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Chapter Three

Sydney

A Walk

I sit in my room and look at the picture Sonya had given me. Marcus Finch, the ex-alchemist was fired for some serious reason because no one ever talks about him. The only reason he could have been fired was because he had a relationship with Clarence, a Moroi. He probably was sent to a re-education center where his mind was washed but for some odd reason, I feel like there is more to the former alchemist. There was something dark about him. The alchemists must have fired him for some other reason besides having a relationship with Clarence.

My stomach churns and I lean against my pillow and close my eyes. It had been only few days since the day I left Adrian after he had kissed me. I had hurt him badly. A cold feeling rushes over me as I sit up in bed. What if Stanton found out about Adrian and me? She'd throw me in the re-education center like the alchemists must have done with Marcus, and then she would fire me, for sure. My father would rather have me fired then to go back to work after I was re-educated for his pride's sake.

My cell phone rings besides me and I practically jump out of bed as the monotonous ringtone echoes through my dorm. I reach across my bed for my cell that's sitting on the side table.

It was Jillian. I flip open my phone quickly and press it against my ear.

"Jill, what's wrong?" I ask.

She sighs and I can see her rolling her eyes. "Is that like your signature or something? Every time I call you ask if something's wrong."

I blush. "Sorry, force of habit. What's up?"

"I wanted to see if you wanted to go for a walk. We still have ten minutes before curfew."

I look at my watch. "Alright, where are you?" I ask.

"Right out the girl's dorm and bring a jacket this time."

I smile. "Ok, I'll be out in a second."

I shut my cell and climb out of bed. I quickly slide a hoodie over my plain white t-shirt and silently debate whether or not I should change my sweatpants. I finally decide on leaving them for the time's sake and walk out of the girl's dorm building to find Jillian leaning against a pole.

I meet her tensed green eyes and frown.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing," she says again.

"Jillian," I say as I walk up to her. "I am your alchemist, we need to talk."

"Taking care of me isn't your job Sydney, it's my guardians' jobs but they're too busy making googly eyes at each other," she snaps.

I feel a wave of pity wash over me as I watch Jill avert her eyes from me as we walk along the side walk. Poor Jill has to watch Angeline drool all over Eddie all day and talk about him all night. I reach for her hand and gently squeeze it, surprised by my own action.

I clear my throat and drop my hand as I remember who she is, or what she is.

"I'm sorry Jill, about Eddie and all," I say. "I feel like it's my fault that you broke up with Micah."

Jill looks at me shocked. "Sydney, it would have never worked out between me and Micah even if I hadn't broke up with him and well with Eddie, I guess was us too late. I was too blinded to notice how sweet he is. None of this is your fault."

"What isn't your fault?" someone says.

Jill and I turn around and come face to face with Eddie. Jill blushes scarlet red and turns back around.

"Nothing," she mumbles.

He shrugs and stuffs his hands in his pockets. "Where are you guys going?"

"We're just walking for a while until curfew," I tell him. "Do you want to join?"

"Of course, where's Angeline? She should be with Jillian when she's out at night."

Jill's eyes roll down to the floor and I feel another wave of pity wash over me. Jill had ditched Angeline.

Jill shrugs. "I didn't really ask her,"

Eddie frowns. "Jill you should have asked her, you know you can't go out at night by yourself."

"I just wanted to be alone," she says.

"Then why is Sydney with you?" he demands.

"She caught up with me as I was walking alright? What's your problem?"

Eddie stops walking and looks at Jill with his mouth hanging open lightly, hurt. "I'm sorry Jill, I just wanted to protect you."

She stops walking and shakes her head. "I'm going back to my dorm, I don't feel very well."

Eddie didn't say anything as Jill speed walks back the way we came, practically running.

"Was I too harsh?" he whispers almost too himself.

I give him a small smile. "Now, you were just really concerned."

He nods slowly and sits down on the bench behind him. "I was just worried Sydney, she was acting very differently ever since lunch. When she came back from the cafeteria she had these weird look on her face. I asked Angeline if she had seen this and she said that Jill looked fine. She told me that I was seeing things that weren't there."

"I think that Jill's acting a bit weird too. When I came out she looked freaked out and she also looked like she was hiding something."

Eddie grows silent again and looks at his watch. "I should be going, it's ten."

I nod. "Alright, good night Eddie,"

"'Night Sydney," he says in a distant voice.

I sigh and head back towards the girls' dorm building. I thought that things would pipe down after the warrior incident but clearly I was wrong. Now another thing just got added to my list of to do list.