One Way Bridge

Symbols.

Raphael leads me to another room. We are the last ones to arrive . Jean walks over to me and pats my back lightly .
"Are you alright ?" She questions authoritatively.
"Yeah." I manage a whisper  . I notice Seth standing beside Julia,Mark ,and  Freya . His eyes lock with mine for a few seconds longer than necessary before they drop to Raphael and I 's intertwined fingers . They travel back to my eyes once more and he steps up defiantly to the podium after Arthur's call.
"Are you alright ?" Raphael whispers into my ear . I smile weakly at him and nod trying not to rouse suspicion .
Why does he look at me like that ?

I question myself  trying even harder to focus on the weird drawings Seth is making on the wall.
" This is what I discovered . The pentacle interlocked with the crescent moon is a witch 's sign . So whoever did this is using powers from a witch but then again there was the Leviathan cross to the right of the crescent pentacle which could only mean that there is  an association with dark magic and not just any magic but  a connection to Hades, Dionysus and Prometheus also known as Lucifer. " As he speaks he draws the symbols to make it easier for me and no one bothers interrupting him.
"Below these symbols I found these words .
Time is the sea in which we swim,
Time is the fire in which we burn,
I have travelled the world and met great men but none
greater than I am ."
I stare at the words and I am sure I have seen them somewhere. I just don't remember where.
"That doesn't make sense." Julia states.
"May be it's not supposed to .May be it's a clue." Mark suggests ,"A message  we have to decipher." he proceeds .
"Don't be silly Mark. It's just some stupid piece of poetry meant to mess with us and divert our lines of thinking." Julia snorts.
"That's it!" I practically scream .
"I have seen that somewhere . " I add . Raphael lets go of my hand .
"What?" Seth asks confused .
"It's a poem . Kinda ancient but I believe it's entitled Ulysses. At least the two lines are from Ulysses and the first two are my family seal . Those words are everywhere at my house...." I trail off as realisation hits me . The room is dead silent .
"Mum!!" I scream and start running .
"Sam!" Raphael calls out to me but I don't stop .
"We gotta go ! Grab your weapons." I hear Arthur shout as I make a turn and head for the door . I push it open and step into the light drizzle outside . There's a bike packed beside the various cars which need I mention look extremely lavish and not cheap by any chance . I jump on the bike and ride off .
What will you do if something happens to them ?
The first question pops up in my mind . I accelerate the gears until I am over speeding and my knuckles hurt from the pressure I'm applying on the clutches.
I finally land on the right high way . The familiar tall trees and the musty smell of dead leaves welcome me  as my house comes into view.
I stop in front of the house and practically run into the place . It's dark and cold inside. Like someone turned the air conditioning down to -5 degrees. I shiver as the moonlight hits my face .
"Mum?Anne?" I call out but as always my voice echoes throughout the house . Something falls behind me and I whirl round on my hinges gasping in shock.
It's only the wind that threw over the picture frame . I walk over to the table and pick up the frame . The mirrors are cracked but the picture holding mum,dad,Anne and I is fine . I still remember the day that picture was taken . I was 12 and Anne was 14 . She had just gotten rid of her braces and I still had two more years to go which explains why we were standing in front of doctor Fisher's dental clinic. I run my fingers over dad's smiling face until there is a loud bang .  I turn in time to see the door Fall  shut and another door open . Mum's room. Shoving the picture into the pocket of my jeans I step closer to the room.
"Mum?" I call out .
"Anne?" I add finally stepping into the room.
"I knew you'd come. You'd understand." The wind whispers .
"No!No!" I scream and run back to the door but it falls before I reach it.
"Let me out!Let me out!" I bang against it .
There is a shrill laugh from the room. I turn around and my eyes land on a figure seated on the bed with his eyes fixed on the wall . Light bounces off his black hair and his skin glitters like diamonds.
"There is no use fighting this  ,Bella. This is your destiny . " he speaks . His grey sweater hanging loosely from his shoulders .
"You should have seen the look on your mother's face when she saw me. Pure Joy." He laughs.
"What did you do to her ? " I shout at him . Tears threatening to fall from my eyes but he ignores me .
"I knew you were smart . That it wouldn't take you long to figure it out and I was right. But I'm afraid you are playing for the wrong team don't you think ? " He finally turns to me and I see the storm in those grey irises . He looks so innocent. Harmless even but I know he is not .Something tells me he is the devil himself.
"If you were playing for the right team they would have been able to show you and tell you that it was a trap. But they couldn't even do that . They couldn't do that ." he sighs and stands up.
"Stay away from me ." I order him trying not to seem afraid but God knows I am and I know he does too because he smirks at me.
"What are you going to do huh ?" He chuckled.
"Scream me to death ?" He adds scornfully .
"You  know what ? I just might ", I answer and I scream . He lets me . Which shocks me . There are footsteps behind the door.
" Sam!"Raphael calls out to me.
"I'm not hear to hurt you ,Bella." He smiles . But something in that smile told me he forgot to add a simple,
At least not yet.
"It's been a pleasure making your acquaintance. And I am sorry we have to part so soon but I can assure you we will be seeing each other very often." His words are filled with amusement then he is gone and the room starts to warm up, the door clicks open and Raphael and his family fill up the small space around me as I stare into to space completely confused.
We will be seeing each other very often.
His words haunt me. But something else whispers to me .
"She's in a safe place."
Off to school until August 17th..no phones allowed in school so expect no updates but thank you for reading and when I get back I promise I will give you more and more lovely chapters to compensates for the most time