SO, how do you feel, reading that? Was Jess doing the right thing in revealing her identity? What do you think the reactions will be like? My next chapter will be up in the next 1-4 weeks, I KNOW, it's really long time to wait, sorry, but hopefully after my exams there will be a new chapter every week! THANKS, please REVIEW
Silence.
Pure and utter un-diluted silence echoed through the room. A pin –drop would of made the sound of a crashing waterfall in the shell-shocked room. I felt a funny tingling sensation all over, the silence was piercing making me itch and heat up. Seriously was it hot in here?
I glanced at the water I had just taken with my pain medication, I downed the glass in one gulp, wiping my mouth with the back of my hand. I tried to put the glass down gently but it the sound reminded me of bullets ricocheting of glass windows. Maybe we could open a window? They were all open, that's puzzling? I unzipped my hoody precariously throwing it onto the sofa next to me.
The stone statues were frozen in time next to me, I decided to wave a hand in front of Emily's face, I giggled. " Helloooooooooooooooooooooo, Emsy pemsy? Anyone home?"
Nolan began to splutter, awakening from his hibernation. I thought he would finally give me some answers so as I got up to go and sit next to him, a wave of dizziness hit me causing me to stagger and lose my balance. Before the brown laminate flooring had swirled up to my face a strong pair of rough hands which were exceedingly gentle as they caught me , tugged me and kept a firm grasp on me.
"Okaaay, so I knew I was clumsy, but not this clumsy and why are you holding me you Briton? Un-hand me before I send you to the tower of London, you scallion!" this was so hilarious why weren't they laughing? Why was Aiden looking angry at Emily, she didn't do anything, I had just performed a my A* English Shakespeare at least I disserved an applause it wasn't that bad?
Somehow my vision was becoming cloudy and had taken a dream-like quality I struggled through the haziness, to grasp what was happening.
"What did you do EM?" Nolan said firmly trying to check my pulse , "She's burning up!" .
Wait, Emily could she off….? My brain fought to remember, I was fine before the parents speech. Basic human knowledge of trying to remember automatically made me re-trace me steps. What have I done? Told the secret. Why? Because I had too.
How? Because of the….. I was rudely interrupted by Aiden grasping my face directing me to look at him, my eyes widely in every direction seeing double, triple… WOAH.
Nolan gasped "Her eyes, the temperature…, you did not just truth serum a 17 year old girl Ems!"
"Do you think I wanted too, really Nolan" Emily's voice was cutting, raw, already I felt a fumbling of my sleeve. " Hey , what are you.." A sharp jab was injected into my fore arm.
Emily's voice came out of the draining darkness filling the vision "She will be fine, her body just over- reacted" her voice shaky, which was surprising for such a strong woman "I did what I had too, you don't know who she is and why she is here she could working for the Grayson's or even Initiate, you know why we are here!"
Aiden's voice came out muted, his arms lowering me onto the cushions, I closed my eyes, I was so tired "She is right to have done that I know it was risky but the girl is fine, right asleep in fact, see Nolan, we cannot destroy the mission and now we know-"
Nolan voice angrily interjected the dreamy darkness I was slipping into, I again fought warily of it "That an innocent girl who has come for help has been drugged by the only family she knows is safe, great plan!" He gave a sarcastic clap, before I believe ( it was hard through the crushing sleep) left out the door.
"Will she be ok?" I heard nothing but I think Emily nodded as Aiden foot-steps grew distance, I felt a slight pressure next to me as Emily sat down, before I sank gratefully into the darkness a small whisper tugged me back monetarily " I'm Sorry,". Then I began to dream.
I awoke to a pounding headache, beating like a steel drum. A moment of foggy clarity, before I jumped right up ignoring the stabbing pains in my body and grasped around for a weapon and my belongings. Stupid, idiot! I was cursing myself internally, I should never have come here, I need to get away now before they have any more bright ideas of drugging me up I thought savagely.
