Beep. Beep. Beep.
7:00 the alarm clock read. Andrea Katic crawled out of bed with a small smile – a smile that was big enough to be there, but not big enough to be seen. She never was one for smiling, but today was special.
4 months, 122 days, 2928 hours – whatever you want to call it, it was much too long. It seems like it's been forever since she's spoken to her older brother. They used to be so close.
"Happy birthday Ryan" she muttered, picking up an old photo. It was the two of them at Coney Island. They had the same striking blue eyes and dimpled grin. "I miss you" she trailed off.
Andie took a look over her shoulder. There, out on the balcony, stood a scrying bowl. She made her way towards the bird bath like structure, but thought better of it. "I'll call you later." She sighed and changed course to the shower. "I promise."
Well, I guess promises were meant to be broken. One day passed, and then two, then three, four, until a week and a half passed. Things just kept coming up, or at least that was the excuse she was trying to convince herself of.
Finally, she decided to call. "What was I so afraid of anyway?" She laughed and leaned over the bowl. "It's not like things would be awkward or anything. Pfft. What? Did I think he would forget his own sister?" Taking in a deep breath, Andie concentrated all her energy in contacting her big brother, but the face that emerged in the water was shocked her.
Confusion washed over her. She took a few steps back. "Who are you? Where's Ryan?"
The man before her was definitely not her brother, or any relative of hers for that matter. He had coffee coloured skin and amber eyes. Across his right cheek was a big, ugly scar. He was big and burly. When he spoke, his voice was rough. "I'm sorry to inform you, but"
a new voice cut in "Ryan James Katic"
and it was back to the original one "has gone missing along with other magicians from all over the world. There is no reason to be alarmed. The House of Life is on top of the situation." The image started to fade.
"Hey!" Andie was officially freaking out at this point. "What do you mean missing? Where's my brother?" But the image was already gone.
She knocked down the scrying bowl and sunk to the floor. Her shaking hand covered her mouth, wide open in shock.
A/N:
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