𝑹𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒏

Chapter 19

Jeremiah

What the fuck? I am dreaming. I'm not here this isn't real like at all.

"umm jeremiah?"

That's Raven

"rave?"

"hi."

I'm so lost.

"Your dead, I know for fact, you've been dead for some years now." I'm shaking.

She took a step closer and sat and two chairs down from me and didn't speak.

"who are you?"

"Savannah Mila Raven."

"I don't know what to feel."

"Me either. This is very ummm....."

"Confusing?"

"Awkward?"

"Baffling."

"Yes that's the word." She gave a soft airy chuckle to somewhat lighten the mood.

"Where have you been this whole time?"

"Rome, Greece, Italy, and here in LA."

"L.A?"

"Yea my dad had missions down here sometimes."

"Why?" I asked her and she looked up at me with a look that gave off "not the time for that question"

"That's a story for a day that is not today." I nodded. "Jeremiah, I'm sorry. You've been through a shit ton of problems and I'm sorry I wasn't here to be there for you like a good friend was supposed to be. I don't know what i could do to apologize to you because I know you hate me right now and you probably want me dead for real and I don't blame you."

"Savannah."

"Yes?"

"I do hate you, I really really do hate you. I don't want to see you and honestly you could've stayed dead or pretend to be dead. Either way you came at a time where your presence wasn't and or isn't needed."

She looked at me and sighed.

"Understandable. You'll only see me when we do the mission and when we train, but besides that you won't see me, I will leave when the mission is done and completed with no errors made."

Damn that was harsh you stupid bitchy bitch.

I know but I didn't know how else to react.

Oh I don't know maybe a 'I missed you' or 'I love you like I've always have and I'm glad your back'

She's just sitting there. With her three snakes. One is red, the other is black, and I don't know how she did it but the third one is silver.

"Why are there snakes on my table?"

"They will be removed." She held her hand out and all three slithered onto her hand going up her arm and one stayed wrapped around her arm, the other around her neck and the last one is in her Afro.

"I should go back to the room. It's late."

"Wait, I do have some questions that I want answered."

"Do you want them answered or do want to have a open chance to give a negative response?" Damn this girl is smart as fuck.

"How am I suppose to know that this is you and not some long lost twin?" She looked at me with a look that was so funny but also confusing.

"Really? I have no twin I have a brother and a bestie who is like my sister."

"Who are they?"

Why are we asking these questions?

Because she would her know her bestie and her brother name if it's really Savannah.

"Veronica Jackson is my best friend. James Raven is my brother but I call him Viper." Damn.

Damn playboy. Got served. 1-0

Fuck you.

"Jeremiah what is the point of the nonsense of questioning?"

"Because you've been dead for 2 plus years. I'm sorry if I'm a little spooked out by your presence."

"Damn, your scared of me?"

"Yes."

"Well don't be because I'm not going anywhere anytime soon. I don't wanna leave again, hell it was torture not being able to do the shit I could like see you or be around my mom or hangout with my dad and also do missions under my original name."

"Huh? Original name?"

"Yes it changed to Black Lotus."

That's Black?

Apparently.

"Your Black Lotus?"

"Yes I'm the black flower that's on the cover of magazines and is mentioned at balls and all over the news. The mystery of Black Lotus. It never gets old." She sighed and looked at me while the head of her snake rested on her nose.

"So your the one who came to my ball?"

"Riddles are questions looking for an answer. Metaphors are questions looking for hypothetical answers. Enough about me, I heard you are an addict now?"

"What?"

"Sil told me everything about you while I was gone for the amount of time I was."

"So Sil was your messenger?"

"She was more like a hired babysitter." I chuckled a bit.

"So everything I did she told you?"

"Only if I asked. Most of the time she didn't tell me things I had to ask, except about your mom she told me about that, and your dad. I'm sorry." She looked down and back at me. She moved to a seat closer to me and held my hand. I flinched a little at her touch since it was something I wasn't used to.

"Your touch. It's still the same."

"It's supposed to be goofy. I'm still the same person."

"Savannah? This is gonna take a while for me to get used to and this is something that I've never been apart of and I have so many questions I don't even know were to start."

"I know just take it day by day and ask me questions when you are ready and I'll have all the answers you need."

"Okay."

"okay. I'll be here until after the mission then I'm leaving to go home back in Greece." I looked her up and down.

"Your look gave off the fact you were thinking of a question that you know I have an answer to that you don't wanna hear."

"It's the same question as before, why did you do it? Why did you leave? And, why did you decide to come back?" She sighed and sat back.

It's baffling me how sexy she looks with a poisonous snake wrapped around her neck and is still calm as if she has no fear, with two other ones wrapped around her arms and hands.

"Stop, your focused on something else other than what's in front of you."

Oh I'm focused alright.

Shut up dickhead.

"Can I tell you the reason later that's really not the story for right now, I'm exhausted and I plan on seeing my mother tomorrow so I'm going to bed." She got up and touched my shoulder.

"I'm still not used to you touching me."

"I'm sorry. Goodnight." She left me in the softly lit room and went to her room.