SALEM

Chapter 15

Annie

I haven't spoken to Max all day and now I can't find Blaine but Andrew has being disturbing me all day and getting on my nerves.

"Just let me take you out on one date" he pleaded with that goofy smile on his face
"Andrew, look..I would love to but I'm currently seeing someone and I-" I confessed to him
"I understand, I'll stop trying to bother you" there was this defeated look on his face and I kinda felt bad about the whole thing but I've never felt anything for Andrew.

"But we can be friends if you would like" I suggested trying to cheer him up and also lighten the mood.
"Sure, I'll take anything I can get" he said excitedly and left me alone.
What is it with guys and me this year, I think they pity or see me as some helpless girl but Jaden never treats me like that or even looks at me with pity despite me telling him about my fathers' death.

"Max! Thank God, I've been looking for you all day" I exclaimed as I caught sight of him down the hall.
"I've been kind of busy and trying to make sense of things" he explained but there was a seemingly confusion in his eyes.

"I got dad out" I whispered
"So that really happened!" Max was surprised about the whole thing
"But I saw you warning us about something" I said trying to recollect how Max appeared out of nowhere and tried to stop us from freeing Dad out of Limbo
"Yeah...listen Annie, I've been having this dreams where Dad tries to contact and yesterday he warned me about what you guys were doing and that's why I tried to stop you and Blaine from freeing whatever that was" max explained everything to me and how he's being having nightmares and seeing our late father.
"You've got to be kidding me...I don't understand; Dad has also been appearing in my dreams and telling me to free him from that prison of a place. I'm so confused right now!" I sighed.
This whole thing is becoming a mess, If I didn't free my Dad then who exactly did we set free from there.

"We're going to figure this out but right now I'm late for practice" Max reassured me of our situation but I didn't feel any sort of comfort with those words.

The remainder of my classes were the worst and I didn't get to see Blaine or Jaden so I decided to call one of them.
"Hey" I said as the call connected
"Wussup" Jaden asked
"Wussup? I didn't see you all day, is everything okay?" I asked sounding like a concerned wife
"Nah, just sorting out some family issues that's all but anyway I missed you and your beautiful smile" he tried with the flattery
"Don't try butter me up, I'm mad at you" I said with a pout on my face
"Trust me, am not and I'll make it up to you but right now there's something I need to do" he said but I cut him off
"Right...family issues, I get it. So I'll see you tomorrow?" I asked while twirling my hair like those obnoxious girls you see on TV
"Sure thing babe" he concluded
My heart melted as he called me babe, my feelings were skyrocketing but there's something about him I just couldn't lay my finger on...it's like I've always known him and had always been attracted to him.
I know it's cliche but it's like we're meant for each other with the way we just flow and there's also the chemistry we have for each other, meanwhile with Blaine; I think all I had was a crush and I'm beginning to realize I never truly liked him or not as much as I like Jaden and his mysterious persona.

Mom was home when I got back from school
"Hey sweetheart" she said as I walked through the door aiming straight for my room but I stopped.
"How is it going mom?" I asked
"Things are turning out alright, I'm making sushi and where's your brother?" She asked about Max
"Probably still at practice" I suggested
"Boys and their balls" she grinned and I couldn't help but laugh.
"Mom...oh my God why would you say that" I continued cracking up at her explicit joke.
"You know am right" she joined in the laughter
I felt so good but it reminded of when we were back in New York and how dad was always around trying to make us laugh by saying stupid jokes, I always hated his jokes but now I miss them and sometimes I get so mad at him for bringing us here and leaving us.
"Annie is everything alright" I guess my mom noticed my mood change

"It's just Dad" I said trying to remember all the jokes he would always say.
"Can we not talk about him" my mom warned

"Why not! You never wanna talk about him, you just try to pretend this whole thing never happened but it did and he's gone and you choose not to acknowledge that!" I yelled at her and right then I noticed that the tears were beginning to flow down my cheeks.

"You don't understand how difficult it is for me, there are things you don't understand" she softened her face but she still maintained her composure whereas I was a mess with the tears continuously pouring out.

"Then make me understand...why don't you ever want to talk about him" I said in between sobs
"Annie-" she opened her arms and reached out in an attempt to hug me but I was having none of that so raced upstairs into my room.

Sometimes I get so mad at her and dad for coming to this stupid town and ruining everything. But dad is gone and everything is a mess, not to mention my discovery about witchcraft and the whole limbo stuff.  I just want the pain to stop.