AN: Hiya guys! I want to say thanks to everyone who has been reading/reviewing my story – it means a lot to me. This is the super short chapter I was talking about, but the next one's really quite long, so I'll upload that later today just because I love you all! The chapters might be coming at a slightly slower pace soon – schoolwork and all – but I'll try to make them slightly longer too!
To KatieMarrie: I'm so glad you've been enjoying my story. I totally agree. Crowley's the best baddie out there. Hopefully I've been keeping him pretty much in character!
If anyone has any questions, please review/PM me. I'd love to discuss things! (Although I have to keep some of my secrets)
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~Fen~
Chapter Five:
Athaya sat up as soon as her phone rang.
Okay. This is it. This phone call is about whatever went wrong. Don't let it get to you. You can fix it…whatever it is.
She pulled it out of her pocket and held a hand up to Crowley.
'Hold on. Give me a minute.' She stood up and walked to the other side of the room as she answered the phone.
'Hi,' she said quickly, wanting to get it over and done with.
'Hi, Aya is that you?' Athaya's mother sounded stressed over the phone, like she'd been crying.
'Uh…yeah. It's me. What is it?' She asked cautiously.
'Now…this wasn't your fault, but…when I got home, Max was missing.' Her mother sounded pained.
'What do you mean? That's not right.'
'Well he was missing, and we sent out a full search party…' Her mother took a deep, shuddering breath. 'They found him, washed up on the rocks.'
Athaya went cold. She felt as though her world was ending. 'He couldn't have,' she said slowly. 'He was home a few hours ago!'
'Well he must have wandered off and slipped on the rocks. The paramedics say he bumped his head and was knocked unconscious. They found Felix howling by the spot where he must have vanished off the edge.'
'I told him to stay put…' Athaya moaned. It was all her fault. If she'd never gone looking for a way to stop the catastrophe, to look for a demon…the event wouldn't have even happened. She should have been looking after her little brother.
'Where were you, Aya? Where did you go?' Athaya started crying now. It was completely her fault.
'Where was I…?' Athaya racked her brain for a convincing excuse in between gulping for air. 'I…just went for a walk.'
'Well…I guess he followed you. He must have gotten out the back door. I found it unlocked.' Her mother sounded so sad, Athaya tried to hold back sobs.
Athaya was sure she had locked it…but then again…she'd had other things on her mind. Mainly finding a demon and persuading it to make a deal.
All my fault.
'It wasn't your fault Athaya,' her mother's voice was kind, but strong. 'Don't you dare think that. You go for walks all the time. He just managed to get the door open.'
She'd read her mind. Athaya couldn't believe her mother wasn't blaming her. Of course she was to blame! Her brother was dead because she left him.
But all she said was: 'Okay. I'll be back soon. Just give me twenty minutes,' in a hollow, sad voice. If she let any more emotion show, she'd never be able to stop it. She'd overflow.
'Do you think you could get home sooner?'
'No, I can't get there any faster,' Athaya said blankly, 'I'm all the way down at the Point.'
'Okay, fine. That's okay. Just get here as soon as you can…and give me a call when you're close.'
Athaya's tone softened. 'Of course I'll phone you when I'm close.'
'Thank you sweetie. Make sure you…stay safe.' Her mother's voice was so scared and sad, Athaya's heart couldn't help but break.
'Okay…Bye.'
And she hung up the phone.
AN: Sorry about the shortness, but I hope there's an air of mystery now. Who was the woman on the phone? Didn't Athaya say her mum was killed by Azazel? What will happen from here? I'll upload the next chapter as soon as I finish it! xx