Elena Haynes

chapter 2

Meanwhile, Cindy came home to eat dinner.

"Hello, Cindy~" Shelly smiled.

"Hi, Mom..." Cindy said softly.

"We've made your favorite dinner." Shelly smiled.

Cindy had a small smile. "Thanks..."

"You're welcome dear," Shelly smiled back. "Tell me, how was your day?"

"I almost got killed today..." Cindy mumbled. "Eva Chantrey wanted to see me after school."

"Oh, dear," Shelly frowned. "Wait... Is she that one in gray sweats with a girlfriend?"

"No, that's Jo," Cindy shook her head. "Eva's the girl who grew up in a little village and took kickboxing lessons when she was a little kid."

"Oh... Well, why would she wanna do that?" Shelly asked firmly about Eva.

"Because I'm a butt monkey..." Cindy mumbled.

"A what?" Buddy asked her.

"I get hurt all the time..." Cindy explained. "I feel like the whole world's playing some kind of big practical joke on me."

"Oh, honey, that's not true," Shelly soothed as she hugged her daughter. "You're nowhere near as hurt by the world."

"Yes huh.." Cindy frowned.

"Your mother is right," Buddy agreed with his wife. "Ever since we've moved here, you've made some pretty awesome friends."

"I know, but I get unlucky a lot..." Cindy told her parents. "I swear, sometimes I feel like I'm cursed..."

"Hmm... Maybe there's a warlock who's picking on you..." Shelly suggested.

"What?" Cindy looked to her mother.

"Well, even though I wasn't really a witch, your grandmother let me visit the Netherworld sometimes," Shelly explained. "Some warlocks like to pick on defenseless mortals... Why don't you go and see what's up?"

"Oh, Mom, I don't know if I can go to the Supernatural Realm..." Cindy got nervous. "June has special permission since she's the Te Xuan Ze and all."

"Tell them your grandmother sent you..." Shelly stroked her hair gently.

Cindy sighed. "This is gonna be painful."

"By the way, Cindy, do you know anyone by the name of Corey Haynes?" Buddy asked. "Because he's just escaped from The Arctic Circle Asylum."

"Name sounds familiar..." Cindy said before she got up, finishing her dinner and going to their linen closet. "That's a little scary though..."

"We want you to stay indoors with the doors locked if we're not home when you get back from school," Shelly said to her before handing her a washcloth. "Do you understand?"

"Yes, Mom..." Cindy nodded, taking the washcloth curiously before she went through their closet to see that they in fact had a way to the Supernatural Realm.

Lightning flashed inside the closet as she entered it.

"Be careful, my dear.' Shelly wished.

Meanwhile, Elena decided to explore the city and she soon found Robin and Kaitlin together, reading a comic book on The Cartoon Girls. She then decided to go over to the two girls. "Um, hello." she then spoke up to both of them.

Robin and Kaitlin looked up.

"Hi!" Robin smiled friendly.

"Hey..." Kaitlin quietly greeted.