WICKED (BOOK 1) - THE WITCH OF ALASKA

CHAPTER-23

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We were about to leave the mansion, when something caught my eye. I found an ancient amulet. It was black in color. It was in a violet velvet box. I took it out of the box and held it in my little hands. "What is this!?", Jordan exclaimed, as she tried to hold it. But she couldn't touch it. Her palm was covered in blood and bruises. She shouted in horror, as she winced in pain. She sobbed loudly. Her loud cries got the attention of the others, as they hurriedly rushed towards our direction. "What happened!?", Annabelle shrieked. "Did you touch the amulet?", Raya asked me, anxiously. I nodded and replied that I was fine. "That's weird....", Markus muttered under his breath. "Only the person who has a similar mind as that of the amulet can wear it. But the others cannot even touch it, even if touched can cause severe consequences", Amanda said. "Strange", I mumbled softly. Suddenly, the main door swung open. "Who's in there!?", someone shouted. Then the torch light was faced towards us. It was Nadia, Christopher and Mavis, along with Principal Hawkins. "What the hell is going on over here!?", Mavis shouted, her voice filled with rage and terror. "All the children here will have to attend the detention class today, after school! All of you will be given different classes and you will be sitting there for four hours. None of you will be in the same room, and I shall appoint teachers to stay back with you..... Do you understand? And Amanda and Raya, we will remove the half of your salary for bringing children to this abandoned, spooky mansion! You all have really disappointed me!", Principal Hawkins sternly shouted. With our heads facing the floor, we apologized.

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I walked through the hallway holding the documents that we had found in the mansion. I was heading to the principal's office. I chanted the spells and knocked the door thrice before I heard a 'Come in!' from the other end. I gently pushed the door as I got in. I was welcomed with a deep frown from Principal Hawkins. "I found something", I announced after a minute of awkward silence. She pointed me to sit on the chair opposite of hers. I plopped onto the chair as I fiddled through the documents until I found the name 'Zoe Charisma'. I handed them to her. She referred the papers as her expression changed to anger. She pressed a tiny button on the table. A few minutes later the door swung open revealing an old woman. She looked very old. "Yes..... How may I help you Ms.Hawkins?", the old woman inquired. "Get Ms.Charisma to my office immediately! I want to know about all the crimes she has done!", instructed principal Hawkins. Suddenly, she used her wand and turned into a young woman. She pulled up her sleeve and threw away her walking stick. "Leave this to me professor", she replied rushing out the room leaving me and the principal alone. "What else did you find there?", she asked me. I showed her all the things I had found.... But not everything......

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Charisma arrived the office with the woman. "What are these documents about?", Principal Hawkins enquired Zoe. Charisma took a look through the papers and finally concluded, "Oh! These documents! I was framed.... Those filthy lowlifes framed me for helping them find and kill Wendy.... Well.... I didn't kill her....She was my friend before until.... She was killed by Willow....." "Okay then! Problem solved! You two may leave now.... Catherine, you have a detention class to attend", our principal said, not listening to whatever I had to say, shooing us away. I walked through the lonely hallway until I reached my detention room. Mavis was my teacher. None of us spoke throughout the session. We were silently finishing our work. After four hours of detention, I left the room. As I was walking through the dimly lit castle, I saw a pair of orange-colored eyes staring back at me from the woods. "Go back to your room before something bad happens....", someone whispered. I turned around, to my surprise, I didn't find anyone around me. But without thinking twice, I cleared off from that place and ran into 'our' cozy room.

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It was six in the morning, I walked out of the room, into the silent corridors of our castle. As I passed the shed, I found a dead body lying on the wet, damp floor. Terrified, I rushed to the principal's office, called her to take a look. She was in a state of utter shock and was frozen at the spot. "Professor Georgina....", principal Hawkins murmured softly. She then sobbed and wept. But the person who had killed her was unknown.....

--A WEEK LATER--

We were holding a funeral for Professor Georgina. We were all dressed in black and performed the necessary rituals. We soon left the place. Since it was a Saturday, my parents had arrived to pick me and my sister up. As I hopped into my father's black SUV, I felt that something was amiss, since my parents showed no signs of excitement seeing Trix and me after a long time. We reached home, and to our horror we saw a huge coffin in front of our house. We got down and ran towards it. "What the hell is this!?", Trix shouted. "Aunt Portia was murdered....", our mother said as she cried. I was now actually terrified. How can all the people we know die? I wondered.

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*VISION*

Year:- Unknown

The lady I saw in the kitchen store at my grandparents' house : Everyone's going to die..... In order to save them, you must kill 'HER'.....

The half lady with orange eyes, shouts horrified, rushing towards me giving me a jump scare!

*VISION ENDS*

I gasped for air, and panted like a dog. After a while of taking deep breaths, I finally felt relaxed. And luckily, my composure returned. I then recalled those lines from the vision..... I then remembered something.... She said 'You must kill 'HER' ', but I didn't know who the 'HER' was...... But then, I recalled a most important detail....

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She had a pair of orange eyes, just as the ones I had seen in the woods a few weeks ago!
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