The next morning, I didn't feel any better. I had stopped crying at least. We were allowed time off of school to mourn. Usually, students would have gone back to attend the funeral. Obviously we couldn't. Director White had emailed us to let us know he had pushed back the due date for the third part of the project for us. It would be due August 2nd. Lilly and her partner were also waiting until we were back to present. Ella was texting Amelia and Lilly. We were planning on telling them the truth. When we were in the group, we explained that their injuries from the car accident had suddenly gotten worse and they had died from that. We wanted to tell Amelia and Lilly the truth in person. When I heard them knock on the door, I got to my feet shakily and walked to it. When I opened it, Lilly hugged me. I was slightly shocked for a moment, somewhere inside me, but I barely reacted. Ella was behind me in a moment. "Are you guys doing okay? What did you want to tell us? I'm assuming it's... you know," Lilly asked as she drew back. My sister sighed. "Yeah. Our parents didn't die in the way we told everyone else. Technically it was a car 'accident.' The Hybrid Hunters hit them and they didn't make it out alive," she explained. Amelia frowned. "That's... terrible. It almost makes me a little worried about the HFA... wow, it's interesting saying that." Lilly elbowed her. "Amelia, don't be like that. It should make us even more determined to take back our freedom." Ella had a dark look of determination in her eyes that I'd never seen before. It honestly scared me, in a way. "Yeah. I definitely agree." I nodded as well. "I won't let anyone go through the same thing we did. Still, we decided not to go to the meeting tonight. Maybe tomorrow." Lilly smiled weakly. "We understand. Don't give up hope. We can do this." We shared one last group hug before they left us again. I turned back to Ella. "Do you think we'll meet up tomorrow?" I asked. She shrugged helplessly. "Let's see how we feel. I really do want to continue." I nodded. "Ella, I know you might not want to go anywhere, but I really hate being stuck in the dorm all day. It makes me feel worse, if I'm being honest." Ella sighed. "If you want to. But don't overwhelm yourself." Jamie paused. "I just want to do something simple with Jake. Maybe all three of us could go to the movies or something?" Ella shook her head. "I really don't think I would enjoy that right now. But if you want to, you can." I nodded and took out my phone. I texted Jake, asking if he wanted to see a movie.
Hey Jake, do you want to see a movie today? I'm tired of being stuck in my dorm.
Are you sure you want to do that right now?
Being in here is making it worse. I need a distraction.
I could tell Jake wasn't happy about it. He didn't respond for a while. Then he finally replied.
Fine. Let's meet outside at 12.
I smiled weakly.
Great.
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I met Jake outside at the exact time. "Hi!" I greeted. Jake muttered a "hi" back, then hugged me. From what I'd seen, he didn't hug many people other than me and Ella. "I'm sorry, Jamie." I could tell he was also on the verge of tears. I remembered what he'd said all that time ago at the skating rink. Helen and Isaac have always been more like parents to me than my actual parents. Then I was tearing up. He may not have been our biological brother, but he felt the same way about the death of our parents. If only he knew the truth, I thought, but I knew it was impossible. I was afraid that if he found out, he would hate us. Not just because he was technically on the other side of the fight, but because his family hated hybrids so much. "Let's go," I muttered, feeling sour because of that thought. We got lunch before heading to the movie theater. I barely even paid attention to it, but I was comforted slightly. When I got back to the dorm, I hugged Ella again and told her about Jake being upset. "He probably doesn't want to show it because he thinks our grief is more important. And yeah, they're our parents. Of course we get to be sad. But I guess I forgot that they were also his only good parental figures in life." Ella looked as if she was about to cry again. "Yeah," she murmured. "Yeah."
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The Magic Within; Shadows of Two Worlds
Fantasy{ ~ "Dragons learn fastly" ~ } Jamie and Ella Glynn are two young adults who have been accepted into Yale University along with their best friend, Jake Grey. But the sisters have a secret. They are hybrids, who are hated by the rest of the world, to...
