Chapter Seven: Resounding Silence
"Sometimes, it's better if most people don't know the truth. If the truth would cause chaos, it's better not to know. Just let people go on thinking that it's all okay and hope that it will be okay. You will know the truth, but don't let it get to you. Live your life and try not to think about it; it will hurt if you think too much. Sometimes, it's better if most people don't know the truth." -Anonymous
The day lasted a lot longer than usual for Patricia; she had nothing to do. She tried meditating more, but nothing happened. She did some homework, but soon she was done and she was just sitting there watching KT do her work. The day slowly ticked on and finally it was time for her friends to be home. She knew that at least Nina, Fabian, and Eddie would come straight up to her; Alfie would probably stay with Willow. He had become a bit more distant lately; it was his opinion that if the problem wasn't that serious, he would stay with Willow.
Soon enough she heard her friends pounding up the stairs and they walked into the room and KT yelled, "Finally!"
Nina laughed and asked, "What's with the 'finally!'?"
KT shot her a look and said, "The meditation worked. Patricia said she saw something and it's really important." They looked at Patricia who was sitting on the edge of her bed looking down at the cover of a magazine. Eddie came over to sit with her and she threw the magazine on the floor. KT was sitting on her own bed and Nina and Fabian sat on the other free bed in the room.
She took a deep breath and began to tell the tale of evil and demons and what Victor was really up to. When she told them that if Victor became immortal the world would most likely end, she could barely believe Nina's face. She had the most horrified expression and Fabian was trying to comfort her like he would be able to change the truth or somehow prevent reality. The only thing she didn't tell them was how the Trio could stop the immortal. She would wait until it was just her, Nina and Eddie. If Fabian knew, he'd surely go insane and it would be unfair to tell KT but not Fabian. This was one thing that needed to be kept from Sibuna.
Patricia hung her head and Eddie moved a hand to her knee. Everyone was silent. No one knew what to say; they couldn't congratulate Patricia on her break through, but no one could think of anything to say to lighten up the mood. Finally Nina broke the silence, "I thought Victor was finally done. I thought that… I don't know." She didn't want to say that part of her hoped all of the evil stuff was over, but that was how she felt.
KT asked, "Why doesn't Victor know about immortality? Why doesn't he know about the evil?"
Patricia walked over to the window and sighed. "Most people don't," she said while looking out of the window at the scene below her; Anubis lawn was so peaceful right now. "They often get lost in the fact that they can live forever and don't think about how they'd live. Victor's kept himself young, but he's not truly immortal. He probably just doesn't know. Alexandra said that since it's so hard to do and most people don't even know about this stuff, the person who passed Victor the information probably didn't even know about it themselves."
Again there was silence. Eddie sighed and took a deep breath. He walked over to Patricia and placed a hand on her hip. He was snapped into a vision. He was in a bright, white room and Alexandra was sitting in a chair. She whispered to Eddie, "The Watcher, he watches the Knowledgeable One. Beware the Watcher; he's closing in on his prize. Protect the Knowledgeable One… protect." He snapped out of the vision, and it seemed as if no one realized that he had just had a vision. But when he looked at Patricia, he realized that she knew.
Patricia had recognized by Eddie's expression that he had just had a vision, and she had a pretty good guess at what it was about.
