Divine Purpose

Chapter 17

I was wide awake that night. My diary... I hadn't written in my diary for like a year. Honestly I thought I lost it. Where did he even find it? My room was a messy maze, most of the time. I hopped out of bed and started my search. I needed to find that open story of my life and burn it before another one of my imaginary demon friends got a hold of it. I searched every crock and cranny of my room in the middle of the night. After hours of grueling crawls I had finally found my purple overly used diary way in the back of my closet. I had papers and pictures popping out of every corner and wondered how Cal navigated around my scribbled words. It was practically unreadable.

I flipped to the very beginning. It started five years ago when my grandmother gave me her special medallion. It was a sacred necklace that had the power to capture evil entities. I had worn it every day since she gave it to me. It made me feel safe and I couldn't even count how many times it saved me. 

I captured the unique crystal in my hand and continued reading. Grandmother had also explained to me the many evil creatures stuck in limbo through my medallion. My ancestors were hunters and very determined at that. Apparently my medallion had been passed to me through generations of demon fighters. It made me shiver just thinking about how many evil things were wrapped around my neck right now.

Ewwwww. 

I forced myself not to think about it. Not like I could do anything about it. I'd rather have them contained than out and about terrorizing innocent people. 

Before I could even change the page Miriam barged into my room. She was dressed in a floral pink and purple printed baby doll dress that covered her plump pregnant belly just right. 

"What are you doing still in your pajamas? We're going to be late." 

"Late? Late for what?" I guess I lost track of the hours when I was searching for my diary. 

"The girls garden party. Remember, the one we have every year."

I smacked my forehead. How could I forget? "Oh course. Oh gosh. What should I wear?"

"It's ok. I figured you'd forget and bought you a new dress." She smiled going into my closet. 

My sister was a shopohalic. When I was little she practically claimed me as her personal Barbie doll and dressed me in five different itchy outfits each day. 

Miriam walked back into my room with a beautiful baby blue one shoulder dress in her hands. Ok, this could work. 

"You got 30 minutes to get ready." She announced. 

I just needed 15 minutes. I wasn't much of a girly girl so my makeup was mostly natural. We made it to Clara's house just as they were taking their seats. Clara was one of the most OCD people I knew. Every event we had at her house was off the charts. She always went beyond expectations; that was why when I saw all the decorative flowers hanging off the corners of the patio I was not surprised. I suppose being married to a doctor helped her expensive taste. The table was set in a coral, lime green theme that matched her own outfit.

Clara greeted us with a hug. "Oh Laken it's been ages. Where have you been?" 

"Hiding away in a cave with her man candy if she had any sense," Bianca answered for me. She shrugged off my pointed stare. "I mean that's what I'd do with that beautiful boyfriend of yours." 

Clara's eyes lit up with shock and wonder. "You have a boyfriend? My, it has been too long." 

Oh gosh, here we go. I loved Clara but she needed to have a baby or something to occupy her time. She was always waiting on the latest news or trying to hook me up with some guy she knew. Once she even went as desperate to throw me in a blind date with her cocky, overly cologned, and pig headed cousin. Worst date of my life. He actually made me sit through 20 videos of him racing in his 5 series BMW. Like I even cared.