Chapter 11- I'm Glad You Found Out.
Hope and Josie spent the next week apart from each other. But they had a routine going. First thing in the morning after Hope had been for a run, she would call Josie whilst they both got ready for school. Hope would talk to her about New Orleans and about her family and Josie would listen to every word she said. Then once Hope got to school, they'd end the call and text about something completely different. Usually Josie would keep her up to date with what's going on at the Salvatore School and who's hooking up with who. Then once Josie finishes her classes for the day, she'd call Hope and they would talk again until either Josie fell asleep or Hope went to bed. It was usually until Josie fell asleep because she found it hard to stay awake past 11pm. Hope can usually survive on about 6 hours of sleep.
It was late on Thursday evening when Hope and Josie were talking on the phone. Josie still hadn't decided what she wanted to do about getting her memories back, she had been debating about it all week. After what Hope had said on Sunday about how she felt like she was taking advantage of Josie, she wanted to show Hope that she wasn't. She thought that the best way to do it was to get her memories back. She wanted her memories back for herself and not for Hope.
She loved hearing all of Hope's stories, and about her family, especially her Aunt Freya, who is apparently the strongest witch alive. But she had been researching about Malivore a lot. Not that she told anyone that she was doing it. After all her effort, she had finally come up with a possible solution, but it required doing something that she swore she would never do again. She needed to use black magic. Josie hadn't told anyone, but she had booked flights to New Orleans for Friday. She was going to go and talk to Hope's aunt Freya. She had been distracted by her thoughts that she forgot that she was on the phone. It wasn't until Hope was practically shouting that Josie snapped out of it. "Sorry baby, I got lost in my thoughts there for a minute. What did you say?"
"It's okay baby, I asked what you wanted to do this weekend?"
"OH, erm about that. My mom wants me to go and see her. She phoned me earlier, she's only back in the country for the weekend and she wanted to spend some time with me, without Lizzie being there. Not entirely sure why."
"Oh okay, erm that's fine. You go and spend some time with your mom. I'll still be here when you get back. It will be a shame not to see you though. I really miss you…r body." Hope sounded slightly defeated but ended the sentence with a smirk.
"Oh yeah? I really miss you…r body too." Josie laughed.
"Oh really? What else do you miss?" Hope was intrigued slightly, but she was also feeling mischievous.
"That's a tough one. I miss your smile and your lips. I miss looking into your ocean blue eyes. I miss feeling your soft hands on my body." Josie moaned slightly at the thought, but then her heart twinged with sadness. She really wanted to tell Hope that she was planning to go to New Orleans, but she didn't want to get her hopes up in case it didn't work. She shook her head. "What have you got planned for the rest of the night?"
"Oh wow, way to change the subject." Hope laughed. "Well your Dad isn't home yet… something about a parent-teacher conference at his school. But in all honesty, I just think he is avoiding me. I hardly seen him since… he walked in on us."
"Just give him some time. He's just, protective." Josie smiled.
"Yeah but it's making things slightly tense around here. He won't even look at me when he tries to talk to me. That's why I was hoping you were coming around tomorrow, maybe we could have talked to him… together." Hope was feeling slightly defeated.
"It will be okay baby… How about this? When I come back on Monday, I'll come straight to you instead of going to school? Then we can have the rest of the afternoon together before my Dad gets home and we will talk to him. Does that sound okay?" Josie sounded positive.
"Yeah okay. What time do you land on Monday?"
"Should be around 11:30am."
"Okay, well I can meet you at the Airport if you want?"
"Erm. Can I text you and let you know?"
"Yeah, that's fine." Hope sadly smiled.
Hope and Josie continued their conversation. Josie was packing her bags whilst she listened to Hope talking about a film, she had watched last night. Hope was sad that she wouldn't get to see her girlfriend tomorrow, but she tried not to think about it. It was good that Caroline wanted to spend some one-on-one time with Josie, she's usually all too consumed with Lizzie drama to pay attention to Josie. As the night dragged on, it was around 10pm when Josie said that she was going to go to bed.
