Chapter 94: mirror of reality

Grace’s pov

“I asked her If its because she is with a normal family” Derek said looking at me.

harper also looked at me as if he didn’t believe Derek.

“its late, you both should leave” I said, and Derek nodded before leaving.

But Harper stayed and was looking at me as if trying to figure out what it is that I am not telling him.

“are you okay?” he asked me, and I nodded.

I have so many questions and I am so confused, and I could tell that Harper could notice this.

“goodnight” I said, and he nodded saying goodnight as well and left the room.

I looked around, I wondered what happened all those years ago.

What happened that set all these events in motion.

Something happened back then, and that thing is the reason I didn’t grow up in a loving home.

That event is the reason my mother died without getting the happily ever after she has always wanted.

But why?

I closed my eyes and even today I couldn’t sleep so I decided to get a snack.

I found Joseph downstairs again and he looked at me and just smiled.

We sat in silence but this time we both were just lost in our thoughts.

“she used to love this; she would always eat this when she couldn’t sleep” he said to me.

“the lady in the wallet?” I asked him and he nodded with a sad smile.

“the lady in the wallet huh? Please call her Reene, that’s her name.

She loved her name more than anything, she always said that a name is a legacy.

Your parents pass it down to you and you carry it your whole life.

That it is your identity” he explained.

I didn’t know my mother that well so hearing about her was so nice.

“tell me more about her, how did you meet her?” I asked him and he chuckled a bit just thinking about it.

“at a double date, I went on a date with a friend of hers. She had a boyfriend at the time” he said with a smile.

“and you had a girlfriend” I pointed out and he laughed again.

“yes I did, in that date I couldn’t stop looking at her.

But she was always so serious that you couldn’t tell what she was thinking” he said and then paused.

“she was the kind of person whose smile would light up your entire world.

But it was also rare to see her smile.

That’s why when she did I always felt so special” he said with a smile.

“after that double date I couldn’t stop thinking about her. When I met her at the council head quarters I almost jumped with joy” he said and I smiled.

“she pulled me aside and told me we were mates.

Said that I should reject her so we can get it over with” he said with a said smile this time.

“I asked her out instead and she seemed genuinely surprised by this.

I had broken up with my girlfriend because I couldn’t stop thinking about Reene.

It was the right thing to do, turned out she did the same as well” he said and then looked at me.

“I know its not an epic love story, its not like Romeo and Juliet. But it has a very special place in my heart, all those memories do” he added.

“it sounds like the most beautiful love story to me. I am sorry you didn’t get your happily ever after” I said, and he just shrugged.

“there were times when I was so angry, angry that I got to feel that kind of love just to lose it” he said but then smiled.

“but now that I look back at it I can’t be angry. I think its rare to find the kind of love that I did. A love that consumes you, a love so great it moves mountains. The big kind of love, I am honoured that I got to feel it” he said and sighed.

“even if it was just for a few months. Even if it didn’t last forever, I am happy that I got to feel it. not everyone in this world will feel it” he added and then looked at me.

“that’s sounds beautiful, I am glad that you got feel that kind of love. I have no idea what you are talking about. But you had the brightest smile as you said that. I am sure it’s something great” I said, and he nodded.

“its so easy to talk to you. I don’t know why; I never talk about Reene. But you got me to open up so easily” he said.

I just nodded and got up to leave, I said goodnight and as I was leaving he spoke up.

“I hope that you feel it Grace. I hope that one day you get to feel the kind of love I spoke of. The big kind of love that consumes you” he said, and I just kept walking.

I don’t think that I deserve that kind of love.

I don’t think I would want that kind of love in my life.

From what I saw the people who have experienced that kind of love end up losing it as the end.

Look what happened with Justin and his mate, what happened with Alpha Jones and his wife and mate.

Not to mention Logan, his love also ended up badly and he is stuck in that moment.

I don’t think I want that, to be stuck in one moment in time.

