Fire Girl [COMPLETED]

Part 19

Part 19

Tom left the house and I had no idea where he was headed to. The ambulance arrived and I was able to get Sabrina to the hospital just in time. My parents were there and they took care of the rest. By afternoon, Mom told me that Sabrina was out of danger now. But, she was still in a coma.

I let out a sigh of relief. Now that Sabrina was okay, I have to find Tom. I told mom and dad that I was going to Amber's house. But what I really did was borrow Amber's car and set out to find Tom. I did not have a car of my own.

Now, where would someone like Tom Westorio go?

There was a place he might go. A place with plenty of water. A sea shore or a beach.

There was no beach in our town. The nearest beach was almost three hours' drive. I was also not sure that Tom might go there. It was just a lucky guess. Anyways, I decided to give it a try.

It was almost dark. The waves were crashing on the rocks that were on the beach. I parked Amber's car and went towards the beach.

"Tom!" I yelled out loud.

The beach was empty. The only sounds there, was the sound of the waves and of the noisy sea gulls.

"Tom, where are you?" I yelled again.

"He is gone" I jumped at the voice. I turned around to see a lady standing behind me. She wore a hooded robe that hid her face.

"Gone? Where did he go?" I asked puzzled.

The hooded lady pointed her finger towards the sea.

"The time has come. His curse will be complete and he'll turn into an ice sculpture very soon" she said.

"Oh" I said.

"Hey, wait a second. How do you know about Tom's curse? Who are you?" I asked the hooded lady.

The lady removed her hood and gave me a sly smile. Her face seemed familiar somehow.

"So we meet again huh? Don't remember me? I was the witch who cursed you. My name is Roberra." She said.

"YOU cursed me??" I asked unbelieving.

"Yes, four years ago. I cursed you in an ice cream parlour" she said coolly, inspecting her manicured hand.

Now, I know why her face looks so familiar. She was the high school girl from my 12 year old memory. Never in my wildest dreams did I think that she was a witch.

"You are a witch?" I asked her.

"Yes. What did you think? Don't tell me you thought all witches to be old and ugly and wearing battered hats on their heads." She frowned.

"Did you curse Tom too?" I asked her.

"No dear. That was my sister Sanberra. Too bad the boy is gonna die soon. It is a pity that all that remains of him in a few minutes will be a lifeless old sculpture." She said shaking her head.

"Can't you do anything to break the curse?" I pleaded her.

"Only true love can break a curse. I thought Sanberra already told you that. Too bad her plan didn't work out." sighed Roberra.

"Who is Sanberra? I don't know anyone named like that" I said annoyed.

Roberra looked at me surprised. "Oh ofcourse you don't know her. She goes by a nick name. Now, what was that name?" she asked to herself scratching her head. "Ah yes! Sabrina! Does that name ring a bell?" Roberra asked.

"Sabrina?" I asked back confused. "But that was Tom's cousin"

"Cousin?" laughed Roberra holding her stomach. "That was all a pretend. Tom has no cousin by that name. Sabrina...err..Sanberra is my sister. She was supposed to be the good witch of the family"

"Good witch huh? Why then did she curse Tom?" I asked.

"To save you from your curse" said Roberra. "But that didn't work out. It's a few minutes to sunset. Your friend will turn into ice any minute now"

Oh no! Tom!

I looked over towards the sea and by the evening sunlight, I saw something that I had not seen there before. It was a bridge into the sea, made of ice. Tom had made an ice bridge and had travelled further into the sea. I stepped on the melting ice bridge and started running.

'I have to find Tom'. I told myself. 'I can't let him die'.