ZEATH

chapter 2

After class, Alisha and I went straight to the cafeteria for lunch. They were serving their famous and loved cake bread, I love eating it and Alisha is a total fan.

We were just at the cafeteria, when Nora approached our table and placed an invitation right in our food..

" You're invited". She grinned happily , but the expression on her face, was as annoying as her mood..

I checked the card, and she was having her birthday party at Berkeley caves..

" No! We should come here". I gave her back the card, and refused to attend..

" What happened, Abigail, Scared ?".

She teased me.

She knew that her intentional triggering was going to compel me into going for her birthday party..

And I can't fully say this with a smile on my face, because it worked.

Alisha was already down about attention, she asked about the colour of the Evening, and Nora responded with, " Whatever you choose to wear, but it should be sexy".

She goes to the next table and presented them invites to her birthday party.

"Hey, are you sure about this?".

I tried to talk out Alisha from attending..

" Sure, about what?".

" Are you talking about the party?".

She replied.

I shook my head, Immediately..

" I think we should stay home tonight"

I suggested to her

" Stay home? No!"

" I want to attend the party and you're not going to spoil this for me". She ate her cake bread and angryily leaves..

What exactly did I say that got her offended?.

We spent the rest of the hours in school, without talking to each other. And even when I chose to converse with her, she grabs her school bag and switched chairs with the young girl seated at my face .

Alisha is definitely acting childish!.

After school, I waited for a cab to take me home. I wasn't sure Alisha would want to drive me back to the house, nevertheless, she stopped and asked me to get into the car..

We had a quiet ride back home..

At home, I turned on the shower, after putting on popcorn in the microwave. I set the timer, and quickly had to freshen up before the time elapsed.

After bathing, I took a bowl from the cupboard and poured in the cooked popcorn after it was already done..

I went with it to the living room and turned on the television, they were already showing my favourite TV series, and just when I sat down, hoping to enjoy the good moments alone, my parents returned from the store, arguing..

I almost thought, they were having an argument, and tried possible to intervene..

Mom turned to me, then said..

"Baby, the worse has happened".

"What? What happened?".

I asked, looking stunned...

" Someone just...... ". Mom was just about finishing her statement, before dad intervened.

" Abigail, someone just died".

I looked at their face in awe.

" What! This is a joke, right?".

I couldn't help but laugh at their faces.

After getting that out of my system, I turned and realized , they weren't making things up..

" What? But it's impossible, we are immortals".

I said to them..

" Immortals? Yes, but not any more"'

Dad answered my question.

Panic sets in and I was unable to breathe .

Mom , gently pats my back and slowly caressed my face with her warm hands. .

" So , what do we do?".

I asked again .

Dad shook his head and replied.

" I don't know..... Maybe, embrace the fact that, we don't have to live forever again?"

He stepped closer and held my hand.

" Don't worry, everything will be fine "'

He spoke, and afterwards , sent me back to the couch to enjoy my movie..

How could I even enjoy anything now?.

Although, I have never been a fan of living forever, I wanted something done. But now I have my wish granted, why do I fear for the worse?

At Nina's party, everyone talked about the incident, worried that their lives were on the line.

I bumped into Alisha, and the moment our eyes caught each others, she runs into my arms and gave me a tight hug.

" I'm scared". She said, shaking violently .

"It's alright, don't be". I consoled her.

I felt her nodding her head, before pulling away.

We went to the bar for some drinks, and even at that moment , everyone would rather talk about the chaos in the town, rather than enjoying the party.

Nina came to the grab a drink at the bar.

She meets us seated there, and complained about the recent incident, ruining her party.

What exactly does she want us to say?

Alisha, however, stepped forward and consoled her. While, I sat on the chair and watched them air out their opinions.

Shortly after, Alisha's boyfriend, James, strangely left the party, holding a suspious look on his counterance...

I have never trusted him, and I could tell from the way he was looking at his phone, something must've happened...

I followed him to the garden outside.

And while he was talking on the phone, I stood behind a rose bush and listened on his conversation..

" We can't be held responsible!"..

He frantically shouted on the person, at the other end of the call.

"No! Everything that happened was an accident, I never meant for it to happen!".

He said and anxiously chewed his fingernails.

What happened and why does he feel the need to blame himself?

I tried to lean forward, and accidentally got my hand prick by the rose thorns .

The pain got james to notice my presence, and he immediately put off the call.

"What do you want?".

He stepped forward and reprimanded me .

" I'm sorry, but I couldn't help myself" .

I replied, holding my injured hand.

Some red substance, dripping from the finger.

"Oh my god! What is this?"

I haven't seen such a thing before.

"I'm sorry, do you not know about blood?"!

He took our an handkerchief and passed it to me.

"Blood? I have heard about it, I just haven't seen it with my eyes before".

I answered his question.

"Well! This shows that, the rumours are true"

He spoke again.

Making me confirm my suspicion..

" And who's to be blamed?".

I used the handkerchief to wrap my bloody finger..

" I don't know, but.....".

He tries to defend himself, before his phone rang again.

"Answer it". I gestured at his phone..

"No? It's not important ".

He disconnected the phonecall and forced the phone back inside his pocket, and angryily went back to the party..

What exactly is James hiding?.

What caused his plaque to befall everyone?

I , for once, think that Jame is behind everything..

He is not willing to say anything to anyone..