Chapter 6: Don't admit defeat
Caroline looked at herself in her car's mirror: 'You can do this; yes you fell apart when your mother died but: one she was your mother, two you were a child back then. You're not anymore'. Taking deep breath, she started her car. Half way, she turns the radio on to lighten her mood.
"There's no chance for us
It's all decided for us
This world has only one sweet moment set aside for us
Who wants to live forever
Who wants to live forever?"
"He had to be this song! Damned him for making me feel this way!" she shouts turning the radio off while traitorous tears were sliding on her cheeks. She had been a crying mess this past weekend, but she had allowed herself this time to grief without bother herself to know if she had the right to mourn him or if it was right to feel this way. Now it was Monday, she refused to call sick or let her feelings prevent her to fulfil her obligations. So in true Caroline Forbes' fashion she swept away her tears and plastered a fake smile on her face.
Josie was distracted, she loved art classes thought. Her mind was too much troubled to focus on anything but her mother. She crossed path with her earlier this day and even if she smiled at her, Josie thought she looked like a zombie. Finally, the dark haired girl gazed at an empty sit in front of her: Hope's chair...Josie felt for her, she lost both of her parent in a short amount of time. She did not particularly like her, too reckless and arrogant for her own taste; but she did not hate her like her sister who was competing with the wolf girl every chance she got. Since she could not do anything to help her mother at the moment, she chose to do something nice for Hope.
"I'm sorry about what happened. Hope you hold on – Josie S." she texts using the phone number she borrowed from her mother. She felt stupid when minutes later, she did not receive any replies. But then...
"Thanks. How did U get my number?" The young Mikaelson answers surprised but also moved by the attention: they did not know each other that much;
"God works in mysterious ways. Are U coming back to school?" Josie replies;
"Is that your sister asking?" Hope asks suspicious. 'People are not nice to strangers for free right? Except sex stuff but that beside the point!' she thought;
"Na, to busy panting her nails!" Josie answers with humour making Hope chuckled miles away;
"You're funny Jo-Jo I give you that." The young Mikaelson admits;
"It's just that school help me when I lost my step father. But yeah whatever does the trick for you I suppose." Josie confides;
"Don't worry about me, we will bring them back." Hope lets out as her emotions were all over the place at the time;
"Be careful Hope, you know this kind of magic always sucks in the end." The young Saltzman worries. She knew she sound like a mom right now but she could not help it. Hope was reckless and powerful, 'dangerous combo' thought Josie. Hope didn't reply right away but minutes later, she sent a final text to Caroline's daughter:
"Thank you for making me laugh."
A few weeks later and some texts along the way she invited Hope in her mother's home to work on some paper they had to do for their history classes. They weren't besties or anything like that –they were still very different- but they were on their way of becoming friend.
-"Weren't you supposed to stay longer in New Orleans?" Josie asks throwing herself on the couch;
-"My aunt kicked me out; she said I was out of control among other thing, I didn't listen to the rest." Hope answers rolling her eyes and crossing and arms around her. Despite her classical 'I'm soo frustrated by authority right now' demeanour, Josie could see right trough her. She girl refused to admit her father's decision or even mourn her loved one.
-"You were trying to bring back you dad and uncle." Josie realises and her new friend nods hesitantly. "What make you stop, I mean I don't really think you aunt could stop you unless you decided it yourself."
-"One point for you Salztman, I don't know...don't tell her I say that but she was right. I was a wreck so my magic was out of control...but I will try again, that I promise." Hope vows fiercely. They sat in silence after that.
-"Do you want something to drink or eat before we work on that paper?" Josie says after a time;
-"Yeah why not!" Hope answers more cheerful that she feels and the two girls moved to the kitchen.
-"Water? Juice? Milk? I'm sorry I don't have soda, my mom is against it..."Josie proposes as she opens the fridge. Hope frowns then walks to her:
-"Why is there a spell around your fridge?"
-"There is not, but we have protection spells all around the house made by my aunt Bonnie." Caroline's daughter explains;
-"I know smartass but that is not what I'm talking about." Hope says arrogantly;
-"No need to call name Mikaelson, I'm a delicate thing, the protection spells kind of saturate my magic radar. Beside I have to let some occasion to shine for common witch." Josie answers smartly as she winks at her;
-"I am nothing but common." Hope replies smirking as she pushes the fridge effortlessly;
-"Hope! My mom gonna kill me!" Josie shrills looking at the new scratches that the fridge left on their parquet floor but the wolf girl did not listen. She was inspecting the wall and the beam nearby.
-"There!" she says triumphantly pointing at a spot on the carved beam. Josie who was convicted she was in the wrong had to admit this time that she found something. Indeed, she felt a very unfamiliar magic makes her finger tingles.
-"The spell is different." Josie states;
-"I know!"Hope answers excitedly. She seemed almost happy so Josie smiled and did what her witch instinct pushed her to do: she kneeled near the spot Hope indicated and absorbed the magic.
-"Oh gosh!" Josie exclaims: it was so powerful!
-"Am I supposed to go in this kind of situation, leave you alone with your business?" Hope says referring to the state that the magic had left Josie in. All hot and dishevelled. 'When the rest of the witches struggle with their magic, siphoners have a blast!' Hope thought bitterly. Finally a piece of the beam was thrown across the room while books come out of the wall landing on the ground with a dull sound.
-"What the hell! Josie!" they heard Caroline's scream from the door. The two girl looked at each other in alarm.
Ending song: Queen – who wants to live forever
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