Patricia sighed and looked back up at Eddie "I knew this would happen. It's too soon for her to know.."
"She wanted to know." Eddie said a little demandingly. Patricia raised her eyebrows
"You didn't have to tell her, dufus!" Eddie smiled. She hadn't called him that in ages. Patricia stood up and picked up her purse
"Look, I don't think we can go get dinner tonight." Patricia said heading for the door.
"But, this morning you said...And last night.."
"Last night was rushed. It was a mistake. I shouldn't have done that to you. I want to be with you, Eddie. I do. But not if it means ruining my daughters life." Patricia said twisting the door knob.
"Our daughter's." Eddie corrected her.
"No. My daughter." Patricia said shaking her head. She turned the door knob, and left the room mouthing the word "Sorry"
"Hi, I'm looking for Scarlett Williamson?" Patricia asked the Anubis House house mother. Her name was Hannah, and she was a kind, elderly lady.
"Oh, yes she just ran in. Seemed a little frazzled. What is your relationship with her?" Hannah asked as Patricia scribbled her name in the log in book.
"I'm her mother. May I?" Patricia asked pointing to the upstairs. Hannah let her pass.
Patricia walked down the hallway and put her ear to her daughter's door.
"And it just started glowing?"
A voice cried in the room.
"Yeah! I was helping Hannah up in the attic, and all of a sudden the locket started glowing. It was so weird."
"Weird. We should go up to the attic tonight, and check it out again."
"Maybe. It could take my mind off of...never mind."
"What?"
"Nothing Lauren. Forget about it. If you really are my friend, you won't push, ok?"
"Alright. But, we will go to the attic right? Figure out why it's glowing?"
"Yeah, sure. Why not. After light's out."
Scarlett was talking with her roommate. The roommates voice was eerily familiar. Patricia flipped out her cellphone, and dialed the number Nina called from a week ago.
"Hello?" a man's voice answered. Fabian.
"Fabian. Hey, it's Patricia. Is Nina there? It's kind of urgent." Patricia asked stepping away from the bedroom door. She cupped her hand around the receiver, so the conversation would be a little more private.
"Yes. She's just decoding some hieroglyphics that we found in an excavated tomb. Actually, they-"
"Fabian, you know I love and support you guys but really, it's urgent that I talk to Nina. Like now."
"What's wrong?" Fabian asked worried. Patricia heard Nina yell "who's on the other line, Fabian?" He said in a hushed voice "Patricia. She needs to talk to you." Nina's voice cracked "Oh. Give me the phone, please."
"Hello?" Nina's voice carried through the phone.
"Nina! You sent the locket to Scarlett?" Patricia hissed. She heard Nina sigh, and walk away.
"Yeah..I know it was stupid, but when you told me...I just thought that maybe it would help her."
"It was stupid. But thank you. I'm freaking out, because she's figuring everything out. She was in the attic with her friend when the locket started glowing! They're planning on going up tonight! And her friend is a little pushy."
"What's this friends name?" Nina asked curiously.
"Uh..oh! Lauren." Patricia said remembering the name.
"Oh my God...Patricia I'll call you back, ok?"
"Wait! What's wrong?"
"Patricia, you know my daughter has been missing for two years." Nina said reminding her of how she ran away from her school in America.
"And?"
"And, her name is Lauren. And she knows about everything."
"What do you mean everything?" Patricia asked walking down the stairs.
"I mean, she thinks that she was meant to be the Chosen One. I have to go talk to Fabian. Thanks for telling me. I'll talk to you later. Good night." Nina said hanging up. She sounded panicky, and frightened. Like she couldn't wait to get off of the phone.
Patricia stared at the phone. Her life was a mess. She rejected the boy she loved for the sake of her daughter, and now her daughter was discovering her dark, and horrifying fate.
Protecting the world as the Chosen One. With a best friend, who wants nothing more than to be the Chosen One.
So, I'm going to tone down everything about Scarlett being the Chosen One and focus on the Peddie love and family story. This is up to you: would you like me to write a spin-off about Scarlett's journey/life as the Chosen One? I want to, but it's up to my readers. So, what's the verdict? Yes or No?
