Chapter 28
Hattie sat on her bed while listening to 'heart you' by Stephen. She floated in cloud nine as the blues filled the whole room. She moved her head slowly to the slow beat of the song
"How can I still love You, after all this times" she mouthed a verse from song.
This was one of the best things that came with Saturday. Just free time between her body and soul. This was most definetly her routine every Saturday. Saturday was supposed to be a work free day, why stress so much. She was still cut up in the music when her phone rang out, interrupting the song she was listening to. She scrowled at the sound of her ringtone. The song was just getting to the pleasure spot right before it was interrupted
"Hello daphne"
"Hattie" Daphne said rather to excited than normal
"Did Peter propose?" Hattie asked
"Peter?"
"Yes peter"
"Oh he didn't" she said rather too hesitant
"You couldn't even remember who your boyfriend was for like 2 seconds" Hattie teased
"Of course i remembered"
"You sounded too excited, so that was the only possible reason that popped into my head"
"You think Peter is the only cause of my joy?"
"I didn't say that" Hattie rolled her eyes
"Me and Peter are not that serious to be engaged"
"That's wierd, coming from you"
"Speaking of Peter, I haven't seen him in a long time now"
"He's been around, You are the one that's been all over the place"
"Watch it young lady" Hattie teased
"Can we meet up?"
"Awwn you miss me that much already?"
"You are right, I really did, I missed my bestie" Daphne replied
"Now we sound like high school girls" Hattie remarked making Daphne chuckle slightly
"I would be at your place later this evening"
"Sure, I'll be expecting, bring ice cream on your way here"
"No I will not" Hattie rolled her eyes playfully
"Don't test me woman" Daphne said with a faked accent
"I gotta go, you have a way of ruining songs at the best moment"
"What ever you say. Bye"
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"Do you think she Is immune to all of this?" Javier asked Bella who sat opposite his desk.
"I don't know that, it depends on how strong her spirit is" Bella replied
"So she was able to fight it?"
"Probably"
"Bella, it is impossible to fight nature"
"How were you sure that she reacted according to the side effects in the first place"
"She did say she had been feeling weaker than usual lately. So that was the first thing my mind drifted to"
"Then she just suddenly got better?"
"Yes and she is still bubbling"
"Well you should be thankful then"
"I am, but still have a little confusion"
"I understand"
"Do you think that Hattie could be a hyran?"
"Just like her mother?"
"Yes just like her mother" Javier said
"I have doubt still, she doesn't show characteristics of them. She is not annoying"
"But there is still a probabilty" he said plainly
"I think it runs in her blood but it is quite recessive"
"Explains the spirit that you sensed in her"
"Agatha's powers were too strong. There is no way she did not pass down her powers"
"She slept with a human"
"That doesn't Change anything" she said
"Has she ever emitted any strange character before?" Bella added
"Apart from beating the side effect. I don't think there is any"
"Did you sense any strange energy from her when you firt met her?"
"When I first knew her, I sensed something, but when I got to meet her, it was gone"
"So you knew her before you met her?"
"I was just trying to know more about her before meeting"
"Why, if i may ask?"
"No you may not"
"Are you trying to do the Zenni therapy on her, it won't work"
"I wasn't "
"You know that you can't love her?"
"How wouldn't I know"
"Just a friendly reminder" Bella leaned back in her sit, placing a leg across the other
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"We found the girl" Hudson said addressing Lagatha who kept her eyes transfixed on the mirror in front of her
"She goes by the name, Fay" he added
"Hmmm...... the hidden rat" Lagatha slurred smacking her lips, circulating the lipstick that appeared slightly chaped at the buttom.
"What are we going to do about it?"
"What we have always wanted to do" Lagatha smirked.
"How did you find her?"
"Trust me and my tracking skills"
"Of course, I didn't hire you for nothing. Lashedta guards are rare to find"
"Should I bring her to You?"
"Yes, alive"
"Do you think she might be the only one?" She asked while Still admiring her reflection, batting her eyes lids continuously. She scrowled at the wrinkle she spotted underneath her eyes.
