Loving Isabella

Chapter 1: The Quest

What was my mother talking about? I wondered as she grabbed my hand and guided me out of the restaurant. How can I make people feel what I am feeling? How could my mom possibly have dad murdered because she told him her powers? Why is all this so confusing to me? Why was I choose for this type of life? Why did my mom finally come back in my life just to tell me this nonsense. None of this can be true, can it?

"You're confused, I know honey. It'll be okay. You just need to relax your nerves."

I rolled my eyes, "stop doing that mom. You don't have to keep this lie going. You can stop now and just admit to me the truth. I promise, I'll be mad but I'll get over it."

"Why would I lie about all of this? Why would I make up this TORTURE?" Suddenly, I felt my body stiffed up and a rush of frustration pierced through my veins. It felt as if someone was putting hot needles inside my veins over and over again. Was this it? Was I feeling my mothers anger and frustration? My face cringed with horror and pain. 

"Honey? Honey please wake up."

"Come on honey you need to wake up."

***

"Bella, what's the matter?"

I looked up to notice my only friend in the entire school. He's name was Noah, Noah Peters. He was so handsome and charming. I had no idea why he was my friend, but I never questioned it. In this moment, I was upset with the group of girls across from me in the cafeteria. 

"Aw Bella is that your boyfriend?"

"How can she have a boyfriend when she's ugly and fat?!"

"LOL I know right. She must weight like 300 hundred pounds. So disgusting."

I tried my best to ignore the laughs and comments. The pressure of the pain was sitting on my chest. It was so painful it was like an elephant was sitting on me. I could barely breath, but I didn't want Noah to notice. 

"I'm fine," I gestured my eyes towards the table with the blonde, hot, and barbie-like figures. He glanced over and noticed them laughing. The one who made the fat comment is Amanda. The rest of the girls are just her best friends. Amanda doesn't have time to remember names so she calls them thing one and two.  

"Are you sure you're okay? Look at me," with that reply I looked up at him. His smile slowly turned into a horror. He grabbed his chest and sat down immediately. He was gasping for air and his eyes were bright red.

***

Was that an experience of mine? Did Noah feel my pain that day? I never wanted to hurt him and especially not like that. Those girls calling me fat was the most painful experience I still have. All I remember is I wished for them to disappear and they transferred schools.

"Mom? I think I made Noah feel my pain."

"Who's Noah? Also, that happens honey. It comes with the job that you've been assigned. People will feel whatever you are feeling. My frustration must have overwhelmed you because you passed out. I'm sorry about that honey. We will have to get that fixed. For now, we need to go back to our old house. You need to pack up some things you want to take with you. From then on we are on our first quest."

Was I moving away with her? My entire life is here with my work and Noah, or it used to be with Noah. I didn't want to just up and leave with no beforehand preparation. Lost in my own thoughts I realized that I haven't talked to Noah in a few years. He moved away from our hometown because of family financial issues. I missed him everyday, but I have no way of contacting him.

Before long mother and I arrived at our house or mom's old house you could say. This was such a weird feeling for me because for the longest time I just wanted her to be at home with me. I wanted to have her at home with me for years and here she was. Almost like a ghost coming back to haunt you after leaving you alone for years. The feeling was strange and somehow horrifying. 

Mom walked inside the front door and immediately started crying. I was unaware until the sudden push of pain grabbed my chest. It was like her pain or emotions were stabbing my insides and I could barely breathe.

"Mom? Mom, what's wrong?"

"Oh, nothing," she broke in-between sobbing, "I missed you. I wanted to come home so long ago, but I couldn't. I miss your father too. He'd still be here if I hadn't told him our secret."

I didn't know what to do other than hold her. She cried into my arms and as much as it hurt me I let her. I had to learn how to act normal while someone else was killing me with their emotions. Finally, she let go of me and walked to her bedroom. When she walked in she realized it was no longer her room.

"Where's my stuff?"

"Seriously? You disappear for years and expect me to stay in my tiny room?" She nodded her head with understatement, but I could tell she wasn't too happy about it. She started to go through the closet.

"Why are you going through my things?"

"Isabella, I'm not. I am looking for a book, did you move any books while you were moving into this room?" I was confused and shook my head.

"I've never seen a book in your closet."

"Good that means it is still hidden," before I could ask what she meant she pushed a secret button on the bottom of the closet. It was underneath a wooden plank and something I wouldn't have bothered with at all. She reached inside and pulled out a dusty, huge book. It looked like the dictionary, but had every word plus translations into other languages. This thing must have been horrible to write especially if it was the dictionary.

"What is that?" I was horrified by how dirty and old it was. The pages seemed old and stained. The stench of old coffee smell is was made me gag. It was horrible and I didn't know what my mother wanted with this. She opened the book and flipped to page 10,001 and started reading out loud.

"Once the daughter of noble blood turns the certain age her powers will intensify. She will start to notice various changes in with what she can do with her powers. If she is a simple emotion or energy girl then she will grow in that aspect. She may develop the strength aspects on her journey. The mother of the child will come back after a long time period away to tell her the truth of what is going on. She then will open this book and start to read this page out loud. It is now up to the daughter and mother to come together as one and begin the quest. If you accept the quest you must repeat the lines 'I accept the quest' and you will be transported into a world you couldn't dream of." 

"Do you accept Bella?" My emotions were sky high and what on earth do I say? What quest do I have to do? Could I die? Could I not die? What will happen? I had too many questions and we were running out of time.