Ch.3 Tiea's View

I awoke to the sound of coffee brewing and the smell of waffles. I got up and went into Erica's kitchen, to find Aaron and Erica's mother talking about my mother. They turned to me. " Tiea sweetie, I have something to tell you." Said Erica's mother. " Okay, well then tell me." I replied. " Let's go sit in the living room, it's more suitable." She replied.

We went into the living room and sat on the couch. " Tiea…" She began, and stopped as if to collect her thoughts. " What?" I asked, trying to speed her along. " Tiea, your mother died in the hospital last night of a heart attack." She told me as calmly as she could. I stared at her in horror and disbelief. "What?" I screamed at the top of my lounges. I realized that what she had said was not a joke and I burst into a fit of tears. Erica's mother held me closely. " Don't cry child, death is a natural part of life and Alyce wouldn't want you mourning it." She said to comfort me. I got out of her grasp and ran outside to the pond in the back yard and began to throw rocks into the water.

Soon Aaron came out to check on me. " I'm sorry for your loss Tiea, I heard much about your mother, she was a great woman." He said sympathetically. " She was." I said and began crying hysterically. He pulled me into a hug and held me as I cried. Soon I fell asleep in his arms.

Aaron's view

I went outside to check on Tiea, she was throwing rocks into the pond. I came over to her. "I'm sorry for your loss Tiea, I heard much about your mother, she was a great woman." I said acting sympathetic, she had no idea I was the reason her mother had died last night. "She was." She said and burst into tears. I held her until she fell asleep, lifted her up and carried her inside. I saw my cousin as I came in. "Erica, she fell asleep, where should I put her?" I asked. " Here put her in my room." She told me. I went up into Erica's room and sat Tiea on her bed. 'She's extremely beautiful.' I thought. 'Maybe I'll have some fun with her before I kill her, mess with her mind a little.' I headed back downstairs to chat with my aunt. " Aunt Terra we need to talk." I said. " Your daughter has no idea what we're going to do to her friend and she has no knowledge of the dark side of magick, so how will we explain her friends death?" I asked. " I've been contacting the elders and they said that since she has no knowledge of being a witch and Starlocket then she can live, but it was vital to kill Alyce." She told me. ' So I don't have to kill such beauty, Good' I thought. " I'm going back to my apartment, keep an eye on her for me" I told her. She nodded and I left for my apartment.

End Ch.3