Beneath my skin

3

Ava -

I stood there with my eyes wide as I take in all the informations from my family . They handed me a paper where a beautiful pattern was drawn .

A mark .

The mark which appeard on my neck last night . I can still feel the faint pain on the spot. The mark was now gone costing my mom and aunt laying  unconscious with both of there powers drained off.

I looked at the paper again. A round sphere like structure with long strides of wings encircling it like barriers , a small rose underneath it.

It might be an art of beauty for everyone but it screams DEATH to me.

I placed the paper in a box and put it in the drawer. I headed towards the room  where my mother and my aunt were laying and my father and my uncle were constantly chanting . The room was field with smoke . Aroma of different herbs filled in my lungs . I went near the bed and placed both of my palms on there forehead and started doing the same thing I used to do while I was kid. It always worked then. I tried harder and harder but they didn't even  flinch a bit. Letting out a defeated sigh, I kissed their forehead and went out of my house. I desperately needed some fresh air.

I sat on a bench near the pond trying to relax but there words were ranging in my head.

If this happens again , we will loose her both.

I shook my heads furiously tears constantly rolling down. I can't let this happen. They both are very close to me. I cannot even think of my mom and aunt getting hurt because of me. I have to do something about this. I buried my face in my palms and started sobbing.

Why me?

The sobbing had transformed to hickups when I felt a patt on my shoulder. I glanced up to find Tia and Liza glancing at me with worry distinct in there eyes. Liza handed me a bottle of water , I nodded and gulped down some water from it. They came around both of my sides and sat on the bench.
" You know, you missed a funny incident today, the proxy  tutor was teaching us to move objects with our power and one of the girl used it on the tutor itself. " Liza said trying to ease my mood.
" After that ?" I glanced at her with a smile knowing only she could have done it.
" What  , he fucked up his ass in the shitt. " Liza threw her head back and started laughing.
I looked at Tia and we both brust out laughing.

" One thing more, " she said and glanced at Tia,  who  rolled her eyes .

" That tall boy with brown hairs was following her again , he even asked her out. " She blasted.
  I gasped out loud , it was not common in our kingdom. Elders has no idea about it. But if someone found out then they are forced  to be together and they don't even get a proper tittle of witch and warlock afterwards.

I glanced at Tia for a reply.

" I told him not to follow me  or else I would tell the committee members about him ." She said shrugging it off.

I know her well she is not that type of witches who are desperate to meet their warlocks . She doesn't even want one. She always dreamt of an imaginary man as her soulmate. She says she can feel him. First we thought she was just kidding but latter we found out that she was serious at this.  I don't know about that feeling but I am afraid how will she handle her warlock. What if her warlock doesn't turnout to be her imaginary knight in shinning armour.

My trance of thoughts were broken as Tia snapped her fingers infront of my face.
" Now, it's your turn spell it out girl. "  She said .
I sighed and started narrating the whole story of my pain , that mark , the sacrifice of my mother and my aunt and the threat of lossing them.

" Can I see the picture ?" Tia asked and I nodded.

Three of us headed back to my house . Tia and Liza went to check on my mom and aunt , while I took out the piece of paper when the mark was drawn.

Every time I see the mark , my neck start to burn . So I folded the paper and headed back to the living room.

I handed them the page while Tia and Liza both glanced at the page with a fown . Tia then took the paper and and closed her eyes and humming a chant.

She was going to be one of the powerful witch in our kingdom , as said by my aunt Camille.

It took her a few minutes , I and Liza waited there impatiently . She opens her eyes and said.

"I have a solution . "

She led her way out of my house with Liza and I following.

As we led to our way towards the center of the forest , dark creeping up it's way leading us to darkness. We walk ahead hand in hand , all of us shivering at weird sounds of the jungle.

Why won't we be.?

We are in our forbidden place. No one is allowed to go there except the councils. We fasten our pace as the fire flies and the fireflowers were glowing with all there might as if to show us the ways.

After reacing the place I glanced up to see a huge wooden door with vines and creepers crawling into it. There is a round doorknob coming out of the hand of a fairy pasted on it.

I extended my hand to reach for the door knob , as soon as I touched that matterial , fire blown up from both  the
Sides of the door illuminating the area. I jerked up and all of us hugged each other for support .

Slowly all the vines and the creepers vanished in the thin air and the door opened.

" Welcome my Darlings , I am glad to have a visitor after so many years. " A voice of an woman buzzed around us.

Still shivering , hand in hand all of  us made our way inside the door . We walked passed by a corridor where torches were lit like ancient era.
Each step we took forward more torches lit up showing us our way. After walking around for a few minutes we reached a place where a veil was separating our way to enter the area behind it.

"Come in here child. " The voice buzzed again

We went inside to found a elderly woman sitting near a puddle of water , the puddle was beautiful encircled by silvery designs and steams forming at it makes it look divine.

" What's wrong my Darlings? I can feel your tense around me. Don't be scared . I don't offer punishment for my visitors. Tell me your problem . "She said with such a melodic sound which make you compell in it.

She gesture us to sit beside her and we did as she said.
When we didn't speak a word , she simply took my hand and stared at my eyes.
Moments passed she kept staring without even blinking for once and just when I thought she might have been dead she released my hand .

" I see you bear such pain. I feel pity but you have to find find its remedy before it kill you. "
I gasped
" How can I find it?" I asked my voice still breaking.
" Let's ask my friend over there to help you. " She gesture towards the water puddle.

She extended her hand and dipped it in the water making circles at it.
The water soon turned in purest green form and some letters started to form into it . The letters kept shuffling at the puddle until the settled for a sentence.
I looked down with wide eyes and gulped down the lump of fear which has formed in my throat.

The mark was floating at the top of the puddle and the sentence below says .

【 'Protectors can  bring DEATH , as love can  bring PAIN. To ease the ache you have to seek in THEM .' 】

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