"Okay baby, I'm going to try and get some sleep now. I have to be up early to catch my flight."
"Okay, do you want me to ring you in the morning?"
"Erm… No, it's okay. I'll probably be a bit too busy trying to rush around and get the last things sorted."
"Oh, okay then. Well, text me when you land? So, I know that you are safe?"
"Yeah I will do. Goodnight baby."
"Goodnight beautiful. I can't wait to see you on Monday."
"I can't wait to see you either. Okay, Night Hope."
"Goodnight Jose." Hope's ear lingered by the phone for a few seconds before she heard the distinctive click, that signalled Josie had ended the call. Hope felt her heart fill with sadness. She wasn't sure if she had said or done something that had upset Josie. She could tell that Josie was holding something back, but she didn't want to push it, so she didn't ask. Hope huffed as she stood up from the sofa and headed to her bedroom. She debated whether she should send Josie a text but decided against it. She groaned as she closed her eyes and forced herself to try and get some sleep.
Josie didn't really get much sleep last night. It was a mixture of excitement, nervousness and the fact that she had basically lied to everyone she cared about. She didn't tell anyone where she was actually going, she hated lying but it was for the best. MG and Lizzie wouldn't understand, and she didn't want to get Hope's hopes up, in case it didn't work. She groaned internally as she placed a note on Lizzie's nightstand. 'Gone to see Hope. Will be back Monday x' … She also shot MG a text saying the same thing. She picked up her bags as she made her way out the door.
Josie arrived at the airport just after 8am. Her flight wasn't due to leave until 11am but she couldn't sit around the school. Josie checked her bags in then went to find somewhere to sit down. She found a table at the back of a café. She opened her backpack and pulled out one of her books that she had been using to research black magic. Obviously, she had enchanted the cover before she left, because she didn't want people staring at her or asking her what it was. She also pulled out a notebook and continued writing her notes, she needed to be prepared for when she spoke to Freya.
A couple of hours had passed by in no time. Josie was engrossed in her book that she didn't hear the first call for her flight. It wasn't until the last call came across the Tannoy, and her name was being called that she realised what time it was. "Oh shit." She quickly gathered her stuff and shoved it in her bag, before she ran halfway across the terminal to get to her gate. She made it just in time. "I'm so sorry." She said as she handed her ticket to the agent. The agent just gave her a polite half-smile as she motioned her towards the aircraft.
The flight was a steady one, there wasn't much turbulence and they landed safely. Josie collected her bags and headed for her hotel; she had paid for one near the French Quarter. When she arrived, she checked in and ventured up to the room. She planned to do some more research before she goes to find Freya tomorrow. From what Hope had told her, it's best to start at Rousseau's. Someone should know her there. Josie only just remembered to text Hope.
Josie: Hey, beautiful. Landed safely and just checked into the hotel. I miss you 3 xxx
Hope had been busy this morning. She had gotten up around 5am and headed out for a run. She ran for about 2 hours before she started to feel tired and decided to head back home. When she walked through the door at 7:15am Alaric was up and in the kitchen.
"Morning Hope. Do you want a coffee and something to eat?" Alaric asked.
"Erm yeah please. Let me just have a quick shower then I'll be down." Hope smiled.
Hope rushed upstairs and showered. She came back down about twenty minutes later. Alaric had made some scrambled eggs and bacon and left a plate on the kitchen island for Hope.
"Thanks Alaric. Can I get a lift with you?" Hope asked.
Alaric just nodded. Hope sighed, he's still not talking to her that much. She shook her head and began eating her breakfast. After she was done, she washed her pots and gathered her school stuff together, placing it in her bag before she headed to the door to join Alaric.
"Can you drop me off at the Grill? I'm meeting Maya there before we head to school."
"Sure." Alaric stated.
