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Chapter 12: Chilling

The weekend came and went before I knew it. After that particular incident at the park, everything normal seemed weird in comparison. I had thought of telling Alex, and Hunter about what had happened but when I saw how relaxed Alex and Hunter were; eating and spending time with their family- the words in my mouth died and were shut tight.

It was becoming more uncommon seeing Hunter smiling and being relaxed; the invisible weight on shoulders gone and his mood no longer so cloudy. And Alex? It's been a while since I saw him mingling with his family so naturally. I could see the corners of his eyes upturned when he was smiling and they no longer seemed so tired and haunted.

Jayden looked at me and seemed to also hesitate. We had an unspoken conversation and we were almost debating should we tell them? We didn't want to break the mood and in the end we didn't-

Jayden's sister had ran up to us and grabbed our hands before dragging us to our families.

The night came and went before we went home. I almost seemed to forget what had happened until I smelt smoke on my hands.

Monday came by and was ready to go back to school like normal. Like I didn't have a stroke and was sent to the hospital, like I wasn't part of a supernatural fight with Amanda.

However, when I was going to my locker, I met eyes with the people I know. They seemed to hesitate and seemed concerned which I felt confused but pushed that emotion aside.

Maybe it was nothing.

I smiled at them and they gave one back.

When I got to my locker and put in my combination, several sheet of papers fell.

"What the heck-" I said before I picked one up. Inspecting it, I realized they were both notes and handouts from my classes. Someone must've been sliding in my schoolwork in my locker when I was unwell.

Picking up the handouts, I tried to get them as neat as possible when I saw two figures making their way over. I looked over and saw Clara and Kalonice making their way over.

"Morning!" I chirped, my usual smile on my face.

"Morning Kai" replied Clara, a small smile on her face but her furrowed eyebrows said otherwise. "How are you feeling?"

I put aside my worksheets and put them on the shelve. I need to find a paper clip to hold them all together-

"I'm better now" I replied. I assumed she was asking about my health physically, but I couldn't help take her question in a mental manner.

"Are you sure?" Clara asked.

"Yup" I chirped before I finished unloading my textbooks and grabbed my required book for my first class in the morning.

"If you say so..."

I hummed while grabbing the pile of sheets and putting them in my bag. I had to look over them later. Closing my locker and shouldering my bag, I looked at my friends.

"So did I miss anything while I wasn't here?" I asked.

"Not really, except..." drifted off Kalonice before she looked around as if looking out for someone. She leaned down and whispered so only the three of us could hear. "Amanda came back almost a day later and had been bothering us while looking for you-"

My eyes widened at that information and my breath stiffened. "She didn't seem to believe us and worse, she seemed...violent."

A cold wave spread my entire body, with sweat clinging to my back. My mouth felt dry and constricted as the memories of Amanda using her powers and possibly letting them go berserk in the school-