Chapter 15
Lucy never thought she would miss Trevor. He was always in the way for her, but now she felt a bitter sadness that clung to her like glue. While their relationship as boyfriend and girlfriend had not gone great, friends are friends forever. When her eyes awoke to find him dead beside her, she had sobbed until she shook. Jess had buried her face in Sean's chest and cried softly while Sean looked intensely straight ahead, showing zero emotion. The fairy's had refused to bring him back to life, saying it wouldn't be right.
The teens lounged around awkwardly, not knowing what to do next or where to go. Ferra was searching the map desperately, looking for some sign. Her eye kept being drawn to the same, perfect circle in another darker circle. The outside one was dark blue, almost like an ocean taking up have of Evel. The inside one was orange, a strangle color to be seen in such an icy world. She called Sean over, hoping for his help in deciding what this was. Sean squinted at the paper, scrutinizing the island. But the bright color only reminded him of Trevor's burning eyes and he was forced to look away.
Not a day later, a sudden thought came to Sean's head. "Guys!" Sean yelled wildly, the answer suddenly coming to him. He knew what lay at the end of their journey and he knew what they had to do.
"What with all the yelling?" Lucy asked as she stood up from the sandy ground. Sean couldn't help but smile. No one else had discovered it! He pushed Lucy down by her shoulder and plopped down next to her. Lucy squinted her eyes oat him before following his finger to the yellow-red blob that didn't belong on the otherwise white map of Evel. She had seen it before. Tons of times, and she still didn't see a difference. To her, the uneven circle was a mystery.
"Don't you get it?" Sean blurted, his eyes sparkling. The couple heard Jess gasp behind them and Sean looked up at her, surprised. Jess stood in between them, much to Lucy's dismay, and snatched away the thin parchment.
"I get it!" She gasped, staring hard at the map. Lucy huffed and rolled her eyes at Sean, who wasn't paying attention to her.
"It all fits, right?" Sean said, getting giddy with excitement. He looked at her, something more than admiration clear in his eyes. Jess felt his eyes on her and glanced up from the paper only to be captivated by his eyes. Lucy cleared her throat loudly when she saw Ferra coming back from the fairies trees. Sean reluctantly tore his eyes from Jess' and swallowed, his expression going grim.
"What happened?" Ferra asked, confused by Sean's slightly grave look.
Lucy sighed and gestured to the pair, "Love birds here found something out about the map."Rose immediately brightened up and scooted on the other side of Sean. She rested her head on his shoulder as the four of them marveled over the map.
"See this?" Jess pointed to the orange blob, "It's some kind of fire pit." Her voice droned off as everyone digested her words.
"The journal said to jump in, so won't we be hurt?" Lucy asked, terrified.
Jess bit her lip and shook her head slightly, "I don't think so. I think it's some kind of portal, know what I mean?" Everyone nodded in agreement.
Ferra creased her eyebrows as she looked down at the fiery pit, then to her icy cool skin. Already, she was feeling too warm for comfort. Sean looked up at her weakly. He had a huge feeling that Ferra had something to do with the identical picture in his attic, the one labeled Rose. He had tugging feeling that she belonged in his world, and she had to return.