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Ehad: Adina's Awakening

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One of the worlds greatest mysteries is always discovered through an unusual path of serendipity. Adina just so happens to understand the full extent of the term of expression 'serendipity'; when the door of destiny unlocks her path she awakens more than just her soul but her mind and spirit.

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I. Madam Claudette
A D I N A.   The day had begun once again. The same routine concentrated with constant, unending noise from at least 20 other people in this house. Ungrateful? over my dead body. I've lived in this house since I was 4 years old! I don't really remember what happened before that but I hear most people don't enjoy their siblings. I mean with 20 of them you kinda learn to appreciate it you know? It kind of feels like that series with a lady named Fiona?  Gala- something...I don't really have time to watch much of the television but I hear there are plenty of stories that other people produce for entertainment. Whatever "entertainment" is supposed to mean anyway. I love my brothers and sisters... even if they are not blood related, I knew them my whole life. Ever since Madam became the dean I've been tasked with a lot of chores; although seeing everyone happy is a far grander reward than just… I guess... I usually just get smiles in return huh?  Love it.  Sometimes though, I wish I could just... escape; not too far away but distant at the same time like this voice I hear...  calling me... I could almost reach it... "Wake up Adina!"    Oh… Brother? "A-D-I-N-A" My older brother says dragging each letter while they individually getting louder each vowel at a time..  "Ugh for the love of everything Micheal...stop screaming" I grumble half asleep "Just go to madam before she makes you do anything else-" I hear him tsk in annoyance A loud whoosh  and CLANG! startles me off my pillow.  I look at the object that just hit the bunk bed frame and... Is that a wrench?  "who the f**k throws a wrench?" I say loud and puzzled for obvious reasons "THAT COULD'VE KILLED ME!" Micheal standing right near the bed frame turns to the loud bunch of middle school siblings as they all run apart into the separate rooms and attic / basement to hide   "Caden I know that was you!" Micheal now on an official witch hunt; I almost giggle but a feeling of an onset paranoia and chills run down my spine interrupting this wholesome moment.  "ADINA!!" The hoarse voice of the woman of the hour. The Dean madam Claudette. Her impressively loud voice for her figure spread through all the walls in uptown... I can almost see the color of her voice its so f*****g prominent.  93% RED she's not in the mood. I stand up horrified with what's to come, turning towards  Suzie, one of the older sisters snickering in the left corner of the room by the window. Checking out her face in her little handheld mirror to see if she has any makeup on from sneaking out last night with ONE OF her boyfriends "ooooo you're in trouble!" she smirks mocking me "Shut up Suzie…” I bite my lip as I retort “Caden put gum in your hair last night" seeing her face turn from smugness to horror kinda makes me feel better but also I feel bad for her hair, she has lovely brown curls that spring downwards making her look very cute and innocent, the complete opposite of how she acts towards everyone here though. "NO WAY!" she screams bloody murder almost cracking her high pitched cords. I definitely get where she's coming from .It's really hard to get the right products, coming from an orphanage and all.  She feels around for it in her now messed up frizz ball of hair "O.M.G CADEN YOU'RE DEAD MEAT!" she cries out. I let out a sigh running through the door before Suzie stampedes to the bathroom, skipping the long morning line to use the toilet. The one upstairs is even longer for the showers. There ARE 20 people and there are only 3 bathrooms and one of them Gus broke. I feel their pain through their frustrated groans "Suuuzieeee" they whine. It's always Caden. He's a devious one for sure far worse than Gus for sure. Gus and Caden always fight though… I'm sure it's a dominance thing… Why do I get the feeling they'll be leaving together. Those two guys are definitely up to something. Running downstairs I see Madam Claudette getting ready with Steph.  "So you haven't done the dishes” she pauses looking at me briefly before looking at her closed palm “cooked the food” she squints “or did any shopping last night huh" She finishes not even looking up from her long red nails as if speaking to them in the first place. "I wen- went shopping first thing in the morning ma'am a- and the maps all stopped working an-" I try to explain the very difficult situation that even led me coming home so late last night; not that she even cares.  You're stuttering too much!  "No more excuses Adina! You can't go around in life making poor decisions and not accomplishing anything. You'd be a loser." She gives me a disgusted look as if I had just worn her new Prada shoes in-front of her. And I really wanted to. Cringe.  "I'm sorry ma'am I-" I look down hiding my frustration  I just keep thinking back to why my phone wasn't charged and I don't want to get mad or emotional. Every-time I get emotional in front of madam- She walks over to me grabbing my face with her sharp pointed nails pressing on my cheeks to meet her eyes and I squint feeling them dig into my face. My heart seizes up. I almost want to cry. "Don't be sorry." she brings her face closer eyeing me up and down   "be better" she tilts her head "now go to the store where you're supposed to go and feed your poor brothers and sisters" she flares her hands out as if shoo-ing me  I love this house… I love my siblings...They are my family I breathe in shallow breaths controlling my tears… It's going to be okay... I'm here for you.   Who? That's so odd.   