The Triple Hybrid

Chapter 20 - Save Me

        “Oh,” she sighed “well, you know my name. I feel privileged.” She said sarcastically. The torches light up again and saw her shadow. A black cloak covered her entire body, just letting the hood discovery her face full of wrinkles and her white hair.

        “It’ll not worth asking what you wants from me, because it’s obvious.”

        “Yes, you're right, it is not necessary. Klaus is the only word I need. Where is he? I'll only ask this once.”

        “I don’t know.” She looked at my wounded and bounded hand.

        “If I didn’t know what really happened to you, I would think he took your hand and grabbed it so tightly that broke it.” She was ‘full’ of sarcasm. “Answer the question I asked you.”

        “With me he’s not and I don’t know where he is. Now let us go, please.”

        “That is not possible.”

        “My powers don’t work here. How do yours work?

        “Because this is my house, I rule the rules here. Want to join me?”

We followed her, Liam started taking the knife from his pants pocket. I looked at him and my head I did a negative sign. He putted it back to his pocket.

        “I could do a simple little spell to heal you.” She said that and something that made ​​me wish to ask her to do it, but was too proud. “But I will not do." I didn’t ask too. I thought.

We entered in a room full of voodoo objects, a crystal ball (which, according to my mother, aren’t good for anything else but garnish), objects related to the Sun, Moon and Stars...

A chill came to me from my feet until my hair. Stuffed animals adorned the rough walls that looked like they were staring at me.

                                                                "Moon come to me"

        Said a signboard in the middle of the room.

I did know that living rooms and even the homes of elders were different, but I expected them to be a little different.

        The Elder entered the room with a tray in hands. “I brought tea, coffee, cookies and sugar cookies, if you want to eat.”

        “Why the amenities?” Liam opened his mouth for the first time.

        “Why not? I'm just a witch who wants you to feed and to fatten you, then I’ll kill and eat you both.”

        “Do we really have to talk about the story of Hansel and Gretel?” I asked, ironic, grabbing a cup of hot tea. I started drinking it.

        “Honey, always remember that I'm the boss here. Now you look well, and soon you can start having heart pain. Don’t waste your Latin to rhetorical questions.

Then, we were followed by a huge annoying silence. Rarely heard the breathing of each one of us, and when we heard it was almost comforting.

        “Give me your hand.” The voice of the Elder was imperative and sharp, it didn’t allowed questions. I was reluctant. “If you don’t want to get rid of the pain for me it is okay, now you decide.” She extended her hand to mine. She started saying the words which I didn’t hear, but knew it was a healing spell. I felt the bones to return to the place they belonged, which was not very comfortable. “The spell is temporary, it comes from my presence.”