"We are done" Jade said and Beck shook his head.
"No, no you can't do this" He affirmed and grabbed her arm to stop her from leaving the classroom.
"I just did, stay away from me…it's a warning, the second one" Jade said and pulled her arm away before leaving the classroom.
"This has got to be a joke, this can't be happening" Beck said upset and kicked the chair.
"Hey, careful there" Sikowitz said as he walked into the classroom.
"Calm down, we'll think of something later" Andre said and Beck exhaled, he and the rest of them stayed in class but they couldn't stop thinking about Jade. That day after school they went to Tori's house to think of ways to help Jade but they didn't even know what they were up against.
"Okay, what do we know?" Tori asked.
"This is a freaking horror movie" Andre said. "It's hard to believe, if we hadn't been there I would say she is lying"
"We know she is not, so what are the facts?" Beck questioned.
"She said this thing has been with her forever and has recently started possessing her" Tori said. "That doesn't help much"
"Doesn't help at all" Robbie said.
"We need to understand why, why her? And what is this thing that's chasing her?" Andre asked. "Is it a ghost? A demon? Is she crazy?"
"Crazy? Are you for real? We saw what she did, mental illnesses don't give you magical powers, Andre, it is time to face the fact we are dealing with something beyond our understanding" Beck responded.
"I'm sorry, it's just…" Andre said and thought about it. "We can't completely rule it out, maybe she had help…but I'm not saying it's her fault, maybe she doesn't know it"
"Very well, then give me an explanation for the table, the lights and the door" Beck demanded.
"Maybe she had something in her hand, something that cracked the glass…about the lights, that can be controlled too if you mess with the electricity and the door, I don't know…maybe it was the wind" Andre commented.
"That's not possible, we were there and she didn't trick us…it just happened" Tori said and Andre sighed. "Beck is right, this thing is something else"
"Remember she mentioned the name Amunet, let's look it up" Beck said and Robbie googled it, he read for around three minutes and took a small breath. "So?"
"I found it, in Egyptian mythology Amunet was the mother of creation. Her name means the hidden one and according to this, she's been reincarnating over the centuries" Robbie explained.
"So what does that have to do with Jade?" Tori asked.
"I think…I think she IS amunet" Robbie commented.
"What? That's crazy, come on…it's mythology, you said it yourself" Andre affirmed.
"Andre, stop it! When will you realize that we are dealing with a supernatural being? The world is not what we think, last night proved it" Beck responded. "We need to be open minded"
"Okay, fine…but even if we believed she is this goddess, it still doesn't explain what's happening, I mean…who is the other creature?" Andre asked. "And how can she be this without knowing?"
"We don't know if she doesn't know" Cat said and they turned to her.
"What do you mean?" Tori asked.
"I don't know, maybe…she just didn't tell us" Cat responded.
"That makes sense, listen I'm not judging her but if we are to believe all this how can we be sure she hasn't lied? Maybe she was scared or maybe she didn't want us to know who she really is" Andre commented.
"This is so confusing" Tori said.
"I think we should ask someone else, someone who knows about this stuff" Robbie suggested.
"Yes, we'll do it tomorrow" Beck said and sighed. "But now I want to see Jade, she needs to change her mind, she can't push us out…and I don't think she lied, she just doesn't understand what she is"
"Let's go see her then" Cat suggested and they agreed, Beck drove them to Jade's house and parked the car in the motel.
"Good afternoon, how can I help you?" Mr. Edwards said as he stepped out of the office.
"We are Jade's friends, we'll go see her" Cat informed.
"Oh Miss West is not home right now, she left about two hours ago but you can wait for her" He responded.
"Do you know where she went?" Beck asked.
"No, no but she was in a bit of a rush" Mr. Edwards commented.
"Are her parents home? We would like to talk to them" Beck said and Mr. Edwards stared at them confused.
"Excuse me, her parents?" He asked disconcertedly.
"Yes, her parents…what's the problem with that? They're not home?" Beck questioned.
"No, I'm afraid they're not" He responded.
"Okay, we'll wait for them too" Beck said and Mr. Edwards sighed.
"I'm afraid they won't come" He affirmed.
"They're on a trip?" Tori asked and he shook his head.
"Mr. and Mrs. West are dead" Mr. Edwards informed and their eyes wide opened.
"What? But when?" Beck asked shocked.
"Years ago, they died in a fire…only Jade survived, didn't she tell you that she was an orphan?" The manager questioned and they looked at each other completely shocked.
"You mean Jade lives all alone in that house?" Tori asked.
"Yes, she does…she's lived alone since she was fifteen and she moved here" He explained. "What a brave young woman, isn't she? Living on her own, managing this place and the other family businesses, going to school, it must be tough but she handles it like a pro" He said and smiled as they looked at each other disconcertedly.
"And she doesn't have any other relatives?" Robbie asked.
"Oh no, she was an only child and she has no other family left, it's just her" Mr. Edwards informed and they didn't even know if they were angry or sad about Jade's lie; they didn't like that she had lied to them but they felt so bad for her. "Are you sure you're her friends? You don't seem to know that much about her"
"Oh no, it's just…she didn't mention that part of her life" Beck said and took a breath. "Thank you, we'll wait for her"
"Very well" Mr. Edwards said and walked back inside.