To miss someone that badly that I feel like I am losing my mind over and over again.

I remember when I lived with my mother and also with Hendricks back then.

Everyone morning when I woke up only one question came to my mind.

I am going to have to do this again?

To breath, to walk and eat again and again.

To wake up and do the same thing over and over again.

I can’t imagine how hard it must be to wake up everyday missing someone who isn’t there.

It probably feels like maybe you are stuck in a time loop.

Where everything just keeps repeating itself no matter what.

It sounds beautiful the way Joseph explained it but there was still this pain in his eyes.

This longing as he spoke about my mother.

I don’t think I want to love someone to that extent;

how will I ever be able to cope loving someone that way?

People say I am the kindest person in the world.

Harper couldn’t see how much I was hurting back when I lived with them.

He didn’t even suspect that I would run off the way I did.

It’s because I always had a smile on my face like everything is okay, but I was hurting.

Hiding all that hurt killed me inside but it’s all I know how to do.

So how would I cope hiding all that longing and pain?

Or maybe the reason people couldn’t notice my hurt is because they really didn’t care.

I can see their hurt, so I wonder why no one has seen mine?

I got in my room and put my head on the pillow, but I couldn’t sleep today.

So, I just laid there and watched as the moon slowly moved away and made space for the morning sun.

it’s like one moment its dark and the next its light, there was a knock on the door, and I opened the door.

“morning, ohhh you look terrible. Are you okay?” Mary asked me looking really concerned.

“yes, I couldn’t sleep. I think it’s just the new environment, this adjusting” I said, and she nodded.

“sorry to hear that, I came here because I want your opinion on something” Mira added.

She then showed me the dress she was wearing, and I just smiled at her.

“it’s perfect” I said, and she gave me her brightest smile.

“I am sure that today he is going to ask me to be his girlfriend” Mira said with a big smile.

“does he even like you?” Mary asked her and she just rolled her eyes.

“he probably doesn’t. if only the mirror of reality could show you his true feelings” Jason said, and Mira nodded.

“yeah, why doesn’t it though? That mirror is so useless” Mary said shaking her head.

“the mirror of reality?” I asked them and they all nodded.

“yes, it’s in the artifacts room and all the mystical objects” Mira explained.

I heard that the Grayson family are among the most powerful witches.

And mostly its because of these cool inventions that their ancestors made in the past.

What makes them even more powerful is that only a selected few can use them.

Like the spell of the barrier that he has been teaching me

. it’s rare for other witches to master that spell if they are not a Grayson at all.

“the artifacts room. I heard about it, how does it even work and what is this mirror of reality?” I asked them.

“it’s a mirror that shows you the past of someone. Their reality, it shows their present as well, but you need to be related to this person” Mira explained.

“when created it was meant as a location spell. But then they realized that you can only use it to connect with someone you have some kind of bond or connection” Jason added.

Is this what Joseph was talking about yesterday?

Did he try to use the mirror of reality to find my mother?

If they knew each other that well then she must have known about the existence of this mirror.

So that’s why she broke their bond.

I heard that only a Grayson can open the door to this very secure place.

The mirror of reality huh?

After spending some time with the girls, I quickly excused myself when everyone was busy.

I got to the room and watched as it opened the moment I got closer to it.

the place was filled with magic things, including monsters as well.

But my sole interest right now was the mirror and I found it in a matter of minutes.

I looked at it, what do I say or how do I even start this?

I need to do this before I get caught or someone catches on.

How long will it take?

Will it really show me Reene’s reality?

I stood in front of it, do I say something like mirror mirror on the wall?

Or do I just ask politely?

Do I command it or something like that?

I took a deep breath, “mirror, show me my mother’s reality” I said, and I saw my mother on the mirror.

This stardust came out of the mirror, and I felt myself slowly drift to this darkness.

This is it; I will finally get to know my mother’s reality right?

I hope you had a good life before everything went to shit..

did you have a good life mother??