The drive to the Grill was a quiet one. It's the first time in the past two weeks that they had driven in together. Hope usually leaves the house before Alaric gets up, but she was running late today due to her longer run. Alaric pulled up outside the Grill and Hope got out, she shot him a thanks before he drove off. Hope stood and shook her head before she headed inside. Maya was already there and had ordered hers and Hope's drinks. They greeted each other with a hug before they headed towards the school.
"Alaric's still being weird with me." Hope stated.
"Well what do you expect? He caught you and Josie trying to have sex." Maya laughed.
"One: We weren't trying to have sex, we were just… making out. And two: I've tried talking to him and tried explaining that we didn't mean for it to happen but…" Hope shook her head.
"Oh, is that what the kids are calling it these days? Because for me; when a girl has my tits in her mouth it usually means they want to get in my pants as well." Maya laughed.
Hope slapped Maya. "I told you that in confidence… Not for you to use as a weapon against me."
"I'm sorry. I'm sorry." Maya laughed. "But in all seriousness, just give him time. He probably doesn't know what to do. Maybe you can get Josie to speak to him. She's coming round this weekend, isn't she?"
"You're probably right… And no, she isn't. She's gone to spend some time with her mom in Chicago. She's back on Monday." Hope sounded sad.
"Ahhh, so that's why you're fussing about Alaric. You have to spend the whole weekend alone with him." Maya laughed.
"Well… do you want to do something this weekend?" Hope smiled.
"Ooo, erm. I don't think I can. Since Ethan's arm got better all he wants to do is practice, so I told him that I would help him. Not unless you want to spend the weekend helping me?" Maya raised her eyebrow.
"I'll do anything just to get out of the house." Hope pleaded.
"Ooo, Kinky." Maya laughed. "Okay, well I'll meet you after school and we can hang out for a bit then we'll make a plan for the weekend. Sound good?" Maya smiled.
Hope nodded. They walked in silence for a while before they reached the school. Hope and Maya said their goodbye's as they headed to their separate classes.
Hope found all her lessons really boring today, more than usual because she wasn't texting Josie. Josie always made her day feel brighter. Hope and Maya met up at Lunch before they headed back to class. Hope checked her phone every ten minutes throughout the day, waiting for Josie to text her, but she hadn't. After the last lesson of the day, Hope went and found Maya sitting outside, waiting for her. Hope and Maya agreed to go to the Grill for a bit, then Hope asked Maya if she wanted to come around to Alaric's for a few hours. Maya agreed but she said that she couldn't stay passed 10pm because her mom would freak.
It was around 4pm when Hope finally got a message from Josie.
Josie: Hey, beautiful. Landed safely and just checked into the hotel. I miss you 3 xxx
Hope's heart fluttered when she read it. She exhaled a big sigh of relief, like she's been holding her breath in all day.
"I take it that's from Josie?" Maya laughed.
"Yeah, she's landed safely." Hope replied.
Hope quickly typed out a reply to Josie.
Hope: Glad you've landed safely. Was worried because I hadn't heard from you. I miss you too baby. You can ring me or text me whenever 3 xxx
Hope shoved her phone back in her pocket and carried on talking with Maya. As the day turned into night and Maya left. Hope finally went to bed. Josie hadn't texted her back yet, but she wasn't too worried because she was with her mom. Hope sent Josie another text as she was settling into bed.
Hope: I hope you've had a good day today baby. I can't wait to hear all about it. Goodnight my beautiful girl. 3 xxx
Hope locked her phone and put it on the nightstand before she fell asleep.
Josie had been so engrossed in her research that she hadn't realised it had gotten so late; she had turned her phone off earlier in the day because Lizzie wouldn't stop texting her. She didn't want to be disturbed. She needed to concentrate so she could get everything right, for tomorrow. Josie finally became exhausted and fell asleep with her head in a book.
