

"Excuse me?"

"Don't act like you don't know what I'm talking about," he said viciously.

I looked at him again, somehow he looked familiar, but I couldn't quite place him. But what I did know was that this wasn't right. He seemed to get angry, no patience for my reaction. So without even waiting for my response, he continued.

"Do you know who I am?", he asked in an inferior manner.

My instinct was immediately ready, this was not good. The intention that came from this man was so dark and evil.

I shook my head.

"I'm Lucas's father."

Immediately alarm bells started ringing. This was not good.

I gave him a hard look, trying to figure out if he really intended to attack me here. But that wouldn't be wise of him, because then Lucas would really get into trouble. I tried to appear calm, as if I wasn't afraid. Not knowing if he would fall for it.

"That explains a lot," I said coolly.

He wrinkled his nose and continued aggressively: "A smartass, I will teach you a lesson."

And before I knew it, he had twisted my arm in such a way that I was in the headlock.

I was shocked, I had not expected this. For a moment it seemed as if panic would take over, but then the fifth element came up in me. I felt the fire grow inside me and with that thought I let the fire go to my arm which he had twisted painfully on my back.

With a great curse he let go and he looked at me angrily and inquiringly.

"So you already know how to handle it?"

And with that question he grabbed me by the throat. No, not this, I thought this was such a terrible thing. Before I knew it, I blew him over with an air orb.

"I'm done! Finished!", I shouted angrily.

I didn't let myself be messed with.

He got up. "So he was right. You can really control the fifth element. That's why he can't destroy you. Evil feasts on those powers you have," he said sarcastically. My stomach clenched at the words.

"You put him in a pretty tough spot."

"He has it all to himself," I hissed through my teeth. I am really angry now.