::::CHAPTE FIVE::::: EPISODE FIVE:::::
The tour ended, we put the two new girls, Sam and Lily in the new room that had been built where there was just a wall. I thought it was suspicious at first, but if there was anything suspicious, we would of found it by now. Then I move Billy into Ren's room along with a boy named Henry. I move a boy named Joseph, (whom I believe is the only senior here) into Dexter's room, hoping that he is a heavy sleeper.
I call all of the SIBUNA members into the bare office that used to be filled with Dead Life. I remember every time I snuck in here, to steel the attic key, to get the ankh pieces, and all of the other times.
I stand where Victor's chair used to be, but there is no chair anymore. I grab a few spiral notepads that are small and rectangular and the spirals are on the top. I have a red cover, Amber has a yellow cover and everyone else have dark blue covers. I give them each a black pen and I keep one for myself.
We write small notes about what has happened in my visions, my dreams and Ren, and Rufus and Senkhara, and Eddie losing his powers, and how they are all connected to now. We can't think of any theories. We just keep going over the information, for I believe it was four hours. Then it finally hit me.
Why I saw them exactly when the Osirian died. "The wall was broken!" I yell and I see all of their faces go excited, then confused. I slam my hands on the desk and say, "When Eddie lost his powers that day, that means the spell he put on Senkhara was broken, she just brought Rufus with her." I say.
"But I don't want to repeat junior year." Amber whines. I smile. "Sarah told me that 'The next step is the next step in your very first journey.' It must mean something.The second thing I did sophomore year was…" I thought about it for a moment. First I discovered the panel, next… Fabian and I turned the painting over! It has something to do with the painting of Sarah. Or me? Sarah had told me that the painting was of me. The one in my locket that is.
"The painting, it has something to do with the painting of Sarah, or me, or whoever, the painting behind the destroyed panel." I say still not sure whom to say the painting is of. They all stare at me. I just go to the cabinet and open it and I take the key off of the hook.
By now it was three o'clock in the afternoon. We rush up to the attic to make sure nobody heard us. We get up the stairs and I feel a sudden energy of joy. No matter how scared I can get, I missed the Sibuna meetings and adventures.
We get up the stairs and I realize that Victor had fixed the panel. Victor has made me see his good side. But I still don't feel guilty about taking away the elixir.
I hold my locket up to the secret circular lock. I see the red light appear where the locket is put. Then I see the heavy stone looking (even though it is wood) wall slowly open. Behind it is the painting, and the recordings.
I run through and I see the wall close behind me. I get startled until I realize that my locket can open the wall. I hear slamming. "I'm fine." I say through the door. I turn around and I pick up the painting on its sides. I stare for a moment, "Sarah, I miss you so much." I whisper.
It hits me, her death, I realize that I will never see her in her group home again. I will never feel her embrace again. I open the door and I am looking down. I hand someone the painting. I think I hand it to Erin, her hands are really thing and they felt like children's hands.
All of the thoughts of Sarah come back to me at once. I fall to my knees and cry. No. I weep. I feel Amber's embrace as she cradles me in her arms. She is on her knees and I feel her chin on the top of my head.
"Sarah's really gone." I cry with my hands in fists over my ears. I feel my hair, wet with tears sticking to my face. I feel Amber hold me at the top part of my arms and pull me up. She takes the Attic key and walks me downstairs.
She gives the key to Dexter and tells him to lock up. She tells Erin to put the painting in my room and she takes me downstairs to the den and sits me on the couch.
I hear short heeled shoes come through the door. Trudy. I am still weeping. "Oh Nina Deary, what happened?" She asks in shock. "Amber come help me with tea." Trudy tells Amber. I see Amber nod. I am no longer weeping loudly, more huffing like people do after a big cry.
I feel Amber and Trudy's weight no longer on the couch. I hear whispering. "Now Amber, what in world's name happened?" Trudy asks Nina. "Sarah." I hear Amber reply. It takes me a moment. Until I realize that everyone thinks Sarah's name is Emily. I smack my hand on my mouth. "Who?" Trudy asks. I am still huffing and I am sweating. "I… I mean Emily. From the group home." Amber correcting herself. I let out a huge sigh then it got sucked back in by a huff.
Then I see Ren. Not good. I think. "Nina what happened?" He asks. I just realize how Irish his voice is. He must be from Ireland. Cute. I think. Wait, what? I ask myself. I push the thought of him out of my mind. But I have always Irish accents cute and funny at the same time.
"It's nothing." I reply wiping my eyes. I look at one of my tears on my wrist. It turns gold. I gasp. I wipe it away before he can see me. I take a blanket that was at the right end of the couch and I wrap it around my head. My tears are turning GOLD! I think. I look away from him. "Hey, you can tell me." I hear him say. I hear Amber's footsteps coming toward me. Then they halt.
