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Forever

Chapter 7

Vanessa stared in disbelief, Catty, at her doorstep. She didn't waste anymore time, she pulled her into a long hug.

"Oh my god," she heard herself say and felt tears down her cheeks, "how can it be?". Catty had been asking herself this question a lot, "I'm not sure". She felt her own tears fall down her cheeks, "I love you so much Vanessa".

Vanessa let out a small laugh of relief, "I'm so glad you're alive. We we're a wreck without you".

Catty's face suddenly took on a new face of business, "Speaking of which, why did Stanton save me?"

Vanessa raised an eyebrow, "Stanton saved you?"

Catty nodded, "He said to come to you, you'd be waiting for me. Not to trust Maggie or Jimena, and to find Kendra". Vanessa's mouth moved to the side, a sign of deep concentration, "hmmm. Well I had a dream about you"

"I sent that," Catty shot in with pride and Vanessa smiled.

"Yeah, well maybe that's why he said I'd be waiting for you. As far as Maggie goes, she was willing to help regulators to save us, and we all know about Stanton's past with regulators, so maybe that's why don't trust her. And as for Jimena, she was most against Serena and Stanton's relationship, so that probably the reason of that one. And Kendra's probably has to do with that day…" Vanessa trailed off in thought

"What?" Catty asked with inquisitiveness

"Come inside," Vanessa ushered her into her living room and they both sat down at the table,

"Okay, so I went to talk to Kendra about your death you know. And I find the store a wreck and a shadow named Darmethius looking for something. Some special object. I hid and spied... when another shadow comes, Colin. He got mad at him for letting 'a girl' get the object. No one has seen Kendra since. I think Kendra is 'that girl'".

"What did Serena and Jimena say about Colin?"

Vanessa cast a sideways glance, "I haven't told them"

"You what?" Catty gasped, "are you nuts?"

"Well I guess it's a good thing I didn't," Vanessa shot back, "if Jimena is evil or untrustworthy".

"Well we can still tell Serena," Catty said, "He never said anything about her"

"Because he loves her, Catty!" Vanessa said, "as of right now, I can only trust you, and you can only trust me".