Untold Secrets

Chapter 3

What am I?

My identity, my existence
Are a certainty, a solid wall
Break it in pieces
And my world will fall

I get out of the bathroom, still stunned.
What the hell just happened? That guy is psycho! I'm human, I have no doubts!
"Hec!"
This brings me out of my thoughts.
Cordelia runs towards me, looking worried.
"Where were you? I've been looking for you everywhere"
"In the bathroom. I have to talk to you. It's urgent."
"Is everything all right? I don't like that look on your face. It says " I wanna murder someone"
" Well then it's good there aren't any weapons near me right now. Or else who knows.."
Maybe I'd use claws..Dick!
Cordelia makes a serious face and says " Just warm me before you do it, I have to make preparations"
" Preparations?"
"You know we'll need to bury the body and hide all the proofs. You're too young to go to jail, my friend."
I start laughing. Trust Cordelia to make me laugh even in situations like this.
"Come on, Miss.Killer, let's go talk somewhere in private. I also have to tell you something."

We go to our favourite spot, a beautiful bench under a giant tree. This park is full of beautiful trees, but this one is our favourite. It's huge, so when we sit down on the bench, its shadow surrounds us. There is always a breeze, as it's also near a small river. We always come here, it's our special spot. A place where we have shared a lot memories and experiences.
"So tell me what's wrong"
" Well, remember that guy who came into our history class today? Dark hair, blue eyes.."
"That hotty? Damn he is hot! Written H.A.W.T. All the girls were staring at him and talking about him. I even noticed some boys checking him out"
"Yeah, he's the guy I saw at the café this morning. He said a lot of strange things"
"What? Seriously? What did he say?"
"He said he's investigating on Gaia's disappearance but he didn't even know her name. I'm sure he is crazy, he said I'm not human. I mean, come on, this guy is out of his mind"
Cordelia was silent. That wasn't a good sign.
"Cor, say something.."
"Hec, there's something I need to tell you. A lot of strange things are going on. When Gaia disappeared, I had this bad feeling in my gut. I don't know why, I kept thinking that something bad is going to happen. That's not all, yesterday I wanted a glass of water and when I went to the kitchen, a glass was shattered on the floor and a bottle was half empty in the fridge and the water was flowing down. I would have thought it's just a coincidence, but these incidents have been going on all week. I just don't understand and it freaks me out, not knowing."
" Tell me about that, my parents are not telling me anything and they know a lot. As for you, Cor, you should ask your aunt. Didn't she tell you something about family heritage once?"
" Yeah, I thought it would be something like some jewellery or other normal things passed on by generations, not some freaking supernatural feelings."
" You need to find out what it is, what you are. You don't have to be afraid, it's just a part of what you are and I'll love you, always, no matter what. No judgements, you know that."
"I know, that's not what I'm worried about. I'm just afraid how my life will change after knowing the truth, after embracing this, whatever this is."
"Gaia used to say that not always changes are bad, sometimes they bring better things with them. You just don't understand it at first, sometimes things go differently for a reason, you just have to be smart enough to make the right decisions."
" Yeah, you're right. Damn, we're seriously talking about this stuff as if it is completely normal. When did we go from "crazy human girls" to "who knows what we really are"?"
"Well, life is a bitch, but we aren't just some random losers either. We're strong and we'll make it out of this shit."
At least I hope so..

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I go home earlier than usual. I'm really tired and I just can't go back to school.
Who knows if that dick is still there, I've had enough of this crazy shit for today.
I enter slowly inside and start going towards my bedroom.
"Damn it, Abeona!"
Dad never shouts, especially while talking to Mom. It's so strange that I stop walking. I know I shouldn't eavesdrop but there is so much going on that I just can't stop myself.
"You should tell her, she has to know."
Are they talking about me?
"Calm down, Tyrell. You know we can't tell her the truth. She's too young.."
"Oh stop making excuses. You know she's not young or naive. She's our daughter, Abeona. Already, Gaia is nowhere to be found. Do you want Hecate to get hurt too? They've found us, damn it. After so many years, they've found us."
Who? What are they talking about? I have a very bad feeling about all this.
"Ty, I would never let my daughters get hurt. We can't tell Hecate the truth, because to do so, we'll also have to tell her what she is and you know it's dangerous"
My breath gets stuck. No no no.. this can't be really happening.
"I just don't want her to get hurt" Dad has tears in his eyes. I've never seen my parents so devastated. What the hell is going on?
"We'll find a way out of this, Ty. We've done it for so long. Our daughters are strong, nothing will happen to them. They won't destroy our family, I won't let them."
Who are "they"? Why do they want to destroy our family?
I have so many questions but for the first time in my life I'm terrorised. I don't have enough courage to go to my parents and ask them what's going on. I'm afraid of the lies, but I'm also afraid of the truth. So I do the only thing I am able to do right now. I run away. I get out of my house, trying to put some distance between me and all these problems making my life hell. But it's not enough. Because the problems are not just outside, they are inside me. What am I ?