Chapter 6

"Metaphor?" questions Fabian. "You mean that thing Senkhara said? About Vera killing Nina?" The last part was barely a whisper and as he said it he moved closer to Nina.

"Yes, and the thing about the Chosen One is true, but this Chosen One isn't Nina," explains Patricia.

This prompts a series of gasps followed by various, simultaneously spoken questions:

"What?"

"How do you know?"

"Who is it?"

"Who died?"

"So Vera is a murderer?"

They all look to Patricia for answers. "I had a dream, a nightmare, rather."

She's interrupted by Nina, "And Senkhara was there?" Patricia nods. "And she explained to you what she meant?"

"Yes," snaps an aggravated Patricia. "Now will you let me just tell the story." Nina puts her hands up in a defensive yet apologetic way. Patricia continues, "Like before, she told me that the Chosen One was dead and that Vera was the one that killed her. I asked her what that meant and she told me that it meant exactly what it sounded like, that 'my friend' was dead. But I was confused so I told her that Nina was still alive. She said she didn't mean Nina, she meant…" The girl begins to cry and can't seem to force herself to say the name. Perhaps this is because she doesn't want to believe that her best friend is gone.

"Who, Patricia?" Nina asks as she embraces her friend in a comforting hug.

She's barely able to say it. "Joy."

This leaves everyone speechless. Well, almost everyone. Alfie, it seems, will never ever be at a loss for words. "I thought Nina was the Chosen One."

"Maybe there's more than one," states Fabian. "There were many gods in Egyptian mythology. It wouldn't surprise me if they were all reincarnated into different people."

"Plus," adds Nina, "Joy was Victor's first guess. Maybe he wasn't entirely wrong."

"So, which god is, or rather was, Joy?" asks Amber.

"Maybe you should ask Senkhara. She seems to have all the answers."

"Not funny, Alfie," yells Patricia. "This is serious."

"But that might work," says Nina. "I'll try talking to her later."

This earns her a worried look from Fabian. "Just be careful, okay."