CHAPTER-21

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*ONE WEEK LATER*

I have returned back to WICKED High, and I have decided to uncover all the secrets hidden in and around the school. I am currently in our, so called the 'Cozy' room, typewriting my autobiography. Suddenly, I heard a knock on the door. I went to check out who it was, only to reveal Emma and a woman, mostly in her forties. "Emma, who's this?", I asked her. "She's Ms.Linda Rosè, a therapist. You have been acting really strange lately, so I thought of calling her to help you through your mental brawl.....", she explained. "What!!!??", I shouted in disbelief. "We will start the therapy sessions tomorrow, Miss Night..... Good Night!", Miss.Rosè said with a smile before she left. I rushed out of our room, and knocked on Annabelle's door. She opened it, and I rushed inside only to see Jordan reading a book. "I am so sorry, but I need your help, and it's urgent! Emma has called a therapist for me and she thinks I am acting really weird! I don't want to go and talk to that psychopathic woman!!", I exclaimed horrified. "That's not good.... Not even a tiny bit....", Annabelle replied frowning, shaking her head. "But, she is mentally disturbed the past few days....", Jordan contradicted. "I think what Emma did is right. Go for it Catherine!"

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The therapy sessions weren't that bad as I thought it would be. "How was the session?", Isabelle, Annabelle's elder sister, asked me, curiously. I showed a thumbs up as I walked on. I held Annabelle by the arm, as I dragged her to the Blacks' cottage. "Come in!", Raya shrieked with joy as she saw us. As we entered, I saw a young girl. She had white marble-like skin, and dark red eyes. She had black hair and was pretty. "Hey there Catherine! I am Tanya Arizona! I am a part of the Wicked Secret Council!", she cheerfully said. We sat together on the fluffy couch, as we watched television with Amanda. By then, I opened my bag and showed them what I had found in the old house. "That girl is Alexandria Night. She was the bravest woman of our century. But her death is unknown", Amanda said. "Have you not checked for the golden key in the diary?", Raya inquired as she fiddled through the pages. She then, poured some water on the middle page. The first layer of the page tore out. In the last layer was the key. "This key leads us to the forbidden forest!", Tanya whisper-yelled. "In that case, let's go!", Annabelle shrieked. "But we can't go now, we need to wait till the skyfall....", Amanda said. "You guys found the key!?", Emma and Jordan asked together, surprised. We all looked at them. They admitted that they overheard us, and they said that they were more than willing to join the adventure with us.

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It was finally skyfall. Emma and I got ready to start our dangerous journey. We rushed outside as I took swift along with me. I let her jump as she transformed into Ziana. Everyone gasped at the sight. She introduced herself to everyone. Jordan opened the gate with the golden key. We entered the forest. As we walked through, I heard a growl. Frightened, I turned around to see what it was. There was nothing there. I walked on.... And on.... Until I heard a girl shout. I rushed to the place where I heard it. There I found Emma, she had covered her mouth with her palm. There I saw Markus, killing a man with his shiny sword. "What the hell!", I shouted, horrified by the terrible scene in front of my eyes. "This is Jack. Our enemy. Do you know Willow? It is her younger brother!", Markus explained. Suddenly, I heard what was in his mind. "That can't be!!", Jordan shrieked. She threatened to file a case against him. "I believe you, Markus.....", I replied. Emma and Jordan glared at me. "I believe you because I heard what you were thinking....", I said. They looked at me as if I had gone nuts. "I think I have supernatural powers.... From the previous week, I have been seeing strange things.... When that thing came to kill me, I covered my face with my hands, and the next moment it stopped and choked. The other situation was when that thing got severely injured and died when I just looked at it with anger. Now, I am able to read Markus' mind....", I elaborately explained. "What thing?", Jordan pressed. "Something",I replied. "Wow!", Markus exclaimed. "Then you can kill anyone with your eyes!!", Annabelle excitedly said. I looked at her. There was everyone. They all looked at me with an 'unbelievable' expression. "You just need to control it! I can teach you that!", Amanda said with a cheerful smile. It was not just a cheerful smile, but also a very wicked one. Emma hugged me. But suddenly, my vision went blank, and I saw something......

Year:- 1464

I and Alexandria, looking each other in the eye.

Alexandria- "Catherine! There's an abandoned mansion. It's broken, and damaged. There's something inside. A 'something' that is needed to you in the future. Find it.... Keep it safe with you...."

Catherine- Where is the mansion?

Alexandria- You'll find a creek, in the deep jungle. It's dark, you would need a torch light, or a candle flame. You'll see a small hill. On top of that is the mansion. Get inside it, finish your work, and escape. If you take too long inside, you may see things that you don't want to see. You are risking your life, so be careful.

*SNAP!*

I'm back. I was sitting under a tree, with all of my friends around. They all looked at me perplexed. "We need to go to the abandoned mansion. Alexandria told me that there's 'something' that we would need. We need to find it, and now!", I said. "Do you have the power of visions too?", Raya inquired. I nodded in response.

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We made our way to the deep jungle. "This is the Crescent Creek", Carlos announced. You must be wondering, how Carlos got here. Here's the thing, when I fainted, Tanya went to fetch help. She found Carlos, sitting on a bench outside, watching the full moon. She explained the situation to him, and requested for help. He arrived here with a bottle of water. He sprinkled a few drops on my face but unfortunately, I showed the least sign of waking up. We walked through the plants, bushes and wild trees. There we found a small hill. Tanya turned on the torch light, as we walked in.....

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But in my vision, I heard an almost inaudible whisper..... It said 'I AM COMING FOR YOU CATHERINE'
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