"Dead? Her whole family is dead and she never told us?" Tori asked surprised.
"She's been lying the whole time" Andre said. "What if she lied about the amunet thing too?"
"Let's just…wait, she has a lot to explain" Beck said coldly and then they heard an engine coming, they looked back and saw Jade getting out of her car but she'd parked right outside her house this time. "There she is" He said and they saw her opening her trunk, she grabbed some large containers and walked inside with them.
The gang walked up to the front door and when she was coming back to get more stuff out of her trunk she saw them. "Guys, what are you doing here?" Jade asked surprised and then remembered she had told them to stay away. "I thought I'd made myself clear"
"Oh we just wanted to make sure you weren't lying, you know, since it's such a habit of yours" Beck said coldly and she stared at him confused.
"What are you talking about?" Jade asked but he ignored her and walked into the house followed by the rest of the gang.
"Curious, right? How your parents are always on a trip, they must be pretty busy to take care of their daughter" Beck said.
"Yes, they are but they do take care of me so you can go now" Jade responded.
"Stop lying, Jade" He said upset. "That's enough for the act, your parents don't take care of you because they're dead" He affirmed and her eyes wide opened. "Yes, we know it all…"
"Who told you?" Jade asked but he remained quiet. "WHO TOLD YOU?" She asked louder.
"Doesn't matter who told us, the point is that we know so you can stop lying now" Tori said and Jade glared at her. "Why did you lie, Jade? We are your friends"
"You're not my friend" She responded.
"Yes I am and you know it" Tori affirmed and Jade looked down with a few tears in her eyes, she didn't like to think about her parents.
"Jade, look at me" Beck demanded and she did so he saw her glassy eyes. "I just want to know why, why did you lie about this? It doesn't make any sense"
"I…I just, I don't know, I was afraid" Jade admitted. "I was new in the school and I'd just met you, I couldn't just say 'hey, I'm Jade, I just moved here, my parents died in a house fire last month and I have no one in the world, do you want to be my friend?'" She said sarcastically. "I was enough of a freak and I didn't need your compassion"
"Jade" Beck said and she turned to him.
"What?" She asked upset.
"You're not alone in the world, not anymore" He affirmed and she stared at him trying to hold the tears back. "Come here" He said and embraced her in his arms, she didn't know what to do at first but she decided to hug him back, she needed him now more than ever before. "I don't want you to ever lie to me again, okay?" He said as he broke the hug and she nodded.
"Is there anything else you want to share with us?" Tori asked and Jade sighed but then she remembered she still had the corpse in her basement so she got nervous.
"What is it?" Beck asked.
"You all need to stay away from me" Jade demanded. "I'm dangerous"
"No, you're not" Cat said.
"I have these recurring blackouts and I do…things that I can't control, you've seen it" Jade commented. "I could hurt you"
"We won't leave you, you need us and we will get through this together" Beck affirmed and held her hands. "You need to trust us"
"It's not that simple…" Jade simply said and took a breath.
"Don't worry, we'll figure it out…We are going to see an expert tomorrow" He informed.
"A medium you mean? Or a shrink?" She asked coldly.
"None, we mean someone who can tell us the story, explain what you are, why you're being chased and by what" Tori explained. "We looked up the name Amunet and we believe an expert might clear all our questions, it has to do with ancient Egypt or something like that"
"Oh…okay, yeah that might help" Jade said, it was nice to have her friends by her side and if they could help her defeat it, she would gladly accept it. They decided to spend the night with her to make her feel safe and accompanied, they didn't want her to feel she was alone again and even though she was glad to have them there she was worried they would find the corpse.
"What's all this for? You're into chemistry now?" Tori asked curiously as they made their way upstairs and saw all the containers with liquids in them.
"Oh…no, they're for my gardens and for the motel, you know, cleaning stuff" Jade said and they nodded.
"And you're gonna leave them in the hallway?" Beck asked.
"I'll take them to the basement tomorrow" She responded.
"No need to, I'll do it now" Beck said and he was the last in line so before Jade could do anything he stepped down and grabbed two containers.
"No wait!" Jade said but he walked downstairs to the basement anyway; she immediately ran after him and felt her hear beating faster, she was already thinking of ways to explain the murder but when she saw him he was just leaving the containers on the floor and the open freezer was behind him.
"Is it okay here?" He asked and she nodded as she exhaled relieved. "You okay?"
"I don't like coming down here often" Jade commented and embraced herself. "Actually, could you help me with the other containers? They're in the trunk" she said and he nodded.
"Of course" He said and gave her a sweet kiss on the cheek before going upstairs, as soon as he left she closed the freezer and quickly put boxes on it. "This is all I saw" Beck said as he came downstairs and found her next to the huge freezer.
"Yes, that's all I bought" Jade said.
"What do you keep in there? Isn't it too big for one person?" Beck asked with a slight chuckle and walked towards her but she stopped him and hugged him.
"It's for the motel, a replacement for the one we have there…it's empty" Jade said and smiled. "Let's go upstairs"
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