The Fate Necklace

Chapter 1

★ Leah's POV ★

'Party!' a guy hollered from the crowd.

My friends and I are in a college party on a cruise ship held by our good friend, Cassandra. The event lasts for week, so this is going to be a blast.

I felt my phone vibrate from my pocket, just as I was about to get a drink from the bar. I looked at the caller ID, it's mom. I walked to a quieter place, outside the club, and pressed answer.

'Hey, mom! What's up?'

'Hey, sweetie. Just checking how are you.' she replied, I miss hearing her sweet voice. I twisted the necklace chain around my fingers, I made it a habit.

'I'm great, mom. How are you?'

'I'm great if you are happy.'

'Alright then, just wanted to check up on you. Take care alright?' she knew I was going to a college party, so now she's being extra worried.

'Yep, ok mom. I will, you too.' I smiled over the phone.

'I Love you, sweetie. Bye.' 

'Bye, mom. Love you too.' Just as after I said it I started to feel a bit warm in my chest.

I mean not the kind when your love one tells you they love you, I felt it right on my chest, only right on my chest. I don't think it's a heart burn and I'm pretty sure I have a healthy body.

The temperature is not hot but the warmth is distinctive, It is impossible that I would feel warm right now, especially on a moving boat that would blow occasional cold wind on you. I clutched on the necklace on my chest and felt the unusual warm object warm up my palms.

This is weird. I shugged it off. Probably just the excitement I have for the party. I don't plan on getting wasted tonight. Never did, never will.

I stayed there wanting to breathe some fresh air for a bit. I walked over to the rail of the boat and leaned on it. There is nothing much to see at night, but the refreshing ocean breeze calms me. I closed my eyes and without thinking, I started to silently sing Demons by Imagine Dragons.

'No, I'm tired. I prefer to stay in my room for tonight. There is the next few days anyway.' I heard a guy talking on the phone somewhere.

'Yes. I will, ma. I'll call you later then.'

'Bye, love you too. Take care.'  he sighed.

Then it was quiet. I can only hear myself singing.

"When you feel my heat,

look into my eyes,

It's where my demons hide,

It's where my demons hide.-

I was singing the chorus part when I heard a guy's tenor voice singing along with me. I felt a little awkward so I stopped but he still continued singing.

"Don't get to close,

It's dark inside.

It's where my demons hide,

It's where my demons hide."

In between his singing I looked around to find where the voice came from. A guy is standing on the upper deck parallel to me. Due to the dark, I couldn't see all his facial features well. But with a help of the small lights, I managed see a young man maybe around my age but looked a few years older. He has a toned body, lean in between and a bit wide on the upper body torso. He looks pretty tall too around 6" 5?