Chapter 19

• Hann •


“She should’ve never been put in that situation to begin with.” I looked up at her shocked, feeling Abius wanting to take control. ‘She just hit us, she put her hands on us. She doesn’t deserve to live.’ He said, angrily. I sighed, getting up from the floor and standing up straight. 

‘Calm down, she’s just angry.’ I said trying to calm down my self. ‘No one puts their hands on us and lives.’ I ignored him, slowing down my breathing. I looked up at Haruna who was glaring at me. 

“I apologized, didn’t I?” I told her and she backed away, moving to her bed once again. She sat down and sighed. 

“The witch has been here for a while, if she wanted to harm us. She would’ve.” She informed me, moving to grab her phone from her night stand. So she did know her. Did everyone here know about her except me? 

“You knew about her?” I asked, watching as she typed on her phone. Who the hell was she texting? Cassia? The witch? Was she friends with her?  

“No, but I know who the girl is and she’s been here for awhile.” She explained, looking up at me and placing her phone down on the bed. 

“How does she know Cassia?” I asked, feeling this weird feeling inside me after saying her name. ‘Cassia should’ve died. That stupid witch.’  Abius said, coming back inside my head. ‘Didn’t I tell you to go away?’ I asked, annoyed. 

‘We are connected. I can not go away.’ He answered angrily. I ignored him for the hundredth time today and looked at Haruna. Who was starting at me with an annoyed expression. Was she going to give me an attitude all day? 

“Are you done?” She asked, quite rudely, referring to me talking to Abius. She had learned that when ever I was quiet it was due to talking to him. So she would always wait patiently until I was finished. 

“Yeah, I’m done. But answer my question.” She glared at me while I looked at her confused. What did I do now? 

“I don’t know how she knows her, maybe the witch was tired of you hurting people and decided to do something about it.” She explained, making me glare at her this time. She knew I wasn’t the one hurting people. She knew how ruthless Abius was. 

“I don’t hurt people.” If she was referring to the people that I used to drink blood from then that was different. I fed on them and then compelled them to forget. 

“You hurt Scarlet and then Cassia the next day.” She exclaimed and I sucked my teeth at her. Which I got another glare from her. If she was going to glare at me all day, she might as well keep punching me. 

“They had it coming, plus you know I have no control on who I hurt when I’m angry.” I explained while Abius laughed. ‘Would’ve been a lot easier if you let me out.’

”Exactly, so don’t say you don’t hurt people.” Haruna said watching as I move to sit down next to her. 

‘If I let you out, I’d have no control and you’d kill people.’ I told Abius. Which was true, he didn’t care about anyone here. If he had the chance, he’d burn this whole world down just to satisfy his hunger for blood. 

‘The world is over populated, we’ll be doing the world a favor.’ He said and I scoffed. ‘Maybe the world would’ve been better without you in it.’ I told him and he gasped. ‘That’s hurtful’ I ignored him and looked at Haruna. 

“I try not to hurt them. But the anger always takes over me.” I explained, knowing she already knew this. It was actually really hard sometimes. I’d have to use all of my energy to keep Abius away. He was getting stronger and stronger, waiting for the perfect time to take over.

“I know, that’s why I’m here. But please don’t hurt my friends.” I nodded resting my head on her shoulder. She really was the only person I had left. I don’t know what I would do without her. 

“I’ll try.” I told her, closing my eyes and relaxing, enjoying her gentle touches as she played with my hair. 


• Cassia •


I arrived at school five minutes late and went straight to class. Class I had with Hann, I saw him sitting down and what happened yesterday played in my head. The anger I had thought was gone came stronger than before. I felt my heart beating faster against my chest and my breathing getting heavier. Fuck! I wanted to fucking kill him right now. 

“Ms. Betroyd, please take a seat.” I turned around hearing my name and saw the teacher, who I didn’t care to learn the name of, waiting on me. I wanted to growl at her after hearing her say that. What the fuck? I loosen my fist, realizing I had tighten them and moved to go sit down. I was shocked at the fact that I wanted to growl at the teacher. I was human not a freaking animal. Where did that even come from? I tried forcing my self to pay attention to the teacher but I couldn’t. My thoughts were running wild. I was thinking about everything. 

I was thinking about Nina who was a witch, I was thinking about Kevin and how much he had pissed me off, I was thinking about Hann and I was thinking about myself. My anger was getting worse and worse to the point that I started feeling overwhelmed and got up. I ignored the teacher and left the room. I needed some fresh air. 

“Hey.” I let out an annoyed sigh and turned around. I saw Nina walk out of the same class I walked out of and furrowed my eyebrows at her.

“You have the same class as me?” I asked and she nodded, walking towards me. Why was she out of class? Did she follow me out? 

“I sit all the way in the back and I don’t talk much so I always go unnoticed.” She explained, seeing my confused face and I nodded. I guess that made sense.

“Anyway, I saw how you reacted looking at Hann. When you got up, I followed you, wanting to see if you were okay.” She said surprising me a little. Why was she concerned about me all of a sudden. Was there something that she wanted from me? Did she expect something back since she saved me yesterday? 

“Why?” I asked and she shrugged, giving me a small smile. 

“I don’t know. I guess it’s because I believe you don’t deserve to be treated like that.” She answered, giving me the same reason as yesterday when she saved me. 

“How do I deserve to be treated then?” I asked, right when the bell went off and people started coming out of their classroom. 

“Well, you don’t deserve to be hurt. No one does.” She said correcting herself. I watched as people came out and my eyes landed on Hann. He looked at me and I saw his face changing. His eyes flashed red and I knew he was pissed. Good, I was angry at him too. 

“Come on. I wanna show you something.” She said, extending her hand towards me and gaining my attention. Hmm, what did she want to show me? Can I trust her? She did save me. I hesitated at first, looking at her hand but then grabbed it. She dragged me outside of the school and towards her white Toyota Camry. Seemed new, Nice! 

“Where are we going?” I asked, watching as she got inside the drivers side and used her magic to open the passenger side for me. Really? I could’ve opened it myself. 

“Don’t worry. I’m not planning on killing you.” I scoffed, getting in the passenger side. What could possibly go wrong? Besides her using her magic on me and killing me. 

“That’s exactly what someone who’s trying to kill me would say.” I told her and she laughed. Strange, this was the same girl who was ignoring me when I sat down with her and wouldn’t talk to me. The same girl that gasped when she touched my hand. Should I ask her what that was about? 

“Trust me, if I wanted you dead. I wouldn’t have saved you yesterday.” I looked at her for a while but didn’t say anything. I guess she was right. Unless she wanted to kill me herself and was saving me for when the time was right. Sacrifice my body for her witchy spells. 

She drove us to the woods and I turned to look at her. “The woods huh? See, now I’m not so sure if I should believe you or not.” She laughed again, parking on the side and looked at me before getting out of the car. I opened the door this time and got out as well. 

“Witches’ powers are bound to nature. The best place to perform magic is in the woods.” She explained, looking around. So she was planning on sacrificing my body. Why else would she bring me to the woods to use magic? 

“So you brought me here to do what? Sacrifice me or something?” I asked, keeping my distance. She turned around and gave me a disgusted look. 

“You don’t trust me, I’m here to show you that you can by sharing my magic with you, not to sacrifice you.” I looked at her confused and followed after her as she walked further into the woods. 

“How will that make me trust you.” I asked and she turned to look at me once again. 

“Witches and warlocks aren’t suppose to share their magic with others that aren’t their own.” She explained, stopping further into the the woods. I stopped looking around. The ground was covered in yellow and orange leaves.