Josie startled herself awake around 11am. She turned her phone on and saw she had over 30 texts from Lizzie, 15 from MG and 2 from Hope. She didn't care about Lizzie's or MG's texts, she only cared about Hope's. She read the two messages.
Hope: Glad you've landed safely. Was worried because I hadn't heard from you. I miss you too baby. You can ring me or text me whenever 3 xxx
Hope: I hope you've had a good day today baby. I can't wait to hear all about it. Goodnight my beautiful girl. 3 xxx
Josie typed out a reply.
Josie: Hey! Sorry I haven't replied. Just been really busy, my mom won't give me any privacy and keeps asking about you. Apparently, Lizzie told her everything. I really miss you and can't wait to see you again 3 xxx
Josie jumped off the bed and headed to the bathroom. She had a shower then got dressed before she headed downstairs to get some lunch from the restaurant. After she had eaten, she headed back up to the room to gather her books and notes together and headed towards the French Quarter.
Josie found her way into Rousseau's, ordered a drink and sat down at a table, she felt nervous. After a while Freya walks in.
"And how old are you claiming to be?" Freya asks as she walks up to Josie.
"Twenty-one-ish."
"Hmm. Relax. It's called the Big Easy for a reason. I'm Freya." She said as she sits down opposite Josie. "I hear you've been asking around the Quarter for me."
"I'm Josie. I'm a student at the Salvatore School, Mystic Falls?"
"Yeah I've heard of it. My wife's got an eye on it for our son."
"I kinda need your help. There's this spell, that I'm kinda trying to reverse engineer."
"I'm sure one of your teachers can help you with that." Freya said as she stood up.
"An ancient Japanese black magic purge spell?"
"Those aren't the kind of spells school kids should be messing with. You should go home." Freya said as she turned to walk away.
"Wait! You have photos in your home of someone you don't recognise. Feels like you should know them, but you don't."
"How did you know that?" Freya said as she turned to walk back to Josie.
"We've all forgotten people. It doesn't matter what I say. The spell that I need is the only way you're gunna remember for yourself."
Josie and Freya worked on the spell all day and night. They researched and talked. Freya told Josie all about her family, she knew most of it anyways from what Hope had told her, but she loved hearing it anyways because it was Hope's family. And she loved Hope.
Hope woke up naturally around 7am. She still hadn't received a text back from Josie, and she was starting to get a bit worried. She decided to go for a run and hope that it would clear her head. She pulled on her workout gear and headed out the door. Hope ran for about three hours before she came back home. When she arrived back at the house Alaric's car had gone from the drive. Hope unlocked the door and walked inside, she made her way over to the kitchen and poured herself a cup of coffee. She found a note on the side from Alaric. 'Gone out for the day. Will be back tonight.' Hope breathed a sigh of relief. She was glad that he had gone out, so they didn't have to spend the day filled with awkwardness. Hope downed her coffee then had a shower, she took a longer shower than usual before she got dressed and headed back downstairs. Hope pulled out her phone and sent a quick text to Maya.
Hope: Hey weirdo! Just going to have some breakfast then head to yours. Should be there around 1pm. If that's still cool with you?x
Maya: Hey sweet! Yeah that's fine. See you in a bit! Oh, make sure you wear something you don't mind getting dirty ;) Ethan can get a bit rough sometimes hahaha x
Hope laughed at the reply then pocketed her phone. She headed to the kitchen and made some breakfast. As she sat down at the island to eat, her phone vibrated in her pocket. Hope shuffled in her seat and pulled the phone out. It was a text from Josie. Hope's heart fluttered.
Josie: Hey! Sorry I haven't replied. Just been really busy, my mom won't give me any privacy and keeps asking about you. Apparently, Lizzie told her everything. I really miss you and can't wait to see you again 3 xxx
Hope grinned. She was about to send a reply but there was a knock at the door. Hope stood up and quickly moved over to the door and opened it. Hope was shocked to see Lizzie and MG standing at the door.
"Hi MG, what are you doing here?" Hope asked.
