a serious question. “Are you going to go to school today? I am just wondering because everyone seen you leave with Lucas yesterday and well it would look bad if you didn’t.”
Ugh, I was more thinking along the lines of my father and not thinking about what happened to Lucas. “I guess I will have to,” I replied glumly.
He rode with me to school and before I opened my car door to get out, he kissed me on the cheek and quickly disappeared.
I sat there in my car for a minute shocked. Wow, he kissed me. Of course not like someone normally kisses someone, but none the less it was my first kiss. My face was blood red and I knew then that he had feelings for me, just like I did for him.
I got out of the car and walked into school to get the day over with. Today was different. Kids were looking at me and smiling and actually saying hello.
I was confused, and then I realized it was because Lucas told them we had been dating for a while. He was after all the most popular boy in school. He saved me and I killed him. Oh well, you get what you get. He got his and I got mine. It was such a vicious cycle of KARMA!
A few people had asked where Lucas was at because he never showed up at school. I just told them, that I had dropped him off at home and I hadn’t seen him since. I even acted to be a little worried and complained that I hadn’t received a phone call or a text from him either. By the end of the day everybody, who was close to Lucas, was worried. I however was excited, today was the day that my father came home.
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When I got back in my car, Landon was there waiting on me and I told him how my day went.
“Awwww, did you make new friends Elizabeth,” he said teasing me.
“No you are the only friend I want and need,” I said pushing him a little.
“Good I like that, wouldn’t want to have to hurt someone over you.” He said in a whiny voice. I just giggled.
“So I have worked out a summon spell to have my dad brought back home.” I said excited.
“Really? Now, so what are we waiting for, let’s get home.” He said excitedly. I started my car and drove as fast as I could the ten miles to my house. Thinking about how Landon said ‘let’s get home.’ He was already putting claims on me, too!
We arrived safely and my mother was home, just like I wanted her to be. I actually had Landon walk in the house with me instead of disappearing.
It looked like my mother had just walked in the door herself. “Hi Elizabeth, who is your friend?” she asked her eyes wide with shock. Mine would be too; she knew I didn’t have any friends.
“Mother this is Landon, Landon this is my mother Maggie.” They shook hands said hellos and I told them I would be right back and ran upstairs.
“Mother, I need you to join Landon and me in the living room please.” I told her returning, while heading in that direction. The living room was huge and I started, with the help of Landon of course, moving things out of the way.
“Elizabeth, what in the world are you doing?” She asked standing back watching us with her hands on her hips.
“Mother we need to talk and we have to talk here, considering this is the biggest room on this side of the mansion.” I looked at her with pleading eyes to understand.
“But why do you have to move all the furniture to talk?” She said slowly.
“Trust her Mrs. Marcus, you will definitely understand everything.” Landon said with a smile.
She sighed and I knew she would not win this one. I sighed too because the last thing I wanted to do was get into an argument with my mother.
The three of us sat crossed legged on the floor and in a circle. I had placed a sheet in front of use with black candles all around it. I looked at my mother and said, “My father loved you a great deal and I know you are hurting and he is too.” My mother looked at me now with tears forming in her eyes.
“I need you to listen very carefully to everything that I am about to tell you,