The Letter

I woke briefly before Tara. I closed my art book, and laid back down. Over the next couple of days Tara gives me a detailed tour of the campus grounds, and history of the school. I'm getting better at not getting lost. I decided not to tell Tara about the night with Aaron and Alex. She is afraid of them. I've meet a couple more witches too. Saturday ends with an unexpected letter of home.

Dear Marie,

My darling daughter, I love you. I'm sure by now you have found out that you were different. Your father and I never could find a way to tell you. For the longest time we didn't know who side of the family you would take after. At first we was going to tell you once you started showing signs but the necklace did such a good job concealing it we stopped thinking about it.

You may not know this but you are a legal adult were you are. Little fun fact I went to that school too. I'm sorry we didn't tell you about anything. I'm sure your taking it well you always did adapt so well.

With winter break coming up, I needed to tell you, we wont be here. Your father is going to visit family and I'll be on a fashion show. You know how your father's family doesn't like me. I'm sure you understand that more now.

I sending you lots of cash to enjoy your freedom. Please be careful. You are strong but you will have to find that straight on your own.

The friends you make there will change your life. Don't let that necklace fall in to the wrong hands you may need to pass it on one day.

I love you always,

mom

xoxoxo

I wish my mom would have left more information. I'm glad she sent this. Although it was mailed out before I left, why couldn't she just tell me?

I mean if she's a witch and dad's family knows why would they hate her for it? I still have so many questions. I can't think straight.

I go take a shower, that's the one part of the school that I don't like. I have to go on a ten minute walk just to get to the shower room. Luckily all the students have lockers so I don't have to walk all over with dirty clothes.

I haven't ran in to Aaron or Alex in since Thursday night. After a long hot shower, I could really use a talk. Tara is busy. Maybe I can run in to Aaron or Alex again. But where should I go? The courtyard or the roof top.

I dress warm this time, and take my drawing pad.

I'm wearing a black dress with long sleeves and have a hoodie with me. I have spider tights and a chain belt. I've been a bit of a goth for awhile. so most my clothes are black.

I go up to the roof top he made it sound like he came in that way a lot. Aaron didn't make it sound like he frequent the Courtyard and I've been back there and haven't seen him.

I set on the roof drawing. I finished my drawing of Alex and was working on my topless Aaron. The moon was bright and was plenty of light to draw. I've always had good night vision maybe that's part of being a witch I could have asked my mom if she would have told me.

I was focus on drawing. My concentration broke to an unfamiliar sound. I look up to a familiar face.

"oh Alex, I was hoping to find you up here." he was knelling next to me. Looking at my art.

"Doesn't look like you were thinking of me. I don't run around topless." he points to the picture of Aaron.

"maybe you should model for me, I would love to draw you topless too."

I show him the two pictures of him.

"your actually pretty good, I didn't think you had a good look at my face that night but wow that's really accurate. So did you come up here to ask me to model?"

"no, I just have a lot on my mind and I needed someone to talk to. Do you mind do you."

"you would just find me again if I didn't lesson now.". ' or you would go find that half naked wolf '

"wonderful, ok well. You know how I'm new here, well I know nothing about anything here."

"you seem to know a lot"

"well I don't I didn't even know I was a witch untill the end of my first day."

"wow, And you had all that confidence"

"I didn't know vampires or werewolves were real my parents sent me here not knowing anything, I'm not even sure what side of my family my power comes from."

"I don't know if you're brave or dumb"

"maybe both" I laughed and laid my head down on his shoulder.

'why did you come to me to talk, you know now why me?'

"I just needed to talk to someone, thank for listening to me."

'did you just answer my thought?'

I've got to be more careful with that. Or just tell him it would be nice for him to know. But Aaron said to be careful maybe it's better if I keep it from him.

"So is that everything?"

"yeah"

"that's not so bad." ' my story is worse I remember when ...

" yeah it could be worse." I said while putting my necklace on my wrist I'm hoping to keep from reading his thoughts. I feel like I shouldn't hear his thoughts. Without him knowing. I want to tell him, that I can read his mind. I want home to know. I'm so comfortable around him I want him to trust me.

He put his arm around me and I put my head on his chest.

"so Marie your really not scared of me at all?"

" nope, your nice." I say closing my eyes.

"you smell nice."

"Yeah I just took a shower, you smell nice too." I replied without thinking.

"So this is how you be careful around someone" Aaron said in a angery voice.