Julia Lelieveld and the battle with the underworld

~14~

I woke up and felt Renzo's warm body next to me. I looked up and saw him sleeping peacefully. He looked innocent.

For a moment it occurred to me that we were in my bed. I looked shocked at the alarm clock, shit, it was two o'clock in the morning. That meant my father knew we had fallen asleep, but he hadn't intervened. Would that mean he agreed? I tried to take my mind off it as I snuggled up against Renzo and fell asleep again.

In the morning we woke up smiling side by side. How good this felt. I was so glad we said it. At least talk?

I checked to see if my father had gone to work yet. It would be weird to run into him in the kitchen while Renzo and I were coming downstairs. But he had already gone to work. So we had the house for us alone. We got dressed, had breakfast and went to school by motorbike.

Very coincidentally, Eva arrived right away with us. She looked at me smiling. I smiled back. Oh dear, she was going to hear me out when she got the chance.

The day passed peacefully. During the break I went to the library. I wanted to learn more about what was known about the elements. I saw the rest of the circle regularly read in thick books and also wanted to have more knowledge. Now that I became more and more familiar with the feeling that it belonged and it became more and more part of myself, I wanted to know more about it. How I might become stronger, although I had the impression that that was already happening over time. Because when we were practicing in the shed recently, Rob and I noticed that I had become stronger. And that without extra practice. I approached Rob and asked him for research material and he was only too happy to give it to me. Even though we were in the same circle, I had less contact with the others than they had with each other. Perhaps that was also because they were in the same class and therefore had the same schedule. And maybe also because I joined them later, when they thought they were already complete. Because a circle actually consisted of 4 practitioners.

I was reading a book about different techniques to apply the fire element. I must honestly say that it was very interesting and educational.

I was so engrossed in it that I hadn't heard the bell. Rob came to me and asked if I had a break, I didn't. shit!

I rushed to Biology, but there was no point anymore. I got a yellow detention note from the teacher and continued the rest of the lesson.

At the end of the day I said goodbye to everyone. Renzo went home. Eva started playing volleyball and Bas started training with football.

Luckily I could have done all my homework during detention. Thankful I was the only one today. I walked to the large hall that led outside, once on the school steps I saw the dark clouds form a big thick blanket and I had to cycle through it. It wouldn't be long before the rain would start. Luckily I had my rain suit in my locker in the gym's changing room. I turned and walked back into the school down the long hallway toward the locker room. Once in the locker room, I walked to my locker. I was startled, I heard someone on the other side of the lockers. Immediately my instincts were on edge, could this be evil? The very first time I stood face to face with evil was here in this locker room. The shivers still ran down my spine when I thought of Simone and her possessed eyes. Cautiously, I walked to the end of the row of lockers and turned gently so I could see around the corner.

There were two people, I saw them from the side and they were kissing deeply.

I quickly turned back in shock. I let what I saw sink in for a while. Because I know those people who stood there so dearly.

It was the coach of the volleyball team and Eva. Oh my gosh, so that's why Eva never said who she was in love with. It was her coach, if anyone knew this they would both be in trouble.