Chapter 25: Every Story, Every Quest
Alexa sat on the jet's steps trying to figure out what to do. She saw her parent's brilliant white smiles looking and adoring her. She just didn't know who needed her more. Her parents or Stravaganti. She had to tell them…but how?
"Mom, Dad I have to tell you something. It is just really important. I don't know what to do.." She hesitated. "I have to go, I can't stay here. I am going to meet at a friend's house so we can do a …extra credit activity before school starts I don't want to let her down…because I had to go to Italy. I'm sorry. Maybe, in a week or so?" Please understand."
"Of course we understand, sweetie. You don't want to lose a friend. Go, help her do her extra credit then, we will go to Italy you and your father and I." Mom said. She didn't know what to say. She whispered a thank you in each of there ears and gave them a big hug. She ran toward the park but where? Um, there was Georgia but, where did she live? Um….
Georgia of course, was panicking getting used to the flight pattern of her old friend again. She smiled a huge grin when she saw a little town called Padavia in the distance.
Alexa was walking down a street of houses trying not to worry. But, she was frantic. Then, not noticing she bumped into a person. He looked her age but had locks. That made him look older.
"Sorry, trying to find a friend's house. You probably won't believe me but I am Stravagante whatever that is. Wow. I'm am really a nut aren't I?" Alexa managed to say.
Sky looked at her with the weirdest expression. Stravagante? This must be Alexa. She looked so, confused and stressed.
"Alexa? Is that you? Because, I'm a Stravagante too. Don't worry." Sky smiled, he had finally met the new stravagante everyone has been talking about but she didn't look that pleasant.
"You? Who? What? Where?" She said. She was talking way too fast.
"What happened in Padavia? Did you see Georgia, and Nick?" Sky said he wanted to find out more. He was ready for another adventure.
"Well, for starters…the Duchessa has been kidnapped." Alexa said quietly. They were standing there alone on the windy streets looking for a way out.