Despite feeling so threatened and confused as soon as her hands let go of me a sense of relief washes over me. I never want to be in that position again. Who knows what Madam Claudette is capable of. I also don't understand these thoughts that I'm having. Something feels strange, different, new? "Christy!! Tie madams shoes will you" she commands Steph to tie her boots as she starts to text. of course she doesn't care for her name. I scoff subconsciously, shaking it off and asking  "where are you going?"  Poor Steph.  "I get paid for the roof over your head sweety not to answer your questions." she giggles obnoxiously.  I wonder how much she gets paid exactly… she could probably make way more so she can match her outfits appropriately.  Now that i think of it… Lil Steph has a cute new dress on I look at dressed up Steph little sis..  coming out from under madams arm towards madam's winter boots. Be safe. I can't help but feel a sense of weariness and dread.  I decide to write my number down on a little notepad as madam Claudette is distracted on her phone with Steph tying the laces of her boots; I slide the little paper with my number in it to Steph's backpack  "call me" I whisper, bending close to Steph.   "Why are you still here?" Madam Claudette looks at me. Her expression is different from the usual disgust too.  Wariness? No way... "I was just asking Steph, where the bags are for shopping" Her eyes glaring at mine looking for me to break... I can't trust her right now and besides I was totally gonna ask that next, I don't lie its very easy for me to lie. But I've learnt the power of personal belief in this society is very strong according to the occasional school books we get from time to time. "Did you even bother to go yesterday? Ugh!get out of my sight already." she says dismissing me. "Yes madam"  I turn away scurrying up the stairs, after taking a couple of long breaths to re oxygenate my body. I snatched some of Suzies clothes in the process of getting ready for a lack of my own. I'll bring it back I promise! Since Suzie is 19 already shes planning on moving out soon. She had been adopted a couple times but maybe its just her attitude but she always keep coming back, I think she got angrier and angrier. I miss old Suzie. I get ready in a multi coat outfit with a cute little polar bear charm and I look for the shop. Yesterday I left the home with only 50% battery... now it's only 30%!  I can't f**k this up. I found my spot at the bus stop, I remembered it would actually take me to the area I need to go to...  The cold air leaves signs of my breath past me as I walk down the street. I remember getting lost for about 30 minutes into leaving the house yesterday.  I get so many loud thoughts that it clouds my sense of direction but with madam Claudette's eyes burned in my skull I at-least have to make it to the other bus stop near the caramel shop. I start looking for the caramel shop. I think about the window I was looking in from. Chocolate parfaits with caramel drizzle, caramel drops, caramel chocolate bars and ice-cream. What a dream! Walking I can't help but feel a sense of adventure... or maybe its excitement, I mean I do love caramels.    Eventually... I'm lost anyway.  Granted I did feel a sense of adventure but I'm pretty sure it was supposed to go very differently.  At first there was an older lady walking with a cane; her dog with a very loosely put on collar suddenly went loose. Of-course I can't just leave this poor woman alone without her cute dark grey pup. Luckily it ran right to me!  SO CUTE!  She was so sweet when I gave her back her dog too! I wasn't sure if she would be mad. I couldn't help but pet it because it was a guardian puppy, with those blue collars…  They are mighty protectors of the brave and injured!  A sense of righteousness fills me up, feels good to be helpful to people who need it for sure... I feel sort of strangely selfish now. She offered me coffee and I could barely refuse when for some reason a guy sat right next to us asking for my number, he was awfully persistent saying how he would "give me a good time". I don't think i want to know what this means. I tried to say no but the older lady had jumped in to my defense it was quiet funny. After a couple giggles I try to exit again but then a couple of people were bombarding us asking if I was some sort of ‘instant’ celebrity? Whatever that means.  I couldn't take it anymore, it felt so hard to breath after so long of new and prolonged social interaction; I could hear this loud ringing in my ears, my head felt so dense. I haven't been around such a crowd before and it only felt more and more suffocating. I had no choice and ran a different direction and had to use my maps again draining the battery even more.. That was very strange.. No time to think! Airplane mode on! Screenshots of maps taken and now 10%!  After hours of asking around for the shop, receiving random gifts and compliments from strangers... I finally found it! Exasperated, I walk over to the door taking off some layers in the process from the amount of running around I was doing. I was barely holding on to the scarf. Better hurry, the sun is about to set. I tug on the door   Huh.   I push it.. n- no way!   I look up in fear to notice a sign hanging from the inside of the locked door  ' C L O S E D' YOU MUST BE KIDDING ME!   I'm gonna be killed!  I just found the dumb f*****g store and its closed?!  I can't help but stand there, defeated.  What am I going to do? I- I...I can't think about it. If I do think about it I truly will be hopeless so I end up wandering the streets in this previously unknown to me area. I never even thought to be here before. But it kind of feels like deja-vu, the lampposts feel so familiar. It's the first time I came to this market. The other ones don't sell dragon fruit. You know what? This isn't so bad. The snowflakes fall gently; with the air so stagnant, I can't help but feel a somber melancholy from the cold weather. The streets lightly rowdy; it's very calm and the laughs from the bars echo through the little street alleyways. So different from the orphanage... the sunset is absolutely gorgeous here. The sun's golden rays illuminating the high story buildings and alleyways with a beautiful orange pink hue. It reminds me of so much beauty in simple everyday things in life. Oh. What's this place “PINK RABBIT”  A very flashy but yet minimalist sign above a stained door to a place was in front of me.Some sort of Cafe I stumbled upon. Kinda like a late cafe of some sort ;What a catchy name.    