Chapter 1 The Start.
I woke up this morning feeling extra wary , tomorrow is my seventeenth birthday. Ma and I were supposed to go do something fun together. However, my mom's idea of “fun” isn’t usually anywhere close to fun but she tries and it’s just me and her ever since my father died, I was only four when it happened but to this day, I can’t remember how he died. Ma just says he was sick but I find that hard to believe though. From what I remember my father was a very strong, muscular, healthy man.
Raya, my best friend , is supposed to be coming over for the night to be here in the morning for my birthday and I’m wondering where the hell she is. I decided to take a shower and get my mind out of the gutter. Ma is letting me skip school today and tomorrow. She only ever lets me do it when it’s my birthday so, woop! woop!
“Lily, breakfast is ready and Raya is here!” Ma yelled up the stairs.
“Okay mother!” I yelled back at her.
I quickly have my shower and brush my hair looking in the mirror. I see myself: light brown hair, bright blue eyes and perfectly shaped eyebrows with a sharp jawline and small face.Raya always tells me how jealous she is that I’m so beautiful but I don’t really see it. All I see is the same thing everyday and all I think is I’m a freak.
Pushing my negative thoughts aside, I look through my closet for something to wear and come up with some black jeans and a dark blue short sleeve crop top, jogging down stairs I see Raya and my Ma talking and eating breakfast .I quickly sit down beside my Ma.
“Hey Ma, thanks for breakfast,” I say and give her a quick kiss on her cheek.
“You are very welcome, lovely,” Ma says with a warm smile.
“You guys have a big day planned tomorrow !” Ma finishes. I look at Raya with an eyebrow raised because , who planned a big day? Hopefully not Ma!
My phone beeps with a notification.
“I need to run to the bathroom quick guys I’ll be right back,” I quickly mumble and run to the bathroom.
I pull my phone out and read a message from an unknown number saying, “I know what you are”. Wtf, what am I? I’m human. What is this crazy person even talking about!!?
Whatever, I can’t even with nonsense today. I start making my way out back to the kitchen when I hear Ma and Raya whispering something…
“You know she can’t find out! Tomorrow while you guys are out Magnus will be using his powers to keep her dragon hidden.. he says she keeps getting stronger each year and eventually he won’t be able to keep her contained so I need to find a stronger warlock! Her father can never find her Raya , do you understand!! You can not let her know what she is and how important she is.. she just can’t know.. I’m just trying to protect her the only way I know how..”
“Yes Athena I understand that’s why I’m here and I’ll make sure we get to Magnus at some point tomorrow and I won’t allow her to know anything, everything will work out just fine, don’t worry” as Raya finished her sentence I made it known I was coming.
I won’t let them know I heard them.. yet.
“So what’s this “big day” you have planned out Ma” I asked flatly. I’m fucking pissed that they are keeping something so serious from me.
…‘she can’t know what she is, her dragon keeps getting stronger every year’ … Like, dragon!!?! What the fuck is she talking about ‘dragon’??!
“I planned out all kinds of stuff for you guys to do tomorrow! First in the morning you guys will have breakfast at diner on route, then you’ll go to the mall and get some early shopping and of course, I’ll give you my credit card so you aren’t spending any of your own money on your birthday! After I have bowling and a hike up camel's mountain!!” She says enthusiastically
I look towards Raya and she has a faraway look on her face like she’d rather be anywhere else right now and it’s the first time I’ve noticed and I wonder how many other times she’s looked like that… Before I could dwell any longer, she suddenly says, “Awesome! We’ll have loads of fun Athena, don't you worry!” She winks at my Ma. How was I so stupid not to notice these little things?
Something weird is going on around here and I’m gonna find out exactly what it is.