10

Mikayla

November 5th

Today was Saturday, so Nicolette was spending the day with me in my room. Everyone is school was probably out in the town, shopping or dining out. I couldn't go because of my condition, and Nicolette volunteered to stay behind. She seemed very eager to find out what happened to Seth, so that is probably another reason she wanted to say behind.
"Thanks for staying back." I said to her once she sat down in front of my bed.
"You've said that like five times already. I told you, it's cool. Besides, I normally go with Seth, and if he isn't here, then I don't really want to go."
"Did you try asking teachers where he is? And the warden of the boys' hostel?"
She nodded. "They're all saying that he was rushed to L.A because his grandmother is sick."
"That seems like a reasonable excuse."
"Seth's grandmother passed away last year."
I was silent for a while. "Well, he does have another one, right?"
"Yeah, his dad's mother, but he's never met her, and he doesn't want to meet her either."
I look at her for an explanation. She sighs. She must not have told this to anyone, or she doesn't like talking about it, but nevertheless, she speaks now, in the hopes that even this tiny act might help her find Seth.
"His parents got divorced 13 years ago, when he was 4. His mom filed for the divorce since she was being… well, the marriage just didn't work out. His dad's mother never had a single nice thing to say about Seth's mom, and since Seth's dad went against his mother's wishes, Seth was never really welcomed into the family either."
I never knew Seth had a troubled childhood. He always seemed happy and full of energy, even though he was always flirting too. "She's still family though," I remind her. "Seth may come off strong, but he's got a big heart. You know that. His grandmother might be on her deathbed, and Seth might not want her to die without even meeting her grandson."
She shakes her head. "She doesn't even live in L.A."
"Okay, well, I'm out of theories."
"Well, aside from the ongoing concern for Seth's whereabouts, did you get any more weird dreams, or find out anything about the scars?"
"Nope." I lied. The truth was that I did have a dream, but I couldn't say it to her because she was in it. It was just an assumption, but since all the dreams I had were related to a person who got scratched – except Seth, who is just missing – I had a feeling that Nicolette might be the next victim. I can't say that to her. But there was one part of the dream that didn't make sense, and I figured I could tell her about that.
"Well, actually I did have a dream, but it didn't really make sense to me."
She perks up in her seat. "What? What happened in the dream?"
"Well, nothing happened. I just saw you, Seth, Jacob and another girl who looked really familiar."
"What did this girl look like?"
"She was tall. A little shorter than Seth I think. Blonde hair, brown eyes, fair complexion."
"That doesn't really help. There are tons of girls like that in this school!"
"Oh, she isn't from here. I would have known if she were."
"That kind of makes the situation a little worse, since now we know we don't even know this girl."
"Well, there was something else in the dream. Seth's eyes were red."
"Even Riley's eyes have changed colour. It must be connected somehow."
I nod. "And all of you had a coloured aura. Eli's aura was grey, Seth's was red, yours was blue and the other girl's was brown."
"Okay, well, the aura's match the person's eye colour. Well, except Seth, whose natural eyes aren't red."
"Yeah, but in the dream they are." I point out.
"So, the eye colour changing must be related to these scratches somehow. We don't know much, but it's something, and if Eli was in
the dream, that means he's related somehow. He might know something we don't."
"Yeah well, I guess we have to wait a little longer."
"Wait for what?" She asks me.
"Well, Riley has the same scars as me, and since she got better in three days, I should be better tomorrow. It's just a guess, but I have a strong feeling it's what's going to happen."
"Yeah, I guess that's our best bet."
I hear the noise of doors opening, and the sound of girls chattering. They must have all come back from their trip into town. Nicolette gets up from the chair. "Well, I'll meet you later. Call me if you need anything."
"Where are you going to go?"
"I'm going to go find Eli. He and I need to have a little talk."