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House of Jara CHAPTER 9
"I'm sorry Sir I was reading and lost track of time" Mara lied she was usually terrible at lying but he bought it and nodded and turned to the boys for their excuses.
"I wasn't feeling well when I woke up so I was lying in bed waiting for the feeling to pass, I feel better now though." Jerome lied it was scary how naturally lying came to him.
"I was about to leave with the rest of Anubis House when I remembered I had left one of my school books in my room and I went back to get it. Jerome was getting ready so I thought I'd wait and walk with him. We bumped into Mara on the way into school." Alfie had gotten bloody good at lying since joining Sibuna.
"You just happened to bump into her did you?" Mr Winkler asked very sceptical (and so he should be)
"You know we do live in the same house, it's been known that you see your house mates now and again. Only on occasion though, not very often" Jerome said sarcastically every student, except Mick, had to stifle laughter at the prankster's comment. Jerome and Alfie high-fived and the two of them sat with Mara for the duration of the lesson. They even paired with her for a vocal exercise; she only stayed with them to avoid the second degree from Mick. The rest of the school day went by very slowly for Mara because Alfie and Jerome's conversation from the previous kept running through her head; about the intruder: Rufus Zeno, Jerome referred to him as. 'You know what he's capable of' 'We need to tell Nina'
'Who on Earth could be bad enough to scare Jerome and to make the colour drain from Alfie's face' Mara thought. She walked in deep thought with Mick back to the house. It wasn't until after dinner that Jerome spoke to her again.
"You wanted to know who was out here last night. We can tell you but not here." Jerome whispered as Mick was in the kitchen washing up with Joy. Mara followed Nina, Fabian, Amber, Alfie, Patricia and Jerome to Nina and Amber's room.
"Ok then who was it?" Mara and Amber asked in unison. Only Alfie and Jerome knew as they didn't want to panic the others at school.
"His name is Rufus Zeno. People who know him sometimes call him Renee Zeldman" Jerome explained as Nina and Fabian gasped loudly; Patricia gulped and Amber covered her mouth in a dramatic movie gasp.
"Rufus?" Patricia asked confused as to why Rufus would be back. "Why would he be back? He thinks he drank the elixir."
"He probably figured out that it wasn't the real elixir. I mean he's not stupid. It was inevitable that he would one day find out. He probably found out that Alfie isn't dead." Fabian explained logically.
"What the hell are you lot talking about? What elixir? Why should Alfie be dead? I still don't understand who this Rufus guy is." Mara exasperated and Sibuna explained everything that had happened the previous year; everything with Rufus; the elixir of life; Victor and his weird society. Mara took a lot of convincing to actually believe anything that Sibuna told them.
"We also have an amazing club name: Sibuna! Named by moi" Amber exclaimed doing the Sibuna sign. "I think Mara should join!" She added.
"I think so too!" Jerome said with a giant grin. "Let's have a show of hands of who thinks Mara should join." Every member agreed by raising their hand and they explained what she would have to do to become an official member. They decided to have the initiation tomorrow at lunch. It was around nine when Sibuna was done filling Mara in and her and Jerome walked downstairs together for a glass of Mango juice.
"Thanks for telling me everything now I know why they're always so secretive." Mara said as they on the sofa with their Mango juice.
"It's alright; it would have been my fault if Rufus had caught you last night. I should have physically made you go to bed." Jerome explained imagining what would've happened.
"Jerome don't think like that, think of it like this. If it didn't happen like that, I wouldn't be in Sibuna." Mara expressed whispering Sibuna.
"Do you wanna watch a movie?" Jerome asked as he stopped thinking about the bad things Rufus would have done to Mara.
"I can't sorry. I have to go and see Mick. I've hardly spoke to him all day." Mara apologised sympathetically.
"Of course you do sorry for asking." Jerome replied with an attitude. He didn't wait for a reply he just went straight to his bedroom and slammed the door slightly.
"Jerome I'm sorry." Mara called after him. She knew he wouldn't have listened and sighed before getting up and going to Mick's room.