I waited in my room, expecting something big to happen, but nothing happened.

Everything was quiet and peaceful, almost like a storm was brewing somewhere in the sky somewhere I couldn't see.

I waited patiently until I eventually dozed off, which was a mistake I shouldn't have made.

I shouldn't have slept at all.

I found myself in the library.

“How did I get here?”

Then I saw myself.

Staring back at me.

That's impossible.

Her eyes were completely black.

She was staring at the floor when, suddenly, she looked up at me. She tilted her head to the side and gave me a wide, crooked smile.

“I'm trying to imitate how you humans smile.”

She paused.

“It's so hard.”

“Do you mind teaching me?”

“But I'm you, right?”

She pointed at me with one of those long, crooked nails.

Her hand was so thin.

“You look malnourished,” I said, amusement all over my face.

Hmmmm.

Let me play with this ignorant creature a bit.

I started screaming, “Somebody help me!”

I fell to the ground and started fake crying.

The creature looked satisfied.

I started crawling backward, terror all over my face.

She watched me and started laughing.

Then I joined her, laughing even louder than she was.

“Let's see who the real demon is.”

I laughed even harder.

The creature became confused.

It screamed at me to stop, but I didn't.

I started murmuring an attack spell.

It disappeared.

Then I woke up.

Crazy, right?

Coward.

I guess I'll have to do some visiting tonight. Someone seems to have forgotten her place.

I went to the sitting room to relax and read the book I had gotten from the library.

She doesn't want me to read it, and I'll do exactly the opposite.

When I got to the sitting room, I met the whole family talking and laughing.

Just like the portrait I had seen the first time I came here.

I walked toward them, and Daniel looked up and saw me coming.

He stood up and faced his parents.

“Mum… Dad, this is Elizabeth. Elizabeth, meet my parents.”

They both looked at me and smiled.

I smiled back.

“Nice to meet you, ma. Nice to meet you, sir.”

His mum looked at me as though she had just found something or someone.

Then she hugged me and asked how I was.

I was confused.

She quickly pulled away and apologized.

That was strange.

Then she told me that I looked like her best friend from when she was a teenager.

“Ooohhh,” I said.

They asked who my parents were.

Shoot.

A question I'd been avoiding.

Beautiful.

Let me come clean. It's not like they can know them.

“My mum died after giving birth to me, and she never told anyone who my father was before she died.

“So, I don't have parents.”

She asked me if I remembered my mom's name.

“Yes, I do. Her name is Elizabeth Campbell.”

She staggered backward immediately after hearing her name.

That's strange.

And completely unexpected.

Her husband steadied her, and everyone looked worried.

Then she sat down and asked me to sit as well.

She began,

“I once had a best friend who suddenly disappeared after giving birth to her baby. I never saw her or the child again, and I never heard anything about her. Were you ever shown what she looked like?” she asked.

I nodded.

“Yes.”

She made an excuse to leave, went upstairs, and returned a few minutes later with some photographs.

She showed me a picture of her and my mom.

My eyes widened.

How?

“That was my mom,” I said.

She immediately looked so happy.

She hugged me and started apologizing.

“I’m so sorry. Please forgive me.”

Forgive her for what?

She explained that she was sorry for never reaching out to me.

I told her it was fine.

I mean, it wasn't her fault. There was definitely no way she could have found me unless she had powers.

Definitely not while my grandma was still alive.

She asked me how I'd been, how my life was, and what had happened to me.

Well, I guess fate has a way of pulling strings.

I never, ever imagined something like this would happen to me.

I'm going to ask her all the questions I have about my mom, especially since my grandma has always refused to tell me anything about her.

She told me that she had a lot to tell me and that she was going to make it up to me.

I smiled and hugged her back.

Everyone hugged me and welcomed me into the family.

She then asked me to follow her to her room because she had something for me something my mom had left behind for me.

Wowww.

So, my mom had predicted this.

That's shocking and awesome.

I followed her upstairs.

Her room was beautiful.

Everything was painted white. It was warm and welcoming, and somehow, it felt strangely familiar.

She took me to another room filled with books. It looked more like a storage room.

There were boxes everywhere.

She picked up a small white box and opened it. Inside was a purple and green necklace.

It was strangely beautiful.

I was immediately drawn to it.

She told me that my mom had given it to her to keep and give to me whenever she finally met me.

She asked if she could put it on me.

I nodded.

She gently placed the necklace around my neck.

Immediately, someone's memories flooded my mind.

The sudden rush made my head hurt, and I flinched.

She held me and asked if I was okay.

“I’m fine,” I said.

Then she told me that she would take me to some of the places she and my mom used to visit.

I agreed, and we went downstairs.

Her husband walked up to me and introduced himself.

“I'm Jason.”

“Oohhh.”

His wife suddenly said,

“I totally forgot to introduce myself. You can call me Mum.”

“I’m very serious,” she added.

I was taken aback.

“Please, can you give me some time?”

I smiled awkwardly.

“I just met you, ma, so it's quite difficult.”

She nodded.

“My name is Abbie.”

“Okay, Mrs. Abbie. Thank you so much for accepting me.”

Everyone laughed because she looked slightly sullen that I had called her Mrs. Abbie.

Then they both said they were going upstairs to rest and would come down for dinner.

I also decided to go to my room so I could process everything that had just happened.

It's a whole lot for normal people, but I'm not normal. 😏

I went to my room with the book.

I dared not forget it.

I opened the book and started reading through it.

Yesssss!

I found a protection spell.

I also found some dark spells...

Not interested.

Now it's time to go out and deal with someone.

But I'll have to wait until night, when the moon comes out.