Chapter 5

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Victoria's Pov 

Cause I am unable to turn off my curiousity , I go to Grand Mylene Mall and meet this mystery person.

" I thought you wouldn't come " Asher said.

" How did you get my number ? " I asked.

" None of your business. But, you better follow me now "

" Where are you taking me ? "

He keep his mouth shut until we get out of the mall. 

" Get in the car "

" No unless you tell me where are we going "

" Gosh, you're so difficult. We're heading to my secret place "

" Why should I go ? "

" Because someone told me to bring you there . Does that explain the answer ? "

" Yes . But, I am still keeping an eye on you "

" I don't mean no harm "

" Fine, I'll get in "

We're awkwardly quiet during the drive. 

" Here we are "

" What are we waiting for ? Let's go out. Ugh, why can't this door open ? " I bang on the door hardly hoping that it would open.

" Promise me one thing, don't tell anyone about this place "

" What's with the intense emotion ? Fine, I'll not tell anyone. Will you let me out now ? "

A sound comes out of the car and I can open the car door. He leads me to a lake.

" What's in this lake ? "

" You'll see " he starts walking to the lake and I follow him.

When almost all of his feet are soaked in the lake's water, he begin to chant a spell. Then, a door appear open in front of us.

When he step his foot on the other side of the door, I feel hesitated.

" Are you coming or not ? " He turn his direction to me.

" I guess I have no choice but to follow you "

I am in awe when I see my surroundings. There are lanterns everywhere and it feels warm here. But, the odd thing is there are no women.

" This is the wizard's hiding from witches "

" You said that there is someone who wants to meet me "

" Ah, yes . Let me take you to her "

After a few steps that feel like forever, there are two people in front of me. One has long red hair and the other one has short blonde hair. I am unsure which one asked for my presence.

" Victoria ? " The one with red hair turn to face me.

" Nice to meet you, Julie Lemongrass " she laughed at me.

" That's my human name . My real name is Astoria Xander "

" Why didn't I realize that it was you ? Anyway, it's been a long time. How are you doing, Astoria ? "

" Actually, I'm doing great . How are you, Vi ? "

" Amazing . Why do you use a human name ? "

" I need to survive . Plus, humans don't know about our existence "

" There's a representative for our kind now "

" For real ? "

" Yeah, I am representing our kind. Is that your boyfriend besides you ? "

" Meet my boyfriend, Rick Ambrose. Rick meet Victoria, my childhood best friend "

" Nice to meet you, Victoria " the blonde man greeted me.

" Hello there, Rick . How do you two meet up ? "

" She saved me on my first movie premiere "

" He was asking for taxi and I happened to be nearby. He knocked on my window begging me to let him in and I let him go inside the car "

" After that, I asked her out for a date and she said yes " they stare at each other with love.

Oh, how I longed to be looked like that.

Asher clears out his throat surprising us " Should we discuss about what brought us here in the first place ? "

" Right, we need to figure out who's the snitch " Astoria said.

" I'm guessing it's one of the wizards here " Rick butt in.

" No, it can't be a wizard. If it was a wizard, the witches would kill him on the spot " I voiced out my thought.

" Hate to admit it. But, I agree with her " Asher said.

" Then, there's a spy here "

" Or a witch pretend to be a wizard so she can report it to the other witches "

" That actually makes sense "

" How are we gonna detect this witch ? "

Suddenly, everyone is silent. 

" We can check the wizards one by one "

" That's a waste of time. There's too many wizards and the witch has a chance to escape "

" Then, we'll block the exit "

" Wait, wait, wait how can a witch get here if we need to chant a spell to reveal the door to this place ? " 

" Maybe, she spied on one of you when you want to get in "

" That's impossible. Most wizards go here at night "

" Yet, you took me here in the evening "

" Damn it, I should've been more careful "

" Can I talk with you, Astoria ? "

" Sure, Victoria "

" Alone without these men "

" Let's go outside " she drag me by my arm.

" Why should we help them ? This is not our fight "

" I know that this is not our fight. But, I want to help my boyfriend. Since you're a representative, you can help them . Voice out their mind to the witch's representative "

" I am so not doing that . Why should I interfere ? "

" Fine , if you don't want to do that, then can you figure out why the witches dislike wizards so much "

" I don't know. The next meeting is still three weeks from now "

" Do you have anything to do during those three weeks ? "

" Probably just work stuff "

" That means you can help them with me . Come on, it's been a long time since we spend time together "

" Fine, I'll only do it for you " we walk back to the men.

" Are you ladies done with your chit chat ? " Asher's tone laced with boredom.

" I convinced her to stay and help " Astoria said with a beaming smile.

Suddenly, the ceiling starts to crack

" Um, what's going on ? "




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