Pacifiers

Chapter 10

I woke up startled. Once again, I had the same dream. It was outrightly frustrating.

I was at the bottom of the well, the water reaching to my knees. It was dark but a faint light was coming from the shaft above and when I was opening my mouth to cry for help, no sound was coming. I was trapped in a void, empty and all alone.

All of a sudden, a voice came " help me..help me..save me...rescue me."

But, it was NOT my voice.

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It was the first day of our 1st semester examinations. We had our theory papers followed by the practicals. All the exam stress added with my days at the infirmary, I didn't have much time to give thought to my rollercoaster love life.

(10 days ago)

"Liberty I need your help."

"As I said, I owe you one."

"There's this diary of my grandfather and I seem to have misplaced it."

"That's horrible."

"yeah well I know. So are you going to help me?"

"Only if you stop ignoring Clovis."

"I'm not ignoring him."

She sighed. " For the millionth time, I'm not angry at either him or you. It's alright. He has feelings for you and I've quickly gotten over him. So everything's cool."

"Not between him and me."

"Why?"

"Well a guy keeps on ignoring you, shouting at you, arguing with you and belittling you and suddenly he comes and kisses you. Is that alright? I don't think so."

"Scarlet you should talk to him. Work things out."

"I have more important things at hand, including finding the diary. So are you helping me or not?"

"Alright. Where should we start?"

We searched here and there in all the possible places it could be. My stuff, her stuff, even Reagan's stuff, the library( though we were soon thrown out) but we still had no luck.

"Where and when did you see it last?"

"The day we broke into Clovis' room and met Raven."

"You don't think..?"

"That they could have taken it? It's a possibility. But how?"

"I don't think Clovis would steal the diary. Raven on the other side, is immensely mysterious . "

"Is she back?"

"Yes. Come to practice today."

"No way."

I quickly took out a pen and a sheet of paper and wrote.

Raven,

I have something reallyi mportant tot alk  to you about. Meet me in the back gardens at half past ten.

Scarlet.

"Give this to her." I told Liberty handing her the paper.

( A few hours later)

"Scarlet?" Called out Raven.

"Hey." I said from the shadows.

"What happened ?"