Chapter One

A warm summer breeze blew through the open window of my bedroom. It was not too

hot tonight and there was a nice breeze so I had left my window open, something

I would not normally do at night. The area that my coven had settled down was

not the safest, yes, I am a witch. The area was in a constant uproar because

the vampires, werewolves, witches, and goblins all claimed the land belonged to

them. The human population in the town was none or extraordinarily little

nobody notices the humans. No sane person would start a family and stary in an

area so filled with violence.

        I knew the toll that this war had. My parents had been killed by wolves or

goblins just two months ago, leaving me in this hell forsaken town, alone. I

was the most powerful witch left in my coven. That made the danger explicitly

higher for me. If someone from our enemies wanted to take the witches down, they

would go after me to do it. I may have been the most powerful witch, but I was

only sixteen. I still had a lot to learn and my powers where still developing. Others

would not know that though, they would only smell or sense my power and know I

had a lot of it.

        Suddenly, a cold and strong breeze came through the window. I shivered in the cold then

walked to close the window. Once the window was closed, I stayed looking out

the second-floor window. My parents owned one of those buildings with the store

or restaurant downstairs and the apartment upstairs. After they died, it was

left to me. The streets below where completely empty beside the few streetlamps.

The streets at night were not safe, not that they ever where safe, but it was conspicuously

more dangerous at night.

        The goblins where most feared by the witches. If it were a vampire or a werewolf,

we could use our powers to subdue them, but goblins had powers of their own, it

made the witches fear them the most. Not only where they temperamental, malice,

and greedy, but they had powers has well. Many, or most, of the witches,

werewolves, and vampires even believed the leader of the goblins was a demon

banishes from the underworld for being TOO malicious. Which made most

creatures living in the town scared of the goblins.

        The goblins had mostly been in control since the last big battle two months ago,

the same one that took my parents lives. A few involuntary tears fell from my

eye remembering my parents. I had not stepped out of the apartment since their

death. I could not leave and see people look at me with pity. Poor her. How

sad is this. I cannot imagine what she is going through. I just could

not take it. That was not the only reason though. I was also still grieving and

needed time to heal. Many people in our coven died,

yet still I was the only person who lost both her parents. I

had not even spoke to the few friends I had in the coven. I sometimes would

wonder how they were but had not answered any calls nor

messages. Emanuel, my dearest and best friend had called me a hundred times a

day, or tried to, I never answered, I could not. not yet at least. I know I cannot

hide forever, but I just need more time.

        My thoughts where interrupted when a person. No, an animal was looking at

me from across the street. The moment we made eye contact it ran away and

vanished into nothingness. I quickly closed the curtains and locked my bedroom

door. I sat down on the bed and tried to slow my heart. Just something as small

as an animal running startled me what if it was a shapeshifting goblin? I

closed my eyes and focused on taking slow deep breaths.

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        I did not know when I had fallen asleep, but I awoke abruptly

with a loud knock at the door. I hurried and put on my robe before walking the

door and looking out the peep hole. There stood Emanuel and Katelyn,

my two best friends, or only friends. I opened the door a crack not removing

the chain and hiding behind it so they could not see me. “Can I help you?” my

voice came out more as a whisper then I wanted.

        “Addie?” Katelyn’s voice came out as much of a whisper as mine had seconds before.

        “What do you want?” I asked my voice less soft and harsher this time.

        "You can’t hide forever Addie. Please let us in” Katelyn’s voice was soft and sweet as ever but also held

a tone of plea. I did not open the door more nor did I move to where they could

see me.

        “I’m sorry Katie. But-” My words were cut off when Emanuel shouted

        “OPEN THIS DOOR RIGHT NOW ADDELINE!”

        I flinched back at his tone. I had never seen Emanuel so angry before. It made me

worried. Am I hurting them not letting them in? after a moment of

thought I closed the door. I heard someone punch the wall, Emanuel I guessed. I

removed the chain then opened the door all the way. Emanuel and Katelyn both

looked up at me surprised I opened the door.

        “I had to remove the chain” I pointed to the chain on the door frame and they both nodded still

surprised. I

stepped back and gestured for them to enter. Katelyn did not think twice and

walked right in. Emanuel on the other hand still stood outside the apartment staring at me.

        “It’s rude to stare you know. Are you coming in or not?” I asked my

voice sounding a bit condescending.

“sorry” he looked down then walked inside my small apartment.

         I closed the door after him locking all six deadbolts and placing the chain in

place. When I turned back to face them, they were both starring at the door

filled with locks. “Paranoid much” Katelyn asked. Her voice held lots of

mockery. I knew she could not help it, and she was not wrong. I was paranoid. Emanuel glared daggers at Katelyn “Katelyn, you can’t just-” Emanuel

started, but I interrupt him.

        “It's fine, Em. she is not wrong. I am paranoid. Have been the whole two

months” I offered a small smile then waved them to sit on the couch.

        “Coffee?” I offered to be hospitable, and I did not want to be questioned, but I did not

want awkward silence. So, I busied myself.

        “Coffee would be great” Katelyn said with her beautiful smile back. She then elbowed Emanuel who

was just starring again.

        “Oh. Yes please” I doubted he even knew what he was

saying yes to. The thought made me giggle. It was the first-time I had smiled

let alone laugh in months. I guess I should have invited my friends over a long

time ago.

        I made the coffee them made three

cups with cream and sugar before taking the coffee and sitting down in the

recliner that was left open. Nobody said anything for several minutes, the only

sound was the ticking of my parents’ old clock.

        “so” Emanuel said

breaking the silence the silence. I looked up to him, but his eyes were on his

coffee.

        “Yes?” I was still looking at him. He was concentrated on his coffee

though.

        “Will you be coming out of your solitude prison now?” his eyes flickered to mine them fell back

to his coffee. I studied him for a moment. His dirty blond hair slightly fell

over his face, his slightly tanned, handsome face. I longed to see his deep

chocolate brown eyes, I starred willing them to meet mine, but they never did.

        "I wasn’t planning on it” I meant it, but my voice sounded unsure.

        Finally, I remembered Katelyn was

here. I turned to look at her wondering why she was so quiet. Katelyn was never

quiet; I doubt she even knows the definition of silence. Sure enough, when I

looked at her, she was watching me and Emanuel with a mischievous grin. She

knew about my stupid crush on Emanuel. I tried to glare at her but could not

hold it for long. I shook my head and looked back to Emanuel. He was watching

me now. My ocean blue eyes met is gorgeous chocolate eyes. I melted in his

eyes. It did not last long though as he looked back at his coffee.

        “I see” he responded sounding dejected

        We spent the rest of the day

together, just the three of us, in my apartment. We drank probably twelve pots

of coffee and had some conversations. We watched lots of movies too as we did

not know what to talk about and we did not want awkward silence to fill the

room. Late in the evening Katelyn and Emanuel left leaving me in my apartment

by myself. Alone

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