Chapter 35:
The proof and evidence were displayed right in Kaitlyn's face yet she refuses to believe it. Her boyfriend was cheating on her, with her still-in-cold-war best friend. Kaitlyn saw how reluctant Chris was at first, but after all, men are men. Chris did not resist the temptation and instead, he gave in to it and kissed Sunny passionately. Finally, Kaitlyn's shivering hands are too weak to carry the weight of a flowerpot and it crashed to the floor. The moment the pot met in contact with the ground, it shattered into a million pieces. Like her heart.
That loud piecing sound made Kaitlyn's presence noticeable. She bent down and tried to pick up the pieces, but it was a fruitless effort. Not only did she not manage to pick it up, she even cut herself on the thumb with the pieces. The pain was comforting compared to the pain inflicted to her shattered heart. Blood oozed out of her thumb, as tears flowed from her eyes.
Kaitlyn felt really stupid, as she knew that Chris and Sunny are probably laughing at her now. Chris bent down too, he tried helping, his fingers touched Kaitlyn's.
"Kaitlyn, I can explain…"
Kaitlyn just slapped his hands away and ran off. She felt herself being jerked back suddenly.
"Kaitlyn! Let me explain!" He yelled.
Kaitlyn pulled back from his strong grip. "Let go of me, you jerk!"
It only worsens things, Chris's hands tightened. He gripped Kaitlyn and pulled her towards him. He planted a rough kiss on Kaitlyn's lips who had difficulty pushing him away. Kaitlyn, with no other resorts to turn to, bit on Chris's lips and he tore away. She tasted his blood in her mouth.
"Do not kiss me with those filthy lips of yours, Christopher Kidney!" She screamed. "We're through!"
Chris wiped his lips and frown. His forehead wrinkled. "What! You didn't even give me a chance to explain, Kaitlyn. It was a mistake, really!"
Kaitlyn no longer feel like crying, she only felt the anger in her rising. "A mistake? A mistake that you kissed Sunny? You're cheating on me, Christopher, am I supposed to close one eye to that?"
Chris's expression changed, he moved in an unbelievably fast speed that his shadow become a blur. His fist banged into the wall beside Kaitlyn. Kaitlyn heard a crack, wondering if it is the wall or his knuckles. She was too afraid to actually check, she is trapped in between Chris and the wall.
"Cheating?" His voice firm and fierce. "You're the one to talk, Kaitlyn. For how many times had you cheated on me with the Armstrong brothers? You dared to lie to me that you're going to the infirmary yet you ran in the opposite direction, you were just chasing after your beloved Raye Armstrong, weren't you? I love you, Kaitlyn, I really do. Honestly! I just need Sunny to satisfy the sexual needs and the hole you left. Obviously, she can't fill it up."
Kaitlyn finally let it out. With all her strength and courage, she slapped him.
"What do you treat her for?" Her voice low but powerful. "Your sex slave?" She looked at him in his eyes. "Chris, we're over. Over forever." With that, she kicked Chris in the calf and walked away, briskly.
Kaitlyn's speed picked up as she disappeared from Chris's side until she started running. Near the classroom, she spotted Deborah.
"Haven't I warn you, Golden Darkness," Kaitlyn wiped off her tears. "I will take everything that is yours."
"Deborah, you know, people often say do not add oil to the fire. It will just make things worse." Kaitlyn glared at her.
"Oh really? What are you going to do? Blast me?"
"Your wish is my command, Deborah." Without warning, a strong blast of Golden Light shot out of the tip of Kaitlyn's finger that hit Deborah, square on her chest.
Deborah flew, literally, towards the rows of lockers. Clearly, Deborah did not expect good ol' Kaitlyn to really blast her off. Kaitlyn laughed coldly as she approached Deborah with her powers at her tip, crackling. Deborah showed no fear but in her eyes, Kaitlyn saw her own reflection. She stepped back.
"This is… me?" Kaitlyn was afraid. Afraid of herself, afraid of her powers.
Deborah got up, her smug face bloody, but the smirk never left her face.
"Hmmm." Someone hummed. "This is the power of Golden Darkness, huh? You can easily bleed a Bronze Darkness to death, even if the place looked unaffected."
"Shut up!" Kaitlyn's shivering hands are now covering her ears, trying to block out the voices of Deborah. And Felix.
"You're strong, but inexperienced. You cannot control your powers."
"Shut up! Please! Shut up!"
The windows closed to Kaitlyn cracked, but remained intact.
"Oh no, we cannot have that." Felix started acting all teacher-liked. "Destroying the school's property is a no-no." He lifted his palm towards the windows, and almost instantly, the window became as good as new. "How about joining us, Kaitlyn? I guarantee that you will be in control of your powers, I will train you. You will…"
"SHUT UP!" She shrieked.
"Become more powerful!"
Kaitlyn's heart pounded against her ribs hard, her hands are shaking badly. "Just shut up. Shut up."
A sudden shell dropped out of nowhere, and fog surrounded them. Felix was caught off-guard, and so was Deborah. Out of the blue, a hand grabbed Kaitlyn and started dragging her, running. Together, they ran out of the school.
"You… okay?"
"Raye?" That was unexpected. "Are… are you one of them?"
"NO!" He deny furiously. "Do not compare me with the needs of them."
"But, Brendon, he is…?" Kaitlyn's mind is swirling, but she needs to get to the bottom of this.
Raye sighed. "Look, Kaitlyn, it's late and you had a rough day. Can we talk about this tomorrow?"
"No." Kaitlyn looked earnestly into his eyes. "No more delaying, Raye. I want the truth now."
Raye looked like he was in a difficult position.
"First thing first, what is a Golden Darkness?"
He kept silent.
"We're not getting anywhere if you keep quiet, you know there, right?"
"You…" Raye groaned. "You're a Golden Darkness. One and only. A legendary creature, also known as brightest of the light, darkest of the dark. You're really powerful, you know that? Really really powerful. You can even kill all of us."
"Us?"
"We're people… creatures from another dimension. Felix, Brendon, Deborah, and I. We're all from the other dimension. The other dimension is split into two different academies. Light and Dark. In the past…"
"Skip out the history, will ya?"
He nodded. "Anyway, I'm from Light Academy, and the rest, Brendon and well, you know, are from the Dark Academy. Felix is the head master there. We're classified between two different ranks. Bronze, and Silver… Felix and my head mistress, Nadine are the only two Silver Darkness, who are highest in command under you. Brendon, Deborah and I are Bronze Darkness. The rest are normal students, who either choose to save, or target living for recruit."
Target the living… Everything from the car accident, dated a few months ago, all made sense to Kaitlyn finally. "Anyway, the thing about Nadine…"
"She's a beautiful goddess. Inside and outside."
Kaitlyn finally get it now. Raye's in love with Nadine. The one who visited her dreams not too long ago. And also, Felix, the Dark. "So why are they pestering me now?"
"Because," Raye's eyes are serious. "Felix wants your power. He wants to gain more power. He wants more than what he has now. In order to have more power, he has to have you. Golden Darkness."
Kaitlyn lose her ability to speak for a minute.
"If the Other World… is known as the after-life, it means that you're…" Kaitlyn couldn't bear to finish her sentence.
"Yes, exactly what you're thinking, Kaitlyn." He confirmed her suspicions. "I'm dead."