"We've actually come to see if Josie is okay. She's not responded to either Lizzie's or mine's texts and were starting to get worried." MG stated.
"Yeah, it seems like you've stolen my sister away from me." Lizzie hissed.
"Josie isn't here." Hope replied.
"When will she be back?" MG asked.
"Erm, Monday?" Hope looked puzzled.
"What do you mean Monday? She said she would be here all weekend." Lizzie spat.
"Well I can guarantee you that she isn't here. She hasn't been here all week. She was meant to be here all weekend, but she said that your mom wanted to spend some time with her… without you." Hope shrugged.
"That's impossible. My mom is still in Europe for a few more months. I called her last night when Josie hadn't replied to any of my messages." Lizzie looked panicked.
"Oh. Well I don't know where she is then." Hope frowned. "Have you tried pinging her phone?"
"Yeah, we both have. But it looks like she turned off her location." MG replied.
"Why don't you come in?" Hope stepped out the way to let MG and Lizzie enter. "Do either of you want anything to drink?" MG and Lizzie both shook their heads.
"Have you spoken to Josie at all?" Lizzie asked as she swanned her way over to the sofa.
"Erm, not really. She texted me not long ago." Hope pulled out her phone and showed the message to Lizzie.
"Well that's clearly not true. She's not with my mom. So, where is she?" Lizzie was pissed.
"I don't know. Have you tried doing a locator spell?" Hope inquired.
"God, MG! Why didn't you think of that?" Lizzie shook her head.
"Maybe because I'm not a Witch." MG mused.
"Well, do you have everything you need to do a locator spell?" Lizzie asked Hope.
"Erm. I'm not sure. I can find some of the ingredients, but I might need MG to go and get some from the School." Hope shrugged.
"Have you checked the cupboard? The last door on the left. My dad usually keeps stuff in there. Like some potion mix and some vervain. He always keeps it close by 'because you'll never know when you'll need it.'" Lizzie shook her head.
"Oh. I wondered what was in there." Hope shrugged as she made her way over to the last mystery door. She pulled it open and stepped inside. Just like Lizzie said, there were all different ingredients for making potions and a few planters full of vervain. Hope picked up the things she needed before she headed back into the front room. "MG can you run to the shop and buy a map of the country please? Preferable an atlas. It's going to take about fifteen minutes to get everything set up here. And the map is needed to pinpoint Josie's location." Hope asked.
MG nodded, stood up and left the house. Hope mixed everything together then got a knife from the kitchen and placed it on the coffee table. It wasn't long before MG came back.
"Woah! What's the knife for?" MG quizzed.
"I need Lizzie's blood to get an accurate location. I could just do a basic locator spell, but it will only give you a general area. With Lizzie's blood I will be able to pinpoint it to the street." Hope shrugged. "Right I'm ready. Can you open it up to the general map of the country, one with all the states?" Hope asked.
MG complied.
"Lizzie, pass me your hand." Hope said. Lizzie groaned as she held out her hand. Hope picked up the knife and made a large cut across the blonde's palm.
"Son of a bitch!" Lizzie exclaimed. "That never gets any better." Blood trickled from Lizzie's palm onto the map.
Hope recited the spell a few times as the blood began to pool on the page. The blood flowed down the page until it stopped on New Orleans. Hope's mouth dropped opened, MG and Lizzie looked at her with confused faces. The pages quickly turned themselves until they stopped on a street-view map of New Orleans. The blood flowed across the page until it stopped on the street of Rousseau's bar. Hope quickly shut the atlas and ran upstairs. She pulled out her phone and tried to call Josie. The brunette didn't answer. She tried a few times, every time it went to voicemail. Eventually Hope decided to leave a message.
