” Who is he? Do you know him?” Noah asked me while glaring at him.
” Yeah. He’s my friend. Can you let him out? Please,” I asked Noah who opened the cell without further questions. Mason’s face brightened once he’s out of the cell after many days. Pheobe walked out of the cell followed by her brother. She glared at everyone but prefered to be silent. I promised her that I will bring her life back. Whether I can do it or not, but she’s believing it. Or maybe she’s faking it. Who knows?
” Now come on. I got more questions for you,” Noah grabbed my wrist and walked with a stern look on his face. Why is he angry? I can’t wait to know what happened while I was gone.
” Where are we going?” I asked Amelia who’s walking behind me silently. They both look like they are grieving for something. It isn’t Jacen and Kassidy. Then what’s the reason?
” To our allotted room. We can only stay here for two days,” she informed me and looked back at Mason and Pheobe.
” Who are they? I don’t think we have room for them too, Noah,” Amelia informed him.
” We got two rooms to stay in. They can use one,” he said and stopped right in front of a room no. 113.
” Take them inside, Amelia,” Noah said, throwing the keys to her. She caught it and opened the room no. 114.
” What are you thinking, Sydney? You didn’t approach anyone but went to hell. Did you ever think of others?” he scolded me like he has all the rights to do. All my friends have the rights to scold me for what I did. I didn’t think twice. I just decided at the moment.
” I am sorry, Noah. I didn’t think I have a choice. Nobody would have let me do this. So, I did it by myself,” I gave a stupid explanation while he locked the door.
” Fine. You don’t need to explain. I forgive you. We are going home after finding Jacen and Kassidy,” he informed me without consulting me. I won’t move a step without finding my aunt.
” No. I am not coming. I came here all the way to find Lydia. I am not going back without her,” I stubbornly said and he stared at me without showing any expression on his face.
” Then we have two days to find her. That’s it.” he firmly said and handed me a clean new dress and a towel. I don’t remember the last time I have showered. It feels weird that I am going to shower in the hell. What a weird life I have?
” Okay. Two days is enough if you and Amelia can help me,” I replied without looking at him and headed towards the restroom. A lot of thoughts going in my mind. I really wanna know what’s happened in Slateville. We need to come up with a plan to save Lydia and leave the hell. After some minutes, I freshened up and feels so alive. I still have some bruises and injuries in my body but I can take care of it later.
” Tell me what happened while I was gone? I have waited too long.” I said the moment I stepped out of the restroom with the clean new orange dress.
” Yeah. I will. But there’s nothing good to say,” he said after looking at me up and down.
” First of all, who is that prison boy and girl? Do you know them?” he asked, mentioning Mason and his sister.
” They are humans who are dead. They are the ones who found me when I entered Hell.” I started at the beginning and told him all about them and how I reached the prison. Noah still remembers the day when we have gone hunting. That’s when the old man tried to kidnap me.
” Why the hell are you helping them? You can’t promise them something you can’t do. It’s too hard to save Lydia, then how can you save two humans. Don’t think everything is possible, Sydney. We are not having burdens anymore.” he harshly spoke. I hate the way he’s acting. This is not how he talks.
” Scold me as much as you can. I got no choice than to help them. If you keep on acting like this, I rather go on my own. I don’t need your help, Noah,” I shouted and headed towards the door. It’s locked. I started looking for the key to unlock it.
” Wait, Sydney. You are not going on your own. I am acting like this because I am mad at you. We all thought we will lose you. You don’t know our feelings or maybe my feelings,” he added and pulled me close to him.
” I am.. I…” I stuttered and looking everywhere for the key. Fortunately, I spotted it right in this pant pocket.
” I need to go,” I said and immediately tried to snatch the key from this pocket. He’s much faster than me. He caught my hands and pinned me to the door.
” You can’t act faster than a vampire, Sydney,”
” Oh, yeah. I know. Now Give me the key or stop being harsh on me.” I asked and relaxed so he could loosen the grip he has on my wrist.
” I am trying to be calm. I was stressed after meeting the Hell Queen. She’s affecting my mind. All I want is to get out of this hell.” he frowned and released me.
” What did she do? You are still not telling anything, Noah. What happened in Slateville and what did the Queen do to you?” I asked, expecting a real answer this time. He started telling every single thing that happened in the Academy until he used the portal to reach here. What’s strongly staying in my mind is Pamela’s death. Maybe, I think she is dead. Everyone left my mom and dad. How they are going to escape from the Academy? That’s not the only thing I am wondering. I am thinking about all the things he told. My brain can’t take this much information.
” You all left the Academy? This is too much to take in right now. It all started with me. It’s my fault,” I blamed myself. Amelia is shot? Jacen and Kassidy got lost? Amanda’s energy drained from her body who’s a powerful witch but I don’t know anything about her. Kassidy’s close to being executed to death. Leona left the Academy. Pamela was shot. My mom and dad were locked by some spell. The news is everywhere around the city.
Last but not least, I am an imposter. Everyone thinks that I faked myself as Sapphire. Everyone believes I am an imposter.