Chapter 11
Two hours had past before Lita woke to the sound of knocking. She opened her eyes and found Amy sound asleep with her head on Lita's chest. The knocking on the door became louder as the person hit it with more force.
"Amy," whispered Lita as she tried to wake her sleeping friend. "Amy, you need to wake up."
Amy moaned and rolled over, freeing Lita to move about. Lita climbed out of bed and slipped on her green robe. She quietly left the room and closed the door behind her. When she finally opened the door, she found Raye and Mina standing there with worried looks.
"Hi guys," said Lita sleepily.
"Where have you been?" asked Raye harshly. "We've tried to call you twice."
"Oh, I was sleeping," Lita said quickly. "Why have you been trying to get a hold of me?"
"Because we saw that young lady from the park again, you know Kacy's mom, and she was with a guy," said Mina. "When we got closer to them, we saw that it was Darien who she was with or at least someone who looks like him. But we think that the woman is Serena."
"Wow, but didn't Serena and Darien move to another town," said Lita.
"Yeah but what if they came back to stay or visit," suggested Raye.
"Well it is possible," said Mina. "Oh by the way, have you heard from Amy? We called and no one picked up."
"No, I walked her home after we had some sodas and then came straight home," lied Lita.
"Okay," said Raye. "Well we'll see you tomorrow."
"Night," said Lita as she closed the door. "That was close."
"Very close," said Amy as she came out of Lita's bedroom. "What did they want?"
"They think Serena and Darien are back in town," said Lita as Amy walked up to her.
"We all wish that they would come home to us," said Amy with a caring smile.
"I know," Lita said. "But I think our wish has come."
Lita gave Amy a hug and they went back to bed. Raye had gone to Mina's for the night as well, since her mother was out of town on business. But what everyone did not know was that a powerful force was growing in their small town. A power that would be both destructive and helpful.
The next day, Lita and Amy spent most of the morning hanging out in the park. They were watching some guy's walk by when Raye and Mina showed up with ice cream.
"Hey guys," said Mina.
"Hey," said Lita as she rubbed her eyes.
"Are you tired, Lita?" asked Raye.
Lita lay down and Ami rested her head on her stomach. "Yes," she said. "I was up late last night."
"Doing what?" asked Mina.
"Thinking about what you said," responded Lita.
As the girls laid there in silence, their two guardian cats appeared. The two cats had solemn looks on their faces that made the girls ask questions.
"What's wrong, Luna?" asked Amy.
"I'm worried about the enemy," said Luna. She was a pure black cat with a gold crescent moon on her forehead.
"But they haven't shown their faces for almost two years now," said Mina.
"That's what worries us," said Artemis. He was a pure white cat with a gold crescent moon on his forehead. "I wish Serena would come back."
"That reminds me," said Luna. "Mrs. Campbell's been acting very weird for the past couple days."
"How so, Luna?" asked Raye.
"Well she got a phone call about two nights ago. She's been depressed for the last month, but the other night she got a phone call that seemed to change everything," said Luna. "I was sitting beside her and she was talking to a young woman about coming over. After she hung up the phone, she looked at me and said this is my favorite time of the month."
"Maybe a relative is coming over," said Mina.
"Maybe we should go by and see how she's doing with Serena not being here," suggested Mina.
Lita was looking around the park when she noticed a young lady watching them. She squinted her eyes to see the figure better. The young lady had long flowing blond hair up in two meatballs with the rest flowing down. She was wearing a pair of white tennis shoes, a pair of jeans, and a pink tank top.
"What do you see, Lita?" asked Amy.
"Look at that young lady over there in the pink tank top," said Lita pointing at her. "Does she look familiar?"
The girls looked at the young lady and were surprised by what they saw. "It looks like Serena," said Raye.
"It is Serena," said Mina, jumping to her feet with Artemis in her arm. "Hey, Serena!"
The young woman just stood there watching them. "Let's go over there and make sure it is her," said Raye standing.
Amy, with Luna in arms, and Lita quickly followed. The girls made there way towards the blond woman, but she quickly turned and began to walk away. They followed until they ended up in the main rose garden at the park.
