"Maddie doesn't really want to be your friend, you know," Angela commented, giving Emma a sly look. Emma had decided to sart back up at Ravenwood early, considering she really didn't have much else to do and that Ambrose might not allow her to go searching for Madeline. "She'll be your friend simply to make herself looked good," the pink haired girl went on. "I, of all people, should know. She used me the most."
"In what way?" Emma looked at her with a threatening expression. Angela rolled her eyes.
"Obviously, she was my friend to make herself look good. I knew she never liked me from the beginning, but she played the part so others would think she was a saint."
"Oh really?" Emma rolled her eyes and faced the front. "Do you know why she might not have liked you?"
"Why?" Angela asked, her voice tense.
"Because you're a sneaky, little witch who sows trouble among her friends under the guise that she is defending someone." Emma stated bluntly. "If you want people to like you, maybe you should learn not to start drama so much."
"As if," Angela stood, outraged. "I'm not even the one who started the drama in the first place! She did when she hurt Steve and killed Issy's pet! She started the drama."
"Then what do you call what you're doing right now?" Emma asked, turning a furious gaze to the theurgist. Angela's mouth gaped opened, but closed quickly.
"Whatever," She hissed. She grabbed her things and marched to the back, far away from Emma. The brunette sighed. She turned her gaze to Krystal's empty spot. The tall theurgist had decided to take another day off and go shopping or farming in contrast to Emma who was content with going back to class so early. She sighed again. At least I won't have to worry about her anymore. She turned her gaze to the front of the room where Moolinda Wu had taken her place at the Life school podium, ready to start class.
"Good moorning, class." She greeted them. "If you will all stand, we can begin our warm ups."
Emma emerged from the tunnel into the Shopping District. It was getting late in the day, but she had wanted some time to herself just to take a seat on Elik's Edge and relax. As she trod through the nearly empty streets, the sky above her loomed a beautiful assortment of reds, pinks, oranges, and dark blues as the sun began to set. Emma took her place on the stone barrier that enclosed Elik's Edge and gazed out onto the Spiral. Water rushing from another edge that seemed to be connected to the commons. In the setting sun, the water created a faint rainbow, like a fading ribbon of hope. Emma sighed and turned sideways, propping her foot up on the stone barrier. First day back and it feels so weird. I hope we find Maddie soon. It just doesn't feel like Ravenwood without her. She jumped slightly at the sound of movement behind her. She turned to see Ajax who had taken a spot on a tree nearby. He gazed at her.
"Oh, it's just you," she muttered. Emma turned back to the skyway, silence returning. She started to wonder if Ajax had always been so quiet. He barely ever talked and when he did, it was curt and blunt, almost rude. I wonder if he's lost anyone close to him before? But who would that have been? Do the people in Libra experience loss the same way we do?
"You're troubled," Ajax stated. Emma turned to look at him, sitting up straight.
"Am I?" She asked, gaze drifting. Ajax ruffled his feathers slightly as if in response. An awkward silence filled the air again. Unsure of what to say, Emma stood. "I'm going back to my dorm." She informed him. "It's been a busy day." She turned and started in the direction of the Commons.
"Chosen one, do not be weighed down by the past, or dwell too much on the future! Everything will happen accordingly!" Ajax shouted as she walked off. Emma didn't both to turn back around and just kept walking. I hope you're right.