Shadow Knight - The Grim Series

Shadow Knight - The Grim Series (Chapter 5)

Chapter 5

Rest in Peace

The week passed by very quickly. I had to get six more memory cards for the camera from the constant snapshots of family and friends. Beach parties and picnics seemed to have never stop, to my surprise even Zeke was enjoying himself, I knew he couldn’t help but show off on surf board whenever Claire was looking and cheering him on. I kept the first memory card with pictures of the paintings hidden in my bag, safe and sound along with card father Perez had given me. I tried going back to the place but it seemed like father Perez had been extra careful with the security at the museum that I couldn’t go back into the restricted section. Still, at least I managed to get pictures and I could look them up on the Internet later.

I tried to keep normal and keep myself happy for my aunt; she seemed oblivious of the fact that there is something bugging me. Only Zeke would stop and ask me if I was alright but I couldn’t tell him that just yet, I wanted to wait till I could gather enough evidence for... what exactly? What could I tell Zeke exactly? It was so damn frustrating that I couldn’t really tell him because I didn’t know myself. I was really afraid; my instincts were telling me that something was off, something needed to be done but what? I shrugged it off and tried to enjoy the rest of my holiday with Zeke.

On the last weekend of my trip Claire had stubbornly decided that I needed a girls night out which entitled that I have a makeover and worse go out dancing with her and her boyfriends friends. Ugh. It wasn’t really my thing but I gave in for Claire’s sake since we didn’t see each other much often. She had me pinned down, plucking my eyebrows and putting makeup at the same time, (which made me worry). She laughed at me discomfort but had reassured me not to worry. To make things more uncomfortable my cousin had decided to bring back the ‘Zeke’ topic.

“So what is really going on between you two? It killing me!” she giggled.

I sighed at the question, how many times do I tell her this? “Claire for the billionth time, there is nothing between us two! We’re close friends that’s it!”

“You sure? I swear I can see sparks when you two fight, so much tension and passion! I wish i was like that with Enrique a littel heat and-“

“Woah! You can stop right there! When Zeke and I fight its either training or messing around in a friend kind of way.”

“So... you find him unattractive? That’s had to believe, he is really hot,” she said seriously.

“Err Zeke? And hot? Erm... I never thought about it like that to be honest. I mean, he is good looking but him and I we have too much friendship I wouldn’t want either of us to ruin it you know?”

Claire smiled and nodded sympathetically. “Yeah I understand. But in love where there is true freindship then your love has an unbreakable bond. Come on wear this,” she said tossing me a maroon short dress with grey sequin patterened on. “This will bring out your eyes.”

“Claire, remind me why I am doing this?”

“Because you are too boyish and need a girly night out that’s why,” she winked. “And maybe I want to see Zeke’s reaction when he see’s you looking like that,” she gestured at me.

“What are you talking about?” I frowned.

Claire walked towards me and turned me around and found myself facing the full length mirror and gasped back in shock. I never looked like this! The dress hugged my body like glove, the dress was elegantly creased with greay sequins around the patterns. My hair was curled perfectly and the make up looked flawless, like there wasn’t anything on my face.