The Sacred Pendant

Chapter 9

                 20 minutes earlier

     Don sat on one of the tables in the library. Lots of people circled him, especially girls. He had came to the library to study but now it seemed impossible to him.
"Donnie, what do you think of my hair? " A dark-skinned girl Don has never met before asked, grinning and blinking her eyes to look cute.
     Don turned his face to the opposite direction. One of the things he was good at doing was being a snub.
How I wish these girls would give me some space, Don thought.
     He was a celebrity in the school. People, especially girls, admired and loved him. Not only in the school but anywhere he went to. Don enjoyed the attention and admiration but sometimes he craved for some space and privacy; for him to take a stroll with being stared at by girls and them watching his every move.
"Hi, sweetie, " A busty light-skinned girl said. She sat beside him on the table and gently massages the back of his neck. It was obvious to Don that the girl had unbuttoned the first three top buttons of her T-shirt and raised her skirt up so he could admire her. But still, Don wasn't interested.
     Don held her hand and removed it from the back of his neck. "I got to  go somewhere."
"Where, sweetie?" The girl asked, bringing her body closer to his.
"To the restroom, " Don said. He came down from the table and the girl followed suit. She took Don's hands and placed them on her waist, then she threw her hands around his neck. This action made all the girls present grimace angrily.
"I could come with you if you want, " She said seductively.
"Nah," Don said and released her hands from him. As he walked out of the library, he could feel the stares from everyone. Don kept his head straight, ignoring it like he always does.
     True to his words, he was going to the restroom but not the restroom every other student goes to. There was a restroom at the far end of the school that students seldom went to for the reason that it was too far and stressful to go to, especially when one badly needed to use the toilet. Don wasn't going there to use the toilet but to stay there and have some privacy till recess was over. He knew if he passed the normal route by the classes, someone might see him and follow him. Not wanting that, he went through the back of the school.
     Don walked quickly, peering at his back every minute to make sure no one was following him.
"Finally, " Don said, almost reaching the restroom door. He held the doorknob and was about opening it when he heard voices from inside.
"I looked at the mirror and saw my iris where green. You can see I'm not wearing my glasses. I can see clearly now without them."
Celine? Don thought and rolled his eyes.
"Great! After threatening to take my title as the most intelligent person in Science class, now she has taken my private spot," Don said and groaned angrily. He was about walking away when Celine spoke again.
"Like sincerely, Chi, the pendant entered me."
Pendant entered her? What is that supposed to mean?
"OK... You are kidding, right?" Don heard Chi say.
"I wish I was but I'm not. All that I said is true, " Celine said.
I'm not the kind of person to eavesdrop in girls' conversation but when it comes to a pendant entering someone - whatever that means -that's an exception. Especially when it's a girl I so don't like, Don thought and placed his ear close to the door, listening attentively.
     Not long, Don heard Chi exclaim. He opened the door gently and quietly and peered inside. Celine's uniform was disappearing and a green warrior-like jumpsuit took over. Don's jaw dropped in amazement.
"What the -."
"Lower your voice, " Don heard Celine say to Chi.
     He couldn't make out anything they said afterwards because they were talking in whispers. But he could see them.
     All of a sudden, Don saw Celine's hands glow with green fire.
Am I hallucinating? Don wondered and rubbed his eyes. I don't think I'm hallucinating.
     Suddenly, he saw a big green fireball shoot out of Celine's hands. It all touched Chi but she quickly ducked and it blasted the wall with a loud sound.
"You got to be kidding me," Don said in disbelief. "Did Celine just shoot a fireball out of her hand?"
"What was that sound?" Don heard someone say from behind. He could hear footsteps and they were coming closer. He quickly left through the opposite direction.
     A huge crowd of terrified and curious students and teachers walked briskly to the restroom where they were sure they heard the sound come from. Mr. John, the Chemistry teacher, held the doorknob and swung open the door.