The depths of the world

Chapter 4

"So is this place big or not" , I asked looking at Markus while he was reading the local newspaper given to him by the driver of the limo.

   "Hm... yeah it's pretty big" , he said as he quickly glanced up at me and went back to reading the newspaper.

I sighed watching Jacob sleep it the corner and then I looked out of the window. America was a very busy place  , a lot busier than I thought it was going to be. The limo driver turned on the radio which seemed to irritate Markus. It was oddly funny seeing him irritated like that. I placed a hand on his shoulder and told him to calm down and go back to reading. He grumbled and returned to reading the news paper. Jacob still remained asleep.

   I got out my phone , put my headphones in and turned on my playlist. The first song was Death of a Batchelor by panic! At the disco. I stared to hum the tune until I saw Markus staring at me in the corner of my eye.

    "What are you looking at " , I said turning to face him .
  
    "Er ... nothing" , he said grumbling as he looked away.

      I giggled a bit at that and went back to listening to my music. Finally we arrived and we were greeted by a tall , tanned skinned man with short brown hair wearing a suit which was similar to the one Jacob was wearing. The man appeared to be around the age of 30 which was similar to Markus age. Markus got out the car and started talking to the man. I overheard them talking and apparently that man was Johnny Reavers. Johnny walked over to me and put out his hand which I took in return.

       "Ah I see you got my letter , I'm Johnny Reavers. I already know who you are Alex " , he said in a rather soft voice as he looked down at me.

     "Yes I did , it was nice of you to invite me here , it's much appreciated " , I said shyly.

    He turned and told me and Markus to follow. Johnny left us and started walking down the road and hailed a taxi. There was a lot of stairs Leading into the giant building. The outside had large marble pillars with white walls. The inside was massive. All the desks were made out of marble. In the centre of the room was a giant map of the building. The building had 4 floors , the first floor being a waiting section with a huge desk , the second being security and questioning section, the third being offices and the forth being a training section.

       Johnny took us the the fourth floor as he wanted to start my training straight away. We spent the first hour showing him what I could already do which wasn't much then the next hour was spent with him showing me some simple magic , mostly the air element. I could do a few more things after that like move heavier objects. For some reason he pulled Markus aside and started talking to him , glancing over at me once in a while to see if I was listening. Respectfully I didnt listen and sat on my phone instead.

After a while Johnny took us back down to the first floor to show us the location of the house we will be staying in. A woman named Clarissa took us to the desk and brought up the location on a computer. We both gave our thanks and left the building. We called a taxi and got in.

    Markus gave the address to the rather odd man sitting in the driver's seat. He was a large man with pale skin and greasy hair. He had a deep voice too. I didnt get a good vibe about this man so I turned my attention to Markus instead.

    "How long is it going to take to get there? ", I asked.

    "Not long , about 20 minutes", he replied taking his phone out of his pocket.

     The taxi ride was incredibly uncomfortable. The seats in the back worn out and torn. Markus barely spoke and just sat on his phone. The driver kept looking at me through the mirror. I decided to just look out the window.

       Finally , we arrived. It was a small house in the middle of the woods. It had a nice wooden door and walls. It also had a balcony on the seccond floor. We got out of the taxi at main gates at the bottom of the fairly long driveway. Markus thanked the driver as I started to walk away with my bag and suitcase.

   The drive was incredibly uneven and I almost fell over. I looked back around to find the taxi gone and Markus following behind. Standing at the door to the house was Jacob , still wearing the suit and sunglasses. He smiled when he was us.

    "Took you guys long enough", he said as he turned around and opened the front door.

   We walked inside and I gasped. The house was huge inside , or it seemed it at least. There was a beautiful living room with a tv and a fireplace. The couch was made out of a material like silk. The stair case was made out of oak.