A/N mwa hahaha, (evil laugh) yes you were shocked by strange twist of fate hehehehe, well now I will answer the question you've all been asking yourselves (well in this chapter) what happened to Keaira? Thanks to my reviewers, essence of dreams- which name did you mean? I got them all from a very cool name site!
Dylan walked to college slowly, he was 19 ½ now, an adult by law, but he felt like a child still. He still felt like a 16 year old boy, fighting with Kyle Logan over Keaira, he smiled to himself at the thought of her. He remembered the day she hadn't come into school, he thought it was about him, how big headed, he went round soon after only to find her family in a state. Still 3 ½ years later no one knew what had happened. There had been a memorial service for her, but Dylan couldn't believe she was dead. She may have run away, but she wasn't dead. It was Kyle's fault, he had been cheating on her, and when she was stressed anyway, he blamed himself as well. He should never have put her under more pressure by kissing her. She would be almost 18 now; they'd be planning a huge party! He reached the gates of college and knew he had to stop thinking about her, she was no longer here, and he had Sarah now. They'd started going out a few months before, when he'd started college after taking a year out, to go travelling according to his mum, but he and Morgan Niall knew that he went to try and find Keaira, he hadn't and he knew then he had to get on with life. Just as he did now, he sighed and strode calmly up to the building.
Mum, dad, Moira, Dylan anyone help me. I have to remember, please let me out of this nightmare, this prison that my mind is keeping me in,
Keaira sat bolt up-right in bed, "Help me!" she screamed, suddenly her father, Braeden came in with a glass of juice,
"Don't worry sweet heart, drink this,"
Keaira shuffled to the further side of the bed "get away from me you monster!" but he grabbed her arm and pulled her closer, tipping the drink into her mouth. She slumped in his arms.
Five minutes later she awoke, remembering nothing of her earlier experience. She sat up smiling, it was almost her birthday, and she couldn't wait. She quickly got up and got dressed. Then she ran downstairs to see her dad for breakfast.
"Dad. I'm up! And it's only a few weeks till my birthday, hope you've got something special planned! I mean I've lost so many,"
He came smiling out of the dining room, a glint in his blue eyes.
"Of course I do, darling, if only you hadn't had your accident, you would remember all the parties I've thrown for you, not just the ones in the past 3 ½ years, I mean your initiation ceremony, that was a big one!"
She grinned, pulling her black hair up into a ponytail
"I wish mum could be here though, that would make everything perfect"
He came over to her, hugging her, "I know sweetie, but listen today I have to go out for a bit, so you'll stay here is that ok?"
"Of course, I'm not a baby!"
"I know, it's just I get worried you'll black out or something, because of your accident!"
She nodded, about 3 ½ years ago she had fallen down the grand stair-case, putting her in a coma for a month, afterwards when she woke up she had no memory of anything before the fall, she sometimes had strange dreams that felt like memories, but she knew they couldn't be. Ever since then her dad had been very protective of her, hardly letting her stay home on her own, but she knew it was just because he cared.
He went out soon after she had eaten her breakfast, she decided to go into the library, she needed to study badly, but also it was by far the most interesting room of the house. She went in a spent around 3 minutes looking at a book on herbs, then she began to explore. The thing about this library, maybe because of the magick that had been performed in it, it was always changing, or so it seemed, there were always knew parts to explore.
She made her way along a corridor in the rows of books, when she caught a glance of a book; it almost seemed to be calling her. She pulled it out and the bookcase slid out of place, just like in a movie. Curious she looked behind it, there was a room in there, but it was dark, she knew her dad wouldn't mind if she took a look. She went in, there was a candle on the table she lit it with magick, and held it up as she looked around the room. On a table were some notes and books, on another were strange jars of herbs and what looked like a kind of juice. She looked at the notes, one of the books she saw was her dad's book of shadows, and she would just take a quick peek:
Today I had to give Keaira another dose, I have had to give her more and more recently to stop her remembering, she is fighting the drugs, but I know the magick will hold, it has to, it's the only way I have of keeping her.
Keaira dropped the book, in shock, what did this mean? Drugs, for her. She didn't understand she sat down and began to read more entries and more of the notes, she must have been there for a few hours. She heard her father coming back in and quickly slipped out of the room. She ran to her room, using the servants' stairway. Her dad knocked on the door but she said she was busy with homework. She couldn't face him she needed time to think about what she had read. He had been drugging her, with a kind of potion. It was spelled to make her forget, she hadn't lived here since she was born, she had been adopted, then he had forced her to stay here, using dark magick and lies. As she lay on her bed, crying, she could feel memories coming back to her, just a few at first, in dribs and drabs. Then suddenly with a burning pain in her skull everything came back. Morgan, Hunter, Moira. Everything she remembered. As she cried herself to sleep she knew she had to think of a way to get home.
She woke the next morning with a plan in her head, she would pretend. She went downstairs trying to act as cheerful as she could, she told Braeden she would need to go out for the day, and quickly ate breakfast. Having to sit next to him and talk about plans for her birthday made her sick. She wanted to kill him, for taking her away from her family. She kissed him on the cheek as she left, and her lips felt tainted. She walked calmly until she was out of site from the house, then she ran as fast as she could, as far as she could. She didn't know where she was so she didn't know which direction to run in.
Soon she reached a small town, it was called Ramelton. Ramelton, that was in the north of Ireland, miles and miles from her home, how would she ever get back, suddenly she knew.
Dylan she thought in her head help me I'm in Ramelton I need you to get me, please, help me, I'll be waiting in the pub. Help me please Dylan
Dylan heard her voice as he was driving into town; he had just passed his test (finally) and was taking his new car for a spin. He almost crashed when he heard her. There was no doubt that it was Keaira, he didn't even think he just turned the car round and started driving. He had been to ramelton twice before. Both a couple of years ago,buthe knew it was at least 2 hours away.
3 hours later he stepped into the pub, his eyes scanned the crowd, she isn't here, he thought, then suddenly he spotted the black hair and blue eyes that had haunted his dreams.
He walked over, trying not to let his mouth gape open.
"Keaira Niall, where have you been! You missed my 18th birthday!" he sat down as she smiled
"Oh Dylan, I knew you'd come, I didn't know whom else to call. I've… we have to go now, please can we get in your car, I knew you'd have a car," she stood up quickly and hurried out, on the street he grabbed her hand.
"Dylan we don't have time, I'll explain in the car, please take me home"
He nodded briskly, leading her to his small car. As he held the door open for her, he saw how much she had changed, she was no-longer a small 14 year old, still to grow into her body, she was 17, almost 18 and although she was still small, she fitted herself perfectly, she was beautiful. Just like he'd always known she would be.
A/N so what do you think? I have so much to write but I want you's to review please, thank you!
