Hoping For A Chance (Book 2)

Chapter 3

Josie was in the main lounge doing what she did best and that was to make sure everyone was doing their job of acting like normal kids. Meanwhile, Lizzie was in the basement talking to Rafael and keeping him company.

"We'll be fine down here Landon. Don't worry." Lizzie tells Landon who gets up off the ground.

"Alright that's fine. Uh...have fun you two lovebirds." Landon felt bad for Rafael, but wanted to see how this would go between them.

"So Raf." Lizzie smiles at him. "How are you feeling? And look I'm not upset with you almost killing Dylan. I'm just glad that you're okay and he's okay."

"Yeah I guess. Why are you even down here Lizzie?" Raf asks, almost annoyed.

"Came to talk. I don't know. I'm sorry for making things so weird between us lately. I really am just trying to talk. Be friends." Lizzie sighs.

"Well that's hard to do when we...you know had sex." Raf says in an awkward tone.

"Well I'm sorry, but let's see past that and become friends." Lizzie shrugs. "I just want to be close and not weirded out with each other."

BOOM!

The ground shakes above them and Lizzie looks up. Rafael looks up also and gets off the ground.

"What was that?" He asks.

"I'll go check." Lizzie was about to walk away.

"Wait wait wait. Lizzie open the cell for me. That doesn't sound good." Rafael holds onto the bars of the cell door.

"I don't have the key." Lizzie shakes her head.

"Okay well take some magic out of me and break the door. Just hurry." Rafael holds his hand out. Lizzie glances at his hand then takes it and holds it. She siphons some magic out and then pulls away. Rafael backs away from the door incase and Lizzie focuses her magic on the door. She says a spell and it breaks the cell door down.

"Thanks Lizzie. Let's go." Rafael comes out of the cell and run towards the exit of the basement.

"Coming." Lizzie follows behind Rafael as they head to the main lounge.
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Josie was talking to MG when the front door blows open and guys jump in through the window. The explosion knocks Josie down and the glass flies all over the place. Josie gets a small cut on her cheek and groans. MG was on the ground also.

"What the hell?" MG looks up to see men with gun and Josie does too.

"Everybody stay down!" One of the men yell at them and keeps his gun aimed at the crowd. Josie looks at MG and frowns. Everyone around them was confused and scared.

"What's going on?" Josie whispers and the guy yells at Josie to quiet down. The man continues to yell and Josie notices one of the witches ready to say a spell. "Give me your hand." Josie whispers and MG holds his hand out. Josie takes his hand to siphon magic, but then a woman steps into the main lounge.

"No need for that Peter." The lady says and Josie notices that it was the lady that her dad brought in earlier. "And if any of you witches try anything." She threatens and says a spell. Josie feels an immense amount of pain in her stomach. Everyone moans and groans.

She continues to speak after. "Gather them around and take them to the truck." She tells the men and they do just that. They come over to the students and start to tie their hands together. Josie hears more groaning from some of the students and MG also.

"What happened?" Josie asks MG seeing his wrists burn up a bit.

"Vervain. The ropes must have vervain all over it." MG shakes his head. The guys push at the students to go out to big black trucks outside waiting. Josie goes into one truck and sits with MG.