"Stop, Jess, please" Emily was behind me, I almost lunged at her, before a familiar pair of hands forced me back down on the sofa. I growled at Aiden to keep his hands off me if he knew what is good for him, he immediately obliged, it looked like he was fond of his body, smart man. But he kept a watchful eye on me, in case I did anything drastic again.
I GLARED up at her, I almost tried to physically burn her from my gaze. She was strong, she didn't even flinch, I begrudgingly acknowledge. "WHY?" was all I could ask, I knew the answer of course I wasn't exactly asleep at the beginning but I needed to hear it. I heard a chuckle, Nolan obviously.
"I knew she was a fighter," He winked, somehow this annoyingly eased the tension and my shoulders relaxed, I was still on guard but I was certain if they wanted to kill me they would of done it by now, the question was could they escape me?
"I'm sorry but you know as well as I do, why I had too. I truly am sorry, but I .." She trailed off, after everything she still had difficulty trusting ME? I should be the one, keeping all the secrets, making her squirm this may have twisted my face into an evil sarcastic smirk. "OH, you're really SORRY; well that makes everything hunky dory, doesn't it?"
"Hunky dory? Scallion, you're use of vocabulary is astounding" Nolan again chuckled, I tried to ignore him but the corners of Aiden mouth twitched slightly it seems he found it amusing too.
My attention turned to Emily; I knew that somehow by looking at her pleading gaze I knew I could not do that. If I let her suffer what kind of person would I be, definitely not some-one my parents would be proud of. This was why I was here with a sharp pang, I was here to help my parents to rectify my father's wrongs, to find them.
I let out a sigh, and tried to process what I know it seemed everyone was waiting for me to speak. I looked down sure enough the bag and everything were still in the same place. This is what I have: the address, the other keys I don't know about, the picture & the diary including the letters and the last conversation where I was almost delirious. I look at Nolan, a thought occurred, he said family, I KNOW he did. It is amazing how one word can shift all of the missing pieces of the jigsaw into one pheriphal stream, that can be processed together, the puzzle had a new solution, one more viable, more compatible with the other evidence equations.
I did not know all of it, but if I play this right I could know some of it. "I know the truth, and you know the truth why don't you tell me what's going on before I take my evidence to, oh I don't know the Grayson's or maybe hmmmm the Initiative" I threatened subtly (but between me and you I had nothing really.)
I thought she would laugh and tell me not to be stupid or even knock me out again, but all she could do was stare in shock before closing her eyes and sitting down. She took a deep breath, and was about to speak before Aiden had an idea.
"You need to both trust each other and the only thing we can do is both of you show each other a piece of evidence to gain each other's trust" , we could only glare at him, "If this helps , being the only adequate mind here I agree with the Briton" Nolan chimed in.
For a long pause we regarded each other, surprisingly both agreeing at the same moment with a "fine", this was the fastest way to do this mess.
"Elders first, besides you owe me remember" my eyes transfixed on Emily. I wasn't sure if she was going to protest but Aiden whispered something to her in her ear before sauntering off to the kitchen.
"See you in a minute" Nolan grinned at me, it always surprised me how un affected he could be, as if he always knew something that we all didn't.
"This goes against everything I could do" She half muttered to herself as she walked to the corner where a table held an ornate wooden box, carved with elegant markings. At first I thought it was decoration, it tied in nicely with the sea-breeze theme I thought randomly but only closer inspection it was a chest, almost.
She opened the box up rifling through it, a few papers caught my eye, they seemed familiar. I craned my neck to get a closer look, A small audible gasp escaped me, the diary papers! Emily's head shot up, "Wait there" I said to her, she instantly froze, I dug into my bag taking the keys from my neck and trying to find the papers. She studied me intently, I found them. It was her turn to look shocked. Wordlessly we exchanged papers, our hands both shakily opening them, trembling to meet our forever entwined fate slowly opening.
Next time I hope to incorporate a few more character where the fun really begins, don't worry those of you who are eager for Grayson trouble, will certainly be anticipating next week! Please review, since I have not wrote in a long time and I hope I captured your attention! Thank you , keep revenging!
