Chapter 13
I didn't move from my spot for hours. "Lucy! Lucy! Lucy!" I heard a voice from the distance still standing in the hallway staring at the letter in my hand. Suddenly there was an arm around my neck and i slammed into the floor. Blinking twice I found myself on the floor with Erza hugging me tightly.
"Erza? When did you get here?" I asked shocked and out of breath.
"Just now! I'm so happy to see you. How have you been? NO, first what are you doing standing here? WAIT NO, how was your brake? OMG i have so many questions and i want to tell you everything about my break. Come on let's go get a drink." Erza had the biggest smile on her face i had ever seen. Her voice so sweet, innocent, and happy. Suddenly i was running down the hall holding hands with her all my worry, tears, and fear melting away with every step i took with a smile crossing my face.
"Two drinks please, Mira. Lucy oh you wouldn't believe the break I had. What about yours? Did you see your family?" She was talking so fast i couldn't keep up. "Well did you see your family or not?"
"F-family? What? Oh right break, no i did'nt. What about you?"
"Yes i got to see my grandma and everyone i even went to another country. Hi Lucy is something wrong?" she touched my hand gently, gently, concerned. I couldn't answer i just stared at her. "What's that?" she was pointing to the letter in my hand, slowly a tear ran down my cheek.
"Nothing just a letter. Ill read it later." i shoved it in my pocket still feeling the sharp corners and the light indent of were my name was. would i or would the police come any minute, or worse my father.
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"Lady's it's time for me to close down." Mira stood there smiling knowing fully that we had skipped every class for the day.
"Ok Mira, thanks for not sending us to class." Erza's smile glowing with happiness as we walked away from the mess hall.
"Sorry for talking so much." i didn't even remember a word she had said that entire time. Her smile was just so beautiful i couldn't focus or take my eyes off her. "We should go to bed it's one in the morning." i nod watching her take her shirt off before crawling into bed.
I sat on my bed staring at her already sleeping face when i felt a surge of pain in my hip. The letter i had completely forgotten about it in my pocket. I slowly pulled it out hoping that it wasn't my father's handwriting, that i had imagined it all. Sadly the swirls were there clear as ever. I ran my finger over each letter tracing my name tell the end before turning the envelope over. The blue wax spot in the middle slightly coming up from its seal. I hesitate my finger one inch away from making the envelope burst open to show its insides. Then a small pop sounds quickly i pull the the letter out and unfold it. There in the middle of the page is one single word, all caps written like my father had shown me to so many years ago in quotations was the word "RUN"
