The Book Of Life

Chapter Twenty Two

It's so quiet I can hear people far, far above. Lexi plugs her ears with her pointer fingers.

Kory sighs, "I'm going to have to tell her. Katlyn, can you call mum?" She whispers.

"Sure. I'll leave you two be." I say, sombrely. "Make sure it's lightly."

I, with the rest of the group leave the two sisters alone, heading down the steps to the training room I call Kory's' mother.

It dials for a total of four seconds before she picks up. "Hey Katlyn, what's up? I'm kind of busy with these kids, it's lunchtime for them." I'm glad she answered, the day-care can be quite busy.

"Mrs. Logan..." I start.

"Katlyn, I've told you; you can call me Kiara."

"Kiara, it's Alexi...Kory's keeping her comfort as we speak."

The line goes dead for a few solid seconds. "Shit!" Kiara curses, "I'll be there in a few minutes to take her home. Oh, why today. I knew she looked off this morning- more pale."

The call ends and I climb the steps, ascending slowly in case Kory needs more time to break it to her sister. Alyx turns to see me and Kory closes the book, taking it from Alexi's hands and placing it on the coffee table. I nick it from the table and place it back into my bag.

"Your mums on her way." I say, trying not to look at Alexi.

Her head snaps to her sister. "Mum! No? I can't, no. Kory, mum knows!" Lexi panics.

"Lexi!" I call, grabbing her hands.

"I never knew about this world before a month ago! I was human. When I was gifted the book, everything changed, I was horrified by this world. Kory and your mother with everyone here showed me what this world is really like. Your sister was the first person to be there for me, to show me how to use my abilities and how amazing this world is. Everything we know about the Supernatural world has been manipulated into propaganda for the humans because their afraid of this world. Because it's so much more terrifying; for once humans are not at the top of the hierarchy chain. The beauty, acceptance and well-structured systems is what they are scared of- how another world thrived better than theirs."

I'm aware of everyone watching me curiously, drinking in every word I world.

"It's so different and vastly unique to what humans have, their afraid of it. Afraid because they're not the ones that top the hierarchy chain in this foreign world. A world that they admire and always have wanted. But humans can never have what the Supernatural have. Being afraid leads to jealousy and scorn, which is used to fill propaganda. Anything that humans want, they will try everything in their power to achieve, impose power and exterminate to reach that goal."

Everyone's looking at me like I've transformed into a completely different person.

"But you, Alexi, have always been a part of this mysterious but majestic world. You just didn't know it, and now you do." I finally finish my inspirational rant.

"Geez, when did I turn into Morgan Freeman?" I think.

Everyone's silent for a few minutes, letting my words sink in.

"Th- thank y-you." Kory stutters, giving me a hug.

"I had no idea you felt that way about the world." Alyx and Arron say in unison.

"Thank you." Lexi says, awestruck as she hugs me.

I sigh. "It's not your guys' fault. You're welcome, Lexi. It's not you's who should say sorry. No one should. I should fight not to say sorry even when I never need to."

A wave of cold air brushes my neck, something falls into Sophie's hands. With laden steps she approaches I and the Logan sisters.

"Here." She drops the two objects into Lexi's cupped hands.

"Earrings? Oh! They have the same thing engraved as you do on your ring Kory! Codex-"

"Whoa! No!" Kory interrupts her sister before she teleports out of here.

My eyes widen.

"You had no right." She scowls at Sophie. "You made her enchanted earrings with our password without our permission!"

Kory's fuming.

"I didn't do for you. I did it for Alexi, so she could have a safe place at school and a place full of people she knows and trusts- that she doesn't have to hide who she really is. I'm not trying to get on your good side." Sophie snaps.

All I can think of is why is there no boss music playing and that one song that repeats, 'Go bad bitch! Go!'.

Alyx and Arron are gobsmacked.

"She keeps those earrings." Kory drawls.

Phones vibrate in pockets.

Kory fishes out hers, " Mum's here I'll take you to the office, thank you, guys. And Soph, thank you."

Lexi adorns the earrings as she puts them on, the blue topaz shine brightly. With a few instructions from Kory the two Logan sisters disappear.

"Now," I sigh. "I must face the wrath of any being worse than any Supernatural. A human named Tori."

Hyena cackles erupt as I leave. My watch on my wrist buzzes with a warning alarm. Great, now I only have ten minutes of lunch left.

"Where the hell did you go! What was wrong with Kory's sister." Tori shouts as soon as she sees me.

Not even noticing that I can from a completely different direction to the one I left in.

"Why are you hanging out with Alyx and her brother? they try to bully us!"

"Do we not matter anymore?"

I pack away my lunch bag and pack my bag up. I had an itching urge to throw it at them and scream at them why I wasn't always around.

Look, Tori. All this drama and shit going on right now is hard to deal with. And it's not something you want to hear right away. I'll tell you as soon as I figure out a way to explain it!" I snap.

"Yeah right! I have been your best friend for your whole life and your too busy hanging out with others and bringing that stupid book in your bag everywhere. I know you love books but there's no need to cart that one around like it's gold- it's as if you were protecting it."

Oh, how close you are Tori.

"I will tell you the moment I come up with a way to explain it." I promise- just it will probably never happen.

Friday ends with a cloud of guilt and lies. Tori has done so, much and been there for me throughout my life and I can't even tell her why I'm ignoring her. I know right now she isn't being painted in the best light right now but she's being a worried and angered best friend. I don't think I will survive losing her.