Chapter 3

"You lost?" He asked.

"No... Yes… Sort of…" I said back. He laughed.

"My name's Josh. What's yours?"

"I'm Calista." I said as I stuck out my hand. I felt a hard rough hand grab mine and a shock went right through me. I jolted upright and stared at him.

"What was that?" I asked. He shrugged showing he doesn't know what I'm talking about. I opened my mouth to try to explain it but dropped it. It was probably nothing. Maybe just inside my head.

"So how did you find me?" I asked him and put my hands on my hips.

"I followed you." He answered and looked at his feet.

"Wait, WHAT?" I yelled at him. He followed me? How creepier can this week get?

"Shh.. we're not really supposed to be out here you know, especially not you and you haven't even found out who you are…" he started to say but I cut in "I know who I am!"

"You do? Then tell me who are you?" he asked me with a hopeful expression.

"As I told you before my name is Calista. Calista Calevar. I am 15 going on 16, I live with my mother on Maple Avenue and I happen to get straight A's. I love adventure and meeting new people. Just not people who decide to follow me and pretend to know who I am!" I squinted my eyes at him.

"Apparently you haven't found out. Well your birthday is this week. That's a full moon so you'll be at full power. You'll find out soon enough because your Grandma will have to tell you beforehand. I think that is why she came early…" he said wonderingly.

"Say what?" I said confusedly looking at him as if he was crazy. "What do you mean 'I'll be a full power'?" I demanded as I put my hands on my hips.

"Well…" he said as he stood up. "That is something your Grandma Theora has to tell you." I stare at him blankly.

"How do you even know my Grandma's name?"

"We were friends for a very long time." He said back. "Hey why don't I walk you home?"

"Do you even know where I live?" I asked.

"Well yeah… you told me you lived on Maple Avenue remember?" he answered.

"Well I say no. No thank you. I can manage to find my own way home." I said and I turned and walked away.

He called after me. "Hey you do know your house is that way?" he pointed in the opposite direction. I turned around, glared at him and started walking the right way. He just chuckled and watched me leave.

This is all just getting way too weird. Him knowing me and telling me weird things. Grandma Theora. What is going on?