"Yes she is"
"Then do your job, and don't fail this time" Lagatha said calmly
"Also see to it that Andrew doesn't find out about this"
"Am afraid he already knows ma'am"
"And how is that possible?" She snapped
"Just leave, Andrew can be inquisitive" Lagatha admitted more calmly.
"And don't fail me" she added
Hudson bowed slightly then left
Lagatha dialed a number in her phone, then held it to her ear
"We found the girl"
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Hattie came down the stairs as she came faced with Javier on the couch
"Where are you going?" his voice came out tensed
"To Daphne's"
"Ok" he said rather too plainly. Hattie knew that in his nature, he would want to know why, where and what time she was returning. He would also give 1005 reasons why she shouldn't go out but he just brushed it off too dudturbingly.
"You are cool?" she asked to clear doubt.
"Yes, I am" he said but he looked troubled, she could feel it.
"I'll be back by evening" she blurted out giving him the satisfaction of knowing when she was returning. He just gave a slight nod. Wierd!
Hattie slammed the car door rather too hard, probably out of excitement of spending time with Daphne. She could really use the fresh air and the space. As much as she loved being around Javier.
She rang the door bell continuously, looking around with her thick shaded glasses. The sun was scorching, she had no choice than to shade her eyes. The door opened to Daphne.
Daphne looked rather off. Her eyes looked different, the look on her face was rather too calm and unusual for someone like Daphne. Typical Daphne would be beaming with excitement, throwing hugs at her, being all highschool girly. It didn't take Hattie long to realise that something was wrong
"Are you sick?"
"No why did you ask?"
"You look different"
"I know am not pretty without makeup, you don't need to rub it on my face"
"It's not that" Hattie giggled slightly. "Lets just go in"
"How are things going at the saloon?" Hattie asked
"Well enough"
"I have alot thinking about right now. I feel like am going to explode any minute"
"Really?"
"Yes this past few weeks has been crazy" she wasn't going to tell her about Javier's secret but she was going to tell her every other thing details.
"What happened?" Daphne said sitting slowly on the couch handle just opposite Hattie's.
"A lot. I'll tell you about it. First can I have something to drink. The weather isn't as friendly as usual"
"Sure, Let me get you something"
"Daphne are you Okay?" Hattie couldn't help but ask again. Every thing was different, ranging from the way she talked, down to the She walked.
"Am fine. Why ask?"
"I Don't know, You are not acting like yourself"
"I am actually fine, nothing to worry about" she said with a slight smile not reaching her eyes. She turned around and made her way to the kitchen.
Hattie got a beep from her phone while Daphne was still at the kitchen
'Where are You' the message read. Javier and his worrisome self. She knew it was so good to be true, the way he let her go just like that.
"Am at Daphne's" Hattie rolled her eyes as she texted back. She tapped the screen with her fingers, waiting for a reply
"Come back him now" the message popped up, seconds after she gave a reply
There he was, being his possessive self as always. She didn't like the way he delivered the message so the switched off her phone and placed it gently in her purse. She crossed her legs, at the same time, placing her hands on top of the crossed legs. She sat there feeling proud at the act she pulled off. An inner part of her, wanted Javier to worry about her. Ignoring him, won't be a bad idea. She smirked
Daphne came out of the kitchen. She stood just in front of a couch that was opposite her. She kept staring at Hattie in a ridiculous manner.
"What's up Daphne?"Hattie asked but she received silence
"Urm Daphne?" She stood up from where she sat and sauntered to were Daphne stood, transfixed at a spot.
"Are you ok?" Hattie patted her cheek gently, in a bid to snap her back into reality
"All evil ones are meant to die" Daphne slurred, her eyes flashed with anger
"What the fuck Daphne. Just stopped the act. Acting isn't meant for you" Hattie said with a little chuckle but Daphne maintained a straight face not breaking eye contact with Hattie
"I have to finish this"
"Finish what..." before Hattie could complete the sentence, she fell to the floor with a great force. She looked at Daphne who had attacked her. She stared at Daphne with disbelief.
