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Chapter XVII
Mia lied in her own bed, in the manor. Claudia sat on the bed next to her, waiting for her to wake up from sleep. She caressed her hand gently as she watched her peacefully sleeping. Mia came back to her senses. She felt warm blanker covering her body, keeping her body warm. Her eyes slowly started to open, the blurry vision started to become clearer and a smiley face of her grandmother filled it.
"Hey, darling." Claudia silently spoke.
"Hey." Mia spoke, her voice weak and rusty.
"How are you feeling?"
"Like hundred trucks run over me." Mia answered, making Claudia crack a smile.
"There's the humor I missed." Claudia said, caressing Mia's hair.
"What happened?" Mia asked.
"You don't remember?"
Then, like something hit her in the head, everything from yesterday night came back to her. Getting a call from James, leaving the manor, confronting James, killing him with fire. Mia's eyes wide. I killed him. I killed someone.
"Oh, my God…" Mia spoke in shock. "I-I wasn't aware I was killing him. Grandma…" Claudia stopped her from raising from the bed.
"It's alright, Mia." Claudia said. "You did want you had too."
"I killed!" Mia hissed.
"You saved yourself." Claudia spoke with higher tone.
"I touched the darkness." Mia said.
"You are far from darkness." Claudia said. "You may have touched it, but you are more stronger then darkness."
"You think?" Mia scoffed. "I never wanted this."
"No, Light witch wants that." Claudia caressed her hair and then her cheek. "I'm proud of you, Mia. As a witch and as a grandmother."
Mia gave Claudia a weak smile. She still felt tired from how much she used her powers. She felt guilty about herself. Touching darkness…how stupid could I be?
"What are other witches saying?" Mia asked.
"They are afraid you have become darkness." Claudia answered. "They are not too happy hearing a white witch killed."
"Yeah, nor am I." Mia sigh.
"You are a very rare witch, Mia." Claudia said and Mia looked at her with raised eyebrows. "You are more powerful then you think."
"I am?"
"Yes, dear." Claudia smiled. "The darkness will have a hard time taking over you." Claudia joked, making Mia crack a smile. "I will need to inform witches that you are still light as ever."
"Okay." Mia nod. "Where's Edward?" Mia asked out of blue with concern in her voice.
"He's outside. I managed to get him out of your room." Claudia said. "He's been by your side the entire night. He blames himself for not stopping you from killing James."
"He doesn't have to blame himself." Mia sigh. "Did Anna or Noah call?"
"Yeah. I told them everything is alright and you will soon come home."
"They don't know what happened?"
"No." Claudia answered. "That's going to be our little secret." Claudia said with a smile. "I'm so glad your powers are back." Claudia said with a smile.
"Can I see him? Edward?"
"Yes, I'll call him."
Claudia kissed Mia's forehead before she smiled to her widely and made her way towards the door. She walked outside, leaving the door open. Mia waited a few seconds before Edward walked inside her room and close the door.
"Hey." Mia spoke and Edward walked to her.
"I'm sorry." Edward said, sitting down next to her. "I should have been there and stopped you from killing him."
"It's alright, Edward." Mia said, smiling weakly. "It's my fault. I was the stubborn one that bite into his plans, even though I knew it was a trap." Mia murmured the last part. "Where's Victoria?"
"She ran off." Edward answered and Mia nod.
"I'm sorry for getting you and your family into this trouble." Mia said.
"It's alright. You alive, means everything to me." Edward said.
He leaned forward and placed his cold lips on top of Mia's forehead. Mia's smiled. She felt happy to have Edward by her side. As long as he's there, Mia knows she will keep herself away from the darkness and be in the light. I love him.