Its colors are strangely mature for soft pastel like colors. But somehow I can't help but feel a sense of curiosity towards this otherwise seemingly “normal” looking cafe. What is normal even?  I decide to give in and walk inside. I definitely didn't expect to be greeted with such elegance, even the door lady took off my coat. It's almost like a completely different world and yet I feel like there is so much more to it than the eye can see, like an extra sense or something. Maybe intuition?  I realize I'm in complete awe of the whole concept... They're wearing bunny like outfits while weighting, isn't that embarrassing? I examine the faux leather corset that the waitresses wore with white sweaters and bunny ears. It looks fancy actually. Oh and the tables are so mature looking too, the intricate carvings on all the wood. no way!  That's handmade! I had actually seen a video on wood working before because Gus was asking me how to make an axe... Long story. My mind imminently forgets all about Gus when I see the beautiful paintings of gardens with bunnies hopping around fields like the definition of beauty. oh and the art- I turn to the side to see the door lady ready to assist me but it takes me a second to remember to take out my wallet so I quickly snap my jaw shut and take it out...I look through the black semi empty case but with nothing to spare at the moment I figured I could only ask for a sitting area. Maybe there is a bar?  Awkwardly I ask to sit at the bar area and the door lady with a beautiful long blonde ponytail escorts me to it where I am so completely amused by the beautiful patterns, colors and details that I sort of wander ever so slightly bumping shoulders with a blonde man enjoying his curiously pink drink. I step back as he notices my presence almost too calmly. His hair was almost a golden color, with beautiful reflective highlights he was almost glowing. He has an all black suit on and.. Is that a gold tattoo on his neck? Is..Is it glowing? o snap He's turning around "Well, what an honor to be touched by a beautiful Goddess" he smiles facing me, such a warming smile my heart almost melts. Goddess? Honor?  I stand there stunned  "oh!"  I finally manage a vowel sound. Good job! After such words from such a handsome looking man I couldn't help but turn beet red,  no one's ever praised me like that before  I turn slightly away "I- I'm sorry!" attempting to hide my face in plain site,   How embarrassing!   He looks at me intently "hmm.. Wow." I can feel his smile against my cheek wow?  why is he saying wow now?  Turning the rest of his body to face me he fixes the sleeve cuffs on his suit and stands up to look at me better. I look back to face him. Now his beautiful green eyes are wider "Whom do I have the pleasure of conversing with?" he asks as if amused or impressed. His voice is so soothing. I could listen to him speak for a hot minute for sure "Adina sir.."  Oh my- He bursts out laughing  "sir?" He takes a small sip of his drink clearing his throat "I'm not nearly that old..." with a chuckle he proceeds to ask "How old do I look?" with his head slightly tilted, he squints staring me directly in my eye making me even more flustered than I already was. "um... like... 24?"  I blurt out panicked Should have said 22! He does a little pout, with eyebrows raised, he exhales "it's probably the lighting haha" He ruffles his hair pushing it back revealing even more of his handsome face, I honestly can't tell if he's agreeing with me or if he's avoiding something  "and you are?" he asks "Adi- wait I already said that." I chuckle nervously "18!...oh well.." Real smooth  I mean not right now but pretty soon right? "Turning 18 in a few months haha"  he suddenly furrows his brows  "when exactly would that be?" I can feel his curiosity of the exact date seep through his otherwise cool facade. "oh its on-" suddenly  interrupted by the bartender  wow the timing is wild today "ma'am sorry to disturb but your phone has been ringing non stop in your coat I hope it was okay that I took it out for you" oh s**t I forgot about curfew  my face pales, I grab the phone quickly looking for my coat “could you grab my coat for me please!” I basically beg the ‘tender. I lost track of time! I'm so lucky my phone is not dead yet. "urgent?" The handsome blondie asks me seemingly concerned. OH. ughhh! I wish I could speak to him longer "I'm so sorry! It was nice speaking to you.. um.." I promptly hoped for his name. "Call me Lev" he stands upright fully this time taking my hand up and bending slightly to kiss it. Suddenly I feel  this rush of energy; like a flame in my  heart. A sudden warmth and just this sense of security washes over me. It's like time stopped. I can hear my breath, I can hear my heartbeat pulsing and as I look into his eyes looking back at me. A sense of adrenaline kicks back to me.   Madame Claudette!   "uh uh... Lev..." I snap back to the reality of my situation. my phone rings again and abruptly shuts off. SHIT! Battery dead. "Oh! I have to go!" I hurry while Lev takes out a card from his jacket and hands it to me "call me anytime" I grab the card without hesitating and wave back to Lev walking out while the door lady helps with my coat. I wish I could stay longer I run towards the nearest bus stop and almost magically make it back to the orphanage in time to not get all my little belongings thrown out and my life destroyed.  But uh- oh.. here it comes.                                                                                           .I.

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