Thank you to all that reviewed and added me to their favorites! You guys are so nice! So here is chapter 2:
Chapter 2: Billboard Signs and Posters ~Sadie POV~
"Sadie Ruby Kane! Where have you been?" Amos and Bast yelled in unison when I arrived home, dryer now since the rain had cleared up earlier.
"Umm . . . I just took a walk, that's all."
They eyed me suspiciously but sent me off to my room to change into fresh clothes. On my way up the stairs, I sighed in relief. Wow, that was a close one.
"Ok, where were you really?" My not-so-interesting brother asked. He was sporting linen clothes, meaning he must have been practicing his magic recently. Geek.
"Didn't you hear me downstairs?" I grumbled. I was absolutely exhausted from walking all the way back and it was late. If Carter had the nerve to annoy me right now, I am so telling Zia about that time when Carter got beat by a bunch of monkeys in basketball.
"Tell me or I'll inform Anubis of that poster you have of him in your closet." Carter threatened. My face paled. Blackmail? That was so my thing! And in my defense, I have a poster of every god and goddess in the Egyptian world but Carter would deliberately leave that part out.
"And you better not lie or I'll find out something else to blackmail you about," Carter smirked and I narrowed my eyes at him.
Flashback- Last Week, 3:00 am
I tossed and turned on my sky blue queen-sized bed. It was a very nice and rather extravagant bed, don't get me wrong, but tonight I just couldn't sleep well because of a bloody billboard sign I spotted walking back home. I know, I know. Sadie Kane influenced by a billboard sign? I am definitely not the type to get influenced or inspired or convinced by anything especially by an oversized poster hanging above streets. But this one was different; it wasn't advertising anything, just stating one of 'life's lessons' as Grandma used to put it.
"You only get one chance at love." The words sounded cheesy enough and normally I would have just passed by it, being too busy not caring, but the pictures and colors caught my eye. The sign was divided by a line where on the left side was pink and had red hearts plastered all over it. One word: Ew. But on the other side, it had a black background with skull & crossbones on it.
It is probably no surprise I liked that side very much.
The sign was supposed to mean the black skull side was the bad side that meant disaster and the heartsy girly mess meant happy ever after.
People can be so judgmental of colors. It's like color racism.
That debate inside my head got me thinking, though, about how the black skull side reminded me of Anubis and I smiled. But if I only get one chance what if the right guy is Walt? Despite the cheesiness of the sign, I knew it was right. I don't get two chances.
So I lay awake struggling to get to sleep but it wasn't working. Remembering a poster of all the gods and goddesses in my closet, I tiptoed across the floor and being the typical klutz I am, I tripped over some shoes I left laying out. Silently cursing, I switched on my light and opened the closet doors.
I thought maybe looking at them would bring some guidance of some sort but no such luck. Sighing, I climbed back into bed, deciding I'd just sleep it off.
End of flashback
"Ugg! Fine, you win. I was taking a walk and it starting raining really hard so I just um found this cave and decided to stay awhile."
Carter raised his eyebrows doubtfully but shrugged and went back to his room to read or something. Nerd.
Well, he didn't say I had to tell the whole truth. And in a way, I kind of did find the cave.
Suddenly, a note flew out from the duat into my room. Picking it up, I realized it was from Anubis!
Dear Sadie,
Please meet me in the cave! It is very important.
-Anubis
In case you're wondering, I am NOT a Salt fan!
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