I am the Reincarnation of Helen of Troy

Chapter 10: Some Things are Best Kept Secret

After the brunch with Theseus, we had finally gone outside. Outdoor air had never been so wonderful, I decided. We had walked around the vast yard, through beautiful gardens and landscapes. We passed tennis and basketball courts, along with some of the most beautfiul arrary of flowers I'd ever seen.

I had especially loved the Gallic Roses. They were small, and looked very fragile. I had fingered one of the pink petals between my fingers to find it was paper thin and as smooth as silk. Suddenly, I'd felt an ovewhelming urge to have one of the roses. "Can I take one?" I'd asked Theseus. He'd only smiled, kissing my forehead, before nodding. I crouched down to the level of the roses, trying to hide the blush that was starting to creep onto my face. I'd taken hold of one of the stems, only to prick my hand in the process. It turns out the roses' thorns were small and I hadn't seen them in my eagerness. Theseus had ended up picking the flower for me, using a lot more caution than I'd used. 

Now the rose was in my room, its stem placed in a glass vase. As I talked to Prue, I couldnt' help but stare at it. It was so lovely with its smooth, fragile petals and thin stem. I found myself thinking back to a couple hours ago, when Theseus had led me back inside. "I knew you would love this flower." He'd fingered the petal in my hand. I had watched him, waiting for him to continue. "In our first life, I had grown these flowers in my gardens. Almost every day, when you'd go down to the gardens, you would pick one. They were always your favorite." "Why don't I remember any of this?" I'd asked. "You will." He assured me. "It comes with time. It should start with a sense of de ja vue or a strong feeling. And then, after you train your mind, you'll be able to connect the feeling to a memory." "Really?" I asked, fascinated by the process. He'd nodded before leaving.

As soon as I was sure he was gone, I'd taken my phone out of my pocket and called Prue. I'd needed to hear her familiar voice. I found that she always had a way of calming me down, even when I was talking to her over the phone and couldn't talk to her face to face.

"Prue, how is my dad doing?" The question had just come to me, I was ashamed to admit. I had been gone for a day, and he hadn't heard from me at all. I felt completely terrible. 

I waited for Prue to respond. Her continued silence made me more anxious by the second. Eventually, I heard Prue sigh on the other end of the phone before responding. "Well, the truth is, Rosie, he doesn't know you're gone."

At first I couldn't respond because of the shcok that filled me. He didn't know that I was gone? I been gone over a day already! Weren't people supposed to call the hotline after 24 hours?

"How does he not know I'm gone?" I asked, incredulous. "I told him you'd decided to go to the Fashion Camp he had talked to you about during the summer. You know, the one in Los Angeles? It turns out, the camp actually was this week. I told him that you decided at last second that you wanted to go. You know how eager he was for you to get out of the apartment this summer, so he easily accepted the excuse."

As Prue explained everything to me, I couldn't help but think about the genius in her plan. Prue was, truly, my hero. "Wow, you're good Prue." was all I could respond. I could see her smug grin in my mind.

"I know" She replied, sounding proud of herself, before her voice got serious and urgent. "Listen, Rosie, I don't have much time. But I want you to know that I've contacted your brothers, Ryan and Nick, and they're going to take the next flight to Manhattan. However, that might take at least a week until they'll be able to get a flight at such short notice."

A week. That should give me long enough to learn more about my former lives and figure out how better to control the visions that came to me. I knew that Theseus would help me accomplish this goal, though why, I couldn't understand. Why would he want to help me? And as much as I wanted to get free, I couldn't deny the fact that Theseus drew me to him. I didn't know if this was because of our interaction from our former lives, or the fact that he was just so handsome. My cheeks became hot just at the thought.

"It's okay, Prue. And I think I might be able to get out of here before then, anyway." I just needed Theseus to teach me all he knew, and then I could use the blackmail against him and free myself. I might not even Nick and Ryan to save me. 

I was surprised at the little, tiny thought of guilt that appeard in the back of my mind at the thought of blackmailing Theseus. I quickly pushed it away. Why should I feel guilty, anyway? He was my kidnapper, and I was just trying to free myself. 

I could hear Prue protesting on the other side of the line, telling me how dangerous it could be trying to free myself. I half payed attention until she realized that I wasn't going to budge on trying to escape myself. She gave an exasperated sigh. "I really wish you would just try to do this my way. I am your guardian, but I know you're not going to change your mind, so I'm just going to say this. I'm still going to send Nick and Ryan, but if you're able to escape before then, all power to you. Just promise me you'll be careful, Rosie." "I promise." I told her sincerly. 

"Okay, well I have to go. Call me soon, okay?" She told me. "I will. I'll talk to you later, Prue." I hung up the phone and slipped it into one of my pockets. I would get out of here myself. I had to. 

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I finally updated!!! Yay!!! Thank you so much to everyone who has stuck with this story for so long. I'm sorry this chapter is so short and uneventful, but the next chapter should be better. And there'll be alot more of Theseus in the chapters to come (: What do you think of the story so far? Feel free to comment and let me know! I love reading everyone's comments!