"Erm, Hey babe. Don't be mad but Lizzie and MG turned up at your Dad's freaking out, looking for you. Anyways, we've just done a locator spell to find you. I know where you are, I know that you're at Rousseau's. Whatever you are doing there, please, please, please be careful okay? It's not safe. Ring me back when you can. I love you." Hope was panicked and it took her a few seconds to actually realise she just left a voice message telling Josie she loved her. "OH GOD! Why did I just say that?" Hope was kicking herself. Hope paced around the room for a few minutes before she went back downstairs to join Lizzie and MG.
"Why did you run off like that? What do you know about New Orleans?" Lizzie asked.
"New Orleans is where I am from. It's where my family is. I think Josie has gone there to find my aunt. Oh god, I am so stupid for telling her." Hope shook her head.
"Why would she go and find your aunt? Who's your aunt anyway?" MG asked.
"There's something you both don't know about me. My last name isn't Marshal. It's Mikaelson. Klaus Mikaelson is my father. And Josie has gone to find my Aunt Freya." Hope stated.
"Klaus Mikaelson is your father?!" Lizzie shouted.
"Who's Klaus Mikaelson?" MG asked.
"Oh, he's only some creep that tried to date my mom. He's an Original. He was the first Hybrid as well." Lizzie explained.
"Well that's not very nice." Hope huffed.
"Oh. Well why would Josie want to find your Aunt anyway?" MG asked.
"I think it might be because she's trying to find a way to get her memories back." Hope sadly smiled. "I wish she would have talked about it with me before she decided to jump on a plane. New Orleans isn't a safe place." Hope shook her head.
"Well we should go and get her." Lizzie stated.
"No, no we can't. If she wants to do this, we can't stop her. You know what she's like, you both do. She will call when she's ready to talk." Hope argued.
"But you just said that it's not safe there. So, we need to go get her." MG retorted.
"But if she's with my Aunt, then she will be safe. Freya will protect her." Hope stated.
"She better. Because if Josie gets hurt. I'm going to kill you." Lizzie spat.
Hope just nodded, she wasn't going to argue with Lizzie. Even though she knows that Lizzie is usually all mouth and Hope could easily take her. MG and Lizzie stayed for a few more hours talking to Hope. Hope barely gave anything away. She ended up texting Maya to tell her that she couldn't come around as something came up, Maya seemed fine with it. MG and Lizzie finally left around 5pm. Josie still hadn't contacted any of them, but Hope took MG's number so she could text him if she heard anything.
Josie and Freya finally came up with the spell around 12pm Sunday afternoon. They had been at it for almost 24hours straight. Keelin seemed fine with it, she knew how Freya could get sometimes.
"Okay so when you do the spell you need to say Harae-tamai Kioku Yomigaerashi-tamae. In the spell, conviction matters. You need to be clear of mind and purpose. If not, then instead of purging the supernatural influence in the mind, you'll end up solidifying it, making it permanent." Freya stated.
"Is that as bad as it sounds?"
"You'd erase the very memories you're trying to bring back." Freya phone rings. "Sorry it's my wife, she's with our son today." Freya stands up and walks off.
Josie stands up and heads towards the wall that contained several photos. Josie could only assume they are people who have passed away. She saw a picture of Hope with Freya.
"Who is she? I knew you were hiding something from me. So, tell me, how is it that we forgot the same person?" Freya seemed annoyed.
"Her name is Hope and she's my girlfriend. She's also your niece. A few months ago, the vault to Malivore was unlocked. And Hope was the only one who could close it. Her bloodline, the fact that she is a Tribrid. A Witch, Werewolf and Vampire. But her vampire side hasn't been activated yet, so Malivore kicked her out. But by then everyone had already forgotten her, including me." Josie spoke softly with sad eyes.
"What do you mean she's my niece?" Freya asked.
"She's Klaus and Hayley's daughter. As you know, Nature doesn't allow for immortality, or anything that could completely destroy humanity. Nature creates loopholes. Hope is the loophole. But I love her, and I want to be with her. She said that she doesn't want anything to happen between us until I know the real her. So, I thought if I came here then you'd help me to get my memories back and I can help you get yours." Josie replied.