The garden sat down in a large pit about sixteen feet below the ground level. The multicolored flowers glistened in the sunlight. In the center of the garden, sat a large stone water fountain and all around were roses of all different colors and shades. On each of the four sides of the garden, were stone steps with trellises at the top and bottom of each set.
"Where did she go?" asked Mina.
"I don't know. Did anyone see which way she went?" asked Amy.
Lita quickly scanned the few small groups of people until she found the young lady that they were looking for. "There she is," she said pointing towards the water fountain.
"Let's go," said Raye.
They hurried down the stairs and into the garden. When they arrived at the fountain they found a pink rose floating in the water. Mina gently scooped the flower out of the water and stared at it. Then, without warning, a scene flashed into her mind. It was of Kacy dressed in a red and white Christmas dress with black shoes. But then the flash bursted into flames like a picture being lit with a lighter. Mina wavered for a moment before leaning against Raye. They sat on the edge of the fountain and looked about the garden.
"Let's go see how Mrs. Campbell is," suggested Lita.
"You guys go ahead," said Mina. "I need to rest for a while."
"What's wrong, Mina?" asked Raye. "Are you okay?"
"I'm just suddenly really tired," Mina said with a small smile.
"Raye, why don't you take Mina home and we'll go talk with Serena's mother," said Lita.
"Okay," said Raye. "Let's go, Mina."
Mina let Raye lead her out of the gardens and back to her place. Once they were alone, Lita placed a hand on Amy's hip. Amy laid her head on Lita's shoulder and sighed. Lita gave a gentle quiet chuckle at her lover.
"What's wrong?" Amy asked Lita.
"All of this is really taking a toll on Mina," Lita said in a low voice. "Even on you and me. On all of us."
"At least we all have our ways of escaping reality," Amy said with a sly smile. "Maybe tonight we can escape from this nightmare."
Lita looked at young tall friend and smiled. "That sounds like fun," she said. "Shall we go to Serena's?"
"Okay," Amy said.
Two hours had past before Lita woke to the sound of knocking. She opened her eyes and found Amy sound asleep with her head on Lita's chest. The knocking on the door became louder as the person hit it with more force.
"Amy," whispered Lita as she tried to wake her sleeping friend. "Amy, you need to wake up."
Amy moaned and rolled over, freeing Lita to move about. Lita climbed out of bed and slipped on her green robe. She quietly left the room and closed the door behind her. When she finally opened the door, she found Raye and Mina standing there with worried looks.
"Hi guys," said Lita sleepily.
"Where have you been?" asked Raye harshly. "We've tried to call you twice."
"Oh, I was sleeping," Lita said quickly. "Why have you been trying to get a hold of me?"
"Because we saw that young lady from the park again, you know Kacy's mom, and she was with a guy," said Mina. "When we got closer to them, we saw that it was Darien who she was with or at least someone who looks like him. But we think that the woman is Serena."
"Wow, but didn't Serena and Darien move to another town," said Lita.
"Yeah but what if they came back to stay or visit," suggested Raye.
"Well it is possible," said Mina. "Oh by the way, have you heard from Amy? We called and no one picked up."
"No, I walked her home after we had some sodas and then came straight home," lied Lita.
"Okay," said Raye. "Well we'll see you tomorrow."
"Night," said Lita as she closed the door. "That was close."
"Very close," said Amy as she came out of Lita's bedroom. "What did they want?"
"They think Serena and Darien are back in town," said Lita as Amy walked up to her.
"We all wish that they would come home to us," said Amy with a caring smile.
"I know," Lita said. "But I think our wish has come."
Lita gave Amy a hug and they went back to bed. Raye had gone to Mina's for the night as well, since her mother was out of town on business. But what everyone did not know was that a powerful force was growing in their small town. A power that would be both destructive and helpful.
The next day, Lita and Amy spent most of the morning hanging out in the park. They were watching some guy's walk by when Raye and Mina showed up with ice cream.
"Hey guys," said Mina.
