Daughter of Ipswich
Falling Down the Rabbit Hole
Now or Never
"Caleb, we need to talk." I paused biting my lip, as I looked down at my computer screen, after typing Chase's name. "I need to tell you something. Actually a couple of things."
I couldn't believe myself that I was going to tell Caleb the truth about my powers, but I needed to tell, at least to explain how I know everything and as too why his father helps me so much.
"Listen, I have something to do first." Caleb announced," I'll give you a call later, okay?"
"No, Caleb. I need-"
"I'm sorry, but we can't talk right now. Your brother and I are doing some co-op work. I promise to talk to you later. Bye."
With that Caleb hung up the phone, leaving me to sit in shock, as I looked down at my lap top.
"He killed his own parents," I whispered in shock, as I touched the computer screen, looking at the picture of his killed his parents. He killed them the night of his eighteenth birthday. The day he ascended.
This couldn't be happening; he was a descendant of John Putnam, who impregnated another woman, to have Chase's line of family. And he was out for revenge, which is why he is back here.
Suddenly my cell phone began to ring, with the school's phone number.
"Hello?" I questioned, unsure as to why the school would be calling me.
"Hello, may I speak to Miss. Parry?"
"This is," I answered, adjusting my legs, so I sat in a more comfortable position.
"I am the school nurse, Mrs. Tams, and I have been requested to call you by one of my patients, Kate Tunney." The nurse explained, somberly.
"Oh my god," I gasped, instantly pushing my legs off the edge of the bed, so I sat upright," Is Kate alright?"
"She came in complaining of chills and a headache. Then within an hour, she had a hundred and one degree temperature."
"What could she be sick with?" I asked nervously, standing up, getting ready to go and check on her.
"The doctor's checking her now. We'll call you when we know more."
"You know what," I spoke up in a serious tone," I'm coming over there, right now."
With that I hung up the phone, rudely, as I grabbed my purse, pulled on a jacket, shoes, scarf, and a sweater, and rushed over to the school infirmary, using my car, which I rarely used, thanks to Pogue.
Yet, when I arrived at the school infirmary, I found an ambulance waiting up front, making me rush up into the school.
"Where is Kate Tunney?" I asked Nurse Tams at the front desk.
"Come with me," she stood up, helping me over to an area, where you could see the patients. "We're taking Miss. Tunney to the hospital."
I watched as the Doctors moved her unconscious form onto a stretched," Why are you taking her to the hospital at Gloucester?"
"Her temperature's jumped to a hundred and five, and she's showing symptoms of anaphylactic shock." The nurse explained, as she looked at Kate with me.
It was then I noticed the small sores that were developing upon her skin, just like in my nightmare. This seriously couldn't have been happening too me. She was having a severe allergic reaction to the spider bites.
"Can you give me a second?" I asked the nurse quietly.
She nodded, and walked away, leaving me to walk outside, and call the boys.
But when I stepped outside, my body felt weird, like someone was using their magic on me. I had this overwhelming feeling to close my eyes and whisper Caleb's name, which I did, but unexpectedly I heard a dark voice respond, in my thoughts," Your precious Caleb isn't going to help you now, witch. You're falling deeper into the rabbit hole."
I opened my eyes up, and testing to see if I saw Chase sitting upon the top of the school pillar, high above where any student would look. But he wasn't. Yet I had a feeling he was somewhere over there.
"Leave me alone," I whispered up towards where I thought Chase would be, while his voice taunted back in my head," Little girl, little girl, little girl, come let me in."
"Jerk off!" I shouted back in my mind, as I began dialing Caleb wildly.
"Caleb!" I shouted into the phone, as soon as the ringing ended. "Caleb!"
"What? Is everything okay?" Caleb questioned in a hurry, obviously caught off guard by my shouting.
"We need to talk now! It's serious! It's about Chase!" I trilled loudly, and in a panic.
"I know, we need to talk. Pogue and I dug up some info." Caleb quietly informed me. "Do you need me to pick you up?"
"Actually," I whispered, looking up as I felt Chase's presence leave," where can we meet?"
"The Putnam house, in the meeting place," Caleb informed me. "The other guys will be there too."
I quickly ran back into the school, informing the nurse," I need to go, please call me if anything changes with Kate, and give my number to the people at the hospital."
Nurse Tams nodded, while I ran back outside the room, and back to my car. Not bothering to abide by the speed limits, as I rushed to get to my protectors. But more than anything I needed to tell the truth, and explain everything to the boys. Or else I would never leave this hell of a wonderland I had put myself in. It was now or never.