"Oh, well I guess your takin' care of. Umm… see ya later." I hear Ren say as he stands up. I am still not looking at him. But I picture him in my mind. He has Rufus' spooky light blue eyes. His hair color is dark brown like Rufus' and he seems to be around Rufus' height. He is basically a younger version of Rufus except his head figure and his skin. He is paler than Rufus, and he has more of an oblong head rather than a side ways oval.
Amber walks up to the right side of my body where I am hiding my face. "He so digs you. You guys would be so cute together. I mean I was always a 'Fabina' fan, but now I am a… Renina or Rina fan." Amber says babbling. "Amber." She continues. "I mean I know he may be the son of Rufus and if he is there is a big chance that he may be evil and try to kill us, but if he is not." She gasps. "I should…" "Amber." I should set you guys up on a date, oh so exciting!" She says and squeels. "AMBER!" I finally yell and look up to show my face.
She gasps. "Your tears, they're gold." She says scared to touch my face. "I think I know that. Now what do I do?" I ask. "I don't know." She replies.
"Okay Nina, here is some tea for you. Do you want to talk about what is wrong?" Trudy asks. "No. I think I am just going to go in my room. Thank you for the tea." I don't look at her face and Amber helps hold the blanket over my face.
I see Billy in the foyer pacing suspiciously. But then I turn my head around before he can see me and I ram into someone. I look up unintentionally and I am in Ren's face. "Nina, what is all over your face?" He asks. I don't know what to say. "She spilled honey all over herself. Now we really have to go." Amber says for me and pushes me past him up the stairs. I had dropped the blanket on the stairs and I rush up the stairs.
We go into our room and the painting is leaning up against Amber's armoire. I sit down on my bed unable to speak. "Okay, what is going on?" I hear Amber asks shouting a little bit while freaking out. "How am I supposed to know?" I respond now shouting worried.
One problem right after the other. I thought. I wipe away all of my tears. Why am I all of a sudden crying tears of gold? I ask myself. It must be the house… or the locket, reconnecting with these things must have effected me somehow. So maybe it wasn't a message from Senkhara.
We need to solve this, and were going to need some help.
I get the gang together and we discuss that Rufus and Senkhara are out for revenge, they are working together and they either want something from us, or they want to destroy us. We believe that we should bring the others in. We bring in Alfie, Patricia, Eddie and Fabian. Mara didn't want to be a part of it this time and KT is in America. We even invited Jerome as well, because he knows more about Rufus than all of us.
We all had a big reunion, Jerome reunited with Alfie, since Alfie had went to college with Willow. But Alfie was more excited about reuniting with Trudy's cooking, Patricia and Eddie had been travelling around America and England, and that is about it. Now is when I realize how small Sibuna can be. But with three new members, it has grown.
We all go into the dining room and discuss everything, Senkhara, Rufus, I can see Patricia and Jerome shuddering at the name, my tears, my visions, Ren and the next clue. We are all quiet for a while. Fabian decides that we should call Victor. He knows more about Rufus than Jerome does.
Trudy gives the number to Victor's new home to us with a little bit of suspicion in her eyes. "Victor Rodenmaar speaking." I hear a deep scratchy voice on the other line. WE put the phone on speaker. "Hey!" They all scream at him as if he was never evil. Amber and I are silent.
"So how is the stone?" Dexter yells. Eddie hits him. "Who is this?" Victor asks. "Well Victor it is Sibuna. The group of people who destroyed your society." Alfie replies jokingly. "Oh, how can I help you?" Victor asks, I can tell there is a smile on his face. And I feel one on mine as well. He really has changed.
"What can you tell us about Rufus?" I sit up ask fast and I have tone of worry in my voice. "Why?" Victor asks. We all go quiet. "He has returned? Impossible! Are you all alright?" He asks worried. "Yea, were fine, but Nina is not. She keeps having dreams about him and Senkhara and we believe that Rufus has a son named Renee and he lives in the house as a student teacher and now Nina is crying tears of-." I hit her in the stomach. How do we know Victor won't go back to his bad self.
"Tears of what?" He asks. We go silent for a moment. I am about to tell him "Nothing." But he gets there before me. "TEARS OF GOLD!" He yells. We go quiet again. "Nina when did it start?" He asks. I don't respond. "I am coming over there to discuss this in person." He says. We are about to freak out and tell him no, but he hangs up.
"Great, what do we do now?" Patricia asks in her slightly whiny tone of british accent. "I don't know." I reply. "Tears of gold are his obsession, we cannot let him know about them." I continued. "Maybe we can tell him you were crying something else." Fabian said. My heart started pounding, but I know I don't love him anymore, just the feeling of being near him, frightens me. "What can we tell him, I was crying tears of fairy dust or something?" I reply in my snarky American accent to get the thought of our first kiss on stage at prom out of my head.
"No. We tell him that you are crying tears of blood or something. Maybe as a message from the house. He can't make you cry." Amber enters in.
This was another one of Amber's amazing ideas that she didn't realize was amazing. "Amber! You're a genius!" I yell and hug her and she looks confused.
"Okay, so this is what were going to do."