Chapter 3 The Mysterious Necklace

• Somewhere along the Town coast, Evan was receiving a call from his human friend Max Newton. Max knew all about Evan's secret and he's even planning to become one, although distance has been an issue. Max was very good with information about some people in the town. Evan was inquiring about Laura and Max knew her. Max gave him some basic information that could be of help to him. "Her mother owns a flower shop?". Evan asked. "Yeah, I'm at the town coast". He told Max. "Is it the only flower shop I'll see across town?" As he walked a little bit further, he saw a flower shop just a stone's throw from where he was standing. "I think I've found it, I'll call you back". He ended the call and walked to the shop.
• "Good morning and welcome. This is L.A florist, how can I be of service?". Laura asked without looking at the person in front of her. She was too busy arranging some flowers into their vases. Evan and Reed looked at each other, it was as if they were examining themselves. Evan could feel something strange about Reed and Reed could feel something strange about Evan but both said nothing to each other. Evan broke the stare first. He walked to Laura, who was still busy. "Who attends to customers without looking at the?" Evan asked
• That voice. Laura turned only for her to see a strange person next to her. I have heard this voice before.
• "I came to drop your phone". Reed placed the phone on the table and left. Despite the fact he had many questions to ask Laura, he decided now wouldn't be a good time. Laura turned to watch Reed leave. She didn't understand why, but she was short of breath. The appearances of the two guys made her breathless. She clenched her chest tighter, hoping to breathe fine but she couldn't. She slumped and Evan was quick to grab her.
• Evan looked at the lady in his arms. He studied her features, her brown hair with a fringe covering her forehead, her oblong face, her pointed nose, and her V-shaped pink lips. She looked skinny, but she weighed a lot. Evan quickly unbuttoned the top of her shirt, he was moving to other buttons when Laura groaned. He looked at her and saw her eyebrows furrowed. He didn't understand why. Could she be dreaming? He thought.
• Laura's eyes were closed and she was having that nightmare again. Without knowing, she clung to the hem of Evan's shirt making it impossible for him to move. She held it so tight that Evan had to give up escaping. He could see she was scared, but of what? Only one way to find out. He looked around and shut the windows and doors. It's dangerous to use his powers during the day, but he didn't mind besides this is all part of protecting her. He thought. He placed his right hand on her forehead and closed his eyes, images started flooding into his very eyes. He could see every scene. He saw Laura running, but he couldn't see what she was running from. He decided to focus his attention more thereby using more power, that was when the sights of hungry vampires appeared. She's been chased by vampires? He asked himself. He opened his eyes and removed his hand from her forehead. He placed her gently on the sofa. "What exactly are you?". He asked her, but she didn't respond to him. He knew what he had to do. He placed his right hand on her chest and the left hand on her forehead, he closed his eyes, and every dream she had about being chased by vampires, was erased. "This is for your protection," he said.
• He brought out something from his pocket, it was a silver necklace with a pendant shaped like a full moon and he put the necklace around her neck. He looked for a sharp object that he could cut himself with, he found a knife and cut his palm with it as the blood was rushing, he poured a drop of blood into the moonlight necklace and the necklace glowed with a red light, after some time the necklace went back to its normal silver color.
• Evan needed some time alone to heal before he could use any of his powers again. He stared at Laura one last time before deciding it was time to leave. Without moving, he stretched forth his hand to the windows and doors and they opened. Evan could hear footsteps so he quickly jumped out of the window at the back and used his speed to leave that area.
• Madeline came into the shop only to see her daughter sleeping soundly on the sofa. "I thought she said she slept well last night?". Madeline asked, but decided not to disturb her daughter. She took care of the shop while Laura slept.
• A Few hours later, Ashley returned from school and went straight to the shop. "Mom, I'm back". She screamed.
• "Be quiet!. Your sister is sleeping". Her mom cautioned. Ashley's eyes widened in shock. "I'm going home so wait here till she's awake and you both can come home together."
• "Sleeping?". Ashley asked. She took some steps closer to the sleeping beauty. "That's so unlike her". She said as her mother nodded in agreement. Madeline left the shop.
• Ashley took care of the shop and watched over her big sister, it was almost eight, and she looked back at her sister and decided to wake her up, but before she could wake her up, Laura woke up, holding her head as she moaned in pain. She had no idea why her head was pounding so much. Her visions were blurry, it took some time before her visions became clear. Her eyes caught her sister who was standing in front of her with folded arms.
• "Ashley". She called but it sounded more like a question. "Why aren't you in school?" She asked. She tried to stand up but couldn't find the strength to.
• "Who stays in school till around eight in the evening? ". Ashley asked.
• Eight? Did I hear that right? Laura asked herself. She stared at the clock and it was five minutes after eight. What the hell has she been doing? She thought. "Why didn't anyone wake me?" She asked. She finally found the strength to get up and start closing up. "Where's mom?".
• "She went home and told me to wait here for you to wake up".
• "What?". Laura asked. "why didn't she wake me up?"
• "She didn't want to disturb you". Ashley answered. While she was still staring at her sister, something caught her eye. She moved closer to her, but Laura was giving her weird looks.
• "What's that?" Laura asked.
• "What's that?" asked Ashley with her finger pointing to the necklace around Laura's neck.
• "What's what?". Laura couldn't understand what Ashley was saying. She felt it was one of her jokes so she said, "Listen, Ash, if this is some kind of a joke, I'm not in the mood for it right now."
• "I'm serious. There is something around your neck. It's like a kind of necklace". Ashley said. Laura finally looked down and there it was the necklace.
• "What the heck!" she exclaimed. "How did this get around my neck?" She rushed to look for a mirror. She was fortunate to see a transparent glass. She looked at her neck and she saw the silver-moon-shaped necklace. "How did this..?" She paused.
• "It suits you perfectly. Where did you get it?". Ashley smiled. Laura thought for a while about the necklace getting around her neck but she had no idea.
• "I don't know, can you get it off me?".
• "Okay".
• Laura scouted so Ashley could get to her neck. Ashley looked for a look around the necklace, but there was none. "Um... there seems to be a problem., she said.
• "What now?". Laura grunted. She was fed up with everything that had happened to her today. First, she had to meet two strangers that triggered something in her and now a necklace finds itself mysteriously around her neck. What more does she need to expect in one day?
• "There's neither a hook nor a knot". Ashley said, still looking at the necklace.
• "What?? How's that possible?". Laura asked. She tried to pull the necklace above her head, but it didn't work. She tried to cut the necklace, but she injured her neck in the process.
• "St Laura, you're injuring yourself. Let's go home first, we'll think of a way to get it off".Ashley said while holding her sister's hand.
• Laura felt it was a good idea, that way she can focus more on how to get the mysterious necklace off her. "Don't tell mom and dad about this, I don't want them worrying, understand?". Ashley nodded as they went home.
• Immediately after they got home, Laura greeted her parents and ran straight to her room. Her parents looked at her then at Ashley where it lingered. Ashley knew her parents wanted explanations, but instead, she shrugged pretending not to know anything. "I'll be in my room in case you need me." She quickly went to her room before they could ask her further questions.