"Hey," said Lita as she rubbed her eyes.
"Are you tired, Lita?" asked Raye.
Lita lay down and Ami rested her head on her stomach. "Yes," she said. "I was up late last night."
"Doing what?" asked Mina.
"Thinking about what you said," responded Lita.
As the girls laid there in silence, their two guardian cats appeared. The two cats had solemn looks on their faces that made the girls ask questions.
"What's wrong, Luna?" asked Amy.
"I'm worried about the enemy," said Luna. She was a pure black cat with a gold crescent moon on her forehead.
"But they haven't shown their faces for almost two years now," said Mina.
"That's what worries us," said Artemis. He was a pure white cat with a gold crescent moon on his forehead. "I wish Serena would come back."
"That reminds me," said Luna. "Mrs. Campbell's been acting very weird for the past couple days."
"How so, Luna?" asked Raye.
"Well she got a phone call about two nights ago. She's been depressed for the last month, but the other night she got a phone call that seemed to change everything," said Luna. "I was sitting beside her and she was talking to a young woman about coming over. After she hung up the phone, she looked at me and said this is my favorite time of the month."
"Maybe a relative is coming over," said Mina.
"Maybe we should go by and see how she's doing with Serena not being here," suggested Mina.
Lita was looking around the park when she noticed a young lady watching them. She squinted her eyes to see the figure better. The young lady had long flowing blond hair up in two meatballs with the rest flowing down. She was wearing a pair of white tennis shoes, a pair of jeans, and a pink tank top.
"What do you see, Lita?" asked Amy.
"Look at that young lady over there in the pink tank top," said Lita pointing at her. "Does she look familiar?"
The girls looked at the young lady and were surprised by what they saw. "It looks like Serena," said Raye.
"It is Serena," said Mina, jumping to her feet with Artemis in her arm. "Hey, Serena!"
The young woman just stood there watching them. "Let's go over there and make sure it is her," said Raye standing.
Amy, with Luna in arms, and Lita quickly followed. The girls made there way towards the blond woman, but she quickly turned and began to walk away. They followed until they ended up in the main rose garden at the park.
The garden sat down in a large pit about sixteen feet below the ground level. The multicolored flowers glistened in the sunlight. In the center of the garden, sat a large stone water fountain and all around were roses of all different colors and shades. On each of the four sides of the garden, were stone steps with trellises at the top and bottom of each set.
"Where did she go?" asked Mina.
"I don't know. Did anyone see which way she went?" asked Amy.
Lita quickly scanned the few small groups of people until she found the young lady that they were looking for. "There she is," she said pointing towards the water fountain.
"Let's go," said Raye.
They hurried down the stairs and into the garden. When they arrived at the fountain they found a pink rose floating in the water. Mina gently scooped the flower out of the water and stared at it. Then, without warning, a scene flashed into her mind. It was of Kacy dressed in a red and white Christmas dress with black shoes. But then the flash bursted into flames like a picture being lit with a lighter. Mina wavered for a moment before leaning against Raye. They sat on the edge of the fountain and looked about the garden.
"Let's go see how Mrs. Campbell is," suggested Lita.
"You guys go ahead," said Mina. "I need to rest for a while."
"What's wrong, Mina?" asked Raye. "Are you okay?"
"I'm just suddenly really tired," Mina said with a small smile.
"Raye, why don't you take Mina home and we'll go talk with Serena's mother," said Lita.
"Okay," said Raye. "Let's go, Mina."
Mina let Raye lead her out of the gardens and back to her place. Once they were alone, Lita placed a hand on Amy's hip. Amy laid her head on Lita's shoulder and sighed. Lita gave a gentle quiet chuckle at her lover.
"What's wrong?" Amy asked Lita.
"All of this is really taking a toll on Mina," Lita said in a low voice. "Even on you and me. On all of us."
"At least we all have our ways of escaping reality," Amy said with a sly smile. "Maybe tonight we can escape from this nightmare."
Lita looked at young tall friend and smiled. "That sounds like fun," she said. "Shall we go to Serena's?"
"Okay," Amy said.