"Okay. Well let's do the spell." Freya said. They did the spell and it worked, they both got knocked out. Freya was the first to wake up, she rushed over to Josie to check on her. "Josie, Josie, Josie. Wake up." Freya shook her.
Josie was very groggy when she came to. "Well, do you remember?" She asked.
"Yes, I remember my niece. I need to call her." Freya said.
"Let me call her first. She's already left me a voice message. I should probably call her back." Josie stood up and then walked to find a quiet place to make a phone call. Freya called Keelin to let her know what had happened.
Josie listened to the voicemail.
Hope: "Erm, Hey babe. Don't be mad but Lizzie and MG turned up at your Dad's freaking out, looking for you. Anyways, we've just done a locator spell to find you. I know where you are, I know that you're at Rousseau's. Whatever you are doing there, please, please, please be careful okay? It's not safe. Ring me back when you can. I love you."
Josie heart felt like it was going to explode when she heard those last three words. I love you. Hope loved her. And she loved Hope too. She saved the voicemail then proceeded to call Hope. Hope picked up after the third ring.
Hope: Oh my god! Josie, are you okay?
Josie: Yes, I'm fine Hope. Sorry I haven't called you back. I've just been really busy. I listened to your message. And I'm not mad. I'm actually relieved that you know where I am. Your aunt Freya is really cool.
Hope: Well I'm glad that you're safe. I've been panicking.
Josie: I'm sorry that I put you through that. I didn't mean too. But I've got my memories back. I remember everything. Freya does too.
Hope: Oh.
Josie: What? What was that for? I thought you'd be happy about this.
Hope: I am happy. I just wished you would have talked to me about it before… you travelled all the way there. New Orleans hasn't had the best reputation for Witch safety. I was just extremely worried about you baby.
Josie: I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to make you worried about me. I just wanted to do something nice for you. You said you wanted me to get to know the real you. I thought that this is what you meant.
Hope: I didn't think that could be a spell for it. If you had told me about it before you went, then I would have come with you. I wanted to be by your side through all of this. I didn't want you to be alone, not like I was.
Josie: I'm so, so, so, sorry baby. I'll remember for next time. I'll still be back tomorrow. Will you still meet me at the airport?
Hope: It's okay. And yes, I'll meet you at the airport. Are you still getting in at 11:30am?
Josie: Yeah, that's what time my flight is due in.
Hope: Okay. I'll see you in the morning then. I better go. I need to ring MG and let him know that you're safe. Text me later?
Josie: Oh okay. Oh, your aunt will probably ring you soon as well. I'll text you later, I promise. I've missed hearing your voice Hope.
Hope: Okay, thanks for letting me know. I've missed hearing yours too. Bye beautiful.
Josie: Bye baby.
Hope ended her call with Josie and quickly rang MG to let him know that Josie was safe and that she was with her aunt. MG was grateful for the call and said he would tell Lizzie. As soon as Hope ended the call with MG, Freya rang her. Hope cried; she missed the sound of her aunt's voice. Hope and Freya talked for ages, she even questioned Hope about Josie.
"You know, you have a good one there Hope. The fact that she came all the way out here just to get her memories back for you. It's even better than how me and Keelin met. Keep her safe Hope. She loves you dearly." Freya told her.
"I will do Aunt Freya. She means the world to me. She has done since I was 14. I'm glad that she finally knows it now. Will you do me a favour?" Hope asked.
"What is it?" Freya responded.
"Will you look after her tonight? Let her stay with you and make sure she gets on the plane safely in the morning? I just don't want anything to happen to her." Hope pleaded.
"Yeah I can do that. I will do anything for you. You know that." Freya agreed.
"Thanks." Hope returned.
Their conversation continued for a while, Hope was telling her about how she now goes to 'normal school' and about her friend Maya. Hope was truly happy for the first time in months. She just hoped it would last.