"Daphne what has come over you" Hattie said crawling away from dreadful Daphne that kept scrowling at her. Daphne caught up to Hattie and proceeded in hitting her head continuously on the hard floor. Hattie groaned in pain, holding Daphne hair, trying to fight her off. The floor around her head became slightly moist. She was bleeding. Daphne was stronger than usual, Hattie couldn't fight her off. She continued, repeatedly banging her already bruised head on the floor. Hattie still held on her hair, tugging on it to stop her. But Daphne looked clearly unaffected.
"Daphne please" she said barely, with her head going back and forth. Daphne had a mischievous grin on her face.
Hattie felt her energy leaving her. Daphne landed a fist hard across Hattie's face. Hattie winced in pain she spat out blood. She coughed repeatedly as she struggled to catch her breath. She tried holding Daphne's hand but her hands kept slipping off. As her hand as were already getting weak.
Suddenly there was a loud bang on the front door
"Hattie!" She heard Javier's voice from outside
"Ja.. ja.." She tried calling out. But the whole movement was making her loose her focus. The loud bang was still heard but it was starting to fade. Hattie didn't realise when Daphne locked the door.
The door flew open and Javier stormed in filled with range. He rushed towards Daphne. Hattie couldn't make out what he did but she saw Daphne on the floor, groaning as she crawled away from Javier who was fuming in wrath. He turned to Hattie and placef his hand across her shoulder, raising her up from the floor. His hands brushed against the blood on her head, causing blood to stain the skin around his palm. He shook her vigorously, trying to snap her back into reality. Hattie was still conscious but she was no longer aware of her surrounding as she was already feeling dizzy and her vision blurry. She knew that Daphne couldn't something like that, there had to be a cause for her to act up like that. She couldn't bring her self to belive what had just happened. Something was definetly off. She looked at Javier, she could here the faint continuous mention of her name but she could not respond to it. Her mouth felt to heavy, she couldn't mutter a reply. Her eyes lids started closing on its own accord, as though it wasn't hers anymore. The ache she felt in her head slowly started fading away. Darkness over shadowed her
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"Andrew has gotten really smart" Javier sighed as he looked at Hattie laying peacefully on the hospital bed
"He has always been smart and corny. He always has new tricks up his sleeve" Bella said
"How is the girl?"
"Doing better"
"Does she remember?"
"Slightly"
"Hattie had mentioned her to be Daphne, I suppose?
"Andrew must have known that they were close, that's why he plotted that"
"Manipulative devil" Javier cursed
"He would have succeeded this time, If I hadn't gotten to Hattie"
"And the pendant?"
"How do you think she got it?"
"Don't ask, you are her man" Bella teased
"Seriously Bella. That pendant is too valuable to be in her hands. She could get killed because of it" Javier continued, totally ignoring her statement
"The Hyran can be tricky when it comes to something like that"
"Would you keep it away from her?"
"I don't know yet, it could be that it was given to her by her mother. That is the possible explanation to it"
"I found out who the girl was"
"Which girl?"
"Fay"
"The girl That was attacked by you?"
"Not me, Andrew"
"Andrew attacked her, and said it was You?"
"He did it on purpose, he wanted me to meet the girl out of curiousity"
"Why?"
"Turns out that it was the girl that Lagatha has been tracking"
"Who exactly"
"The girl who suddenly disappeared, the cartels were unto her"
"I think I remember, wait she is fay?"
"Technically, yes"
"How did you meet her?"
"I went over to Hattie's housefirst when I sensed Danger, hoping to find her there. I came faced with the girl and Immediately recognised her"
"So Andrew attacked her and made you think that you did it, so that the two of you can meet?"
"How do you think Hattie would react when she finds out all of this"
"About fay?"
"Yes"
"I don't intend on telling her"
"Now that the cartels have found out, she is as good as dead. Lagatha has been waiting for this moment"
"What about Hattie? If they ever find out about her too, then she is a goner"
"Let's stay positive. The cartels know how dangerous you can be. They would strike but in a calculated way. That's if they find out about Hattie though"
"A lot has happened just today, I feel tensed" Bella said dramatically placing her hand on her forehead.
"Can you at least show seriousness to something for once?"
"I would try" she smirked
"Those Cartel bastards don't scare me one bit" she added
"I am not ready to risk Hattie for courage. I am not scared for myself but for Hattie
"I think you should keep the pendant with her. It is risky but it can also protect her"